A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
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
It has been 4 days since the Phillies added 11 to the 40 man roster. I wrote about the actual players protected over at The Good Phight. This is going to be a bit more musing than scouting. The only big surprise of the day was that the Phillies made room for 11 players on … Read more
The Phillies only added fuel to the Rule 5 speculation fire when they released Matt Harrison yesterday freeing up another 40 man roster spot to protect a prospect. That is of little help to these players all of are going to be on the outside looking in this year. Notable Players: Malquin Canelo, SS – Canelo … Read more
Rule 5 protection continues onward. Yesterday I wrote about 7 locks for the Phillies roster, now we get into the more debateable candidates, who may miss out on the roster, not for a lack of talent, but for a lack of space, coupled with their ability to miss getting picked by another team. To protect … Read more
It is Rule 5 protection! Rosters are due at the end of the week and as has been previewed for over a year the Phillies have some difficult decisions to make in terms of who to protect. The combination of trades, the emergence of members of the 2012 draft class, and a resurgent international program … Read more
I am continuously asked on Twitter about who the Phillies will protect in the upcoming Rule 5 draft. We are still over 3 months from the protection deadline with both September call ups and Arizona Fall League between now and then. This may all change, but I wanted to touch on the names and some … Read more
(This post will be updated with thoughts as the draft unfolds) The Rule 5 draft is upon us, and with it comes the chance for great elation and sadness. Coming into the morning the consensus was that the Phillies would take Rays outfielder Tyler Goeddel with the #1 pick and would lose RHP Alberto Tirado … Read more