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  • Phillies Recap 4/16/24
    • Phillies Recap 4/16/24
    Image by Matt Gelb What a fantastic night for Ranger Suarez! Why? He threw a complete game shutout. Here are some highlights https://theathletic.com/5421591/2024/04/17/ranger-suarez-phillies-breakout-2024 Let’s Talk About It!...2024
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  • Colorado Rockies trade for Jake Cave
    • Colorado Rockies trade for Jake Cave
    Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images The lefty hitting OF/1B will add another dimension to the “six-man platoon.” This morning, Matt Gelb posted that the Colorado Rockies have traded the Philadelphia Phillies for 1B/OF Jake Cave. The Phillies have traded Jake Cave to the Rockies, according to a source.— Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) March 24, 2024 Patrick Saunders added that...2024
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  • • Rockies To Acquire Jake Cave
    The Rockies are set to acquire first baseman/outfielder Jake Cave from the Phillies, according to Matt Gelb of The Athletic. The return headed to Philadelphia is not currently known. More to come…...2024
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  • • Taijuan Walker To Undergo MRI For Shoulder Stiffness; Orion Kerkering To Open Season On IL
    Phillies right-hander Taijuan Walker was scratched from his recent spring start due to shoulder stiffness, manager Rob Thomson told reporters today (including Matt Gelb of The Athletic). Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer adds that Walker is set to undergo an MRI on the shoulder, while both note that right-hander Spencer Turnbull figures to open…...2024
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  • Phillies reportedly have not 'seriously discussed' Blake Snell
    • Phillies reportedly have not 'seriously discussed' Blake Snell
    USA Today’s Bob Nightengale wrote over the weekend that the Phils had interest in Snell if he takes a short-term contract. However, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reported differently on Monday....2024
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  • • Phillies, Zack Wheeler Agree To Extension
    8:22am: It’s a three-year, $126MM contract for Wheeler, reports Matt Gelb of The Athletic. That’s the largest annual value ever on any contract extension in the sport’s history and the fourth-largest AAV on any contract ever, placing Wheeler only behind Shohei Ohtani, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander. 8:08am: The Phillies have agreed to a multi-year…...2024

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  • • Colorado Rockies trade for Jake Cave
    2024
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  • • NL East Notes: Harper, Sale, Crick
    After his recovery from Tommy John surgery necessitated a move to first base last season, Bryce Harper took well enough to his new position that the Phillies announced in November that Harper would be their regular first baseman in 2024 and beyond.  The two-time NL MVP spoke to reporters (including The Athletic’s Matt Gelb) about…...2024
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  • Outside The Confines: Rangers get bruised but Astros feel the sting
    • Outside The Confines: Rangers get bruised but Astros feel the sting
    Andrew Dieb-USA TODAY Sports Intentionally or not, the hit-by-pitch changed the narrative of game 5. It’s the biggest thing to come out of the all-Texas ALCS, as ejections flurried after Rangers’ outfielder Adolis Garcia was hit by a pitch from Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu. Abreu has since been suspended for two games (no small number in the postseason, though he has appealed), which implie...2023
  • Outside The Confines: Reversal of fortune
    • Outside The Confines: Reversal of fortune
    Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images A look at all the news surrounding the MLB playoffs and other baseball news you need to know. We’ve only got three games today since the Rangers swept the Orioles. Both the Astros and Diamondbacks will be looking to advance to their respective Championship Series today, whereas the Braves and Phillies will play at least one more game...2023
  • Outside The Confines: Standing tall in the Lone Star State
    • Outside The Confines: Standing tall in the Lone Star State
    Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports A Dodgers pitcher was arrested on domestic battery charges. More questions about Shohei Ohtani. A Texas showdown. And other MLB news. Good morning. Indeed, it is a good morning. Fangraphs currently has the Cubs’ playoff odds at 87.6 percent. Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías was arrested on domestic violence charges last Sunday night. It’s the second time in four...2023
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  • • Phillies’ Andrew Painter Sent For Testing After Renewed Elbow Discomfort
    Phillies’ top pitching prospect Andrew Painter is headed for evaluation after reporting discomfort in his throwing elbow, manager Rob Thomson informed the beat (including Alex Coffey of the Philadelphia Inquirer). He’ll be shut down from throwing pending further testing, writes Matt Gelb of the Athletic. Thomson declined to provide specifics on the evaluation or a timeline…...2023
  • • Outside The Confines: Faster than a speeding bullet
    Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The A’s are red-hot and don’t have a stadium deal. The Mets are ice cold after spending a large fortune. A Reds rookie is making some noise. Good morning. In our continuing story of misery for the (for now) Oakland Athletics, the A’s swept the Brewers in Milwaukee this past weekend and have now won five games in a row! Ha! You thought...2023
  • • Phillies Call Heads
    Bryce Harper‘s return from elbow surgery depends on his head: Per Matt Gelb of The Athletic, Harper has an appointment with Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who performed Harper’s surgery in November. If he is cleared to slide head-first in a game, Harper will be activated Tuesday night against the Dodgers. He will return as a full-time designated hitter. […]...2023
  • • Bryce Harper To Visit Doctor, Could Be Activated For Tuesday’s Game
    A little over five months after undergoing Tommy John surgery, Bryce Harper might be on the verge of returning to the field.  According to The Athletic’s Matt Gelb, Harper is scheduled for a Monday appointment with Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who performed Harper’s TJ surgery on November 23.  If Dr. ElAttrache gives the green light, Harper…...2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Almost Opening Day
    Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Opening Day is just one day away. Did we learn anything from Spring Training? A look ahead. Sergio Romo retires in style. This is the final OTC of the winter. Starting tomorrow, we’ll have real games to talk about. I don’t care who has the best major league ballpark giveaways this summer. I just want to know who can get me an Iowa Cubs...2023
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  • 2024
    "8:22am: It’s a three-year, $126MM contract for Wheeler, reports Matt Gelb of The Athletic."

