Monthly Archives: March 2011

First round of cuts

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

The Phillies have made their first round of cuts, according to David Hale’s Philled In blog. The optioned/re-assigned are: Drew Carpenter, RHP Michael Schwimer, RHP Justin De Fratus, RHP Joel Naughton, C Drew Naylor, RHP JC Ramirez, RHP Harold Garcia, … Continue reading →

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2011 New International Players in Spring Training

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

With the posting of the minor league workout groups I wanted to throw up another post with brief info on some of the new faces in camp that have not previously played at GCL or in another stateside league.  There … Continue reading →

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Minor League workout groups, Volume 1

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

Courtesy of veteran commenter Ricky Branch . Click this link for a large, readable version. Most interesting tidbit? Jeremy Slayden is back in camp.

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Open Discussion, 07 March 2011

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

Here is your new discussion post for the next few days. Discuss prospect performances in spring games, and anything else prospect related. Go!

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Jake Borup Interview

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

Jake Borup, the Phils 23rd round pick in the 2010 was kind enough to give us some time as he enters his first Spring Training with the Phillies organization.  Borup, 23, had a very good year with Arizona State, going 11-1 … Continue reading →

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5 more profiles added

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

A massive thank you to Dave (and Ryan with an assist) for helping churn out all of the player profiles ahead of the 2011 season. Here are 5 more for your perusal. Zach Collier, Gauntlett Eldemire, Brian Pointer, Matt Rizzotti, … Continue reading →

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Domonic Brown breaks his hand, out 2 months

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

The news is everywhere. It sucks. His injury (the hook of the hamate bone in his hand) isn’t all that uncommon. The team is leaning toward surgery, which is smart, because if you don’t have it repaired surgically, there is … Continue reading →

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Open Discussion: 04 March 2011

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

I’ll give you a new topic. Mike Stutes is staking his claim early on. Its unlikely he’d make the team out of camp unless they carry 12 pitchers and Baez isn’t one of them, but he’s been impressive. And again, … Continue reading →

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2010 VSL/DSL Prospect Summary

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

This post is a much-delayed recap of the top prospects who played in the Latin American complex leagues in 2010.  I apologize for the delay as I got too wrapped up in work at the end of last year to … Continue reading →

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Open Discussion Post, 02 March 2011

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

Here is where you panic about Domonic Brown’s slow spring start, whether or not we now regret trading Michael Taylor, and anything else you want to talk about, prospect related of course. I just gave you a bunch of topics. … Continue reading →

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