Monthly Archives: July 2007

The trade deadline is about 4 hours away

Posted on July 31, 2007 by

Buckle up, and let’s see what happens. If a Phillies prospect is traded, check back here, I’ll give the rundown. And that, folks, is as anti-climatic as it gets from the Phillies perspective. No outfielder to replace Victorino, instead, we’re … Continue reading →

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Matt Maloney traded for Kyle Lohse

Posted on July 30, 2007 by

per rotoworld, the Phillies have acquired Kyle Lohse for Matt Maloney. First reaction is, okay, I’m fine with it, but maybe I’m still underrating Maloney a bit. I gave Maloney a B in the prospect grades, saying this Maloney, Matt, … Continue reading →

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A quick word about “options”

Posted on July 30, 2007 by

I know the whole waiver/options thing can get confusing. Basically, once a player is placed on waivers and clears, he has cleared for the entire waiver period. For example, the Phillies placed Durbin on waivers after they claimed him, and … Continue reading →

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What is Michael Bourn’s trade value?

Posted on July 30, 2007 by

A hot topic of late is Michael Bourn and what he could bring to the Phillies via trade. So the question is, what type of player should the Phillies target for Bourn? Specific names? If they don’t get player X, … Continue reading →

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DSL July Update

Posted on July 29, 2007 by

We are now more than halfway through the Dominican Summer League season and the Phillies entry has been improving as the season progressed.  They are now 26-17 after going 13-3 in their past 16 games.  The exciting part of this … Continue reading →

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Michael Dubee traded

Posted on July 27, 2007 by

For White Sox 2B Tad Iguchi. No complaints here. Dubee is a C+ prospect at this point, and isn’t close to being a big league contributor, and hopefully this keeps Nunez out of the every day lineup. For White Sox … Continue reading →

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Ottawa Lynx Week Sixteen(Part Two-Richmond)

Posted on July 27, 2007 by

Against the Braves, nothing went right as the Lynx slid further and further into last place, the team once again reverting back to poor pitching and hitting. They were simply out of games early against the Richmond Braves and once … Continue reading →

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Things looking good for Workman et all

Posted on July 27, 2007 by

Thanks to SQUIRE for posting this article in a previous post. With the signing of Savery, the Phillies have now signed 17 of their first 19 picks and all but seven of their first 33 selections. They also expressed confidence … Continue reading →

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Ottawa Lynx Week Sixteen, (Part One-Rochester)

Posted on July 26, 2007 by

As there are eleven games in week sixteen, I have split up the report this week. Part two tomorrow. Six games-four days and two double headers in three days isn’t something which is likely to help a team struggling as … Continue reading →

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Reading Report

Posted on July 25, 2007 by

The Phils road trip ended with the Phils mired at .500 (52-52), in 5th place and 8 games out of first in the SOuthern division.  Still among the league leaders are Matt Maloney who is 8th in wins(9), 1st in … Continue reading →

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