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Monthly Archives: November 2021
2022 Phuture Phillies Readers’ Top 30 Poll
It’s almost time for this year’s Readers’ Top Thirty. I will start polling sometime after the Rule 5 draft. I want to give Trader Dave time to move or add prospects before I start running the polls. In the meantime, I’ll be preparing the polls. To that end, I’ve included a list of players to include in the polls at the bottom of this article. Let me know if I’ve missed anyone. It’s a long list. I can’t imagine I missed a prospect, but let me know. I’ve removed recently traded Logan Cerny and added recently acquired Donny Sands.
I will continue to follow baseball’s standards for prospect lists which states – Continue reading 2022 Phuture Phillies Readers’ Top 30 Poll
Open Discussion: Week of November 21, 2021
This is the courtesy thread for comments and discussion about the Phillies and other BASEBALL topics. Thank you Matt for having my back. I hope it all amounts to nothing. Happy Thanksgiving everybody!
2021 Org Rates – BB% and K% (Pitchers)
For pitchers, walk and strikeout rates are arrived at by dividing walks and strikeouts by batters faced (BB%=BB/BF and K%-K/BF). The percentages throughout the Phillies’ organization will be listed below. (This has been a work in progress. The recently departed players have been struck through rather than removed. The new guys are not included.) Continue reading 2021 Org Rates – BB% and K% (Pitchers)
2021 Org Rates – BB% and K% (Batters)
For batters, walk and strikeout rates are arrived at by dividing walks and strikeouts by plate appearances (BB%=BB/PA and K%=K/PA). The percentages throughout the Phillies’ organization will be listed below. (This has been a work in progress. The recently departed players have been struck through rather than removed. The new guys are not included.) Continue reading 2021 Org Rates – BB% and K% (Batters)
2021 Rule 5 Protections and a Little More
In a major upset, the Phillies announced the players they would add to their 40-man roster well in advance of the 6:00 PM deadline. These players will be protected from the Rule 5 draft that is scheduled to be held on the last day of the winter meetings. If one is held. Continue reading 2021 Rule 5 Protections and a Little More
Getting Ready for the 2021 Rule 5 Draft
The Rule 5 Draft won’t be held until December 8th, but the deadline for teams to submit their 40-man rosters is tomorrow (Friday, November 19th). Continue reading Getting Ready for the 2021 Rule 5 Draft
Open Discussion: Week of November 14, 2021
This is the courtesy thread for comments and discussion about the Phillies and other BASEBALL topics. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of November 14, 2021
Open Discussion: Week of November 7, 2021
This is the courtesy thread for comments and discussion about the Phillies and other BASEBALL topics. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of November 7, 2021
My Contribution to the 2021 Post Season Top 20
I received an e-mail from Mitch Rupert about 10 days ago. He proposed stepping in to fill one of the voids when Mike Drago moved on from the Reading Eagle. He asked a bunch of people to continue to take part in Mike’s End of Season Top 20 Prospects Poll. Continue reading My Contribution to the 2021 Post Season Top 20
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