Jayson Werth visits Allentown, IronPigs
Last night was the 100th game of the IronPigs season. Part-time Phillies pitcher and prospect Severino Gonzalez was pitching, prospect…
Read more The State of the Hamels Sweepstakes
Let me make a somewhat bold prediction- I don't believe that Cole Hamels will make his start for the Phillies…
Read more Things the Phillies Must Do in the Second Half
About the only nice part about being 29-62 is that there is no pretense that a single game on…
Read more Yes He Can: Why Cesar Can Hack it in Philly
View image | gettyimages.com Back before most fans were watching him yet, I was seeing Cesar Hernandez play in…
Read more Even as Some Things Change With the Phillies, Others Stay the Same
I like a lot of things the Phillies have done over the last calendar year. I like seeing Maikel Franco…
Read more Jimmy Isn’t Quite Believable
Jimmy Rollins has had a tough season at the plate, tough enough that some people openly wonder if he'll get…
Read more With Ryne Sandberg gone, the Phillies culture problem remains
Ryne Sandberg did not do a great job managing the Phillies. I think that gets stated too much, and probably…
Read more Philadelphia: get excited about Aaron Nola
Aaron Nola has been pretty good in the minor leagues. Of course, if you are a Phillies fan, you already…
Read more Painful as it is, the Phillies Must Remain Patient
The awful reality of the Phillies current 9 game losing streak, and their 100 loss pace, is that there is…
Read more For the Phillies and Chase, the End of the Road is Near
There's a fairly solid argument that Chase Utley is the greatest second baseman in Phillies' history. He won a title…
Read more The Phillies calling up Domonic Brown is nonsense; playing him would be worse
I was in my hotel just outside of Pittsburgh on Saturday night when I heard the news that Dom Brown…
Read more No Thanks: Leave Dom Brown Right Where He Is
Dom Brown isn't very good at professional baseball. I know that's actually kind of hard to accept for some…
Read more Some Phillies Roster and Trade Notes
Yes, there have been three big Phillies stories in the past 24 hours- J.P. Crawford to Reading, Cody Asche back…
Read more Right or Wrong With His Point, Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. Needs to Look in the Mirror
View image | gettyimages.com I've been a fan long enough to not be mocked by Ruben. The Phillies…
Read more How Billingsley Can Land Nola in Allentown
It shouldn't be all that shocking that Chad Billingsley is going to the DL, though it should be…
Read more Beyond Hamels: The Future Rotation is Unwritten
View image | gettyimages.com From his MLB debut in 2006 on, Cole Hamels has been a fixture in the…
Read more Two Games, Two Record Low Crowds
I know the Phillies probably have the worst team they've had since entering Citizens Bank Park. I know they also…
Read more The Phillies Minor League System Update
Here's the minor league teams at a full week and a half in. Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA-International League)- They are 3-8…
Read more This Town Ain’t Big Enough for All of Them
Through last night's IronPigs game, Maikel Franco is putting up a .385/.442/.667/1.109 slash line in AAA. That's pretty impressive. The…
Read more Opening Day Predictions for the 2015 Season
This post should go without too much explanation. Today is Opening Day for MLB, and so I announce my predictions…
Read more Phillies Upper Organizational Rosters and Predictions
The Phillies finalized their rosters throughout the system today, from the Major Leagues down. We now know what the teams…
Read more Is Anyone Going to Make Opening Day?
Cody Asche on last year's rehab assignment. Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Cody Asche's back is stiff. J.P. Crawford has…
Read more Phillies Roster Outlook, 3/22
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Today is Sunday March 22nd, and in about two weeks, baseball will begin up North…
Read more Phillies, IronPigs Roster Outlooks, 3/20
/Happy first day of Spring! As it snows up north here in Philadelphia and Allentown, the rosters for the Phillies…
Read more Phillies Roster Outlook, 3/11/15
/So the Spring has moved on far enough that injuries and performance are starting to impact who will make this…
Read more Phillies Roster Outlook, 3/4/15
/Well, the Phillies fought to a draw with the almost-equally hopeless Yankees in yesterday's official Spring opener, so they are…
Read more A Look at the Organization’s Pitching Depth
/So it's Opening Day of official Spring Training games, and the Phillies have already lost to the University of Tampa,…
Read more Rich’s 2/25 Roster Outlook
/The full squad finally arrived in Clearwater now, all 40 man members and the 18 non-roster invitees to camp. Baseball…
Read more An Early Look at the ‘Pigs
Well, it's Spring Training, and the Phillies not only have to put together a big league roster, but four full-season…
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