A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
As detailed in the Rule 5 draft preview, the Phillies gambled that a handful of interesting prospects would not be the most interesting prospects available in the draft. That gamble paid off as no Phillies were selected in the major league phase of the Rule 5 draft. That means Erik Miller, Carlos De La Cruz, … Read more
The Rule 5 draft is the last major event of the Winter Meetings. The Phillies made their lone protection (Johan Rojas) a couple of weeks ago and without the Trea Turner signing official have a 40 man roster at 38 names leaving two spots available. Since the draft last happened, circumstances have changed around it. … Read more
The Phillies entered the offseason with some very obvious holes (CF, LF, SS, RP), but also a real lack of depth. Not every move they made this offseason needed to fix the big issues, some of the little issues needed to be addressed and some of the basic housekeeping had to be handled. Yesterday the … Read more
A week from today the Phillies will need to protect players eligible for the Rule 5 draft by adding them to the 40 man roster. Historically the Phillies have leaned towards over protection, but that has often left the 40 man roster full and inflexible for in season moves. This offseaon the high school and … Read more
This morning was the Rule 5 draft and the end of the Winter Meetings. The Phillies had a full roster in terms of paths for a Rule 5 player reaching the major league roster, so them taking a layer for themselves was unlikely. It would be a big win if the Phillies could turn that … Read more
The winter meetings are almost over, which means our anxiety over rumors will go back to just normal jittery and not Twitter whiplash. It also means that tomorrow morning will be the Rule 5 draft. The Phillies have long been active in the draft, with some high profile successes. With a major league team loaded … Read more
Last night was the deadline for teams to add prospects to their 40 man rosters to protect them from the Rule 5 draft. As expected, the Phillies added RHP Adonis Medina, RHP Edgar Garcia, and SS Arquimedes Gamboa. The additions bring their roster to 38, though it is functionally 37 with Justin Bour reportedly put … Read more
Tuesday at 8pm is the deadline for teams to add players to their 40 man rosters in order to protect them from the Rule 5 draft. Unlike past seasons, the Phillies don’t have a ton of decisions to make, but they do have to make some moves ahead of the deadline. The Lock: RHP Adonis … Read more
This morning was the Rule 5 draft. As was indicated all week after the Phillies waived Cam Perkins and Engelb Vielma, the Phillies made their selection at #3. They selected Twins former 1st round pick, RHP Nick Burdi. Burdi is a hard throwing reliever with high upside. However, after missing most of 2016 to injury, … Read more
The Winter Meetings end with the Rule 5 draft. The draft is rarely impactful, with probably the best recent player being the Phillies own Odubel Herrera. The next year the Phillies took Tyler Goeddel with the first pick and he completely flamed out. Meanwhile, the Phillies have protected a high percentage of players leading to … Read more