Monthly Archives: August 2009

Its signing deadline day

Posted on August 17, 2009 by

For me, Draft Day is the most exciting day of the season with regard to the minors aspect of the Phillies organization, and a close second is deadline day. Teams have until 11:59 tonight to finish signing their draft picks. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Draft | 213 Comments

‘Pigs Weekend Update

Posted on August 16, 2009 by

8/14/09–Michael Taylor and Andy Tracy continued carrying the Lehigh Valley offense as they opened a series in Buffalo with a 12-6 win. A four run first inning was highlighted by an RBI Single by Mike Cervenak, RBI double by Andy … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Stuff | 9 Comments

Lehigh Valley Weekly Report

Posted on August 14, 2009 by

With the season reaching its final three weeks, Lehigh Valley went through another mediocre week going 3-4, and have watched their chances for a playoff berth continue to dwindle with their 57-61 record.  They are 9.5 games behind dvision leading Scranton, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Stuff | 32 Comments

Fixing the MLB Draft

Posted on August 14, 2009 by

As I alluded to in a previous post, I have some pretty big ideas for fixing the Major League Baseball draft. Before I get into the details (of which there will be plenty), just a few disclosures. I’ve never worked … Continue reading →

Posted in 03. Draft Central | 54 Comments

Box Score Roundup; 8/13

Posted on August 14, 2009 by

Before we dig into tonight’s games, just a quick note. The signing deadline is Monday night at 11:59 PM. I normally take the weekend off from adding new content, but if any news develops on signings, I’ll get to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Box Score Recap | 21 Comments

Colvin to attend Phillies workout

Posted on August 13, 2009 by

Scroll to the bottom of Andy Martino’s latest offering for this nugget The Phillies will hold a workout at Citizens Bank Park this morning for seven unsigned draft picks, including Brody Colvin, a highly regarded righthanded pitcher. Colvin was selected … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Draft | 157 Comments

Box Score Roundup; 8/12

Posted on August 13, 2009 by

Before we dig into tonight’s box score, we may as well start with the highlight of the night. Michael Taylor hit for the cycle, going 5/5 with 2 doubles, a triple, and a home run, his 4th in 98 AAA … Continue reading →

Posted in Box Score Recap | 39 Comments

Sleeper Alert; Leandro Castro

Posted on August 12, 2009 by

As I mentioned in the box score roundup, I’m intrigued by Leandro Castro. I don’t know much about his backstory, I just know he was signed as an undrafted free agent out of the Dominican Republic. He made his US … Continue reading →

Posted in Castro, Leandro | 20 Comments

New feature; comment ratings

Posted on August 12, 2009 by

This should be a real hoot. I don’t know when wordpress added the feature, but I’ve enabled comment rating for the site. Lots of sites are now moving toward this function, where readers can rate the comments of their fellow … Continue reading →

Posted in Site Info | 42 Comments

Box Score Roundup, 8/11

Posted on August 12, 2009 by

Before getting to tonight’s games, I wanted to post this link that was posted in yesterday’s comments. Im not sure who this fellow is, what kind of background he has, but the info provided is solid. He basically confirms the … Continue reading →

Posted in Box Score Recap | 62 Comments