Raul Ibanez was offered arbitration by the Phillies.

The decision is a bit surprising, as the Phillies have given every indication that they're ready to move on from Ibanez. Perhaps the two sides have an agreement in place stating that the 39-year-old will not accept.

Raul Ibanez is back in left field for Game 4 of the NLDS against the Cardinals on Wednesday.

John Mayberry, Jr. was in left field Tuesday against the left-hander Jaime Garcia, but Ibanez is back in there Wednesday against the right-hander Edwin Jackson. Otherwise, the Phillies are going with the same lineup they have used throughout the series.

Raul Ibanez wrapped up the regular season with a 1-for-6 night with a run scored in a victory over the Braves.

Ibanez left six runners on base and struck out twice. The veteran showed his 39 years of age this season, batting 35 points below is career average of .280, and compiling an OPS 106 points below his .813 career mark. With free agency around the corner, and with young outfield talent like Domonic Brown and John Mayberry vying for playing time, don't be surprised if Ibanez signs with a different team during the offseason.

Raul Ibanez slugged an eighth-inning grand slam to help the Phillies top the Cardinals on Saturday night.

It was Ibanez's only hit of the night, but it put the game out of reach for St. Louis. The 39-year-old outfielder is batting .245/.292/.426 with 19 homers and 77 RBI.

Raul Ibanez hit a solo home run in Philadelphia's win over the Braves on Wednesday.

Ibanez's 18th bomb of the season was just his second since August 1. He is seven for his first 20 in September, however, and appears to be in the middle of one of his patented hot streaks. He's worth getting into your mixed-league lineup until he cools off.

Raul Ibanez went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double in Tuesday's win against the Braves.

He's hit safely in six of his last seven games, raising his average from .236 to .246. Ibanez has a disappointing .291 OBP and .712 OPS, which has relegated him to platoon duty, but he's chipped in 17 homers and 70 RBI in 459 at-bats.

Raul Ibanez (groin) is back in the Phillies' starting lineup on Tuesday night against the Reds.

It will be Ibanez's first start since August 21. The veteran outfielder missed several games with a sore groin.

Raul Ibanez (groin) could return Tuesday.

Ibanez hasn't started a game for the Phillies since August 21 due to soreness in his left groin. He participated in live batting practice and did outfield work on Monday.

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said Raul Ibanez is healthy and was not in the lineup Friday simply because Manuel wanted to play John Mayberry.

Ibanez had been dealing with a groin injury, but he's healed and did appear as a pinch-hitter Friday. Mayberry is slated to start over Ibanez again Saturday if the game isn't rained out, so we might be seeing a changing of the guard here.

Raul Ibanez returned to action on Friday August 26.

Raul Ibanez (groin) hopes to return to the Phillies' starting lineup Friday.

Ibanez hasn't played since Sunday due to a sore left groin. He has felt improvement since receiving a cortisone shot Tuesday. Of course, with the way John Mayberry Jr. is hitting right now, he may have to share playing time in left field upon his return.

Raul Ibanez received an injection Tuesday for his sore left groin.

Ibanez will need to rest for the next couple of days, so we likely won't see him back in the starting lineup until this weekend. John Mayberry Jr. and Ben Francisco should see playing time during his absence.

Raul Ibanez was scratched from Monday's lineup against the Mets due to groin soreness.

The severity of the injury isn't yet known, but they obviously aren't going to take any chances. John Mayberry Jr. will take his place in left field Monday night against the Mets.

Raul Ibanez went 0-for-4 against Livan Hernandez and company in Friday's loss to the Nationals.

Ibanez is just 8-for-53 in August and he's yet to homer. The Phillies need to start giving more of his playing time to John Mayberry Jr.

Raul Ibanez had a monster game against the Pirates on Sunday, homering twice before driving in the game-winning run with a walkoff double in the 10th inning of a 6-5 Philadelphia victory.

He plated four total runs. One of the streakiest players in baseball, Ibanez will finish July with a .284 average after hitting .211 in June, .315 in May and .167 in April. Hopefully that pattern doesn't hold for August, or Ibanez might finally find himself out of the Phillies' everyday lineup.

Raul Ibanez went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI on Sunday, helping the Phillies to a 5-3 win over the Padres at home.

Ibanez is now up to 50 RBI on the season, 16 of which have come in July. That's highly unlikely to be enough to stop the Phillies from pursuing Carlos Beltran, however.

Raul Ibanez went 2-for-5 with a home run and six RBI on Sunday, leading the way as Philadelphia whitewashed the Braves with a 14-1 win at home.

Ibanez scored Chase Utley on an error in the third before singling home two runs in the seventh and hitting a three-run homer in the eighth. The six-RBI day gives him 47 total at the All-Star break. His triple slash remains an ugly .241/.287/.416, however.

Raul Ibanez slugged a walkoff solo homer in a 3-2 win over the Braves in 10 innings on Friday night.

He smoked a 2-0 pitch off Scott Proctor into the right field seats to send the Philadelphia faithful home happy. Ibanez finished the evening 2-for-5 and has collected extra-base hits in each of his last three games. Still, while the 39-year-old had a nice month of May, he's been one of the worst regular outfielders in baseball this season.

Raul Ibanez doomed the Red Sox and starter John Lackey on Wednesday evening, going 3-for-3 with a home run, double, two RBI and a stolen base in a 2-1 Phillies victory.

Ibanez is now 22-for-57 (.386) lifetime against Lackey, which makes it all the more curious the Red Sox didn't pitch around him in the seventh inning, where he hit what would prove to be the game-winning homer. Ibanez's first multi-hit effort in seven starts was just his fourth three-hit game of the season.

Raul Ibanez struck out as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning of Philadelphia's 12-2 loss to St. Louis on Thursday.

Time might be catching up to to the 39-year-old Ibanez, who has four runs, three RBI, and zero homers in 69 June at-bats. He put together a very impressive May, so he is still capable of turning things around. But temper expectations.