A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
When the Phillies clinched I tweeted that there was a direct line from Jeremy Hellickson to Jose Alvarado, and that was probably the most improbable rebuild trade working out possible. I didn’t actually do any sort of research at the time, but I can do that now. The exercise is meant to be fun, so … Read more
The Phillies claimed Bradley Zimmer off waivers from the Blue Jays, he takes the active roster spot of Brandon Marsh and 40 man spot of Bryce Harper (who is really only renting out his spot for the next two weeks). Bradley Zimmer is bad. He has been on the Blue Jays all season, and has … Read more
The Phillies are currently in a playoff spot thanks to a variety of factors, one of which is the contributions from their young players. Last January, the Phillies were staring at a long of questions about how they would have a deep enough lineup to outscore their other problems. Part of the problem was that … Read more
The Phillies spent the offseason building a team that many joked was made entirely of DHs. It was on top of a team that was already filled with large contracts, and one that after the moves still had some massive holes going forward. To be a sustainable contender going forward, the Phillies were going to … Read more
In: Brandon Marsh, David Robertson, Noah Syndergaard Out: Logan O’Hoppe, Ben Brown, Mickey Moniak, Jadiel Sanchez, Odubel Herrera (DFA), Jeurys Familia (DFA) The Phillies entered the deadline with a gaping hole in the rotation thanks to Zach Eflin’s knee and a real need for an upgrade on Herrera’s spot in center. Like most contenders, bullpen was … Read more
As the Phillies head towards the trade deadline with some holes to fill on the roster and pieces they could use to fill them, it felt appropriate to combine the idea of a midseason ranking and thoughts on the trade deadline. There are no numbers in front of the players, but you can pretend there … Read more
The luxury tax has been a source of fan frustration for years. It was this magical barrier the Phillies would approach, but never cross. This lead to the Phillies sending out worst trade packages to get money included in trades, or having to ignore certain players altogether. The Phillies went over the tax line to … Read more
One of the top trends in post draft thoughts in any sport is to say the teams with lots of picks or high picks had good drafts, and those teams with lower picks and fewer picks had poor drafts. The Phillies fall firmly into that second group. Thanks to a missing second round pick (Nick … Read more
With the draft over, teams have moved on to augmenting their picks from the undrafted market. The Phillies have long been active in this space, and have had some success in recent seasons. I will be grabbing what information I can and adding it here. Matt Alifano, 3B, Adelphi University Alifano is a 21 year … Read more
On to the end of the draft. 16th round – Josh Bortka, RHP, University of Central Missouri It is the point in the draft where teams start taking flier on college relievers with interesting stuff, or at the least the Phillies do with the same sort of guy. Bortka only pitched one year at University … Read more