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Phillies Acquire Ben Lively from Reds for Marlon Byrd

December 31, 2014 by Matt Winkelman

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

Thoughts on the Rollins Trade and Other Phillies News

December 19, 2014December 19, 2014 by Matt Winkelman

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

Phillies Trade Jimmy Rollins for 2 Minor League Pitchers

February 12, 2024December 11, 2014 by Matt Winkelman

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

Phillies Trade Antonio Bastardo to Pirates for Joely Rodriguez

December 10, 2014December 10, 2014 by Matt Winkelman

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

Minor League Free Agent Shuffle

February 12, 2024November 22, 2014 by Matt Winkelman

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

Phillies Add 3 To 40 Man Roster

February 12, 2024November 20, 2014 by Matt Winkelman

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

Phillies Sign LHP Elvis Araujo to a Major League Deal

February 22, 2024November 13, 2014 by Matt Winkelman

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

Phillies Release 9 Minor Leaguers

February 20, 2024October 18, 2014 by Matt Winkelman

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

Adam Morgan Assigned to the AFL

October 1, 2014October 1, 2014 by Matt Winkelman

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

What to Expect From Maikel Franco

September 1, 2014 by Matt Winkelman

Maikel Franco has been on Phillies fans radar’s for almost 2 years now, ever since he mashed pitching in the Florida State League. There was some clamoring for him to win the third base job out of spring training in 2014, but the Phillies sent him to Lehigh Valley for the season. But now it appears they will be calling up the right-handed third baseman, so who is Maikel Franco, and what should Phillies fans expect from Franco going forward.