Category Archives: Daily Discussion

General Discussion: Week of 12 December 2011

The Rule 5 draft has passed. The long cold winter has begun. Things will be slow here over the next few weeks unless something major happens. I have some ideas for things I want to write about, but finding the … Continue reading

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Open Discussion, 21 November 2011

You asked for it, you got it. Discuss whatever you’d like. Another “what to expect in 2012″ is coming this week, so if there is someone you’d really like to see next, you can post it here. Otherwise, the floor … Continue reading

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Discussion: Potential minor league free agents of note

I’m going to focus on the external options here, as we’ve already reviewed the Phillies minor league free agents. You can check all minor league free agents using BA’s tracker here. I just picked out a few guys I find … Continue reading

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Open Discussion and mailbag questions

Hi. Sorry for the infrequent updates of late, but I’ve had a bunch of stuff going on that has been occupying my time. I’m working on a few things, and I hope to have some of it ready to go … Continue reading

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

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

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Open Discussion: Early sleeper prospects for 2012

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

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Discussion: Biggest leap forward/biggest step back in 2011

I wanted to throw this discussion question out there to the masses. I also want to extend a HUGE thank you to Gregg for his coverage of the playoffs, and really for all the work he’s done this year and … Continue reading

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Open Discussion, 6 September 2011

Hi all. I am without internet right now, waiting for Comcast to come out and find out why my internet suddenly stopped working Sunday night. I’m not going to labor through a box score recap on my iPhone, so I’ll … Continue reading

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Discussion topic: Opening assignments?

I was thinking about this today. There will likely be some interesting 2011 assignments, some of which will certainly be determined by spring training performance. Here are the guys I’m thinking about now, but feel free to mention any others … Continue reading

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Topic of the day: First to the majors in 2011

Today’s topic is this. Which Phillies prospect that currently has zero days of MLB service time will be the first to reach the major leagues in 2011? Vote for your choice, then explain why you think that below. If you … Continue reading

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