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Philadelphia Phillies News and Rumors

Bullpens forming for Reds (Jonathan Broxton), Angels (Ryan Madson) and Phillies (Wilton Lopez)

David Brown, yahoo.com

Bullpens. You can't leave them undermanned, especially around the holidays. To that end, three teams have stocked themselves with a right-hander. • Jonathan Broxton is heading back to the Cincinnati Reds. • Ryan Madson has signed with the Los Angeles …

Todd Zolecki, MLB.com

The Phillies are close to getting a setup man. They are working on a trade with the Houston Astros for right-hander Wilton Lopez, a source confirmed to MLB.com. Minor League prospects from the Phillies have been agreed upon, and Lopez is believed to be …

philly.com

The Phillies finally provided us with some significant offseason news on Tuesday. It was bad news, but significant nonetheless. All-star catcher Carlos Ruiz, the best position player on the team in 2012, will not be around for the start of the 2013 seas…