Roy Halladay

The Royals expect James Shields to be a difference maker. But were they close enough to being a playoff team before they added him? That's the question about the deal in which the Royals sent future All-Star Wil Myers to the Rays. It's too early to...

Orioles outfielder Steve Pearce continued his spring power surge Sunday afternoon, hitting his team-high fourth homer in the Orioles’ road split-squad game against the Phillies at Bright House Field. Pearce took an 0-2 pitch from Zach Miner over...

1. Tigers: Forget the concern at closer. They were loaded last year, and they're a lot better with Victor Martinez, Torii Hunter and a full year of Anibal Sanchez. 2. Dodgers: Hanley Ramirez's injury could slow them out of the gate, but they're deep and...

I'll be hopping on the radio twice today to talk Phillies, Jonathan Papelbon and Roy Halladay. Around 5:15 p.m. or 5:30 p.m., I will be on 97.5 The Fanatic. And then at 6 p.m., I'm going on MLB Radio Network.......

So, disregard my last post ... I thought for sure the Phillies would shell out $100,000 to keep Aaron Cook around for a few months at least (assuming he would've had a June 1 opt-out) as insurance in the event Roy Halladay's spring struggles continue into...

The wait is over. The Phillies announced their pitching schedule for the upcoming Grapefruit League games, including the starter for Saturday's opener. FRIDAY'S INTRASQUAD GAME -Adam Morgan, Ethan Martin, Cesar Jimenez, Jonathan Pettibone, Mauricio...

The luxuries the Philadelphia Phillies have been afforded during their most recent spring trainings are no more. With their aging roster, with the injuries that afflicted three of their star players a season ago and with all the question marks in the...

As I talked with Jimmy Rollins in the clubhouse after Tuesday’s workout, I heard a tone in his voice I didn’t hear last year. I couldn’t help but mention that to him. “Right. Did I really have anything to be......

Here are some of the highlights from spring training so far: --When talking about how they were both going to have to make some changing to how they approach their season (as they age), Roy Halladay said Chase Utley said......

The guy on the stage last week conducting the question-and-answer session with front-office personnel, players and manager Charlie Manuel at the Phillies Winter Banquet may not have been instantly recognizable to the 1,100 people gathered at the Sands...

Opening day for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs is on April 4, precisely 10 weeks or 70 days from Thursday night, and assistant GM Howard Scharf happily pointed out: "We've already had our first sellout of 2013." That's right, a sellout crowd of 1,100 at the...

There are as many ex-Phillies as current Phillies on Baseball America's top 100 prospect list, released Tuesday afternoon. Catcher Travis d'Arnaud, sent to Toronto in the Roy Halladay deal and since moved to the Mets for another Cy Young Award winner, R....