These are things I’ve observed at the Complex this season. Continue reading Minor Observances →

The trade deadline has passed.  The Phillies walked away with a couple of meager acquisitions.  Meager in that they didn’t provide the answers that most fans and “experts” expected to their questions regarding the Phillies’ roster. Continue reading Org Discourse (Phillies Discussion) →

The August 1st trade deadline is approaching.  The Phillies have a couple of weaknesses to upgrade. Continue reading Trade Winds (Phillies Discussion) →

I thought a mailbag request would draw a lot of questions.  It didn’t.  I’ll provide answers to the two questions in the comments section of that post here.  I culled through the four earlier posts to find any other questions and provided answers below. Continue reading Mailbag Answers →

While there are some who might think that the Phillies have done well to climb back into the wild card race, there are others who might point out that too many key players are underperforming.  Continue reading Moving on With the Season (Phillies Discussion) →

Major League Baseball reached its arbitrary halfway point and the baseball world has come to a stop for MLB’s midseason All-Star game and all the other fluff they cram into the break.  Continue reading The Halfway Point →

It is that time of year when everyone becomes a general manager (or president of baseball operations) and begins recommending or endorsing roster moves to prepare for the next season.  This annual exercise includes guessing how many and which free agents will be pursued and how much money is available to sign them.  This will be pinned on the site for a couple weeks. Continue reading 2022 Offseason Roster and Payroll Information →

This season, I noticed a different approach in the Phillies’ offseason acquisition of new personnel and the disposition and assignment of said personnel.

In past seasons, we would see the Phillies sign a bunch of minor league free agents during the early offseason and then release a lot of them by the end of spring training. Continue reading A Different Approach? →

Here is a list of all the transactions that occurred in June plus 3 international free agent signings that were finally reported from April and May. Continue reading June 2022 Transactions →