The Philadelphia Baseball Review has confirmed the Phillies have an agreement in place with right-handed starter Zack Wheeler. Marc Carig of The Athletic first reported the signing on Wednesday afternoon. It’s a five-year deal worth just under $120 million, per sources. Wheeler, 29, spent five seasons with the New York Mets and finished 11-8 with a 3.96 ERA in 31 starts last season. He was a first-round draft pick in…

Monday night marks the deadline for clubs to offer contracts to players eligible for salary arbitration, and the Phillies have nine such players on their current roster, including Cesar Hernandez and Maikel Franco. Hernandez is projected to earn nearly $12 million in his final year of arbitration eligibility. After putting up a pair of outstanding seasons in 2016 and 2017, he’s posted an OPS+ of 93 since and is hitting…

The Phillies have hired Joe Dillon to serve as hitting coach, the club announced on Thursday. The hiring completes new manager Joe Girardi’s coaching staff. Dillon worked as an assistant hitting coach for the Washington Nationals for the past two seasons and previously spent two seasons as the minor league hitting coordinator for the Miami Marlins. Over the past two seasons with Dillon on staff, the Nationals led the National…

The Phillies added four prospects to their 40-man roster on Wednesday night, protecting them from exposure to the Rule 5 draft set for next month. Left-hander JoJo Romero, the club’s 10th best prospect according to MLB Pipeline, was a non-roster invitee to spring training last year and spent the season splitting time with Double-A Reading and Triple-A Lehigh Valley. The 23-year-old combined to go 7-9 over 24 starts while posting…

Bobby Abreu never was viewed as an elite superstar, yet his contributions over an outstanding 18-year career put him in the company of Hall of Famers such as Dave Winfield, Andrew Dawson, and Vladimir Guerrero. On Monday, Abreu made his debut on the Hall of Fame ballot. He’s one of six players on the 2020 Hall of Fame ballot with connections to Philadelphia. Curt Schilling, Raul Ibanez, Scott Rolen, Billy…

Joe Girardi can check off finding a pitching coach from his somewhat lengthy to-do list as the Phillies new skipper. The club announced the hiring of Bryan Price on Thursday morning. The 57-year-old Price managed the Cincinnati Reds from 2014-2018 and has served as the pitching coach for the Mariners, Diamondbacks, and Rays. Price will be the Phils third pitching coach in as many seasons. Rick Kranitz was fired from…