A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Much has been made of the Phillies’ record in 1 run games. The 11-3 mark has been pointed to as a mark for why the Phillies are sure to regress. But what if this is not a fluke, because 1 run games are an inherently narrow construct that fails to account for the circumstances that … Read more
From 2008 to 2012, blockbuster trades stripped the Phillies of a lot of their prospects, making the ones they had all the more invaluable to them. However, as the system now looks to be one of the best in baseball, there is excess at certain positions in the organization. While of course the team would love to keep … Read more
I have been wanting to write about the Phillies’ run differential, its predictive value, and the overall construction of a team that combines the truly awful and the dominant, for a while now. The grander discussions of Pythagorean record will have to wait for another day because I want to talk about the amazing and … Read more
Adam Morgan is not a prospect, at least not by the arbitrary requirements that govern the Rookie of the Year race. He has 84.1 innings of major league baseball under his belt, during that time he was a #5ish starting pitcher who showed some good and some bad. This spring Morgan had almost a perfect … Read more
So we can’t let tanking go. If the Phillies are bad, they are tanking because they are bad. If they are good, they are tanking because they did not try hard enough to win. The newest champion for the Phillies are Tanking Front is Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors who took on the subject in … Read more
I love small sample size observations. As long as you are not counting on them being predictive and you do your best to understand why the change has occurred. In this case I was intrigued by Hector Neris’ early start to the season where he has not allowed a run, while walking only 2 and … Read more
I like stats and trivia, which is probably why I like baseball. There is no day that feeds that desire and need like Opening Day. We have new rosters and a data point that we can compare against every other Opening Day. So without me continuing to ramble about this, it is time for useless facts … Read more
As all of you know, the Phillies are playing a series against their minor leaguers. Today they have announced the roster for the series. No information on who will start and how much they play. Hitters: C: Jorge Alfaro/Andrew Knapp 1B: Brock Stassi/Rhys Hoskins 2B: Scott Kingery/Jesmuel Valentin SS: J.P. Crawford/Malquin Canelo 3B: Mitch Walding/Angelo Mora OF: Nick Williams/Dylan … Read more
Bunts are bad. They hurt your pitchers, they destroy your offense, and they drive your fanbase insane when Ryne Sandberg calls for them every time a man gets on base. But what if bunts are good? The Phillies certainly think so, at least in a different way this spring, as they work on the squeeze … Read more
The Phillies made the first of their cuts from the #5 starter competition this weekend. They sent soft tossing lefty, Brett Oberholtzer to the bullpen. Oberholtzer is out of minor league options, so the Phillies needed to keep him in the majors to keep him in the org, and he has pitched well to earn … Read more