Articles by Rich Wilkins (406)
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. It's the All-Star Break. We're going to hear a lot about trades. The Phillies won't be buying this year, but they may be looking inward to see what they have. In my view, these are their top prospects. If a player is on the MLB roster, I will not rank […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. I re-start the trade candidate profiles with a change-of-scenery candidate in Dom Brown. The Phillies left-fielder has struggled mightily this year, and is probably undoing any positive vibes from his strong month 2013 season. Teams that could want him- There's no team that's going to call thinking Dom wins them the World […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. If the 2014 Phillies are a failure, one has to hope it's limited to 2014. After all, the 2012 and 2013 Phillies were already bad teams that shed some talent. Looking ahead to 2015 though, it's hard to shed the entire roster. Two starting pitchers, five position players, and a […]
The Phillies are considering releasing Ryan Howard this off-season. That makes total sense. Ryan Howard is hitting .224 with a .682 OPS. You can take the 60 RBI's, and to a lesser extent the 15 homers, and shove them as far as I'm concerned, they don't nearly make up for a .682 OPS on August […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. I've been watching Cole Hamels since he came up. I've seen him win some big games, and lose a few too. He's won a World Series MVP award, made some All-Star teams, and become the ace of the staff. He's under contract through 2018 at least, and he's only 30 […]
Phillippe Aumont is back in the majors. Why? I have no idea. I watched him just over a week ago stop no inherited runners from scoring in relief of Barry Enright in the fourth inning of an IronPigs game, then saw him back in Philadelphia a couple of days ago. Nothing in Aumont's performance is […]
The Phillies completed a 3-4 week, and remain hopelessly behind in the NL East, in last. By contrast, the last place AL East Boston Red Sox, the reigning world champions, traded Jake Peavy today. The Phillies just stood still. Cole Hamels is "barely available," Cliff Lee isn't really back yet enough to fetch a big […]
I've ripped Ruben a lot of late. Why? Because his baseball team sucks, and he's doing very little about it. The natural reaction of some is, "what would you do then?" It's fun to think about that, so here is what I would be doing in his shoes. Cole Hamels- If you want to deal, […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Cole Hamels threw eight shutout innings tonight. He has a 2.55 ERA this season. He's one of the best pitchers in baseball. Apparently he's not even being discussed seriously in any trades. This is making some people doubt anyone will be traded. If I had to guess, the Phillies will […]
The Phillies got spanked around the yard yesterday by the hapless Mets franchise, losing 2 of 3 in the series. Their AAA team broke an 11 game losing streak. Their AA and higher A ball affiliates all carry embarrassingly bad records into the end of July. The Phillies, as a franchise, are an absolute disaster. […]