Philadelphia Phillies

...runs and 14 RBIs in 34 games. The Rays, Blue Jays, Indians, Phillies, Reds, Astros, Cardinals and Giants could all be interested in a one-year, veteran backup catcher like Zaun to serve as a stopgap. Two days ago, Tampa Bay declined...

In this article: Jason Schmidt, Gregg Zaun, The Rays, Shoulder problems, Dodgers, All rights reserved, Mlb.com, Major League Baseball Players' Association, World Series, and Andrew Friedman

...top prospects from the Phillies for Cliff Lee and Ben Francisco. The Phillies picked up Lee's option for 2010, so they'll have him for a total of a year and a half. Any team that trades for Greinke would have his services for three...

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...Manny" and "Brett being Brett" in the same sentence. He was talking about his former Cleveland Indians hitting pupil Manny Ramirez and his current Phillies wise guy, Brett Myers. Cole Hamels reacts during the Game 3 loss. Charlie Manuel...

In this article: Cole Hamels, Charlie Manuel, Manny Ramirez, Brett Myers, Phillies, Yankees, Legal age, Halloween, CC Sabathia, and World Series

...call may have won them a second straight pennant. Eventually the Indians accepted the Phillies' offer of pitchers Jason Knapp and Carrasco plus infielder Donald and catcher Lou Marson. One competing executive said the Indians did "OK"...

In this article: Indians, Cliff Lee, CC Sabathia, Victor Martinez, The Phillies, Jason Donald, World Series, and Yankees

...Indians in July for ace left-hander Cliff Lee. Although Lee will make $9 million and can become a free agent next winter, he is a top talent who helped lead the Phillies to the World Series. "There's great value in young talent," Amaro...

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...in New York. PHILADELPHIA -- The Marlins were high on pitcher Cliff Lee long before he won a Cy Young Award with the Cleveland Indians and became an instant World Series sensation with his Game 1 masterpiece for the Phillies. Problem was,...

In this article: Cliff Lee, Florida Marlins, World Series, Alex Rodriguez, Wes Anderson, A.J. Burnett, New York Yankees, and Arkansas

...before the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline. The Phillies balked, kept their top prospects and sent four other prospects to the Cleveland Indians for Lee and outfielder Ben Francisco. The Phillies were unwilling to part with a top...

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(AP Photo/Eric Gay) NEW YORK-Chase Utley homered off CC Sabathia in the third inning, and the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies took a 1-0 lead over the New York Yankees in Wednesday night's World Series opener. Cliff Lee, matched up...

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...-- only to be left off the Indians' postseason roster. Now, Lee, who has supplanted Hamels as the Phillies' ace, is having one of the most dominant postseasons of any pitcher in history. "There's not one answer" as to why success can be...

In this article: Cole Hamels, World Series, Charlie Manuel, Cliff Lee, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia, MVP, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Andy Pettitte