Welcome to the 2018 Reader Top 30!
Well, here we go. This should take us through the end of January. A short two weeks later, pitchers and catchers can report on February 13th and have their first work out the following day, signalling the start of spring training. The first full squad work out is just a couple days later. Just 50 or so days to go. Continue reading Phuture Phillies 2018 Reader Top 30 Poll for the Phillies #1 Prospect
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. Happy Holiday Season to all. Very little Phillies’ activity this week.
The Phillies announced their minor league coaching staffs and development team.
A couple recent transactions have been finalized.
A handful of DSL players were released. There’s a nice holiday present.
Phuture Phillies’ Reader Top 30 will begin this week. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of December 24th
Time to get ready for the 2018 Reader Top 30 Prospect Poll. I will start polling in a week or so, and plan on posting a poll each weekday. We will continue to follow baseball’s standards for prospect lists which states –
“To be eligible for a list, a player must have rookie eligibility. To qualify for rookie status, a player must not have exceeded 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues, or accumulated more than 45 days on the active roster of a Major League club or clubs during the 25-player limit period, excluding time on the disabled list or in military service.”
“The rankings follow the guidelines laid out by the new Collective Bargaining Agreement in terms of who falls under the international pool money rules: Players who are at least 23 years old and played in leagues deemed to be professional (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Cuba) are not eligible.” Continue reading 2018 Phuture Phillies Reader Top 30 Poll
The Phillies’ hot stove season went from low to medium with some transactional activity at the Winter Meetings. Their stove cranked up to high with a trade and free agent signing on Friday.
The Phillies finally completed their major league coaching staff when they announced their first base coach.
Phuture Phillies is prepared to begin its Reader Top 30, watch for the opening srticle. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of December 17th
The baseball off season went from tepid to boiling this week. Prior to Baseball’s Winter Meetings in Orlando, the free agent and trading markets were stagnant. Continue reading How Do You Like Them Transactions?
Someone finally lit the burner under the hot stove season. Shohei Otani picked a team and Giancarlo Stanton accepted a trade. Hopefully this will encourage some more trades and free agent signings.
The Phillies signed a prospect and cleared some space on their 40-man roster before heading to Orlando for the Winter Meetings. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of December 10th
The hot stove season continues, but there has been little action on the trade front.
The Phillies tendered contracts to their arbitration eligible players and announced some additional changes to the major league coaching staff. They also announced a lot of front office promotions and hires.
Shohei Ohtani has finally posted and has identified the some of the teams he has and hasn’t interest in.
The Stanton situation has moved to a new level of discourse.
Teams prepare for the Winter Meetings next week.
The hot stove season continues. There was a flurry of transactions as the Phillies set their 40-man roster before the November 20th deadline.
The Phillies added an assistant hitting coach to the major league staff.
Former Phillies RHP Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez was killed in a car accident in his native Cuba.
The commissioner levied penalties against the Atlanta Braves for international signing violations.
A sad week for Phillies’ fans as a memorial service for Roy Halladay was held in Clearwater.
As the hot stove season continues, there was very little public movement by the Phillies at the GM meeting Orlando, FL. It’s probable that the somber week was responsible for the relative lack of announcements by the Phillies.
Late Friday, the Phillies announced the hiring of another coach to Gabe Kapler’s staff.
There were no player transactions as the Phillies approach Monday’s deadline for adding players to the 40-man roster to avoid being eligible for the Rule 5 draft.
The deadline for the nine players who received qualifying offers has passed.
Fifteen of the 16 Phillies’ minor players who were eligible opted for free agency.
The hot stove season continues. The GMs meeting begins tomorrow in Orlando, FL.
I’ve been watching a lot of MLB Hot Stove this week. They scroll each team’s KEY FA across the bottom of the screen during the show along with some other baseball information. The Phillies KEY FA are RHP Clay Buchholz, 3B Andres Blanco, LF Daniel Nava, and OF Hyun Soo Kim. Every time I see this I can’t help but smile. I think it’s the use of the word KEY. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of November 12th
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