hat tip to andyb for locating the list on the Crosscutters website
its a large image, so click below so it doesn’t stretch out the page….
Monthly Archives: September 2008
D’Arnaud makes NYPL Top 20
…and hes the only one.
He came in at #5 behind Jason Castro (Houston), David Cooper (Toronto), Adam Reifer (Cardinals) and Derek Norris (Nationals)
Full info here. Basically praised his defense, said he’s getting even better there, and that he’s got good contact skills and can drive the ball to right field.
2008 Draft Recap; Epilogue
Part 1: Rounds 30-50
Part 2: Rounds 20-29
Part 3: Rounds 11-19
Part 4: Rounds 1-10
Part 5: Overview of the draft/comparison to last 2 drafts
Today we put the final coat of paint on the 2008 draft in terms of short term analysis. The true value of this draft isn’t likely to be known for 4-5 years, maybe even more because of the sheer number of high school picks taken. It will be fun to watch guys progress over the next year or two, but we’ll need much more time to evaluate true worth. I have some general thoughts, as well as some comparison info to post as well. Lets get to it.
Edit. Yeah, Epilogue. I finished writing this at 4AM last night. It slipped my mind.
2008 Draft Review, Part 4
Part 1: Rounds 30-50
Part 2: Rounds 20-29
Part 3: Rounds 11-19
Part 4: Rounds 1-10
Part 5: Overview of the draft/comparison to last 2 drafts
This is the biggest portion of the draft in terms of things to discuss, so lets get right to it.
2008 Draft Recap; Part 3
Part 1: Rounds 30-50
Part 2: Rounds 20-29
Part 3: Rounds 11-19
Part 4: Rounds 1-10
Part 5: Overview of the draft/comparison to last 2 drafts
Today we’ll get to rounds 11-19, where you need to find good value and start to move away from the org filler and into the legit prospects. Before we dig into each pick, some thoughts regarding yesterday’s post
4 Phillies make the GCL Top 20
I’ll be doing something similar to what BA does, highlighting the 20 best prospects in each league, but they beat me to the punch on the GCL list. Which is ok, because mine is likely to look much different. Anyway, today is the GCL, and the Phillies are well represented.
4. Jason Knapp
7. Sebastian Valle
8. Zach Collier
13. Anthony Hewitt
2008 Draft Recap; Part 2
Part 1: Rounds 30-50
Part 2: Rounds 20-29
Part 3: Rounds 11-19
Part 4: Rounds 1-10
Part 5: Overview of the draft/comparison to last 2 drafts
We’ll continue on with the draft recap. I wanted to highlight a couple questions asked in Part 1 here before moving on.
2008 Draft Recap; Part 1
My original plan was to start by giving an overview of the draft, talking about the overall numbers and how they are different from the last two drafts, but I decided to kind of change course a bit. Instead, I’ll save that summary until the end of the line, and instead I’ll start at the back of the draft and work my way forward. I’ll go round by round, giving my thoughts on each pick. Since lots of the late round guys didn’t sign, I’m going to do the first few installments in big chunks. This is my plan;
Part 1: Rounds 30-50
Part 2: Rounds 20-29
Part 3: Rounds 11-19
Part 4: Rounds 1-10
Part 5: Overview of the draft/comparison to last 2 drafts
There is plenty to discuss here in each section. So lets get to it.
Justin De Fratus Q/A
I was fortunate to be able to ask personal favorite Justin De Fratus a bunch of questions, and he provided some great answers. I’m going to put this up now and leave it at the top for a few days, so enjoy. I’ll start my 2008 draft recap on Monday or Tuesday, so check back for that.
Q/A below…
Daily Discussion – 9/13
Hello everybody. This is Zac, the typical Reading Phillies Weekly Report guy. Just wanted to chime in with a new post so that we can all direct our focus solely where it belongs, on the Pharm. Also, I just wanted to note, that I think it would be prudent if everyone stopped bickering about the subject of bickering. This is PP’s site, so lets try and keep the subject of conversation focused on what he believes to be appropriate. I think if we accomplish this goal, we will all be pleasantly surprised by the amount of knowledge we will all again about the Phillies minor league teams and players.
On to the topic of conversation, irrational loves. We all have them, I know I do, and so I was just wondering which players some of you guys see turning into a star, or even turning into a much better player than currently projected as (whether that be a star, regular, or bench guy). I will start off with my number one irrational love in the system, Drabek. I do not know what it is about him, but I have these starry eyed dreams of Drabek and Hamels leading us to five straight world series championships. So, who do ya got?
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