Jose Pujols Home Run Compilation
He is only 18 years old, he can get bigger, he is only going to get better.
Post Trade Deadline Mailbag
With the trade deadline passed and the minor league season coming down the home stretch I asked for you to give me some questions to answer. You guys delivered. Scott Bailey: Do you really think that Ruben wasn’t getting value in his attempts to make trades yesterday? I do, with some caveats. Amaro is looking … Read more
Aaron Nola Is Making His AA Debut
As everyone is aware Phillies 2014 1st Round pick Aaron Nola will be making his AA debut in Reading tonight. Nola is the first member of the 2014 draft class to reach AA and is widely assumed to be the first starting pitcher from the draft to make his major league debut. So far outside … Read more
Franklyn Kilome
This post has been a long time coming, but I’m finally here to get you familiar with a very intriguing arm on the GCL roster and his name is Franklyn Kilome. The 19 year old Dominican stands 6’6″ and tips the scales at 175lbs. He sports an old school style delivery with his hands going … Read more
40 Man Roster and Rule 5 Look Ahead
With the trade deadline over and the team struggling it is inevitable we begin to look ahead to the offseason. One of the big events is the Rule 5 draft because the decisions made by the organization reflect their opinions on the players involved. We will go in depth on what cuts make sense to … Read more
Let’s do a Mailbag
We are through the July non-waiver trade deadline, we have a month of minor league season left. There is plenty to ask and talk about, so what better way than taking a lot of questions in and giving some answers. You can submit your questions in a couple of way: In the comments here On … Read more
Being Positive About the Future
Lets be honest, its been a rough month to be a Phillies fan. We built a delusion of getting a big payoff at the deadline in the form of prospects with names we didn’t recognize that we could dream on. Cliff Lee has been a shell of himself with an injured elbow that makes us … Read more
Trade Deadline Recap
Ruben Amaro came into the deadline looking to acquire prospects for A.J. Burnett, Antonio Bastardo, and Marlon Byrd. In the end this year, no one traded prospects for major leaguers. Outside of Addison Russell and Jake Thompson, every named prospect has seen their stock plummet this year. For the Phillies trades for under control talent … Read more
When Should the Phillies Promote Maikel Franco?
Philadelphia Phillies infield prospect Maikel Franco clubbed another home run Wednesday afternoon, adding to a red hot month of July, where the Dominican Republic native is hitting .344/.366/.604 for a .971 OPS. He’s hit three homers over his past ten games and four in July, almost half of his season total of nine homers on … Read more
Minor League W-L Records are Irrelevent
There has been much made of the Phillies farm system based on this graph. This graph shows the Phillies as the worst minor league system in baseball based on W-L percentage. It has been used to rank the farm system, bash the front office, and destroy all hope of a better tomorrow. Here are … Read more