Phils Reach 2-Year Deal with Greg Dobbs

Just a quick hit The Phillies signed Greg Dobbs to a 2-year, $2.5 million contract, avoiding arbitration. We weren’t about to lose Dobbs, as this was his first year of arbitration, but I’m all for giving him 2 years of security. Best pinch hitter in the MLB, $2.5 million is a ...

Troy Renck reports the Phillies have signed infielder Greg Dobbs to a two-year, $2.5 million contract. The Phillies have avoided arbitration with Dobbs. A fine signing, indeed. (...)

While one arbitration-eligible player, Ryan Madson, wants no part in a multi-year commitment, the club agreed on a two-year deal with Greg Dobbs, marking the first true payday for the game's premier pinch hitter. Dobbs, whose career has taken off since escaping the American League in 2007, hit .301/.333/.491 with nine homers, setting the Phillies single-season mark for pinch...

The Phillies have reached a three-year, $20.5 million contract with their ace, Cole Hamels, a major-league source has confirmedThe New York Post originally reported the incentive-laden deal earlier Saturday.Hamels will have one year of arbitration left after the deal is complete, and then he will become a free agent. As part of the "super two" class ? the players ...

Many believe Ryan Howard is going to ask for $15-17M in arbitration. The Phils likely won't oblige, and a bloody battle will ensue once again. I've given up all hope of signing him longterm, nor do I want to. We control him through 2011, after which he'll be 32 years old. With his body type, ...

The Phillies have so many players eligible for arbitration, that you wouldn't be surprised to see the Phanatic sitting in a hearing in February. Picture it, the Phanatic's agent bragging about how he makes fewer and fewer toddlers with "stranger danger" cry every year... ...

The Phillies avoided dealing with arbitration for the next 3 years with Cole Hamels by signing him to a 3-year, $20.5 million deal today. The Phillies were in no danger of losing Hamels until 2012, but locking him down now does 2 It locks in his salary, and saves the Phillies the ...

The Phillies last week signed infielder Marcus Giles to a minor league contract. (...)

Scott Lauber reports the Phillies have signed infielder Pablo Ozuna to a minor league contract. He will join the team in Spring Training as a non-roster invitee. (...)

The 2008 Phillies restored order among their pitching staff following a season of chaos. Here?s a number that jumped off the page when I was reviewing stats the other day: Brett Myers ? 190 IP. That?s more than I thought. When you consider his early struggles and midseason demotion, it seems like it should be much less. Suppose he stayed up with the club, he might have made 33 starts...

Carlos Beltran, spoke to Daily News writer Christian Red, and I'm diggin' what he's sayin... To begin, Beltran weighed in on the recent comments made by Cole Hamels who said the Mets are choke artists. "I just have to say, the Phillies did play well. They were champions last year. This year is a new year. I still believe we have a great team. If he says those words...

World Series MVP Cole Hamels was due for a big raise and he got it today. Hamels and the Phillies agreed to a 3 year, 20.5 million dollar contract, a deal that takes him through his remaining arbitration years. There are also several bonuses worked into the deal if Hamels wins a Cy Young, makes the All Star team or is the World Series MVP again.Kudos to the Phillies, and to...

George Wood Outfielder 1886-1889 Career w/Phillies: .261 AVG / 29 HR / 217 RBI / 65 SB So you’re asking yourself “How does a guy with 29 home runs and a .261 average reach No. (...)

I thought Mets fans would enjoy watching Pat Burrell show off his home in Clearwater, Florida. Who would have thought this feared slugger lives in a retirement community. With all due respect to Pat, some of his neighbors probably run as fast, and play left field, as well as he does. var a = Math.floor(Math.random()*9999999999+1) [...]

I. Wish Granted: Just yesterday I posted, "I hold out hope that Hamels can be secured with a longterm deal". Hope no more, because contrary to what the Rolling Stones sang, I can always get what I want. Cole agreed to a 3 year $20.5M deal, buying out his first 3 years of arbitration, leaving ...