left field
Posted by Laurie Dougherty Fresh off their first World Series championship in 28 years, in November 2008, the Phillies front office made the difficult decision to not re-sign fan favorite Pat Burrell. Yes, Burrell had been a top draft pick for the Phillies and certainly had contributed his share of big moments, including setting […]
The Phillies continued spending money overseas when they signed Dominican third base prospect Luis Encarnacion early Friday morning, reports Ben Badler of Baseball America. Encarnacion was ranked as the #4 international prospect by Baseball America. The minimal signing age for a player is 16 years old. The Phillies struck at midnight, and Encarnacion […]
After joining the big club on September 10th, Darin Ruf has spent most of his time riding the bench. Nicknamed "Babe Ruf" in Reading after setting the Reading Phillies single-season home run record while winning the Eastern League MVP and Rookie of the Year, Ruf has yet to see a start in the major leagues. […]
@GMCarson just pointed me to this: The Phillies have moved one-time super prospect Domonic Brown to center field at AAA Lehigh Valley. Wow. If you fail at left and fail at right, only other place is center, right? (Well, I suppose Brown could return to pitching). This move could be very telling about the Phillies' […]
Left field is better than the bench Many moons ago, back on April 25, our very own beloved blogger who hardly writes anything Steve Gallo, wrote that a good fit for the Phillies would be Chase Utley in left field. Today, guess what Dave Murphy of the Daily News wrote? Turns out, despite my previous […]
Courtesy MLB.com. (Also, I miss you.) You've seen the updates over the past couple days. Ryan Howard is about a week away from resuming baseball activities and you could estimate that he'll be back sometime in June. Chase Utley has also been quoted as feeling better right now than at any point last year, as […]
Opening Day hero two years in a row? John Mayberry Jr. Current scapegoat for the team's struggles? John Mayberry Jr. I have two strong feelings on the matter: 1) It's early 2) Let him play. The latter is my bigger beef. We all know that the world is ending because both Chase Utley and […]
