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Phillies Acquire Julio Mateo

The Phillies have acquired Julio Mateo from Seattle, reports Jayson Stark on ESPN's trade deadline special.

Via ESPN


Mets And Phillies In On Blanton Talks

The Mets and Phillies also were in contact with the A's about Joe Blanton on Monday, sources say, but the A's prefer to deal with the Dodgers, whose farm system is one of the deepest in the game.

The A's are willing to trade Blanton without acquiring any of the young players on the Dodgers' major-league roster ? a group that includes outfielder Matt Kemp, first baseman James Loney and reliever Jonathon Broxton.

Via FoxSports


Phillies Acquire Lohse From Cincinnati

Cincinnati Reds executive vice president and general manager Wayne Krivsky today announced the acquisition of LHP Matt Maloney from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for RHP Kyle Lohse.

Maloney, 23, this season at Philadelphia's Class AA Reading affiliate went 9-7 with a 3.94 ERA and 1 complete game in 21 starts. He allowed just 117 hits while striking out 115 batters in 125.2 innings. He leads the Eastern League in innings pitched and ranks fourth in strikeouts.

Via MLB.com


Phillies Jul 2007 Archive

  • Towers Not Going To Philly

    Although Josh Towers was scouted in Toronto two starts ago by the Phillies assistant general manager, and the club had contacted the Jays about his availability, the teams couldn't come close to an agreement.

  • Surgery Will Speed Up Utley's Return

    Tonight, perhaps, Chase Utley will return to the Phillies' bench, to the delight of manager Charlie Manuel, who wants the hard-nosed Utley at his hip.

  • Phillies Acquire Iguchi From White Sox

    Phillies All-Star second baseman Chase Utley had surgery on his right hand Friday and could miss a month of the season a day after his hand was broken when he was hit by a pitch.

  • White Sox Trade Iguchi to Phillies

    The Chicago White Sox have traded second baseman Tadahito Iguchi to the Philadelphia Phillies.

  • Utley Breaks Right Hand

    Phillies second baseman Chase Utley broke his right hand when he was hit by a pitch during Thursday's 7-6 loss to the Nationals.

  • Phillies Shoot Down Burrell To Minnesota Report

    Phillies sources shot down a report that Pat Burrell would go to Minnesota and that the Phils were interested in Twins Triple A pitching prospect Kevin Slowey.

  • Phillies Interested In Towers

    Philadelphia Phillies general manger Ruben Amaro was at the Rogers Centre on Saturday afternoon and a day later he was as good as gone.

  • Phillies Activate Gordon

    The Phillies activated reliever Tom Gordon from the 60-day DL following Sunday's 10-2 loss to the Cardinals.

  • No Team Has Lost Like The Phillies

    The Phillies became the losingest team in sports history on Sunday, losing No. 10,000.

  • Howard Off All-Star Roster, But In Derby

    On Monday, Ryan Howard decided that he would accept the invitation to defend his title at San Francisco's AT&T Park despite not being named to the All-Star team.