Philadelphia Phillies pitchers and catchers typically report to Clearwater in mid-February to begin preparing for a given season. Some players may still choose to report to the spring training home of the Phillies in the next couple weeks, but it doesn’t appear that there will be official team workouts anytime soon.
Major League Baseball met with the MLB Players Association Tuesday, in an attempt to move closer to new labor agreement, which would end a lockout imposed by the owners on Dec. 1. By all accounts, both sides seemed to emerge with a pessimistic feeling after the latest talks.