First Lady Jill Biden paid tribute to Beau Biden and Corey Phelan, the late minor league Phillies pitcher, during a Stand Up To Cancer tribute during Game Four of the World Series.

<img src="https://i.axs.com/2017/08/39613-optimized_59811c94917be.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt=" Joaquin Benoit  ” align=”left” border=”0″ /> The Philadelphia Phillies traded right handed relief pitcher Joaquin Benoit of Santiago, Dominican Republic and cash considerations to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a prospect on Monday. The prospect is right handed relief pitcher Seth McGarry of St. Petersburg, Florida.  In 44 games for the Phillies…

<img src="https://i.axs.com/2017/07/39241-optimized_597ce32c239d4.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt=" Jeremy Hellickson  ” align=”left” border=”0″ /> The Philadelphia Phillies traded right handed starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson of Des Moines, Iowa to the Baltimore Orioles for outfielder Hyun Soo Kim of Seoul, South Korea and a prospect on Friday. The prospect is left handed relief pitcher Garrett Cleavinger of Lawrence, Kansas. The Phillies…

<img src="https://i.axs.com/2017/07/39240-optimized_597cccabd08d9.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt=" Howie Kendrick  ” align=”left” border=”0″ /> The Philadelphia Phillies traded outfielder Howie Kendrick of Jacksonville, Florida and cash considerations to the Washington Nationals for a prospect and international amateur signing bonus pool space on Friday. The prospect is left handed starting pitcher McKenzie Mills of Marietta, Georgia…

<img src="https://i.axs.com/2017/07/39170-optimized_597a98c30fa68.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt=" Pat Neshek  ” align=”left” border=”0″ /> The Philadelphia Phillies traded right handed relief pitcher Pat Neshek of Madison, Wisconsin to the Colorado Rockies for three minor leaguers on Wednesday. The minor leaguers were shortstop Jose Gomez of Caracas, Venezuela, right handed relief pitcher J.D. Hammer of Fort Collins, Colorado and right…

<img src="https://i.axs.com/2017/05/32817-optimized_59124a6c8283e.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt=" Casey Fien  ” align=”left” border=”0″ /> The Seattle Mariners traded pitcher Casey Fien of Santa Rosa, California to the Philadelphia Phillies for cash considerations on Tuesday. Fien struggled in his six innings with the Mariners in 2017 as he pitched six games and had an earned run average of 15.00.  Fien […]

<img src="http://d1ya1fm0bicxg1.cloudfront.net/2017/01/23161-optimized_5884e06485576.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt=" Michael Saunders  ” align=”left” border=”0″ /> The Philadelphia Phillies have signed outfielder Michael Saunders of Victoria, British Columbia, to a one year contract worth $9 million on Thursday. Saunders played for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2016 and was an American League All-Star.  In 490 at bats with Toronto, Saunders batted .253 […]

<img src="http://d1ya1fm0bicxg1.cloudfront.net/2016/12/19787-optimized_58499d4ce891b.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt=" Joaquin Benoit  ” align=”left” border=”0″ /> The Philadelphia Phillies signed relief pitcher Joaquin Benoit from the Toronto Blue Jays to a one year contract worth $7.5 million on Tuesday. In 51 games last season with the Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners, Benoit had a record of three wins and one loss with […]

It'll be like opening the Ark of the Covenant and your face will melt or explode.) The other was to make clear his offseason priorities of getting younger and cheaper. I can think of one plodding first baseman who could kill two birds with one stone …