  • 2023
    "According to The Athletic’s Matt Gelb, Harper is scheduled for a Monday appointment with Dr."

  • 2022
    "The extra innings ghost runner might be sticking around in Major League Baseball, report Jayson Stark and Matt Gelb of The Athletic."

  • 2021
    "The Phillies are set to hire Kevin Long as their new hitting coach, Britt Ghiroli and Matt Gelb of The Athletic report (via Twitter)."

  • 2020
    "Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen will open the 2020 campaign on the injured list, manager Joe Girardi told reporters including Matt Gelb of The Athletic (via Twitter)."

  • 2019
    "Sources told Matt Gelb of The Athletic that the Phillies are willing to be patient with Harper and Machado and have “gained confidence” they will be able to sign one of the two."

  • 2018
    "The Phillies have avoided arbitration with catcher Cameron Rupp, according to Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer (via Twitter)."

  • 2017
    "Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer (via Twitter) was the first to report that the Phillies were moving towards a deal with Hunter, rather than a previously-reported deal with righty Addison Reed that proved to be…"

  • 2016
    "10:20am: The Phillies have reached a deal to trade southpaw Jesse Biddle to an unidentified club, Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports (Twitter link)."

  • 2014
    "Going off a report from Matt Gelb of The Philadelphia Inquirer, that might be the Marlins."

