Monthly Archives: February 2011

Q/A with Kevin Goldstein

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

In what has become one of my favorite yearly traditions, Kevin Goldstein was kind enough to donate some of his time to answer questions about Phillies prospects and his newly released Top 11 (well, really, top 21) prospects list, which … Continue reading →

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Michael Schwimer plugs this site, cements his legendary prospect status

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Not that he had to, but I’m really glad he did. Class act.

Posted in Michael Schwimer Blog | 46 Comments

Open Discussion Post – 25 February 2011

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

The Phillies played a game yesterday. The long winter is finally subsiding. And we have things to talk about. I’ll open the floor for discussion. And I’ll post the prospect highlights from the 8-0 win over Florida State to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Spring Training 2011 | 89 Comments

Quick Summary of Off-season Minor League Acquisitions

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

I wrote a couple of posts outlining most of our minor league free agent signings and other acquisitions this off-season for another site–I’ll copy them (and extend them a bit) here.  There aren’t a lot of Jason Werth-type players on … Continue reading →

Posted in Transactions | 55 Comments

Baseball America Top 100

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Baseball America released its Top 100 today.  The Phils were well-represented: #4–Domonic Brown #39–Jonathan Singleton #56–Brody Colvin #70–Jarred Cosart Among guy who have been traded, Kyle Drabek ranked #29, Travis D’Arnaud was #36, and Jonathan Villar was # 94. EDIT–>While … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Prospect Lists | 67 Comments

A quick word on the comments section here.

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

I’m going to write one very brief post on this. The comments on this post will be turned off. My hope is that this clears up any gray areas or uncertainties. I’m going to use bullet points here so it … Continue reading →

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Carpenter to the ‘pen

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

In what has been a whirlwind week for Pitcher Drew Carpenter  (and with a scarcity of Minor League News), Todd Zolecki is reporting that the Phils have decided to move Carpenter to the bullpen.  This time last week, Carpenter had … Continue reading →

Posted in Carpenter, Drew | 66 Comments

More profiles added

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

Just a heads up, profiles for Aaron Altherr, Cameron Rupp, Harold Garcia, Jiwan James, Tyson Gillies and Kelly Dugan. Thanks to Dave and Ryan for helping with these, as always.

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Top 30 mailbag

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

I went through my Top 30 in great detail, now I’ll answer your questions about my list. Lets start off with 3 questions from Derek: Do you have any ‘deep sleepers’ for this upcoming year? Guys that aren’t top 30 … Continue reading →

Posted in ** My Top 30 Prospects | 61 Comments

My Top 30 Prospects for 2011: Part 10

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

And then we reached the end of the line. Today is the final installment of my Top 30 prospects for 2011. I hope you enjoyed the new format, breaking things up into 2 weeks worth of discussion. I know that … Continue reading →

Posted in ** My Top 30 Prospects | 126 Comments