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

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