Monthly Archives: February 2007

Some odds and ends

Posted on February 20, 2007 by

Here is a nice article about Kyle Drabek’s time sent at Spring Training so far, including his talks with Jamie Moyer and Brett Myers. Normally pieces like this are just filled with cliche, and you’d just cast them aside, but … Continue reading →

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Prospect Grades: Carpenter, Cardenas, Myers

Posted on February 19, 2007 by

We’re almost finished at Batavia, which means only the GCL guys left to go, and then the wrap up. Carpenter, Andrew, RHP (age 21) Grade = B Carpenter, the Phillies 2nd round pick in the 2006 draft, is really impossible … Continue reading →

Posted in Cardenas, Adrian, Carpenter, Drew, Myers, D'Arby, Prospect Grades | 7 Comments

Prospect Grades: Walls, Cruz, Byrd

Posted on February 17, 2007 by

The Saturday edition. Walls, Sam, RHP (age 23) Grade= C+ Walls, the Phillies 10th round pick out of NC State, is a pretty interesting guy. A redshirt junior, he could have returned to NC State for his senior season, but … Continue reading →

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Phillies system finally gets some respect

Posted on February 16, 2007 by

The Hardball Times, one of the best baseball information sites out there, put out a piece ranking all 30 minor league systems in baseball. The Phillies system ends up at #10 overall, namely on the strength of our pitching, which … Continue reading →

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Prospect Grades: Hill and Dubee

Posted on February 16, 2007 by

Happy Friday everyone. I’m still not quite caught up, which means I’m going to have to limit it to two grades again today. However, tomorrow I will try and get a few more done, and I should be able to … Continue reading →

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Prospect Grades: Garcia and Brauer

Posted on February 15, 2007 by

Back to the grades. We’re closing in on the finish line, slowly but surely. I have a lot of work to catch up on, so only two grades today, but I should be able to crank out 4 or so … Continue reading →

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Real Quick Draft and Follow Update

Posted on February 13, 2007 by

Yazy Arbelo and Rashad Taylor are both off to flying starts,  both with an OPS over 1.000. I created a spreadsheet to track all the draft picks, and I’ll share it here for anyone that wants a copy. Click this … Continue reading →

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Prospect Grades: Dempsey, Concepcion, Cruse

Posted on February 12, 2007 by

Back after re-charging the batteries this weekend. Should be able to finish up the grades in the next week or so, we’ll do a recap, and soon we’ll have spring training stuff to discuss. Let the good times roll. Dempsey, … Continue reading →

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Prospect Grades: Milner and Berry

Posted on February 9, 2007 by

Happy Friday. I don’t have a lot of time today, so only two writeups but we’re in the lower levels now, so most writeups will be shorter, because there’s less of a history to discuss. After I finish the rest … Continue reading →

Posted in Berry, Quintin, Milner, Gus, Prospect Grades | 6 Comments

Prospect Grades: Pfinsgraff, Donald, Yarbrough

Posted on February 8, 2007 by

As I finish up the prospects who spent time at Lakewood and move into short season prospects, I just want to remind everyone how difficult it is to figure out players who have only played for a half season, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Donald, Jason, Pfinsgraff, Ben, Prospect Grades | 21 Comments