Author Archives: MattWinks

So You Want a College Pitcher

Posted on May 11, 2013

Due to the developmental differences between hitters and pitchers many more pitchers blossom in college baseball.  This means that there is a depth of pitching available in the draft that is not greatly inferior talent wise to the high school … Continue reading →

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So You Want a College Hitter

Posted on May 9, 2013

Now that we are into May it is time to look at specific players and groups of players.  We are going to kick off this series with the thinnest position which is college hitters.  For the most part this is … Continue reading →

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Who actually has Star Potential? Or the All-Projection Team

Posted on May 8, 2013

The topic of much of the season to this point is where does this team go from here.  Most of it centers around the lack of stars in the minor league system.  Not all players can be stars because it … Continue reading →

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Why Jesse Biddle Was Pulled From a Game Today

Posted on May 4, 2013

Jesse Biddle’s final line today was: 0.2 IP  1 H 3 ER 4 BB 0 K and 41 pitches he was then pulled from the game and replaced by Tyler Knigge prompting internet speculation about an injury.  It turns out … Continue reading →

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Draft Retrospective – Projectable High School Pitcher

Posted on May 4, 2013

The Phillies like many teams draft for projectability when it comes to high school players.  The Phillies over the past 5 years have shown that they have a type of high school pitcher that they value.  That pitcher tends to … Continue reading →

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Taking Stock a Month In – Making Sense of Hot Starts

Posted on May 3, 2013

It is hard to not get excited about hot starts for prospects because they bring so much promise and optimism.  The key as always, is to know why they are starting out how they are.  Sometimes regression is right around … Continue reading →

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Taking Stock a Month In – They Are Who We Thought They Were

Posted on May 1, 2013

We often think of minor league players as needing to continuing to improve.  Sometimes it is almost as good to sustain success on a higher level.  the second part of this series taking stock in the system looks at  the … Continue reading →

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Taking Stock A Month In – Slow Starts

Posted on April 29, 2013

We have about a month of games on the system plus spring training so it is time to take a quick look at the system and some starts to the season.  I am going to start with the cold starters … Continue reading →

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Draft Retrospective: “Toolsy” Outfielders

Posted on April 27, 2013

Before really ramping into 2013 draft coverage I am going to look back on some prototypical Phillies draft types.  The goal is to find a pattern of success or failure and see if there is a trend in the developmental … Continue reading →

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The 40 Man Roster Numbers Game

Posted on April 23, 2013

There has been a lot of talk lately about bringing up Adam Morgan, however he requires a spot on the 40 man roster.  This isn’t a deal breaker but it does provide an excuse to reevaluate the 40 man roster as … Continue reading →

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