Articles by Rich Wilkins (406)
On Friday, I put out my first Phillies roster projection of the official pre-season. In that prediction, I left a number of 40 man and non-roster invitees off of the roster. Amongst the key parts of my predictions: Gonzalez and Pettibone left out of the rotation, but on the 40 man, along with Stutes, Martin, […]
It's time for another edition of projecting the IronPigs Roster, and for a primer on this, here's my previous projection. This year is harder than others, as the Phillies roster has more moving parts than normal. Anyway, here's where I have it: Starting Pitching- Crowded: I'm assuming for a moment that Miguel Gonzalez is here, […]
A few days ago, I posted an outlook for the IronPigs roster. A lot has changed since then. Kevin Frandsen left. Michael Stutes was released. We now know Buchanan will start out in the rotation in Lehigh Valley. Lots has changed. The Rotation- I still have it as Buchanan, Smith, O'Sullivan, Bootcheck, and Enright. With […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Maikel Franco has struggled a bit more than Phillies fans probably would have liked to see this year. His .172 average and .487 OPS are pretty awful. His 22 total bases in 23 games is awful. His one homer, four doubles, and seven RBI's aren't suggesting the kind of power […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Freddy Galvis can't hit. He probably will get better at it, but he's not good at it. Cody Asche isn't hitting. Jayson Nix really isn't that good at much of anything. All of them occupy Major League Roster spots for the Phillies. Not a day goes by where I don't […]
In 2008, the Phillies won the World Series, but you know that. Obviously you also know that Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, and Cole Hamels were huge parts of that team. Obviously you know that since then, those guys have aged, but the team has went from an $85 million payroll to a $189 […]
The Phillies had a nice walk-off win yesterday. Anytime that Ryan Howard hits a walk-off homer, it's a good night for Phillies fans. He can be our difference maker. In that win though, we also saw another drama play out, and that is in the bullpen. The Phillies are a 23-27 team, but while they've […]
Losing isn't fun. I get that. Last Sunday, the Phillies had a 4-1 lead, and were about to sweep the Mets to get back to .500. Then Antonio Bastardo, and the larger bullpen happened, and they haven't won since. The Phillies disaster of a bullpen has lost seven games this season, their rotten defense a […]
Well, Ruben Amaro Jr. is lost, folks. First, he sent the only legitimate power threat on the bench, Darin Ruf, to AAA to create space for Phillippe Aumont and Cesar Jimenez (Jeff Manship went to the DL too), then Aumont served up a two-run homer to take the loss Sunday against the Mets. That's bad […]
Well, the Phillies completed the first third of the season on Sunday afternoon with their 4-3 extra innings loss. The Phillies are 24-30, which computes out to a 72-90 record for the season, one game worse than last season. Their bullpen has ten losses, which computes out to 30 losses for the season, effectively making […]