Ruben Amaro, Jr.

Some quick updateson Roy Halladay, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Jim Thome and All-Star voting numbers…. -Chase Utley and Ryan Howardare both scheduled to play in an extended spring training game on Wednesday. Utley will DH and Howard will hit but......

Maybe this will help. Jim Thomehas been activated from the disabled. To make room for him on the 25-man roster, the Phillies optioned Pete Orrto Triple-A Lehigh Valley. GM Ruben Amaro Jr.said on Wednesday that Thome did not take grounders......

This is the last thing the Phillies needed. Freddy Galvis has been suspended by MLB for 50 games after testing positive for a banned substance. In a statement, the second baseman, who is on the disabled list with a pars......

Cliff Lee’s scheduled start got pushed back until Sunday, and he’s not happy about it. The Phillies left-hander threw what turned out to be a bullpen session of somewhere between 30-45 pitches in anticipation of Friday night’s game...

Daniel Dae Kim beamed on Monday evening at Citizens Bank Park when Shane Victorino handed him a Phillies jersey with his name on the back and saw the number: 5-0. Kim, a 1986 Freedom High grad, stars on Hawaii Five-O......

Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels was suspended five games and was fined an undisclosed amount of money for admitting he intentionally threw at Nationals phenom Bryce Harper in Sunday’s game. “I was trying to hit him,” Hamels told the media...

It seems like a new beginning is within reach for Ryan Howard and Chase Utley. GM Ruben Amaro Jr. said Howard would go to Clearwater for extended spring training tomorrow and could start hitting in a few days, something he......

People are starting to take notice of Scott Elarton. The veteran right-hander, Houston's 1994 first-round pick seeking a return to the majors after basically three years out of baseball, became the second IronPig to be named the International League...

So who's going to replace Joe Savery in the Phillies bullpen? Unless Ruben Amaro Jr. is about to pull the trigger on some sort of trade, the most logical choice is left-hander Jake Diekman, although Raul Valdes, another lefty, could be a darkhorse...

The talk that dated back to spring training was true. The Phillies were interested in Mike Fontenot, and before Friday's game, the club announced the signing of the utility infielder. GM Ruben Amaro Jr. was not available for comment Fontenot......

The good news is that the IronPigs are by far the toughest team to strike out in the International League. The bad news is that far too many times when they make contact the ball winds up in someone's glove. The IronPigs had struck out just 104 times...

Better get used to seeing Juan Pierre in a Phillies uniform. GM Ruben Amaro Jr. announced after Thursday's game that the club selected Pierre's contract, and he has been added to the 40-man roster. "It's not necessarily him over [Scott]......