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Improved Phillies seeking to end 9-year postseason drought

Joe Girardi held up the Philadelphia Phillies’ roster on a sheet of paper and made it clear improvements in the offseason don’t matter once players hit the field

FEBRUARY 17, 2021 • Associated Press

NL East teams at the start of spring training

A team-by-team look at the National League East entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catcher...

FEBRUARY 11, 2021 • Associated Press

Chase Anderson, Phillies finalize $4 million, 1-year deal

Right-hander Chase Anderson and the Philadelphia Phillies finalized their $4 million, one-year contract

FEBRUARY 8, 2021 • Associated Press

AP Source: Phillies, righty Chase Anderson agree on deal

The Philadelphia Phillies and right-hander Chase Anderson have agreed on a one-year contract, according to a person familiar with the deal

FEBRUARY 4, 2021 • Associated Press

Phillies agree to 1-year deals with 3, including Hoskins

The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to one-year contracts with first baseman Rhys Hoskins, right-hander Vince Velasquez and left-hander Jose Alvarado on Friday to avoid salary arbitra...

JANUARY 15, 2021 • Associated Press

Reaches deal Velasquez signed a one-year, $4 million deal with the Phillies on Friday, avoiding arbitration, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.

Impact Now heading into his seventh big-league season, Velasquez continues to fail to take the next step, but he's remained just useful enough for the Phillies to keep him around at a fairly low price. His 5.56 ERA in 34 innings last season was a career high, though his 4.16 FIP and 4.07 xFIP painted a much more optimistic picture, as did his career-high 29.9 percent strikeout rate.

JANUARY 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

3 questions for Phils after non-tender moves While the Phillies look for new leadership in baseball operations, they created some news this week when they brought back each of their sev...

DECEMBER 3, 2020 • MLB.COM

Neris, Eflin among 5 to reach deals with Phillies

Pitchers Héctor Neris, Zach Eflin, David Hale and Seranthony Domínguez have agreed to one-year contracts with the Philadelphia Phillies along with catcher Andrew Knapp

DECEMBER 3, 2020 • Associated Press

Velasquez tendered; 5 others agree to deals The Phillies are giving Vince Velasquez another shot. They offered the 28-year-old right-hander a contract before Wednesday’s 8 p.m. ET dead...

DECEMBER 3, 2020 • MLB.COM

Phillies retain Vince Velasquez, six others for 2021 The Phillies also tendered a contract to Rhys Hoskins and agreed to terms for 2021 with Zach Eflin, David Hale, Andrew Knapp, Hector Neris,...

DECEMBER 3, 2020 • INQUIRER.COM

Jimmie Lee Solomon, ex-MLB executive, dead at 64

Jimmie Lee Solomon, a top executive for Major League Baseball under Commissioner Bud Selig who established youth academies and helped launch the annual Futures Game of top prospect...

OCTOBER 9, 2020 • Associated Press

Settles for no-decision Velasquez allowed three runs on six hits and two walks while striking out six over 4.1 innings in Friday's loss to the Rays. He didn't factor into the decision.

Impact Velasquez held the Rays to one run over the first four innings, but he struggled early in the fourth inning prior to his removal. The right-hander finishes the abbreviated regular season with a 5.56 ERA and 1.56 WHIP, both of which are career-worst marks.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Wendle's hit in 8th helps Rays ding Phillies' playoff hopes

Joey Wendle had a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning and the AL East champion Tampa Bay Rays rallied to hurt Philadelphia’s playoff hopes, beating the Phillies 6-4

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 • Associated Press

Morton expected to start for the Rays against the Phillies

The Phillies will start Vince Velasquez on Friday while the Rays are expected to counter with Charlie Morton

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 • Associated Press

Picks up first win Velasquez (1-1) earned the win Saturday against the Blue Jays after giving up one run on two hits with six strikeouts and three walks.

Impact The right-hander surrendered a solo homer to Travis Shaw during the fifth inning, but he otherwise kept Toronto off the board. Velasquez has a 5.46 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 40:15 K:BB through 29.2 innings, and he may have made his final start of the regular season.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Twins beat Cubs 8-1, clinch berth in the postseason

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 • Associated Press

Velasquez, McCutchen lead Phillies past slumping Blue Jays

Vince Velasquez pitched six strong innings, Andrew McCutchen hit the go-ahead single in the fifth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the slumping Toronto Blue Jays 3-1

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 • Associated Press

Blue Jays take 5-game slide into matchup with Phillies

Toronto will try to break its five-game losing streak when the Blue Jays take on Philadelphia

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 • Associated Press

Phillies: Vince Velasquez not the right mechanic at all The Phillies eternal quest for playoff status ran into problems in Miami. Going into the finale of a seven-game series with the Miami Marlin...

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 • CALLTOTHEPEN.COM

Struggles in loss to Marlins Velasquez (0-1) took the loss to the Marlins on Monday, allowing four runs on seven hits and one walk across 3.2 innings. He struck out five.

Impact Velasquez earned himself the start after striking out nine in a no-decision against the Red Sox on Sept. 8. He wasn't nearly as sharp Monday, however. He did not allow a baserunner in the first, but gave up a run in the second, two in the third and one more in the fourth. The rough outing brought his ERA up to 6.46 on the season. It's unclear if Velasquez will stick in the rotation going forward, but if he does, he'll likely take the ball Saturday against Toronto.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Lamet pitches Padres over Kershaw, Dodgers 7-2

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 • Associated Press

Lopez, Marlins win finale in 7-game set against Phils, 6-2

Pablo Lopez allowed one run in seven innings with the help of dazzling defense by right fielder Matt Joyce, and the Miami Marlins won Game 7 of their marathon series against Philad...

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 • Associated Press

Lopez expected to start as Marlins host the Phillies

The Phillies will start Vince Velasquez on Monday while the Marlins are expected to counter with Pablo Lopez

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 • Associated Press

Picking up another start Monday Velasquez is slated to start Monday's game against the Marlins.

Impact The Phillies had a doubleheader on tap Sunday in Miami, but rather than tabbing Velasquez for one of the starts, manager Joe Girardi opted to go with a bullpen game in the first contest before having Zach Eflin take the hill in the nightcap. With Zack Wheeler (finger) not expected to be ready to start again until later this week, the Phillies will still have a spot available in the rotation for Velasquez on Monday. Assuming Velasquez acquits himself well in the outing, the right-hander could pick up a second start later in the week against the Blue Jays, as the Phillies will have another opening in the rotation following Spencer Howard's (shoulder) placement on the injured list.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Garrett wins major league debut as Marlins sweep Phillies

Braxton Garrett won his major league debut, pitching five solid innings and leading the Miami Marlins to an 8-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies for a sweep of their doublehe...

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 • Associated Press

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