Although they declined to participate in last year’s edition, the Phillies frequently try to bolster the roster through the Rule 5 draft. In the three Rule 5 drafts under Pat Gillick’s watch, the Phillies drafted or acquired six players. None of them stuck at the time, but Travis Blackley went on to throw over 100 [More...]
On Saturday, Peoria topped Salt River 4-3 to win the Arizona Fall League Championship. While the league only runs for a month and a half, they’re all athletes who love to compete, and that was clear watching the team celebrating in the middle of the infield after winning a game that’s entirely meaningless. The stats [More...]
2012 proved to be a lost cause for the Phillies. Subpar power, relief pitching and injuries led to the down season, and it’ll be a longer offseason than fans are used to. The offseason always gives fans an opportunity to discuss what needs to be done to improve the team, and those solutions will come [More...]
Last week, the Phillies announced their seven representatives for the 2012 Arizona Fall League season. Six of them will be eligible to play every day, and one will be on the taxi squad, only available for Wednesday and Saturday games. This season, they’ll be participating along with Reds, Twins, Padres and Mariners prospects on the [More...]
Lehigh Valley is quite happy to get out of Charlotte after losing four in a row in a five game series. They’re tied with Buffalo in 2nd place, 3.5 games behind division-leading Pawtucket. All-Star voting opened for the AAA ASG a few days ago, and Erik Kratz, Dave Bush and Tyler Cloyd could all earn [More...]
Several years ago, a key concern of many Phillies fans was the left handed heavy lineup. To be honest, I think the problem was a bit overblown; Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez (after replacing Pat Burrell) were the only everyday left handed batters, Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino were both better batting right [More...]
Lehigh Valley started the week by losing three in a row and only scoring two runs over the three games, but their fortunes changed as they won three straight to close the week. The IronPigs had to deal with a lot of roster turnover with a lot of players moving up and down or in [More...]