Monthly Archives: July 2009

Martinez vs. Carrasco Live Blog

Posted on July 31, 2009 by

Lineups are out and both Lou Marson and Jason Donald will be facing Pedro Martinez tonight with the weather clearing in Allentown.  Michael Taylor and John Mayberry will be manning the outfield corners and hitting 5th and 7th respectively against Columbus … Continue reading →

Posted in 7. Lehigh Valley | 68 Comments

Daily Discussion, Savery Called Up to AAA

Posted on July 31, 2009 by

The Phillies 2007 first round draft choice, Joe Savery, was called up from AA Reading to take a place in the Lehigh Valley rotation.  Savery, 23, was taken 19th overall of the 2007 draft out of Rice University with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Discussion, Savery, Joe | 57 Comments

Lehigh Valley Weekly Report

Posted on July 31, 2009 by

First off, a very interesting pitching matchup Friday night in Allentown.  Pedro Martinez vs. Carlos Carrasco.  Who woulda thought? Look for a live blog of the action tonight (whether permitting). The climb to .500 and above continues to be a … Continue reading →

Posted in 7. Lehigh Valley | 13 Comments

Re-racking the Top 15

Posted on July 30, 2009 by

Now that we’ve lost 4 of our theoretical Top 15, I thought it would be a fun exercise to ponder what is left (assuming nothing else in the works) and look ahead to this winter. This is in no way … Continue reading →

Posted in ** My Top 30 Prospects | 95 Comments

Roster Changes

Posted on July 30, 2009 by

Because of the addition of Cliff Lee and Ben Francisco, the Phils have optioned P Steven Register and OF John Mayberry back to (AAA) Lehigh Valley.

Posted in Transactions | 12 Comments

Daily Discussion

Posted on July 30, 2009 by

Before a couple quick daily notes on the goings on outside of the Lee trade I wanted to chime in as well with my opinion.  The Lee deal was a no-brainer based on what the Phils gave up.  Not to … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Stuff | 45 Comments

Phillies have trade done for Cliff Lee

Posted on July 29, 2009 by

This deal, according to Andy Martino is agreed to pending physicals, which seem like a formality. The deal, as reported here by Ken Rosenthal, is Cliff Lee and OF Ben Francisco for Jason Knapp, Jason Donald, Carlos Carrasco and Lou … Continue reading →

Posted in Carrasco, Carlos, Donald, Jason, Knapp, Jason, Marson, Lou, Transactions | 213 Comments

DSL Update – July

Posted on July 29, 2009 by

The big news out of the DSL team this month came yesterday when 18-year-old starter Felix Cespedes pitched a perfect game, sort of.  Cespedes pitched 9 innings and got 27 consecutive outs, striking out 14.  Unfortunately his team failed to … Continue reading →

Posted in 1. VSL/DSL | 13 Comments

Carrasco scratched, Marson/Donald not in lineup

Posted on July 29, 2009 by

Link Something in the works? Marson you can understand, day game after a night game, but Carrasco was the scheduled starter, and now Woods is showing up as the starter. Read into it what you will.

Posted in Trade Discussion | 195 Comments

Around the System (Catchers)

Posted on July 28, 2009 by

One more pre-trade deadline look at the performance of the catchers throughout the Phillies minor league system. Lehigh Valley Lou Marson, Age 23, .295/384/.372; 1 HR 24 RBI, 3 SB, .267 with RISP, 21% CS rate, 6 errors, .985 fielding … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the System | 23 Comments