This afternoon on Twitter I answered your Phillies questions. For those that missed it, here are the answers.
With all the pitching struggles you have to look at the pitching coaches, but their base running might be even more egregious https://t.co/YnIqJQTx45
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
What you ideally want for Cesar is the pitching version of him, but I don't think a team does that 1 for 1 swap
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
Eflin and Lively were pegged as back end guys, Windle had reliever risk and got hurt, Pivetta had huge reliever risk
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
I don't, and that is mostly based on prospect distribution, I also think they would want to get an established MLB guy https://t.co/meFAaHrWXd
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
Cesar could be a building block, but keeping Scott Kingery and trading Cesar fits the timeline better than flipping that relationship https://t.co/HDHm7dm1yi
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
Predicted Nicasio/Crawford/Thompson/Perkins/Moore/Alvarez yesterday https://t.co/yTpkebxOiZ
w Altherr/Herrera/Knapp/Appel/Quinn when healthy https://t.co/YpNQpFfkj7— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
Whitley, Allard, and Buehler stand out after Randolph pick, but latter two were hurt.
Puk over Moniak makes sense in hindsight https://t.co/p53syxRpFr— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
I don't think so. I just don't see major league starter, and he stuff is probably worse as a LOOGY then Hoby Milner last year https://t.co/Ct8W3uQXev
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
Hernadnez at 3.9 WAR per 650 PA last two years, ceilings are similar, they get there in slightly different ways https://t.co/hv46v7nuEW
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
I believe so, and he is my bubble guy. I don't see more than a backend starter, but by skipping AA he is right on the edge of the majors https://t.co/mZamy5oxzB
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
I think trading Moniak does not depend on the other OF in the system, it depends on his improvements and what they are looking to buy https://t.co/1Nraw2BiwO
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
Alfaro can't be sent down and I don't think they want to demote Knapp, they already have an extra Rupp, not sure where you put a veteran https://t.co/tZBJ7H7fo3
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
Ben Lively has a 5.1 K/9 in the majors and there isn't a pitch you can see improving that much, #5-ish starter, he might do that for a bit https://t.co/jK9wWL3iys
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
Late 2018 in a bullpen role like Drew Anderson this year I could see, still a lot of development needed to be a MLB SP https://t.co/CgUEJM2Ee9
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
Fastest path: August 2018
Likely Path: May-June 2019
It depends on what Williams and Altherr are and what trades have happened https://t.co/0nNTkr2hmX— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
Kendrick
Eickhoff
Velasquez
HellicksonI also now feel unclean https://t.co/BTfAmxcNmf
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
I would, but it isn't my money and I value the entertainment factor https://t.co/W251nwAd4m
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
The potential is that by age 26-27 he has found enough approach to be a .270 hitter with 20+ home runs, and solid if inconsistent defense https://t.co/f5FLsFmqxa
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
How good is the baseball player? This is another freak injury for Quinn, so no long term impact. He could have impact even as a bench guy https://t.co/jGAjLxSfkX
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
Archer probably takes one of the top guys (Kingery/Crawford/Sanchez) to headline. My Teheran offer probably insults the Braves https://t.co/6dmht67YIJ
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
Barring trades, opening day OF is Williams-Herrera-Altherr https://t.co/RG6ffjkWrA
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
Let's throw Crawford and Haseley out too. Guys to dream about; Guzman, Gamboa, Brito, Ortiz, Gonzalez
All teenagers and an eon away https://t.co/iwTkiPqaOl— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
All of them. I think Therrien has the most risk but they are 24, 24, 23, and 24 years old. Rios and Pinto were a bit rushed by team need https://t.co/kK8SNuSIwB
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
Oh yeah. Non-zero chance he is competing for KBO HR title with Ruf a year from now https://t.co/ZudjsOk6KP
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017
His curve lost about 4 inches of drop and his slider lost 2.5 inches as well, something has been off all year https://t.co/4njIqDQxLb
— Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman) September 1, 2017