The Yankees do it with their monetary muscle and the Phillies with their sellout crowds and the promise of a TV-rights bonanza come 2015.

@jaysonst: #Phillies have called around to see if it's possible to move Joe Blanton to open payroll space for Roy Oswalt. . . .

Pirates inquired about Roy Oswalt and were willing to jump into bidding, but were rebuffed."

I think that English might have been [my worst subject]. I think that they all might have been easy. I had all A's in every class, so it's hard to pick. I had to work the hardest at English."

We're going to talk about how to hit in the count and when to take and when not to. We're not talking about walks. We don't teach nobody to walk. Hitting is offense."

A MLB source confirmed that Ed Wade will rejoin the Phillies' organization in a scouting capacity.

That’s very accurate. The tough part is you’ve got to stick to your guns and they’ve got to stick to their guns. You negotiate. If I hadn’t started so high then we probably would have been looking at a two-year deal with a vesting option for three. People that understand business, they get it."

Every time I engage in this mental exercise, my mind stops on one realization: Hunter Pence is lined up pretty nicely to win the National League MVP this season."

Brian Schneider close to re-signing with #Phillies, sources tell @Ken_Rosenthal and me.

PHI indicating to teams it would cost three small countries and two oceans to make a trade for Cole Hamels. Which means: Not being traded.