David Purcey

There’s a lot going wrong for the Phils these days, but one thing going unexpectedly right is the performance they’veRead the Rest...

The Phillies are still winless in Grapefruit League action, after losing for the second straight day to the Yankees, 7-4. Roy Halladay started the game, giving up one run–a home run by Alex Rodriguez–over two innings. He looked very sharp...

The Grapefruit League kicked off this weekend with the Phillies playing the Yankees after their yearly exhibition with the Seminoles from Florida State University.  After handling the Seminoles 6-1 on Friday they played aggressively against the Yank...

New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies Time: 1:05 pm, Steinbrenner Field Weather: Sunny, 80 TV: MLB Network Follow Phillies Nation on Twitter Yesterday, the Phillies lost to the Yankees, 8-5, in the Grapefruit opener. Dontrelle Willis allowed a r...

Spring training is not even a week old and already we have seen a starting center (Grady Sizemore), a closer (Chris Perez), a middle reliever (Joel Zumaya), and now a starting third baseman go down. It was announced today that Oakland A’s third...

Overall in 2011, the Phillies finished a disappointing seventh in the NL in runs scored. Things picked up a lot towards the end of the year, though — from the start of July to the end of the regular season, the Phils led the NL in runs score. W...

Purcey struggled with his control with the Tigers after being obtained in a trade for Scott Sizemore. AP PhotoDavid Purcey signed a minor-league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. He struggled with his control duri...