Philly Sports Jabronis

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com ARLINGTON — Anybody who saw the Phillies play the past five weeks in Spring Training watched an offense that could not score, much less string together quality at-bats against pitchers seemingly destined for Triple-A. The Phillies ...

By Austin Laymance and Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com PHILADELPHIA — Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. insisted Friday afternoon not every decision had been made about his club’s Opening Day roster. “It’ll probably go way up until then,” he said about Sunday’s ...

By Austin Laymance, Phillies.com CLEARWATER, FL — Outfielder Bobby Abreu will not be on the Phillies Opening Day roster, the club announced on Wednesday. Abreu showed value as a hitter, but his ability to play right field was a question mark ...

CLEARWATER, FL — The news gets worse for the Phillies. Freddy Galvis, who was a lock to make the Opening Day roster as a utility infielder, is in the hospital with MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). He had an abscess removed ...

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com CLEARWATER, FL — The Phillies had a split quad Thursday with half the team traveling to Kissimmee to play the Astros. The afternoon ended prematurely in Kissimmee for Phillies outfielderDarin Ruf. He suffered a strained left oblique, ...

CLEARWATER, FL — Most Phillies fans knew that Cliff Lee would be the club’s Opening Day starter on March 31 in Texas. Ryne Sandberg finally made it official on Monday. He announced Lee would start the first game of the 2014 season ...

By Todd Zolecki, Phillies.com CLEARWATER, Fla. — Mike Schmidt feels fantastic, lucky, re-energized and excited about the future. Not long ago he had reasons to feel otherwise. He suffered a major scare last August when he visited his dermatologist to check ...

By Paul Casella, Phillies.com Reliever Mike Adams moved another step closer to game action on Saturday, successfully completing his second live bullpen session. Adams, who is continuing to recover from shoulder surgery last July 31, pitched against Minor Leaguers Jim Murphy and Brock ...

By Paul Hagen, MLB.com CLEARWATER, Fla. — Right-hander Michael Stutes and left-hander Jesse Biddle were among the first players cut as the Phillies reduced their roster Saturday. Stutes made 57 relief appearances in 2011 but has battled injuries since. Biddle is ...

By Todd Zolecki, PhiladelphiaPhillies.com CLEARWATER, FL — This is not good news for the Phillies’ rotation. Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels has suffered a setback in his recovery from inflammation in his left shoulder, which makes his chances of pitching in April remote. Hamels ...