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2016 Spring Training, March 28th

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The Phillies lost another game, 2-1 to the Blue Jays in Dunedin.  Darin Ruf crushed his 4th HR to center field, and  Vince Velasquez pitched 6.0, 2-hit innings allowing 3 BB and 8 K. But, the bullpen blew another late lead on a 2-out, 2-run HR in the eighth inning.

The minor league games were cancelled, so there were 2 intrasquad games at the Complex.  I watched the game between Teams 1 and 2,  mostly AAA and AA guys with a few A+ guys tossed in.  I won’t get to see guys like Quinn, Crawford, Hoskins, and Knapp once they go north.  So I opted to watch this game without regard for the pitchers. Continue reading 2016 Spring Training, March 28th →

Busy Day in Clearwater

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A quick update on the transactions and announcements that came out of the complex today:

–Vincent Veslasquez has been named the Phils #5 starter, meaning Adam Morgan, who has been very well in Spring Training has been optioned to AAA Lehigh Valley.

–RP Elvis Arajuo and Luis Garcia both of whom spent the large majority of last season with the Phils have been optioned to AAA Lehigh Valley

–Darnell Sweeney was optioned to Lehigh Valley, while C Logan Moore, INF Angelys Nina, RP Bobby LaFromboise, RP Reinier Roibal and P Chris Leroux were all re-assigned to minor league camp

–OF Will Venable was signed to a minor league deal and is expected to compete with Cedric Hunter and David Lough for the final OF position on the roster.

 

Open Discussion: Week of March 27th

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Here’s the open discussion thread for Phillies’ talk and other topics.  Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of March 27th →

2016 Sleeper and Break Out Prospects

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Time to make your selections official for sleeper and break out prospects.  Enter your guesses in the comments section and I will gather them into a Google Sheet for easy viewing.  Not to gloat, but I was one of two people who correctly identified Andrew Knapp as a player who would have a break out season. Continue reading 2016 Sleeper and Break Out Prospects →

2016 Spring Training, March 23rd

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The Phillies lost a game in Kissimmee to the Astros, their last trip there since the Astros are moving to another Florida location next spring.  Some guy named Giles got the save.

We had large crowds at the Carpenter Complex yesterday and today.  I have short reports on the action both days, and a little video.   Continue reading 2016 Spring Training, March 23rd →

2016 Spring Training, March 21st

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The Phillies traveled to Lakeland’s Joker Marchant Stadium Monday to take on Detroit Tigers.  Aaron Nola gave up one run in 6.0, 2-hit innings and the Phillies won 4-3.  They only managed 3 hits, but 8 walks and a Cedric Hunter 2-run home run paved the way to a   4-1 lead in the top of the seventh inning.  The bullpen managed to hold on for the win.

With the Phillies on the road, there was a larger than normal crowd at the Carpenter Complex.   Continue reading 2016 Spring Training, March 21st →

2016 Spring Training, March 20th

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While the Phillies were beating the Astros in Bright House Field, several pitchers who missed facing live hitters due to Saturday’s cancellation got their work pitching for Groups 3 and 4 against the Pirates.  This was to the chagrin of most observers who would rather that the young pitchers in the organization not lose 6-7 innings to pitchers who are likely to be released or end up in Lehigh Valley.
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Open Discussion: Week of March 20th

Spring Training 2016, Weekly Discussion

Here’s the open discussion thread for Phillies’ talk and other topics.  Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of March 20th →

Updated 2016 Work Groups and the Roster Crunch

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The Phillies made some roster changes last week.  They optioned a few players to their minor league affiliates, reassigned some non-roster invitees to minor league camp, and released a handful of players.  With all the bodies moving around, the minor league work groups were expanded to five, and some players were moved to new groups.  The most recent list was provided by Murray yesterday in a comments thread.  The list doesn’t include Stassi and Featherston. Continue reading Updated 2016 Work Groups and the Roster Crunch →

2016 Spring Training, March 19th

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Rainy day here in Florida.  The Phillies 1:00PM start against the Blue Jays in Dunedin was cancelled.  Today out will be their last day off down here barring another rain out.  Over at the Carpenter Complex, the minor league games were moved up to 10:00AM to beat the weather.  Nice try.  A lightning strike in the distance over Bright House Field signaled the end of baseball before 11:00AM.   Continue reading 2016 Spring Training, March 19th →