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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:29:01 PST |
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Phillies sign veteran 2B Giles (PA SportsTicker)The Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday signed veteran second baseman Marcus Giles to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training, according to a report by ESPN.com.
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Lowe finds few takers on the free agent market (SportingNews.com) Derek Lowe didn't look much like a $36 million pitcher when he took the mound against the Cardinals in early...
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Romero deserved his punishment (Yahoo! Sports)The Phillies pitcher had plenty of warning signs about the supplement that led to a 50-game suspension.
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Phillies finalize one-year deal with Park (AP)Chan Ho Park and the Philadelphia Phillies finalized their $2.5 million, one-year contract on Tuesday. "We've acquired a veteran guy who can pitch in either a starting role or as a reliever," Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said. "He will come to spring training and be given every opportunity to compete for a spot in the starting rotation." The 35-year-old right-hander went 4-4 with a 3.40...
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Phillies sign RHP Park (PA SportsTicker)The Philadelphia Phillies officially signed righthander Chan Ho Park to a one-year contract Tuesday.
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Phillies' Romero, Yankees' Mitre suspended 50 games (PA SportsTicker)When the World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies begin their title defense in April, they will be doing it without their key lefthanded reliever.
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Phillies Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Charlie Manuel will never forget 2008, the year he led the Phillies to a World Series championship. And though the calendar flipped to 2009, the good times don't have to end.
Manuel, for one, believes the Phillies can repeat as champs.
"With the type of club we've got, the way we look at things, I think we have a good attitude and stand a good chance to do it again," Manuel said last month at the annual winter meetings in Las Vegas. "I think we can repeat. I don't see why not."
But the Phillies needed another late-season surge (they went 13-3 after Sept. 10) to overtake the New York Mets and win the NL East. They then defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Division Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series and the upstart Tampa Bay Rays in the...
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Are Phillies in chase for Derek Lowe? (Yahoo! Sports)The Philadelphia Phillies have one unsolidified spot in the starting rotation going into 2009, and they are...
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Reports: Romero to be suspended 50 games by MLB (AP)Phillies reliever J.C. Romero will be suspended for the first 50 games of next season after testing positive for a banned supplement, according to a pair of reports, and he thinks the punishment is unfair. Romero, who earned two wins in Philadelphia's World Series victory over Tampa Bay last year, thought the supplement he took during the season was legal because he bought it over the counter at a...
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Hot Stove Daily: Washington Nationals (Yahoo! Sports)The Nats lost in the Mark Teixeira bidding, but it might be a blessing by forcing them to build from within instead.
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Report: Rays sign ex-Phillie Pat Burrell to 2-year deal (Yahoo! Sports) The Tampa Bay Rays have finalized a two-year deal with former Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Pat Burrell...
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Derek Lowe: Mets Offer Three-Year Deal (RotoWire)
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Hot Stove Daily: Philadelphia Phillies (Yahoo! Sports)The defending World Series champions have the talent to repeat, but their payroll must rise considerably.
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Yankees have no equal -- in spending, not winning (AP)The Yankees have no equal -- in spending, not in winning. Even before their latest spending spree, the Yankees finished 2008 with a record payroll of $222.5 million, according to figures sent to clubs in recent days by the commissioner's office. The $75 million gap between the Yankees and the next-highest spender, the Boston Red Sox ($147.1 million), was more than the payroll of nine teams.
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Howard, Hamels, Lidge to skip WBC (PA SportsTicker)PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - Cole Hamels, Brad Lidge and Ryan Howard of the World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies have decided against playing in the World Baseball Classic, according to a published report Saturday.
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Mets GM Minaya says Phillies are still the better team (Yahoo! Sports)The New York Mets , even after adding two terrific arms to their bullpen, still aren't as good as the...
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N.L. East rivalry already heating up for 2009 (SportingNews.com) Thanks to Cole Hamels and Francisco Rodriguez, there is another true rivalry in the National League.
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Ibanez and Phillies finalize $31.5M, 3-yr contract (AP)Raul Ibanez watched the World Series from his home in Florida and immediately liked what he saw in Philadelphia. "You could feel the energy coming through the television," Ibanez said. "And as a professional, I can't remember the last time I watched something on television and got goose bumps. "Even when I talk about it right now -- it was tremendous.
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Phils' Utley thinks he can be ready by Opening Day (Yahoo! Sports) Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley, who had surgery on his right hip Nov. 23, stepped up to the...
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Phillies keep Jamie Moyer, add Chan Ho Park (AP)Jamie Moyer understands the importance of timing. The veteran left-hander's return to his native Philadelphia resulted in his first World Series title. And, last season's success led to Monday's agreement on a $13 million, two-year contract that keeps the durable 46-year-old with the champion Phillies.
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Phillies re-sign LHP Moyer (PA SportsTicker)The World Series champions have brought back the senior citizen of their pitching staff.
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Yankees add Burnett to Sabathia (AP)Forty-two players lost their jobs, many let go by teams looking to cut costs. No such money worries for the New York Yankees, who made another splashy addition to their starting rotation Friday by reaching a preliminary agreement on an $82.5 million, five-year contract with A.J. Burnett. Just two days after striking a $161 million, seven-year deal with CC Sabathia, New York added Burnett to a...
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Winners and losers from the winter meetings (SportingNews.com)Most clubs left Las Vegas with little more than claims that they have made progress toward achieving their offseason goals. Too bad for them.
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Phillies, Ibanez agree to 3-year deal (Yahoo! Sports) The left-handed-hitting portion of the Philadelphia Phillies batting order, already quite imposing, is likely...
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Ibanez to sign three-year deal with Phillies (Yahoo! Sports)Consistent left-handed hitter will replace Pat Burrell, filling the most pressing need of the world champions.
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Phillies show increased interest in Ibanez (Yahoo! Sports) The Philadelphia Phillies have reportedly stepped up their efforts to acquire free agent outfielder Raul...
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Phillies LHP Hamels takes shot at Mets (PA SportsTicker)The baseball season won't officially begin until April 5, but that didn't stop Cole Hamels from tossing the first pitch on Thursday.
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Hamels takes swipe at Mets in radio interview (AP)Phillies ace Cole Hamels called the New York Mets "choke artists" in an interview on the Mets' flagship radio station Thursday, becoming the latest star to stoke the rivalry between the NL East powers. Philadelphia has rallied past the Mets to win the division title in each of the last two seasons, and Hamels won the World Series MVP award when the Phils won the championship this year.
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Rule 5 Report (RotoWire)
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