Monthly Archives: March 2008

Jason Donald’s big day and other notes

Posted on March 24, 2008 by

Jason Donald is the talk of the town after belting two home runs in the Phillies 15-7 win over Toronto. The home runs came off one time fireballing prospect Brandon League and journeyman John Parrish, not exactly Eckersley and Koufax, … Continue reading →

Posted in Donald, Jason, Spring Training 2008 | 17 Comments

Updated Minor League Rosters ST Week 4

Posted on March 22, 2008 by

Alright gang, here are this week’s updated minor league rosters. You can compare this to the week 3 roster and week 2 rosterand week 1 roster that I had posted earlier if you would like. Quite a few cuts all … Continue reading →

Posted in 2. GCL, 3. Williamsport, 4. Lakewood, 5. Clearwater, 6. Reading, 7. Lehigh Valley, Depth Charts, Spring Training 2008, Transactions | 22 Comments

Friday quick note

Posted on March 21, 2008 by

I’m up against it today, so I’ll keep it short. We’re getting closer and closer to the time where the games start to count, and because of that, I need to kick it into high gear on the player profiles, … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Stuff | 11 Comments

The pitching mess gets even cloudier

Posted on March 20, 2008 by

While many of us have been handicapping the chances of one of the young guys making the team, based on info passed on by Jayson Stark, it looks like maybe none of them will make the team. Stark says Teams … Continue reading →

Posted in Spring Training 2008 | 25 Comments

Tyler Mach didn’t retire?

Posted on March 19, 2008 by

As my #1 fan pointed out in the comments of another post, a Philly.com article today mentions Mach’s absence from minor league camp, with Steve Noworyta mentioning that he’s expected back at some point. I’m still not holding my breath, … Continue reading →

Posted in Spring Training 2008 | 3 Comments

New International Players In Spring Training

Posted on March 19, 2008 by

The minor league workgroups posted here list all the Phillies minor league players currently in camp.  It is likely that most of the players in group 5 will end up at either Williamsport or on the GCL team in Florida.  … Continue reading →

Posted in 01. Site Features, 1. VSL/DSL, 2. GCL, Other Stuff | 8 Comments

Minor league spring training games

Posted on March 19, 2008 by

I’ve been meaning to post this, but keep forgetting. If you’re curious about the results of the minor league spring training games, you can see them on the Reading Phillies website, by clicking here. These games are almost completely meaningless, … Continue reading →

Posted in Spring Training 2008 | 2 Comments

Jaramillo re-assigned, Coste wins spot

Posted on March 18, 2008 by

Slow news day today, and I have some other obligations (like, my actual job), so I’ll keep this one short. The Phillies re-assigned Jason Jaramillo and Pete LaForest to minor league camp, meaning that Chris Coste is the backup catcher … Continue reading →

Posted in Spring Training 2008 | 2 Comments

Monday roundup

Posted on March 17, 2008 by

First, we have the Travis Blackley situation “I honestly don’t know,” the lefthander said after pitching a scoreless ninth inning yesterday against the Reds, “but it feels like it.” Blackley, a Rule 5 selection from San Francisco, had been competing … Continue reading →

Posted in Spring Training 2008 | 14 Comments

New profiles added

Posted on March 16, 2008 by

I’ve been trying to crank out these profiles, but always seem to get distracted. I did a few recently where I didn’t have as much info as I’d like, but I still want every legit prospect to have a profile … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Stuff | 5 Comments