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Winter League update

9. Winter Leagues

The news is….well, it’s not particularly good.

Arizona

Golson: 46 AB, .196/.224/.261 — 4 R –3 2B — 5 RBI — 2 BB — 8 K
Costanzo: 43 AB, .163/.245/.302 — 3 R — 2 HR — 6 RBI — 5 BB — 17 K
Bisenius: 8.2 IP, 5.19 ERA — 10 H — 3 BB — 10 K
Outman: 7.2 IP, 5.87 ERA — 11 H — 2 BB — 8 K
Overholt: 7.2 IP, 8.22 ERA — 10 H — 3 BB – 5 K
Savery: 5.0 IP, 0.00 ERA — 2 H — 2 BB — 2K

Hawaii

Naylor: 3.0 IP, 0.00 ERA — 1 H — 0 BB — 3 K
Cruse: 13.0 IP, 4.15 ERA — 14 H — 4 BB — 6 K
Hill: 10.1 IP, 7.84 ERA — 14 H — 6 BB — 10 K

Hey, Naylor and Savery are awesome, so we’ve got that.

Oh, and pitching in Hawaii must really stink…

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Reader Top 30, #23

2008 Reader Top 30

We finish the week with #23, and we’re winding down now. When we finish the Top 30, I’ll give you my Top 30 without any thought or analysis, just my gut feeling. I’m still working on my evaluation system, and it will take a while to finish, but it will be a good point of discussion once it’s complete. Anyway, on to #23

01. Carrasco
02. Cardenas
03. Savery
04. Costanzo
05. Outman
06. Carpenter
07. Marson
08. Donald
09. Drabek
10. Happ
11. Harman
12. Golson
13. Jaramillo
14. E Garcia
15. Brown
16. Bastardo
17. Bisenius
18. Berry
19. Myers
20. d’Arnaud
21. Naylor
22. Galvis

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Reader Top 30, #22

2008 Reader Top 30

Not a lot of votes yesterday….are you guys getting bored? We’re inching closer to the finish line.

01. Carrasco
02. Cardenas
03. Savery
04. Costanzo
05. Outman
06. Carpenter
07. Marson
08. Donald
09. Drabek
10. Happ
11. Harman
12. Golson
13. Jaramillo
14. E Garcia
15. Brown
16. Bastardo
17. Bisenius
18. Berry
19. Myers
20. d’Arnaud
21. Naylor

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Reader Top 30, #21

2008 Reader Top 30

Travis d’Arnaud comfortably took yesterday’s vote to round out our Top 20. We have 10 more spots to go, and still some intriguing guys available for selection.

01. Carrasco
02. Cardenas
03. Savery
04. Costanzo
05. Outman
06. Carpenter
07. Marson
08. Donald
09. Drabek
10. Happ
11. Harman
12. Golson
13. Jaramillo
14. E Garcia
15. Brown
16. Bastardo
17. Bisenius
18. Berry
19. Myers
20. d’Arnaud

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Reader Top 30, #20

2008 Reader Top 30

Today we round out the top 20, and then head for the final third of the list. After we finish the top 30, I’ll be working on some general stuff leading up to me sharing my top 30. As I have mentioned in the past, over the last few months I’ve developed a system to rank prospects not just on the Phillies, but throughout the entire minor leagues, and my system works without bias. It’s far from perfect, but it’s a start. I’ll share more details on that later, I’m still processing data and inputing it into the system, it’s not close to ready yet, so it will be a while. Anyway, on to #20

01. Carrasco
02. Cardenas
03. Savery
04. Costanzo
05. Outman
06. Carpenter
07. Marson
08. Donald
09. Drabek
10. Happ
11. Harman
12. Golson
13. Jaramillo
14. E Garcia
15. Brown
16. Bastardo
17. Bisenius
18. Berry
19. Myers

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Q/A with Joe Savery

* Interviews, Other Stuff

Phillies first round pick Joe Savery, currently playing in the Arizona Fall League, was kind enough to answer a few questions for me. Joe, for those who don’t know, was taken in the first round out of Rice in the June draft, pitched 26 innings at Williamsport, and has now thrown 5 innings in Arizona. While in Arizona, Joe is one of a number of prospects keeping a weekly diary of his experiences, and you can read his entries here. Check below the fold for the Q/A

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Reader Top 30, #19

2008 Reader Top 30

A pleasant Monday to you. Quintin Berry is rewarded for his solid 2007 with the #18 spot, edging out D’Arby Myers. Hit the voting for #19 today, and if you haven’t done so, check out my Q/A with Keith Law, and also my Q/A with Joe Savery which will be up momentarily.

01. Carrasco
02. Cardenas
03. Savery
04. Costanzo
05. Outman
06. Carpenter
07. Marson
08. Donald
09. Drabek
10. Happ
11. Harman
12. Golson
13. Jaramillo
14. E Garcia
15. Brown
16. Bastardo
17. Bisenius
18. Berry

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Prospect Q/A with Keith Law

* Interviews

I recently got a chance to talk Phillies prospects with Keith Law, and he was kind enough to answer some questions for the blog here. For those who don’t know him, Keith is currently the Director of Baseball Scouting for ESPN Scouts, Inc. Prior to his work for ESPN, he served as Special Assistant to the GM for the Toronto Blue Jays, and before Toronto, he wrote for Baseball Prospectus. Keith knows his way around the scouting circle, and he offered his no nonsense opinions on some of the Phillies best prospects as well as the organization as a whole. Thanks again Keith for taking the time, we appreciate it. Check below the fold for all the action

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Reader Top 30, #18

2008 Reader Top 30

Another very close 3 way vote yesterday, with Joe Bisenius edging ahead of Quintin Berry and D’Arby Myers. Will it be a tossup between those two today, or does a guy like Drew Naylor or Freddy Galvis sneak in? Vote away.

01. Carrasco
02. Cardenas
03. Savery
04. Costanzo
05. Outman
06. Carpenter
07. Marson
08. Donald
09. Drabek
10. Happ
11. Harman
12. Golson
13. Jaramillo
14. E Garcia
15. Brown
16. Bastardo
17. Bisenius

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Scouts say “Don’t give up on Golson”

Other Stuff

From Baseball America today

“He’s improved so much,” the scout said. “I know that’s hard to believe given the amount of strikeouts he’s had, but I’m a believer and I know I’m far from the only one.

“I didn’t think he’d ever have the tools to play when I saw him as an amateur–he was just real rough at the plate and I didn’t think he’d have enough instincts, but his tools are very, very good.

“It doesn’t surprise me he led the minors in strikeouts because he’s still a is a top-hand, layout guy that’s knobbed up right away so the low pitch–wherever it is in the zone–is going to kill him.

“But he’s an 80 arm with 80 speed . . . those guys with those kind of tools . . . if he figures it out . . . wow. He could be a late bloomer.

“This is one of those guys that you don’t ever want to give up on despite what the numbers say. You fall in love with him. It’s hard not to. And this is a smart kid who just turned 22. If he leaves his brain in the clubhouse and just goes out there and reacts, he’s one of the best prospects in the game. I know that can be a pretty big if with some guys, but you can’t just throw this guy away.”

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