Monthly Archives: May 2008

Carrasco makes the BA Hotsheet

Posted on May 23, 2008 by

Its Friday, that means the Baseball America hotsheet. Carlos Carrasco comes in at #10 The Scoop: If McGee is No. 9, then Carrasco fits in nicely right behind him after posting a nearly identical line at the same level (albeit … Continue reading →

Posted in Carrasco, Carlos, Ten Pack/Hot Sheet | 42 Comments

Daily Discussion; 5/23

Posted on May 23, 2008 by

Happy Friday. First, a wrap of yesterday’s action Lakewood wins 5-4. Clearwater loses 2-0. Reading loses 5-2. Lehigh Valley wins 7-2. Today’s action below the fold…

Posted in Daily Discussion | 34 Comments

The Iron Pig News

Posted on May 22, 2008 by

Lehigh Valley had an up and down week, but it ended in an up note with a 3-3 record on the week. The ‘Pigs are now 13-34, last in the Northern division, 17.0 games back of leading Scranton. Hitting leaders … Continue reading →

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Daily Discussion, 5/22

Posted on May 22, 2008 by

I’m short on time today, so behave yourselves. Yesterday’s recap Lakewood wins 3-2. Clearwater wins 5-1. Reading loses 15-5. Today’s action

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KG’s NL East notebook

Posted on May 21, 2008 by

phuturephillies favorite Kevin Goldstein is doing updates of all the farm systems in baseball, and today is the NL East. He has two nuggets of note Nailing It On Naylor: Profiled in a recent Ten Pack, Australian righty Drew Naylor … Continue reading →

Posted in Donald, Jason, Naylor, Drew | 11 Comments

First Jim Callis mock draft/impending doom

Posted on May 21, 2008 by

I meant to do a writeup on this before, but it slipped my mind. I just read Callis talking about it again two days ago, so I guess its time to address it, even though I’d just like to ignore … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 Draft | 34 Comments

Daily Discussion; 5/21

Posted on May 21, 2008 by

Yesterday seemed to go well, so we’ll follow suit today. Quick recap of yesterday’s action Lakewood lost 3-1. Clearwater won 9-3. Reading lost 3-0. Lehigh Valley won 6-5. Here’s a look at today’s action, as 3 of 4 teams play … Continue reading →

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Weekly Threshers Notes

Posted on May 21, 2008 by

The Clearwater Threshers got the past week off to a rough start when they were held to just one run in their series final against the Dunedin Bluejays, but finished the week on a high note by picking up a … Continue reading →

Posted in 02. Org Reports, 5. Clearwater, Berry, Quintin, Brauer, Dan, Cardenas, Adrian, Garcia, Edgar, Harker, Brett, Milner, Gus, Savery, Joe, Segovia, Zack, Spencer, Matt | 7 Comments

Some draft tidbits

Posted on May 20, 2008 by

Baseball America has an article today talking about the choices for pick 1.1, and while that doesn’t really pertain to the Phillies, near the bottom of the article there were two interesting tidbits. Front-office executives contacted for this story said … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 Draft | 7 Comments

New feature; Daily Discussion

Posted on May 20, 2008 by

As I’ve watched site readership grow, the thing that I’m most excited about is the number of active commenters we have, as discussion is really what makes this site tick. With this also comes unintended consequences, namely specific posts getting … Continue reading →

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