Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Andy Martino / Philly.com : Myers will not return to Phillies — Brett Myers was told today that his Phillies career is over, the Inquirer's Jim Salisbury reports. — “I officially won't be a Phillie next year,” the 29-year-old pitcher told The Inquirer this afternoon. — In a meeting with general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. …
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Andy Martino / Philly.com : Phils weigh contract extension for Lee — NEW YORK - The Phillies have not yet decided whether to offer a contract extension to pitcher Cliff Lee this off-season, but they have discussed the possibility internally. — “Clearly, it's on our minds, but we haven't made a decision if we will yet,” general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said.
crashburnalley.com (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Ken Rosenthal and Andy Martino both report the Phillies — along with the Los Angeles Dodgers — are heavily pursuing Juan Castro as a replacement for Eric Bruntlett. Castro has a career batting line of .230/.270/.332, good for a 57 OPS+. Defensively, he’s been decent up the middle with a 13.5 UZR/150 at second base and [...]
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... He admitted to suffering from mental and physical fatigue late in the season.Contact staff writer Andy Martino at 215-854-4874 or .
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Here's another collection of links... Larry LaRue of The News Tribune writes about why you shouldn't get your hopes up about Seattle landing John Lackey, if you're a Mariners fan. Andy Martino of The Philadephia Inquirer says that it's clear the Phillies want to add a free agent reliever or two, although GM Ruben Amaro said that Scott Eyre "may have priced himself out of our range.”...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Four Phillies - Eric Bruntlett, Tyler Walker, Andy Tracy, and Paul Hoover - were removed from the 40-man roster and became free agents today, according to Andy Martino of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Bruntlett, 32 in March, hit .171/.224/.238 in 118 plate appearances, spending time all around the diamond. He came over in the November '07 Brad Lidge trade with the Astros. Walker,...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Phils to stress defense in filling benchPOSTED: November 18, 2009 By Andy Martino Inquirer Staff Writershareemailprintreprintfont sizecomments1options The Phillies will emphasize defense when working to improve their bench this off-season, general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said yesterday.While the team would love to add part-time players who can hit for batting average and power, they will...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Andy Martino / Philly.com : Phils exploring alternatives to Feliz; Lidge's elbow examined — The Phillies are actively exploring options at third base other than Pedro Feliz, general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said today. — The team has until Monday to exercise a $5.5 million dollar contract option on Feliz for the 2010 season.
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Andy Martino, in a report for the Philadelphia Inquirer, says that the Phillies will not retain Brett Myers. Myers told Martino: “I officially won’t be a Phillie next year.” In eight seasons with the Phillies, Myers went 73-63 with a 4.40 ERA in 240 games, and had numerous off-the-field issues including a verbal altercation with Cole Hamels earlier [...]
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Phillies' GM Ruben Amaro Jr. said the team is "actively exploring alternatives" to third baseman Pedro Feliz before deciding whether or not to pick up his option, according to Andy Martino of The Philadelphia Inquirer. "More than anything else, we want to see what options may be out there for us and decide whether picking his option up is best suited for this club to try...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
In the Philadelphia Inqurier, Andy Martino and Jim Salisbury say the Phillies have not decided whether to offer a contract extension to Cliff Lee. …frankly, i am surprised by this…i think getting lee locked up should be a top priority for the Phillies… then again, after what he’s done the past two years and [...]
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer's Andy Martino, the Phillies have internally discussed the idea of signing Cliff Lee to a long-term contract extension this offseason. "Clearly, it's on our minds, but we haven't made a decision if we will yet," general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said Wednesday. "Naturally you have to think about it, but we're more focused on him pitching...
Macho Row (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... sources. Todd Zolecki , MLB.com - @ToddZolecki David Murphy , Philly Daily News - @HighCheese Andy Martino , The Philadelphia Inquirer - @phillieszone Scott Lauber , The News Journal (Delaware) - @ScottLauber John R. Finger , Comcast Sportsnet - @jrfinger Mandy Housenick , The Morning Call - @inthephilshouse Susan Lulgjuraj , Atlantic City Press - @ACPressSusan_L Meredith Marokovits...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
... players are expected to recover in time for the beginning of next season. Contact staff writer Andy Martino at 215-854-4874 or .
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... That's what it is. If there's any problem, I'll take him out of the game."Contact staff writer Andy Martino at 215-854-4874 or
