Daily Archives: August 29, 2008

Phillies trade Fabio Castro for Matt Stairs

per Ken Rosenthal. Should be a marginal prospect. Stairs has been on the decline after a hot start, and he’s like 50 years old, but he’s better than Taguchi, the guy he should be replacing. We’ll see. More info in this space when its available.

Update: Its the model dictator

Iron Pigs Report

Just a horrible week for the ‘Pigs as they went 1-7, and now stand at 54-86, in last place of the Northern Division of the International League, 33 games behind division leading Scranton.  Look for an in depth review of the Lehigh Valley season, including a look at the performance of each player, including my opinion of where they go from here,  during each of the next several editions of the Lehigh Valley report. Continue reading Iron Pigs Report