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Matt Gelb trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Colorado Rockies trade for Jake Cave
    2024
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  • • Phillies reportedly have not 'seriously discussed' Blake Snell
    2024
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  • • Phillies, Zack Wheeler Agree To Extension
    2024
  • Outside The Confines: Slow drips of signings
    • Outside The Confines: Slow drips of signings
    Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images There were a few signings that were neither big nor small. Several teams have been quiet this winter The new Hall of Fame class meets the media. And other MLB news. Good morning. We’ve had a few signings over the past two days that qualify as something more than “minor” but not actually “major.” The Brewers signed free agent first baseman Rhys H...2024
  • • Phillies Notes: Hicks, Pitching Depth, Kilambi
    Before Jordan Hicks signed with the Giants last week, the right-hander and the Phillies shared some “mutual interest,” according to The Athletic’s Matt Gelb.  The extent of the talks between the two sides isn’t known, or if the Phils offered Hicks anything in the ballpark of the four years and $44MM he received from San…...2024
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  • • Phillies Have Made Offer To Yoshinobu Yamamoto
    The Phillies have put forth a formal contract offer to Yoshinobu Yamamoto, writes Matt Gelb of the Athletic. While terms are unreported, Alex Coffey of the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote earlier in the week the club was planning to be aggressive in its pursuit of the NPB star. It’s notable, if unsurprising, that the Phillies have put…...2023
  • Outside The Confines: Postseason heroics
    • Outside The Confines: Postseason heroics
    Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Trash talk and big dingers. Home run heroics, a player mashing at the plate after snide comments from opposing players go public, a team with a seven-time postseason trip, and what will become of one of LA’s greatest aces after one more bad postseason. That’s the dramatics flowing around the 2023 championship games. Not all the drama is on the field, of cours...2023
  • • Outside The Confines: Reversal of fortune
    2023
  • Outside The Confines: Let the next round begin
    • Outside The Confines: Let the next round begin
    Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports The Wild Card Series were all sweeps, so the Division Series are set to go. There a lots of unhappy people in Toronto. The Phillies are weird. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. We have baseball today. All four Wild Card Series ended up in 2-0 sweeps, which was bad news for those of us who wanted to watch playoff baseball on Thursday. Antho...2023
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  • • NL East Notes: Castellanos, Marlins, Nationals
    Miami native Nick Castellanos was heavily linked to the Marlins when he was a free agent during the 2021-22 offseason, and Castellanos told The Athletic’s Matt Gelb earlier this week that he very nearly agreed to join the team before the lockout halted winter business in early December 2021.  “If I wasn’t advised to be…...2023
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  • • Colorado Rockies trade for Jake Cave
    2024
  • • Outside The Confines: Let the next round begin
    2023
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  • Outside The Confines: The postseason is starting out Wild
    • Outside The Confines: The postseason is starting out Wild
    Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Things are underway, and soon we’ll know how the final division series will look. Well Cub fans, I know we wanted this week to look different, and we were so close to it being different, but nevertheless even with the Cubs headed home to relax and train for the winter, the show must go on. And in this case, the show is the postseason. It doesn’t matter...2023
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  • • Alec Bohm Undergoes MRI On Hamstring
    Phillies infielder Alec Bohm underwent an MRI on his left hamstring today, per Matt Gelb of The Athletic. The issue has caused him to miss a couple of games recently but now could potentially lead to a stint on the injured list, depending on the results of that imaging. Bohm, 26, has had a fairly…...2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Almost Opening Day
    2023
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  • • Phillies To Place Archie Bradley On 10-Day Injured List
    The Phillies will be placing right-hander Archie Bradley on the 10-day injured list due to an oblique injury, The Athletic’s Matt Gelb reports (Twitter links).  Bradley just pitched yesterday, allowing two hits and recording one out against the three batters he faced, and he was charged with the loss as Philadelphia dropped a 5-4 result…...2021
  • • Tuesday’s Game Between Phillies, Yankees Postponed
    9:18am: The Phillies are still planning to travel to New York to play at Yankee Stadium tomorrow, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia tweets. For the time being, the club will undergo a second round of testing today, The Athletic’s Matt Gelb reports on Twitter. 9:07am: The results that have come back have not included any new positive tests…...2020
  • • NL Notes: Phillies, Urias, Rockies, Cardinals
    At 22-15, the Phillies have been among the standings’ biggest surprises this season, but rookie general manager Matt Klentak isn’t losing sight of the fact that the team is in a rebuild, writes Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Klentak also realizes that the Phillies have one of the majors’ worst run differentials and probably…...2016
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  • • Jimmy Rollins, Dee Gordon Trades Are Wins for Dodgers' Present and Future
    2014
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  • • Outside The Confines: Reversal of fortune
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Spring Training blues
    Dave Nelson-USA TODAY Sports A bad blow to the Phillies with an injury to Rhys Hoskins. Some retirements and thoughts on being released. The aftermath of the WBC. Good morning. I wonder if owners will now refuse to allow their players to participate in meaningless exhibition games in Spring Training? Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins tore the ACL in his left knee in yesterday’s Spring ...2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Traveling for the holidays
    Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports The Brewers traded Hunter Renfroe to the Angels. No big free agent signings yet, but lots of rumors. The new Hall of Fame ballot is released. A woman makes history at Brown University. And a happy Thanksgiving for everyone out there, a day early. There was one trade in MLB yesterday as the Angels stayed active. The Brewers traded outfielder Hunter Renfroe to th...2022
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  • • Outside The Confines: We’re all even up
    Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports The World Series is tied at one game each. Everything you need to know about tonight’s Game 3 and more news from around the league. I know that no one ever believes anyone who says “I don’t care who wins the World Series,” but I truly don’t. I just want it to go as many games as possible. My great fear was that the Astros would blow out the Phillies in four ga...2022
