A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
So we can’t let tanking go. If the Phillies are bad, they are tanking because they are bad. If they are good, they are tanking because they did not try hard enough to win. The newest champion for the Phillies are Tanking Front is Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors who took on the subject in … Read more
Today Ben Badler of Baseball America posted a list of 10 players that could be in need of a quick promotion. There were 3 Phillies on the list, which got me thinking about other players I thought could use a challenge. The Phillies then immediately promoted one of those players in RHP Miguel Nunez. There … Read more
I love small sample size observations. As long as you are not counting on them being predictive and you do your best to understand why the change has occurred. In this case I was intrigued by Hector Neris’ early start to the season where he has not allowed a run, while walking only 2 and … Read more
With the Phillies’ major league starting rotation having success it has taken some pressure off of the minor leagues to produce, but it has also has accelerated the perceived timeline of the Phillies. This has then focused the spotlight on the Phillies’ top prospects to perform. The top level of the system has been less … Read more
If you follow me on Twitter you may have noticed that I have started to contribute minor league coverage to The Good Phight. I will still be writing here so it won’t be as much a drop in coverage and more just a diversification. Part of that means that my affiliates previews for this season … Read more
It has been an unpleasant start to the baseball season, both for those playing the games on the field and those who live in states in northern part of the country. Now professional players are supposed to be able to handle many temperatures, but it is important to remember that especially at the lower levels … Read more
Before going any further, I have not seen any of the top picks in person, if I had, I still wouldn’t have a lot of usable opinions. I also do not know what the Phillies will do at #1 overall, and with almost two months to go to the draft, it would be idiotic for … Read more
I had all these minor league predictions written out, but they just rehash a lot of the things I say all the time. I think Jose Pujols will have a breakout year, but still have a lot of questions. Ricardo Pinto will be good, as will Nick Pivetta. Carlos Tocci and Roman Quinn will hit for more … Read more
Minor League rosters came out this weekend and there will be plenty of movement and time to talk about who is where and why it matters as we get into the season. For now here is where my preseason Top 50 prospects were assigned, both as the actual list and then by affiliate. J.P. Crawford – … Read more
I like stats and trivia, which is probably why I like baseball. There is no day that feeds that desire and need like Opening Day. We have new rosters and a data point that we can compare against every other Opening Day. So without me continuing to ramble about this, it is time for useless facts … Read more