At the deadline, the Baltimore Orioles acquired four pitchers. Two were from the Philadelphia Phillies and both were relievers. Two were from teams based in Florida and one caught the whole league by surprise. One was for Zach Eflin of the Tampa Bay Rays. The other was Trevor Rogers of the Miami Marlins. Rogers had […]
Read MoreThe Baltimore Orioles‘ pitching struggles continued against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Orioles lost two out of the three games due to two poor outings by pitchers. They had consistent pitching and hitting throughout the series. However, as is the nature of baseball, one pitcher having a bad day can make the difference. Furthermore, concerns […]
Read MoreThe Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies got down to business again before the trade deadline. What the Phillies had to offer was another relief pitcher, except their return this time was a little different. The Orioles acquired another very good reliever in Gregory Soto. In return, they gave the Phillies two pitching prospects. The more […]
Read MoreThe Philadelphia Phillies made another trade with the Baltimore Orioles before the trade deadline. The Phillies traded left-handed reliever Gregory Soto for pitching prospects Seth Johnson and Moisés Chace. Soto’s time in Philadelphia has come to an end after spending the past two seasons with the club. The two-time All-Star was acquired by the Phillies […]
Read MoreThe Philadelphia Phillies added another piece to the bullpen ahead of the trade deadline. Left-handed pitcher Tanner Banks is heading to Philadelphia from the Chicago White Sox for infield prospect William Bergolla. Banks is 32 years old and has a 4.13 ERA in 48 innings pitched this season. He was drafted in the 18th round […]
Read MoreThe Philadelphia Phillies made a second move before the trade deadline. The top team in baseball acquired former Los Angeles Angels closer Carlos Estévez for pitching prospects George Klassen and Samuel Aldegheri. The Phillies haven’t had a defined closer this season, but Estévez might take over that role. The right-handed pitcher owns a 2.38 ERA […]
Read MoreA Healthy Jose Alvarado is Beneficial to the Phillies A healthy Jose Alvarado is beneficial for the Philadelphia Phillies and their relief corps. When healthy, he is as effective as any reliever in baseball. He has superb velocity and movement with his pitches. Alvarado has also shown that keen ability to dominate both left- and […]
Read MoreRangers 11, Phillies 7 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Mar. 30) — The Texas Rangers won their season opener against the Philadelphia Phillies by a final score of 11–7 on Thursday afternoon. Key home runs by Robbie Grossman and Brad Miller contributed to a nine-run fourth inning that came when the Rangers found themselves in an early hole. […]
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