My Christmas/New Years/Birthday/Cinco De Mayo/Hanukah/Kwanza all wrapped up in one is this Thursday as the Minor League baseball season begins, and just a few housekeeping notes as we enter our 6th full season here at Phuture Phillies. Over 10,000,000 page views later, this site has grown to certainly one of, if not the primary source for Phillies minor league information. James grew this site with his credibility of verifying information and well thought out analysis. I hope we continue the tradition he built for years to come.
The huge contributions of Matt and Brad will continue through the 2013 season as they each basically have carte blanche to contribute as they see fit. Brad will be doing the daily box score updates and a feature or two if he can fit it into his schedule. Matt will continue with player profiles and features and will focus on the upcoming draft as we head into June. Like I have in years past, I will focus on Lehigh Valley, but with renewed vigor this year as for the first time in the five years I have been covering the ‘Pigs, they have a dozen players that have legitimate shots at appearing on major league rosters if not this year, then next. As much as my schedule permits, I will continue the “Hot or Not” and “Around the System” series that people seem to like, which gives a good overview of what is happening from top to bottom in the minor leagues. I am also hoping to get out to several Reading games this year for “in person” analysis of the prospects in Baseball Town. Continue reading Opening Day Housekeeping