Daily Archives: July 12, 2013

Draft Signing Day

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As many of you are aware, 5PM today is the last time 2013 draft picks can sign. The Phillies are still negotiating with Ben Wetzler, (5th) and they are not expected to sign Jason Monda (6th), but Jim Callis from BA just broke news on Twitter that 11th Rounder Denton Keys has signed, for an amount (not stated) that will put the Phillies into the bonus pool tax. That’s a 50% tax on every dollar spent over the allotted bonus pool, up to 5% over the pool, after which a 1st-round-draft-pick penalty is assessed, (not happening with a guy like Keys). This year’s bonus pool is floating at the moment until we know if Wetzler signs, and 11-40th rounders get the first $100k without changing the pool. So while we don’t know if Wetzler will sign, we can assume Keys’ bonus is somewhere north of $275k and less than $540k.

I’ll update this thread later with any other news, and link you to the final calculations when it’s complete. You can check out the draft tracker by clicking on the draft link at the top and picking 2013.

Just after 5pm, and Callis is reporting Ben Wetzler is going back to school. Rodney Dangerfield would be proud. As a Phillies fan, not so much. Also Callis is reporting Keys’ bonus to be $350k, which puts the Phillies $73,500 over their allotment, costing them $36,750 in tax.

Looks like 30th Rounder Venn Biter has signed as well. He retweeted a photo of him signing and congrats from his people. Thanks to commenter IHeartDomBrown below for posting that photo.

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Lakewood Game Report

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NYPhilsmaniac 19 is at it again, this time at Lakewood. Flat out great job with the report. 

PITCHING:
 
Nic Hanson made his return to Lakewood after a rehab start with GC.  Hanson went six solid innings, but was facing a last-place Rome offense.  Hanson’s fastball was consistently in the high 80’s, topping out at 90 exactly.  His offspeed deliveries varied from 79-82.  I would assume the gun was pretty accurate since the Rome starter regularly lit it up at 95-97 (must have been pretty straight FB’s since we knocked him around).  Hanson was able to mix things up well enough to avoid much damage.
 
1st inning:  A 3-2 line single to left-center followed by a SB, a 6-3 chopper moved the runner to third and he scored on a high sac fly to right-center. a 5-3 ground out ended the inning (nice play by Willie Carmona).
 
2nd inning:  A hard single to left, followed by three easy outs (swinging K, soft fly to RF, easy 4-6 FC
 
3rd inning:  a 1-3 comebacker, a hard hit lineout to RF and a soft liner to LF
 
4th inning:  Line single up the middle, swinging K (84 mph curve), soft lineout to LF, Swinging K on 82 mph changeup
 
5th inning:  1-2 pitch soft line single over 2nd baseman, Sac bunt (1-3), 3 hopper to SS (6-3), bunt single by the leadoff hitter, shallow pop-up caught by Pointer in CF (more on his defense later)
 
6th inning:  Line single into right-center, Hard ground single between short and 3rd, Line shot in left-center gap that Pointer ran down for an out, Flyout to center, Low sinking liner into right-center caught by Pointer Continue reading Lakewood Game Report →