Todd Zolecki

PHILADELPHIA -- For now, Nick Castellanos is still a Phillie. Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski told reporters last month at the GM Meetings in Las Vegas that a “change of scenery” might be beneficial for Castellanos, whom the Phils have tried to trade in each of the previous

PHILADELPHIA -- For now, Nick Castellanos is still a Phillie. Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski told reporters last month at the GM Meetings in Las Vegas that a “change of scenery” might be beneficial for Castellanos, whom the Phils have tried to trade in each of the previous

PHILADELPHIA -- Negotiations can turn on a dime. Consider three of the Phillies’ biggest free-agent signings in the past 15 years. The Phils covertly pursued Cliff Lee in December 2010. At least twice, Phillies assistant general manager Scott Proefrock texted his regrets to Lee’s agent, Derek Braunecker, because of stalemates.

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PHILADELPHIA -- Here are a few Phillies questions and answers from an AMA this week on Reddit. Read the full AMA here. How heavily does Kyle Schwarber control the Phillies’ free agency plans? I would imagine they can't pull the trigger on any larger trades or alternative free-agent signings until

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies have watched the Mets and Braves begin to reshape their rosters the past couple weeks. The Mets just traded Brandon Nimmo and $5 million to the Rangers for Marcus Semien, ending Nimmo’s 10-year career in New York. The Braves re-signed Raisel Iglesias to a one-year, $16

PHILADELPHIA -- Maybe this is the beginning of something even greater. Mike Tollin and Bill Bedrossian couldn’t help but imagine the possibilities on Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park. It was a clear, crisp night in South Philadelphia. Hundreds of people had gathered to spend the night sleeping in the

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies offered no surprises before Friday’s 5 p.m. ET non-tender deadline. The club tendered deals to arbitration-eligible players Tanner Banks, Alec Bohm, Jhoan Duran, Jesús Luzardo, Brandon Marsh, Edmundo Sosa and Bryson Stott. Catchers Rafael Marchán and Garrett Stubbs each agreed to terms on contracts for next

PHILADELPHIA – Kyle Schwarber on Thursday night finished second for the NL MVP Award. Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani won unanimously with 30 first-place votes and 420 points. Schwarber finished second with 260 points (23 second-place, five third-place, one fourth-place, one fifth-place). Mets right fielder Juan Soto finished third with 231

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies’ bullpen needed help this summer. They needed a closer. They needed somebody to reliably pitch the ninth inning whenever they had a lead. If they could find that person, they believed the rest of the bullpen would fall into place, and their chances to win a