Today the Phillies played a split squad schedule – home against the Yankees ans on the road against the Tigers. That meant that there were 22 less players in minor league camp for most of the day. Continue reading Spring Training 2019 (March 7th)
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Spring Training 2019 (March 6th)
Now that things have quieted a little since the Harper signing, I can devote my attention fully to spring training. I’ll use this article to catch up on what has been happening down here in the major and minor league camps. By the way, today, Harper faced live pitching and the minor leagues had their first full squad work outs. Continue reading Spring Training 2019 (March 6th)
Open Discussion: Week of March 4, 2019
The first full squad workout for the minor league affiliates will be held this week. Daily reports will begin in separate articles. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of March 4, 2019
Phillies and Harper Come to Agreement on Record Contract
I was at the ball park when news of the Phillies’ deal with Harper began to trickle through the crowd of 3800 people. Voices got higher as excitement rose while word passed by word of mouth. Then it got eerily quiet, even for such a sparse crowd. I looked around and every fan over 12 and under 60 had his/her cell phone out, checking the veracity of the rapidly spreading rumor. Within moments, the noise returned. Continue reading Phillies and Harper Come to Agreement on Record Contract
Open Discussion: Week of February 25, 2019
The first full squad workout for the minor league affiliates will be held this week. Daily reports will reported in separate articles. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of February 25, 2019
Harper Discussion
Please restrict any comments on the Harper negotiations to this location. Hopefully, this is the last time I need to post this.
2019 Phillies Top 30 Prospects (MLB)
I meant to publish this in one of my other posts.
MLB has published their top 30 prospects in the Phillies organization. So, let’s see where they were wrong. Here’s their top 30 and the Phuture Phillies top 30. And just for kicks and giggles, I’ve included the end of season top 30 I submitted to the Reading Eagle. Continue reading 2019 Phillies Top 30 Prospects (MLB)
Open Discussion: Week of February 18, 2019
The first full squad workout was held Monday. Daily reports are reported in separate articles. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of February 18, 2019
Machado and Harper Discussion
Please restrict any comments on the Machado contract or Harper negotiations to this location.
Second Full Squad Workout, Tuesday February 19, 2019
Today was Photo Day. All major league spring training participants reported early (around 6:00 AM, I heard) for their array of team and individual photos. However, this did not upset the training schedule. Players were on the fields before their 11:00 AM exercises commenced. Drills were the same with the only major that all BP was held on the Complex fields. Continue reading Second Full Squad Workout, Tuesday February 19, 2019
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