Mickey Morandini has been promoted as manager for the Philadelphia Phillies' Lakewood, N.J., BlueClaws farm club in the Class A South Atlantic League.
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January 20, 2012
A team that has stripped significant young talent four times since July 2009, the Phillies still have a handful of desirable prospects. According to MLB.com’s draft and prospect expert Jonathan Mayo, the Phils currently have the ninth-best lefthanded pitching prospect and catching prospect.Hometown boy Jesse Biddle of Germantown Friends was the Phils’ lone pitching representative...
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January 18, 2012
The Philadelphia Phillies recently inked Cole Hamels to a one-year deal worth $15 million for next year, but that only delays the long-term deal Hamels is due after 2012.
Hamels is just 28 years old and has several factors in his favor: He’s a left-handed pitcher, he’s been incredibly successful in his six-year major league career, and he’s stayed relatively injury-free.
Hamels...
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION
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January 20, 2012
Well isn't this cool.
Phillies' center fielder Shane Victorino will be appearing on an upcoming episode of the CBS series Hawaii Five-O. Victorino is from Hawaii, so it is only natural that the Flyin' Hawaiian gets in on one of the hottest shows on television. There is no word on what role Victorino will play, nor when the episode will air.
Hawaii Five-O star...
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January 20, 2012
Celebration never gets old (Photo by M. Kennedy)Continued Success! With a 9-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Phillies clinched the National League East for the fifth year in a row.Raul Ibanez smacked a grand slam and Roy Oswalt pitched a masterpiece to help the Phillies get to the champagne-popping moment.Unlike recent years, the Phillies clinched the NL East early. There...
The Phillies and Cole Hamels have had a long relationship and they avoided arbitration and extended that relationship for one more season with the signing of a one-year deal.
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January 19, 2012
Up to this point, Cole Hamels and Philadelphia Phillies have written the type of story that every team dreams about when drafting and developing young arms.
A young lefthander, Hamels was selected with the 17th pick of the 2002 draft. He came up as a highly-touted prospect in 2006, matured into an ace for the 2008 World Series title team and continued growing in 2010 and 2011 by...
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January 19, 2012
Every day this month, we here at Philthy Stuff will be counting down the New Year's resolutions of each member on the Phillies, and what they can do to guide this team back to October. Next up, Cliff Lee.
When the news broke in the late hours of December 15, 2010 that Cliff was coming back to Philadelphia, the buzz in the city was palpable. Even if you were far removed from...
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January 19, 2012
But Does He Know Where The Rockies Play?Jamie Moyer signed a minor league deal with the Rockies this week. The 49 year old Moyer, who's coming off of Tommy John surgery, has to pass a physical.I don't know if any other team offered Moyer a deal, but taking a look at their current rotation options, I can see Moyer getting a shot, especially if the Rockies look at him as part...
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January 19, 2012
MTR Baseball Beat is hosted by Bill Zeltman and a variety of MTRMedia.com journalists. The show covers MLB with an emphasis on the Philadelphia Phillies. MTR Baseball Beat’s latest podcast is now available. You can listen on MTRMedia.com’s new 24/7 online radio station by clicking here, by subscribing to our Podcast in iTunes, (Search for MTRMedia.com) or by clicking on the...
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January 20, 2012
Is there a nicer guy in baseball? Not to mention, he can flat out hit.
Videos are after the jump.
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January 18, 2012
A spot on the Phillies roster must have looked a thousand miles away to Phillippe Aumont in 2010. It looks much, much closer just a month away from Spring Training in 2012.
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January 19, 2012
CSN: There is no cure for Father Time, and it is ticking against the Phillies' chances at a second title more furiously than ever.
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