Lakewood News and Notes

On a rainy day in baseball and with everyone at All-Star Games only Lakewood played among the Phillies stateside affiliates.  It was a busy day for the Blueclaws as well as their roster reshuffled both days.  Here are some highlights from the field and the transaction sheet. Imhof Promoted: The Phillies promoted 2nd round pick … Read more

Improving Defense Long Term

The Phillies’ offense and pitching has been a focal point of discussion from spring training to this point as the club continues to near the trade deadline where the obvious decision to sell should be made by GM Ruben Amaro and team ownership.  Philadelphia’s offense ranked eighth worse in the league at 3.86 runs per … Read more

Phillies Midseason Top 20 Prospects

Most of the draft picks are signed so it is time to revisit the preseason rankings.  It is still a small sample size, and an even smaller one for those newly drafted, so this list may be a bit conservative on any large scale changes.  In general the system is heading in the right direction, … Read more

Trusting the Phillies in Latin America

July 2 is coming up quickly, and frankly I can’t tell you who the Phillies are going to sign. I do know they have been linked to 3 players: a bat first catcher, a glove first shortstop, and a hit first SS, who is probably a center fielder. The bonuses should all be under $1 … Read more