Monthly Archives: January 2007

Prospect Grades: Slayden, Baez, Hernandez

Posted on January 31, 2007 by

Before I continue on with the grades, a few people were wondering about my criteria on grades, so I figured I’d expand on what I wrote in my first piece. My original comments were: I don’t want to get into … Continue reading →

Posted in Prospect Grades, Slayden, Jeremy | 8 Comments

Prospect Grades: Cline, Golson, Costanzo, Harman

Posted on January 30, 2007 by

Rolling along, all feedback welcomed and encouraged. Cline, Zac, LHP (age 23) Grade = C+ If you look at Cline’s 2006 numbers, he doesn’t deserve this grade, however, if you realize he missed all of 2005 with Tommy John surgery, … Continue reading →

Posted in Costanzo, Mike, Golson, Greg, Harman, Brad, Prospect Grades | 14 Comments

Prospect Grades: Griffith, Kendrick, Johnson, Overholt

Posted on January 29, 2007 by

Round 4 begins now. Griffith, Derek, LHP (age 24) Grade = D+ Griffith had a decent 2005, allowing less than a hit per inning, striking out over 7 per nine innings, and keeping the ball in the park. In 2006, … Continue reading →

Posted in Kendrick, Kyle, Overholt, Pat, Prospect Grades | 10 Comments

Keith Law ranks Phils system 29th

Posted on January 28, 2007 by

In an article Friday (which is an insider/pay article), ESPN writer and former Blue Jays special assistant Keith Law ranked the Phillies farm system 29th out of 30 in baseball. He used the following criteria • Players who have lost … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Prospect Lists | 11 Comments

Mailbag, January 26th

Posted on January 26, 2007 by

Something new we’ll try. It may stick, it may not, depending on how active YOU, the readers are. I’ve gotten a few questions in the last few days on my questions/topics page located at the top, and in the last … Continue reading →

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Player Profile: Brett Harker

Posted on January 26, 2007 by

Harker was a guy that just missed my “Arms to Watch in 2007″ piece, so I felt he was due a proper writeup here. The Phillies selected RHP Brett Harker in the 5th round of the 2005 draft out of … Continue reading →

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Prospect Grades: Mathieson, Moss, Bisenius, Evangelista

Posted on January 25, 2007 by

Let’s continue with the grades. Again, any and all feedback is welcomed. Mathieson, Scott, RHP (age 22) Grade = A- We have our first grade in the A range. Mathieson has many more strengths than weaknesses at this point, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bisenius, Joe, Mathieson, Scott, Prospect Grades | 13 Comments

Prospect Grades: Jaramillo, Bourn, Happ, Segovia

Posted on January 24, 2007 by

Let’s roll right along with the grades. Jaramillo, Jason, C (age 24): Grade = C+ While Germano was tough to grade, Jaramillo was even tougher. He’s really a tale of two prospects, or at least we thought so prior to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bourn, Michael, Happ, JA, Jaramillo, Jason, Prospect Grades, Segovia, Zack | 4 Comments

New Feature: Prospect Grades

Posted on January 23, 2007 by

This is something I wanted to do in the beginning, but I needed to put more time into it, and now that I’ve had some time to tinker, I think I’m ready to begin. Basically, the aim of this is … Continue reading →

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Player Profile: Dan Brauer

Posted on January 23, 2007 by

Another day, another player profile for your enjoyment. Today we’ll chronicle one of my personal favorites from the 2006 draft, LHP Dan Brauer. The Phillies selected Brauer #187 overall in the 6th round out of Northwestern University. If you remember … Continue reading →

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