A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Every time someone talks about the Phillies moving on in their rebuild, they bring up the Phillies $13 million closer, Jonathan Papelbon. Papelbon looks good this spring; his fastball is close to its velocity from last year (91-93), and his secondaries look sharp (and sequenced). Yet it appears the trade talk has calmed down, and while the … Read more
Take a good look because all of this could be gone tomorrow. The Phillies roster is going through rapid change as we approach the start of the year. So I thought it might be fun to take a snapshot at this moment in time. There is not much to take away from this, except maybe … Read more
In 2014 nine different pitchers started a game for the Phillies. Three of the top four names on that list are now gone (A.J. Burnett, Kyle Kendrick, and Roberto Hernandez), in their place the Phillies are rolling out Chad Billingsley, Aaron Harang, and another attempt at starting by Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez. The result is what … Read more
Much of the Cole Hamels trade debate revolves around the idea that the Phillies must trade Cole Hamels in order to execute a avenge. This has then phrased the debate as about when the best time to trade Hamels is. On one side there are those that point to parts of the future where value … Read more
The trade of Jimmy Rollins signaled the continued of a Phillies rebuild which many yet had not accepted the team was doing. Philadelphia has been rebuilding longer than just this offseason, their farm has continued to develop and will continue to as they add younger players and their draft position climbs up the board in … Read more
I want to start off by saying that Jimmy Rollins was the first baseball player I followed as a Phillies fan, he was the start of the greatest run of teams in the Phillies history, and he is the greatest shortstop in franchise history. I look forward to his number being retired and hopefully his … Read more
The Phillies have traded left handed reliever Antonio Bastardo to Pittsburgh for . Bastardo has been one of the most inconsistent and maddening LHPs over his 5 years in Philly due to his high walk rate and proclivity for blow up innings. But he has been flat out dominant at times and his near the … Read more
Starting pitcher Cole Hamels is the Phillies top option on the trade market as the Winter Meetings get underway in San Diego. Chase Utley likely isn’t getting moved either due to his desire to stay in Philadelphia. Jonathon Papelbon could also begin the 2015 season pitching at Citizens Bank Park and GM Ruben Amaro will … 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 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