With the recent injury to Freddy Garcia, the Phillies are going to need to make a roster move when his spot comes up in the rotation. With the signing of Jose Mesa (vomit), they will go with an extra reliever until that point. Zagurski has options, so he could be sent down, but he’s thrown the ball well, I don’t know why they’d go that route. Clay Condrey fits the bill of fungible veteran who probably will clear waivers, so he’s my choice to get the tap. But that brings us to who should get a shot to start.
Monthly Archives: June 2007
First Round Mock…How’d I do?
Last week I posted my mock draft, lots of stuff happened between then and yesterday, but just for giggles, let’s see how I did, and how I did compared with blog reader kgengler
2007 Draft, What do YOU think?
I’ve had my say, reviewing day 1 and day 2, as well as some overall thoughts. Now I want to know what YOU think of our draft. I’ve set up a simple poll over at polldaddy.com, just click the link and register your vote. Also, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below.
2007 Draft Review, Day 2
I want to make a disclaimer statement right here. I’m going to say some really harsh things about the Phillies “braintrust”, ownership group, and anyone else associated with the draft in the next 2,000 or so words. If you love Bill Giles, David Montgomery, Pat Gillick, and all of the folks associated with said people, you may want to just click away from this review and assume “he wasn’t a fan” and move on. I don’t want to lose readers because I compare Pat Gillick to a piece of petrified wood, but I have to let out some frustration, and it’s better to do it in print than to go kick a stray dog in the alley behind my apartment. So, now that you’ve been warned, let’s get to it. Also, this is going to be a really long entry, if I misspell a few words, you’ll have to deal with it, I don’t have the energy to spell check something this long!
2007 Draft Review, Day 1
Well, if you feel like me right now, you’re worn out. The first day of the draft is one of the most exciting days of the year for me, and this year was no exception. This draft had potential for a bunch of exciting moments, as Boras guys dropped, college guys saw their stock jump a bit, and guys on my “wish list” quickly started flying off the board. Not surprisingly, there were plenty of highs and plenty of lows. Tomorrow, I’ll compare my mock draft to the actual results, but for now, I just want to review the Phillies draft choices and give my take on what has transpired. If you’re ready, let’s go. Click the player’s name for a profile/video when available.
2007 Draft, Day 2
Today is the second day of the draft, and will cover up to 45 rounds worth of picks, though it’s thought that a lot of teams will drop out before the end of the 50th round, mainly because the draft and follow option is no longer an option. I will be gone for most of the day today, as I’m moving into a new apartment, but I’ll check back in tonight and give my thoughts on how things transpired. Feel free to share any information you have on any of the guys taken in the comments section, and it will be passed along in my recap of day 2.
Ottawa Lynx Week Nine
Weather shortened the opening series of the Ottawa Lynx home stand from four to three games against the Southern Division leading Richmond Braves and that was probably a good thing considering how the Lynx played. Ottawa continued their trend of when they lost it was a blow out and when they won, it was a tight dramatic victory. The pitching staff continued to be beaten up and this time the defence which had been solid all season couldn’t get the job done. The frustration was beginning to show on the face of manager John Russell and if Ottawa are going anywhere this season, the team is going to have to start playing much better.
The best of the rest
Here is a compilation of the remaining players from BA’s Top 200. The list is long, so read below the fold.
Travis Mattair….and a near accident
I called my friend on the drive home, and waited for a minute or two till it got to the Phillies. When she told me we took Mattair, I almost swerved off the road. That takes most of the sting out of our previous pick for me.
I’ll have a full writeup on all of our picks later this evening. Time to catch my breath.
David Dellucci turns into a pumpkin…or Travis d’Arnaud
The Phillies, drafting at #37 in the compensation round, take Travis d’Arnaud, a high school catcher out of Lakewood High School in California. More analysis later, but to be honest, I don’t like it.
That’s all from me for now, work is about to end, I’m about to head home and ponder this some more. First thought, like the Savery pick, hate the d’Arnaud pick. More later.
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