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His hands trembled, his breath quickened and his eyes began to fill with tears. Felix Hernandez looked down at the piece of paper containing details of the largest contract ever placed in front of a pitcher and emotion took over.

Today in the Philadelphia Daily News, Ryan Lawrence takes stock of Ruben Amaro's offseason moves. The Philadelphia Phillies are kind of in an odd place on the baseball landscape right now. It would've been a mistake for Amaro to throw som...

Blog | December 26, 2012

The Philadelphia Phillies could regret not dumping Cliff Lee on the Los Angeles Dodgers when they had a chance, writes Buster Olney.

Blog | Conversation | December 26, 2012

Feeling "a little upset" that Texas didn't move quickly enough to re-sign him, free-agent outfielder Josh Hamilton donned a Los Angeles Angels jersey on Saturday after finalizing a $125 million, five-year contract that he called a new chapter in his life.

The World Series is over, a little prematurely for some and with a surprise result, and it's officially the offseason. Free agents look for new homes, trades are discussed and perhaps completed, and fantasy owners count down the days until pitch...

Blog | November 08, 2012

Eric Karabell offers up a bold prediction for hitters on all 30 teams for the 2013 fantasy baseball season, discussing many key fantasy options.

Blog | Conversation | November 08, 2012

Ben Lindbergh of Baseball Prospectus ranks the dozen most untradable contracts in baseball, starting with Alex Rodriguez's deal.

Story | Conversation | October 18, 2012

US Presswire The Mets face (l to r) Cliff Lee, Tyler Cloyd and Cole Hamels at Citi Field. METS (66-80, fourth place/NL East) vs. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (73-74, third place/NL East) Monday: RHP R.A. Dickey (18-5, 2.88) vs. LHP Cliff Lee (5-7, 3.36...

PHILADELPHIA -- Chris Young surrendered a grand slam to Ryan Howard and solo homer to Chase Utley, but the Mets rallied for a 9-5, 10-inning win against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park. Kelly Shoppach's RBI double in ...

Ryan Howard homered for his first RBI of the season and Joe Blanton pitched eight effective innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Monday night.

Stephania Bell names her all-injury All-Star team for 2012, led by Ryan Howard, Carl Crawford and Roy Halladay.

Ryan Howard went 2 for 4 with three RBIs Thursday night to start a minor league rehab assignment that the Philadelphia Phillies will watch closely as they determine whether they will be buyers or sellers at the trading deadline.

Paul Swydan of FanGraphs explains why there is still reason to believe the Phillies can make the playoffs.

Story | Conversation | June 11, 2012

Matt Kemp ... Roy Halladay ... Jered Weaver. The head-scratching, season-altering blockbuster injuries just keep on coming.

A contract never starts off "bad," per se. Obviously, a general manager signs a player to a contract with the intent that the player will help the team win, even if the GM knows the criticism over dollars and years is out there. The contract ofte...

Blog | May 04, 2012

The question for the Cincinnati Reds really comes down to this: Do they believe that they can pay Joey Votto a market-value contract after 2013? And the market value for an MVP-caliber first baseman like Votto just keeps rising: Ryan Howard will m...

Blog | October 09, 2011