Merry Christmas to the Phuture Phillies community! Here’s the open discussion for Phillies’ talk and other topics.
The Phillies had a modicum of activity this week. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of December 26th
2017 Top 30 Additional Prospects Poll Results
This worked much better than I could have hoped. Readers cast 4118 votes for over 70 prospects. The polling software does not allow all features without an upgrade, so I can’t say how many ballots were cast. However, from random monitoring and SWAG I think that 215-220 ballots might be a good guesstimate.
If you’ll remember, I established several parameters to try and ensure a valid poll – Continue reading 2017 Top 30 Additional Prospects Poll Results
Phuture Phillies 2017 Reader Top 30 Poll for #8
Sixto Sanchez was your selection as the #7 prospect in the Phillies’ organization. Sanchez garnered 56 of the votes. Dylan Cozens (15%) edged Rhys Hoskins for second place by 2 votes.
Sanchez is one of the most talked about prospects in the Phillies’ low minors and maybe the whole organization. He came out of nowhere to be considered among the top prospects in the system. Continue reading Phuture Phillies 2017 Reader Top 30 Poll for #8
Phuture Phillies 2017 Reader Top 30 Poll for #7
Franklyn Kilome was your selection as the #6 prospect in the Phillies’ organization. Kilome garnered 37% of the votes and edged Sixto Sanchez by 3 votes. Dylan Cozens (10%) edged Rhys Hoskins for third place by 2 votes. Continue reading Phuture Phillies 2017 Reader Top 30 Poll for #7
Phillies Acquire RHP Clay Buchholz
Yesterday, the Phillies traded a minor league infielder to the Boston Red Sox for veteran RHP Clay Buchholz. The Phillies will assume the final, $13.5M year of the pitcher’s contract. To acquire Buchholz, the Phillies relquished former Florida third baseman, Josh Tobias. To make room on their 40-man roster, they DFA-ed recent waiver claim 3B Richie Shaffer. Continue reading Phillies Acquire RHP Clay Buchholz
Phuture Phillies 2017 Reader Top 30 Poll for #6
Nick Williams was your selection as the #5 prospect in the Phillies’ organization. Williams garnered 40% of the votes, another plurality rather than a majority. Sixto Sanchez finished a distant second with 23%. Franklyn Kilome (19%) finished third ahead of a fading field. Continue reading Phuture Phillies 2017 Reader Top 30 Poll for #6
Phuture Phillies 2017 Reader Top 30 Poll for #5
Roman Quinn was your selection as the #4 prospect in the Phillies’ organization. Quinn garnered 29% of the votes in the first poll settled without a majority. Nick Williams finished a close second with 25%. In what may be a sign of more close races, Sixto Sanchez (17%) topped Franklyn Kilome (12%) for third, and Rhys Hoskins (6%) nipped Dylan Cozens (4%) for fifth. Continue reading Phuture Phillies 2017 Reader Top 30 Poll for #5
2017 Phuture Phillies Reader Top 30 Poll – Additional Prospects Poll
Okay, here you go. You decide who else gets added to the poll. This poll contains 73 names from which to choose. Features of this poll include – Continue reading 2017 Phuture Phillies Reader Top 30 Poll – Additional Prospects Poll
Phuture Phillies 2017 Reader Top 30 Poll for #4
Mickey Moniak was your selection as the #3 prospect in the Phillies’ organization. Moniak garnered 235 of 328 votes (72%). He was the Phillies #1 pick in the 2016 Rule 4 Draft. Roman Quinn finished second with 29 votes (9%).
Continue reading Phuture Phillies 2017 Reader Top 30 Poll for #4
Open Discussion: Week of December 19th
Here’s the open discussion for Phillies’ talk and other topics.
Busy week for the Phillies as they completed 12 roster moves including an extension, FA signings, a waiver claim, a release, a DFA, an outright, and a completed trade. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of December 19th
