Jonathon Mayo from MILB.com on the Phils

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Head on over to a new blog that covers all things Philly sports, spliterati.com and check out a podcast interview they recently did with Johnathon Mayo from milb.com. Lots of good stuff here, check back on these guys often.

3 thoughts on “Jonathon Mayo from MILB.com on the Phils”

  1. For those of us who cant download and liston, can you give us a synopsis of what was discussed and what his views were?

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  2. * Really likes Cardenas, great character guy, good hitter, thinks the Phillies will move him one rung at a time and he will stay at 2B for now.

    * Teams will call on Carrasco, Phillies won’t trade him

    * Outman is solid, but his control is an issue

    * Feels Happ probably isn’t even ready for AAA at this point but it’s not time to really worry yet.

    * Phillies are being very cautious with Drabek, he’s been a model citizen this season.

    * Likes D’Arby Myers and Quintin Berry

    * Still optimistic on Costanzo

    * He’s a big Savery fan. Says that he could be one of the steals of the draft, and that when he focuses solely on pitching, he’ll be even better.

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  3. Very interesting commentary. For me, I could hear more from this guy…I’d listen for another hour or two for a more comprehensive analysis…including some of our lower level guys. But I’m sure glad to listen to this talk.

    One thing I did note was his commentary on the “dilemma” surrounding several “two-way players.”

    His comments IMO were right on! He said that you don’t mess w a guy when he is a “2 for 1″ guys.” Instead of trying one then another role, every draftee needs to concentrate on only ONE position to concentrate on w/o mixing other position’s requirements/learning.

    His reasons are spot on: any player needs to acquire SO MANY skills at EACH POSIION for learning during his earning his way up the ladder. Which thoughts were exactly in line w my own and others’ posts on the matter: which was raised several days ago here.

    W/o going over them here, there appears to me to be quite a few of position players at Lakewood, Wlmsprt, and the GCL…plus the DSL and VSL, several of whom could move quickly UP…with others promising slower but rewarding climbs w/in the system.

    Should the remaining 4 of our top draftees sign, IMO we’ve had a very good draft. EXCELSIOR!!

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