A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Lets start off by saying the trade by the Phillies to acquire Hunter Pence from Houston was horrible, there is no way around it, but it has no bearing on any further deal. With that being said let’s go to the summer of 2012, the Phillies were struggling, in no small part due to varying … Read more
Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reported on Monday that Oakland A’s left handed starting pitcher Tommy Milone had requested a trade from the AL East leading Athletics. With Billy Beane’s additions of starting pitchers Jason Hammel and Jeff Samardzija from the Chicago Cubs, Milone was sent to Triple A to stay ready in case of injury … Read more
Each year fan bases get excited about the prospects they will get back in deals, they pour over top prospect lists dreaming about the potential returns. The truth is much more stark, there haven’t been franchise players moved, and when they have they have been far away from the majors. It is extremely rare that … Read more