Today is Matt Stairs’ 57th birthday ... We traded him to the Phillies for Fabio Castro near the end of the season. Castro never played for us. Matt had a big pinch-hit home run for Philadelphia ...

With just over a week to go before Opening Day, the Phillies have not decided on reliever Matt Strahm. The All-Star setup man ...

In nine major league seasons, he is 32-35 with a 3.44 ERA and nine saves in 329 appearances (35 starts) for the Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox and Phillies. Report a ...

Strahm has not pitched since March 5 because of shoulder inflammation. The Phillies won’t risk another injury by skipping ...

March 24 - Perhaps too eager to depart from spring training, Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Matt Strahm did not pitch in the team's Grapefruit League finale as expected Monday because of a ...

The Phillies open the regular season on the road Thursday against the Washington Nationals. Strahm went 6-2 with a 1.87 ERA in 66 relief appearances for the Phillies last season when he was named ...