A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
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
I wrote earlier today about the players the Phillies could protect and how they could protect them. Here is what the Phillies actually did: Added to 40 man: Seranthony Dominguez, Franklyn Kilome, Jose Taveras, Ranger Suarez Claimed on Waivers: Engelb Vielma Outrighted: Elniery Garcia Designated For Assignment: Mark Appel, Alberto Tirado I don’t have anything to add about the … Read more
By 8 pm Eastern today baseball teams must make the additions to their rosters to protect players from the Rule 5 draft. Since the Phillies started their rebuild, their 40 man roster has become a precious resource as each year a new wave of prospects forces uncomfortable protection decisions. Last year, with an uncertain CBA, … Read more
First I want to apologize for going a bit nuts last week about the Phillies not protecting Carlos Tocci from minor league free agency. It turns out that Tocci (and Jiandido Tromp and Harold Arauz) are not free agents because baseball’s contract rules are incredibly confusing. Both will be Rule 5 eligible if not added … Read more
We are still over 6 months away from the Phillies needing to make decisions about who to protect in the Rule 5 draft. This list will change over the season as players fall back and others step up. However, I feel like this exercise highlights players that are reaching a critical point in their development, … Read more