A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
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
Time and time again it seems to be true that the best place to stash a Rule 5 pick is the bullpen. The Phillies have been looking for pitching everywhere this offseason so it makes sense that this is a place they could look to in the Rule 5 draft. The 40 man roster is … Read more
The Rule 5 draft has become on one of the most trendy things to talk about with regards to talent acquisition. It is easy to see why as it is essentially a free source of talent and to top that off, 2015 showed unprecedented success for Rule 5 picks. In the past however, getting a … Read more
The deadline to add players to the 40 man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 draft. The Phillies faced 3 easy decisions, 2 tough decisions, and a host of mostly irrelevant decisions. In the end they made all of those decisions. They added Jimmy Cordero, Edubray Ramos, and Roman Quinn to their 40 … Read more
Yesterday we kicked off the Rule 5 protection preview with pitchers. Today we tackle hitters which are a lot less interesting top to bottom, but include a top prospect who can’t seem to stay healthy. This should be the last class of hitters for the Phillies that is empty, with a considerable number of players … Read more
After the success of Odubel Herrera (and many other 2015 Rule 5 picks) it is hard to not get excited about having the #1 pick in the Rule 5 draft this year. However, first thing is first for the Phillies who have to protect their own before figuring out who is available to be selected. … Read more
It is now August 28 the Phillies bullpen ailing more than ever under the strain of a rotation of bright eyed rookies and corpses, and September 1 can’t come soon enough. We already know based on hints that the September call ups are going to be underwhelming, but take some solace that Jerad Eickhoff, Aaron Altherr, … Read more