Monthly Archives: October 2011

Arizona Fall League Update, 30 October 2011

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

Here is your latest update. As a reminder, the AFL is very offense-friendly. That said, the Phillies offensive players have been disappointing, and if they were looking at Overbeck’s AFL performance to determine if he was worth a spot on … Continue reading →

Posted in 8. Arizona Fall League | 38 Comments

Phillies ask to have Freddy Galvis sent home early

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

As noted in this article, the Phillies are asking that Freddy Galvis be released from his winter ball team on December 1, citing his workload in 2011 and also his minor wrist injury he recently suffered and came back from. … Continue reading →

Posted in Galvis, Freddy | 208 Comments

Thinking about prospects who will make it to the bigs in 2012

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Here’s our new discussion topic. Which prospects will crack the big league roster this year, and how much time will they log? I figure we can also discuss guys who have a cup of coffee under their belt already and … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Discussion | 118 Comments

AFL Update, 23 October 2011

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

The update is in pictorial form, below the jump. Discuss as you see fit.

Posted in 8. Arizona Fall League | 45 Comments

Open Discussion and upcoming schedule

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

Hi all. I’ve had little time to devote here recently and something of moderate importance has come up outside of my love of the Phillies, so the posts may be a tad sparse for the next few weeks. My plan … Continue reading →

Posted in Scheduling | 207 Comments

Open Discussion: 40 man roster decisions

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

I wanted to throw this one out there. The rules under the CBA state that college players must be protected after 4 seasons (anyone age 19 and older when drafted) and high school kids 5 years after they are drafted. … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Stuff | 120 Comments

Arizona Fall League Update, 15 October 2011

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

As promised, another update on our guys in the AFL. I’m just posting their player pages with their detailed stats, if you find mentions of the guys around the web with detailed info, please do post it here.

Posted in 8. Arizona Fall League | 57 Comments

Phillies hire Joe Jordan to replace Chuck LaMar

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

Per the Inquirer. My first reaction to this is “okay”. And it will take a bit more time to digest. As I mentioned when LaMar left, we don’t really know what these guys are doing on a day to day … Continue reading →

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Open Discussion: Early sleeper prospects for 2012

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

I wanted to throw this one out there for discussion. My plan is to start the Reader Top 30 in early November, but until then, I’m going to throw out a few discussion topics, I’m working on a few pieces … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Discussion | 148 Comments

Arizona Fall League Update, 9 October 2011

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

Hey all. I’m going to be posting semi-regular updates on the Arizona Fall League, probably twice a week or so, and this is update #1. The Phillies did not send any upper echelon prospects this year, but there are a … Continue reading →

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