A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Matt Winkelman 
Today Jessica Jensen (@JessicaFastball) interviewed me for her #BehindTheSeams interview series on Twitter. The series is interviews with people primarily around the game of baseball, really highlighting the dynamics and personal stories of the people involved and discussing topics normally outside of our normal conversation. Jessica is well worth the follow overall and the entire #BehindTheSeams series … Read more
Today MLB.com released their first go at a top 50 for the 2015 MLB draft. As most of you know, it is way too early to be slotting guys in to their final roles and draft places, but it is nice list to start getting used to some names. Some guys will rise and some … Read more
Chris Crawford who writes about the draft for ESPN and writes both about the draft and the minor leagues at his own site Draft to the Show has released a list of his top 15 Phillies prospects. The full list can be found here and you should go read Chris’ comments. J.P. Crawford Aaron Nola … Read more
Before discussing the players available in the Rule 5 draft we need to know where the roster stands now and what past Rule 5 drafts have looked like. As we go through this exercise there are some things to remember. The first is that roster spots are finite and valuable. The second is that modern … Read more
So now that Yasmany Tomas has signed a contract, the next big unknown is Cuban teenager Yoan Moncada. Moncada is praised for his bat and his ability to play anywhere on the diamond defensively outside of shortstop and catcher (he is currently a shortstop, but no one seems optimistic he can stick there). Many have … Read more
I don’t have some sort of nice chat software to run a live chat, nor can I promise immediate responses. However, I feel like we as Phillies fans need a bit of group time to talk about things both positive and negative. So the plan is starting now to run this post as a sort … Read more
So the initial reports are that the Diamondbacks have signed Yasmany Tomas for 6/$68.5M. The first instinct for Phillies fans to rush for something to comfort themselves. The problem is that buried in the details is that Tomas contract comes with an opt out after 4 years. This had been the trend of reports coming … Read more
The minor league signings keep coming in for the Phillies and other teams. Some names are familiar, other names might have been made up in The Show. Some will not make it past spring training, but others will be silent and integral parts of the Reading and Lehigh Valley teams as they fill in the … Read more
The Phillies have added Jesse Biddle, Adam Morgan, and Nefi Ogando to the 40 man roster. The three were widely expected to be added to the roster with Biddle and Morgan as the former #1 and #2 prospects in the system, both have good upside but have seen their stock slip sharply due to injuries. … Read more
While digging around the internet to find Amaro quotes I came across this article by Bob Brookover in March of 2012. From the title “Inside the Phillies: Who needs sabermetrics?” you know that this should be a treasure trove of bad Amaro opinions. The author gets his opinions on the table very early in the … Read more