Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez, closer Brad Lidge and reliever Scott Eyre are due to have surgery this upcoming week, the team announced Saturday.

EDITORS: Please be advised that the caption to this image incorrectly identified the pitcher who gave up the three-run homerun to Raul Ibanez(notes) of the Philadelphia Phillies. The pitcher, who is not shown in the image, is George Sherrill(notes) of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Caption sh...

Carlos Ruiz's three-run homer highlighted a five-run fifth inning, Raul Ibanez added a three-run shot in the eighth and the Philadelphia beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-6 on Thursday night to win the opener of the NL championship series.

 CA The Phillies' Raul Ibanez has proven himself to be an invaluable offseason acquisition. He has compiled a .339 batting average with 17 home runs and 44 RBI. Ibanez is sixth among NL outfielders in votes but he ranks first in RBI and second in home runs ...

Ibanez is no slacker on defense, either, improving his UZR (Ultimate Zone Rating) from minus-12.1 in 2008 to 4.6 with the Phils. But it is not the league-leading stats, or the major defensive improvement, that makes Ibanez the Phillies' newest popular ...

By MattS lt;p>With this week's free agent signing of left-handed Raul Ibanez to reaplce right-handed Pat Burrell, a lot is being made of the Phillies being "too left handed".  The backlash that has probably already started to develop is the following statistic about the Phillies i...

By mark The Phillies will have a new face, lefthanded hitting Raul Ibanez, in leftfield when the 2009 season opens as the Pat Burrell era seems at an end. AP’s Loviglio also reports; Pat Burrell had hoped to make a few more memories with the Phillies next year and beyond.

By Josh Levitt It might seem foolish to change your offseason plans because of one team, but the Mets have to be aware of what the Phillies are doing and organize their moves to best match up with their rival. Even though the Phillies hit left handed pitching pretty well (even the lefties), the Mets need to c...

By Administrator The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a three-year, $30 million contract with free-agent outfielder Raul Ibanez… as always, the agreement is pending a physical. —————————————– The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired left-handed reliever Scott Schoeneweis from the NY Mets in exc...

By WholeCamels lt;p><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3764268" target="_blank">ESPN is reporting</a> that the Phillies have come to terms with Seattle Mariners left fielder Raul Ibanez on a 3 year deal worth $30 million.&nbsp; The Pat Burrell Era has of...