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Phillies manager Pete Mackanin came out of Friday's three-hour meeting with general manager Matt Klentak and other top front-office officials believing the club could have a new look in the coming weeks. Does that mean a significant influx of young prospects for baseball's worst team? Sounds that way. "I'm hoping we are going to see them in the second half, sooner than later," Mackanin said. "We'll see what happens, especially at the (July 31) trading deadline. If we make a couple, three trades, it might change the whole complexion of the team." It's no secret that the Phillies’ front office is trying to move veterans Jeremy Hellickson, Pat Neshek, Howie Kendrick, Joaquin Benoit and Daniel Nava. Continue to Article

July 07, 2017 8:11:pm EST

Right-handed pitcher Sixto Sanchez and second baseman Scott Kingery join prospect-list staples J.P. Crawford (No. 20) and Jorge Alfaro (No. 34). Nationally, baseball people have taken notice of Sanchez, an 18-year-old flamethrower at Class A Lakewood. Sanchez, who turns 19 on July 29, has a 3.04 ERA and 0.85 WHIP in 10 starts this season. Continue to Article

July 06, 2017 8:31:pm EST

Three minor-leaguers who Phillies fans might not be as familiar with as their top prospects earned organizational honors for the month of June.Reading third baseman Mitch Walding was named Phillies Minor League Hitter of the Month, Clearwater left-hander Continue to Article

July 05, 2017 4:45:pm EST

When the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp return home on Sunday to open a four-game homestand against Biloxi, they will be without two of the top players, third baseman Brian Anderson and relief pitcher Tayron Guerrero. Both were selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game at Marlins Park in Miami. Anderson will be a member of the U.S. Team, while Guerrero, a native of Bocachica, Colombia, will play for the World Team. They are the only two representatives for the Marlins at the game on Sunday in their home ballpark. The Marlins will host the Major League All-Star Game on Tuesday. Prior to Wednesday night’s game at Montgomery, Anderson was batting .260 with a team-high 14 home runs and 52 RBI, and Continue to Article

July 05, 2017 4:23:pm EST

Phillies (28-53) vs. Pirates (37-46) 4:10 p.m. on CSN; streaming live on CSNPhilly.com and the NBC Sports App Aaron Nola, Freddy Galvis and Maikel Franco provided the fireworks Monday night and the Phillies will look to keep the momentum going against the Pirates on Independence Day. Here are five things to watch for during Tuesday's matchup: 1. If you start me up I'll never stop The Phillies are finally getting what they expected from their starting pitching, but not necessarily from likely sources. Nola's success is far from a surprise. He was tremendous Monday and has been over his last three starts. The former seventh overall pick is 3-0 with a 1.27 ERA. A nice development for the future Continue to Article

July 03, 2017 11:23:pm EST

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