Monthly Archives: March 2011

Brody Colvin scouting report, courtesy of baseball-intellect.com

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

Alex Eisenberg, the brains behind baseball-intellect.com has provided me with tons of good Phillies related bits in the past, and he reached out to me to provide this detailed scouting report, along with mechanical analysis, of Phillies prospect Brody Colvin. … Continue reading →

Posted in Colvin, Brody | 30 Comments

News and Notes 29 March 2011

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

The Phils opened up a spot on their 40 man roster today by outrighting 1B Matt Rizzotti to the minors.  He first had to clear waivers, which he successfully did. A number of cuts were made yesterday throughout the minor … Continue reading →

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Phils Sign Kevin Frandsen

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

The Phillies have signed 28 year old Infielder Kevin Frandsen to a Minor League contract and have said that he will start the season in AAA Lehigh Valley. Frandsen has major league experience at third, shortstop, first base and both corner outfield … Continue reading →

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On Mathieson and Stutes

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

I was going to make a comment, but didn’t want to bury it deep in the last post about all of the roster cuts. Mathieson and Stutes were drawing lots of interesting discussion, and I figured I’d share my thoughts … Continue reading →

Posted in Spring Training 2011 | 71 Comments

Three More Reassigned to Minor League Camp

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

The Phils have reassigned catchers Dane Sardinha and Tuffy Gosewisch, along with Josh Barfield to their Minor League Camp on Sunday.  This leaves Luis Castillo, Michael Martinez, Delwyn Young, and Pete Orr competing for two open roster spots as the Spring Training … Continue reading →

Posted in Spring Training 2011 | 59 Comments

How you can help phuturephillies.com this season

Posted on March 26, 2011 by

I receive emails asking this exact question from time to time. It thrills me that so many people continue to visit this site, and the contributions from readers, both in the form of discussion and submissions makes this site what … Continue reading →

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Mathieson, Zagurski Optioned

Posted on March 26, 2011 by

The Phillies bullpen picture became a bit clearer this morning as RHP Scott Mathieson and LHP Mike Zagurski were both optioned to Minor League Camp.  Both should start the season in AAA Lehigh Valley.  Mathieson, 27, came into camp with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Mathieson, Scott, Zagurski, Mike | 56 Comments

Around the Horn

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

Time for a fresh post to throw around what has been going on in Clearwater this week.  The latest injury to Brad Lidge will clearly have an impact on how the roster is constructed next Friday.  While Madson and Contereras … Continue reading →

Posted in Spring Training 2011, Zeid, Josh | 72 Comments

Dave’s Clearwater Recap 22 March 2011

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

First off, apologies for not posting regularly.  While I had my iPad with the blogging app on it with me at the Complex several times, the combination of St. Patty’s Day, running into some old friends, cheap beer, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Spring Training 2011 | 60 Comments

Workout Groups

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

While I wasn’t able to get a hard copy of this most recent workout groups, I was able to get an up to date list as of today.  It goes as follows: Group 1 AAA Catchers: Joel Naughton, John Suomi, … Continue reading →

Posted in Spring Training 2011 | 94 Comments