Monthly Archives: January 2011

2011 Reader Top 30, #30

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

And now we’ve arrived. Its the final spot in the 2011 Reader Top 30. I want to thank everyone for their participation, we drew an average of over 500 votes per round, definitely up from last year’s turnout. 1. Domonic … Continue reading →

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2011 Reader Top 30, #29

Posted on January 30, 2011 by

We’re down to the final 2 spots in what has been a very successful 2011 Reader Top 30. Percival Garner easily takes the 28th spot over Scott Mathieson, Cameron Rupp and Nick Hernandez. The voting for the final 2 spots … Continue reading →

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Site re-organization

Posted on January 29, 2011 by

Hello all. Just a brief note on the site. I’m in the process of adding a number of new features to the site, starting with player profiles for all of our key prospects, with a huge assist from Dave and … Continue reading →

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Aaron Altherr to give third base a try

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

A source gave me the heads up a few weeks ago that the Phillies had given Aaron Altherr a few looks at 3B this winter, and now that Keith Law brought up the fact in his article today, I suppose … Continue reading →

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2011 Reader Top 30, #28

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

The finish line is close. Leandro Castro edges out the field to take #27, meaning we have only 3 more spots to go. Lots of legitimately interesting guys will be left off the list, which really does speak to the … Continue reading →

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Phils Reportedly Sign Jason Grilli

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

Another reclamation project may be coming into the fold, most likely to Lehigh Valley as unconfirmed reports have the Phils signing veteran RHP Jason Grilli to a Minor League deal.  Grilli, 34, missed all of last season after suffering a knee … Continue reading →

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Keith Law’s Top 100 prospects for 2011

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

Head over to espn.com (insider only, obviously) again today to check out Keith’s Top 100. Fresh off the strength of a top 5 placement for the farm system as a whole, 5 Phillies prospects crack his top 100. They are: … Continue reading →

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Mental and Physical Thoughts Going into Spring Training

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

I have been asked by several family members, friends, and fans how I feel about being invited to Major League spring training and what my expectations and goals are regarding big league camp.  When the Baseball Ladies asked me via … Continue reading →

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2011 Reader Top 30, #27

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

Josh Zeid comes on strong to take the 26th spot, edging out Leandro Castro and Perci Garner. We’ll add Zach Collier to the poll for #27. 1. Domonic Brown, OF 2. Jon Singleton, OF 3. Jarred Cosart, RHP 4. Brody … Continue reading →

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Keith Law ranks the Phillies farm system 5th in MLB

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

Head over to espn.com and check out Keith’s writeup (insider only) of the 30 farm systems. He highlights the Phillies ridiculously stocked Lakewood team in 2010, and also highlights that we’ve stocked our system, despite all the trades, on a … Continue reading →

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