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  • • Outside The Confines: Who’s your Padre?
    Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Three of the four Division Series are over and the Padres pulled off one of the biggest upsets ever. The Guardians and Yankees face off in Game 5 tonight. And other news from the postseason. Just as I predicted, we’re going to have a Padres/Phillies National League Championship Series. I’m sure I wrote that around here somewhere. If you c...2022
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  • • Outside The Confines: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
    These may be getting bigger. And other changes. | Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images MLB is likely to enact four major rules changes today. Aaron Judge’s pursuit of history. The New York teams are struggling, but not out. And other news from around baseball. It seems like big changes are coming to baseball today. The Competition Committee is expected to vote today to adopt new rules reg...2022
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  • • Phillies manager Gabe Kapler lost home in California wildfires
    Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler has lost his Malibu home to the wildfires spreading throughout California. The good news is that his family is safe, and he understands how fortunate is he to be able to say that. “Our family is good,” Kapler told Matt Gelb of The Athletic on Monday. “There are a lot of other families who are not.” By the latest count, 31 people have lost their lives to th...2018
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  • • Keith Law MLB Mock Draft 2016: Notable Picks from ESPN Guru's 3rd Mock
    2016
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  • • MLB Teams That Could Now Be Facing Nightmare Scenarios This Offseason
    2014
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  • • Jimmy Rollins says goodbye to Philly in full-page Inquirer ad
    The Jimmy Rollins era in Philadelphia is a wrap, and to thank the demanding, loyal, passionate Philly fans, the club’s long-time shortstop took out a full-page ad in Saturday’s Philadelphia Inquirer. Jimmy Rollins bought a full-page ad in Saturday’s @PhillyInquirer: pic.twitter.com/ct2rRiw2sU — Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) December 20, 2014 In case the font is too small… “To the City of Philadelphia, ...2014
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  • • MLB, MLBPA Discussing Reinstating Extra Innings Ghost Runner Rule
    The extra innings ghost runner might be sticking around in Major League Baseball, report Jayson Stark and Matt Gelb of The Athletic.  Players, who “heavily support” this new feature from the last two seasons, tell the reporters they expect it to be enacted this week with the announcement of health and safety protocols. Though the…...2022
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  • • Andrew McCutchen To Open Season On Injured List
    Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen will open the 2020 campaign on the injured list, manager Joe Girardi told reporters including Matt Gelb of The Athletic (via Twitter). McCutchen has been working back to health from a torn ACL. This is certainly not the outcome the Phils hoped for. But there’s no indication that there’s cause for…...2020
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  • • Phillies To Select Mark Appel
    The Phillies announced to reporters, including Matt Gelb of The Athletic, that they are placing right-hander Connor Brogdon on the COVID-related injured list. Taking his place on the roster will be fellow righty Mark Appel. More to come....2022
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  • • Brewers Hire Matt Klentak As Special Assistant
    The Brewers have hired Matt Klentak for a special assistant role, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Matt Gelb (Twitter link).  Since stepping down as the Phillies’ general manager in October 2020, Klentak had still been working in Philadelphia’s front office as a strategy and development officer, and Rosenthal notes that Klentak will depart…...2022
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  • • Phillies Designate Odubel Herrera For Assignment
    The Phillies have designated outfielder Odubel Herrera for assignment, according to The Athletic’s Matt Gelb (Twitter link).  With Brandon Marsh just being acquired in a trade with the Angels, Herrera now becomes an expendable part of Philadelphia’s outfield picture. Herrera has hit .238/.279/.378 over 197 plate appearances this season, after re-signing with the Phils on…...2022
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  • • Bryce Harper To Visit Doctor, Could Be Activated For Tuesday’s Game
    2023
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  • • Ronald Torreyes Granted Release By Phillies
    Veteran infielder Ronald Torreyes has requested and been granted his release by the Phillies, tweets Matt Gelb of The Athletic. Torreyes had been with the Phils on a minor league pact but is now a free agent who is free to explore opportunities with other clubs. Torreyes, 29, has gotten out to a slow start…...2022
  • • Domonic Brown “Ready To Call It Quits”
    It’s always interesting to catch up on the developments of notable former big leaguers, particularly when things are going well. That seems to be the case for former Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown, who was tracked down by Matt Gelb of The Athletic (subscription link). It turns out that Gelb didn’t have to go far. Brown…...2020
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  • • Outside The Confines: Let the next round begin
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Slow drips of signings
    2024
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  • • Outside The Confines: Reversal of fortune
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Let the next round begin
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: The postseason is starting out Wild
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Standing tall in the Lone Star State
    2023
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  • • Bryce Harper To Visit Doctor, Could Be Activated For Tuesday’s Game
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Lucky 13
    Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The Rays are on the cusp of history. In Monday’s OTC we talked a bit about the incredible winning streak the Rays are on, and this week that winning streak just kept on rolling. As of Thursday’s game against the Red Sox, the Rays have won every game they’ve played this season, and tied the modern-era record with a 13-game run. Next they’ll be heading to ...2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Almost Opening Day
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: Spring Training blues
    2023
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  • • Outside The Confines: And the winners are...
    Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Phillies underdog story couldn’t quite go all the way. Well, friends, the 2022 baseball season is officially over. While there are still awards to be given and a sweltering hot-stove season to look forward to, there will not be any more games played until spring training rolls around next February (provided there are no unforeseen dela...2022
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