A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Often minor league signings just go under the radar, whether a player just appears on a roster, on a BA transaction page, or just silently onto the official transactions page. These signings are not reported by beat writers, there is no press conference to announce. These players may never be impactful, but given that many … Read more
The last piece that Amaro had to move this offseason was Marlon Byrd, and given the amount of interest to this point a trade seemed almost certain. The trade ended up being Byrd plus a pile of cash to Cincinnati for RHP Ben Lively. Byrd should slot into LF for a Reds team that seems … Read more
Rollins Trade: The Jimmy Rollins trade is now official. I posted my thoughts about the deal back when the players were first hinted at, and how Eflin and Windle will fit into the Phillies newly found pitching depth. I will start by saying I like this deal for the Phillies. As Amaro stated “This transaction … Read more
I want to start off by saying that Jimmy Rollins was the first baseball player I followed as a Phillies fan, he was the start of the greatest run of teams in the Phillies history, and he is the greatest shortstop in franchise history. I look forward to his number being retired and hopefully his … Read more
The Phillies have traded left handed reliever Antonio Bastardo to Pittsburgh for . Bastardo has been one of the most inconsistent and maddening LHPs over his 5 years in Philly due to his high walk rate and proclivity for blow up innings. But he has been flat out dominant at times and his near the … Read more
The minor league signings keep coming in for the Phillies and other teams. Some names are familiar, other names might have been made up in The Show. Some will not make it past spring training, but others will be silent and integral parts of the Reading and Lehigh Valley teams as they fill in the … Read more
The Phillies have added Jesse Biddle, Adam Morgan, and Nefi Ogando to the 40 man roster. The three were widely expected to be added to the roster with Biddle and Morgan as the former #1 and #2 prospects in the system, both have good upside but have seen their stock slip sharply due to injuries. … Read more
The Phillies have quite a few 40 man spots up for grabs and have now filled one with 23 year old 6’6″ LHP Elvis Araujo. Araujo was signed as an amateur by the Cleveland Indians in 2007 and became a FA after this year having only just reached AA. He missed the 2009, 2010, and … Read more
According to Baseball America’s Transaction Report the Phillies have released nine minor leaguers. They are RHP Mark Meadors, RHP Gregorio Santos, RHP Jeb Stefan, LHP Francibel Alejo, 2B Olvy Marte, 2B Robinson Torres, 3B Trey Williams, SS Anthony Phillips, and OF Nick Ferdinand. We don’t know if all of these were involuntary (sometimes a player … Read more
Scottsdale roster addition: LHP Adam Morgan (@Phillies) #afl14 — MLB's Arizona Fall League (@MLBazFallLeague) October 1, 2014 Morgan made his season debut in Instructs last week. The LHP was ranked in the Top 100 prospect by Keith Law after the 2012 season (#1 in the Phillies system). He missed all of 2014 recovering from shoulder … Read more