2015 Phillies Minor League Spring Training Schedule

Spring Training 2015

I know some of you are planning to visit Clearwater during Spring Training.  Here is the schedule for the Phillies (and Yankees, Pirates, Blue Jays) minor league groups from Saturday, March 14th through Saturday, April 4th.  The schedule is accurate as of January 8th, but time and location changes are always possible.

2015 Minor League ST Schedule – Page 1

2015 Minor League ST Schedule – Page 2

2015 Minor League ST Schedule – Page 3

2015 Minor League ST Schedule – Page 4

I haven’t converted these to a Phillies specific worksheet, yet.  If you have problems viewing and printing these documents, e-mail prospectpoll@yahoo.com and I’ll forward you a copy when I’ve completed the conversion.

PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 Poll for #22

2015 Reader Top 30

Zach Green has been  selected the #21 prospect in the Organization.  Green received 71 of 260 votes cast (27%).  Seve Gonzalez finished with 40 votes.

The selections so far are listed below. Continue reading PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 Poll for #22 →

PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 Poll for #21

2015 Reader Top 30

Andrew Knapp is selected the 20th prospect in the organization.  The 23-year old catcher received 76 of the 266 votes cast (29%).  Zach Green finished second with 52 votes.

The selections so far are listed below. Continue reading PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 Poll for #21 →

PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 Poll for #20

2015 Reader Top 30

Victor Arano overcomes Andrew Knapp’s early lead and takes the 19th spot with 99 of the 348 (28%) votes cast.  Knapp finished second with 74 votes.

Arano becomes the 7th Latin American player voted into our Top 19.  The MLB Top 20 on the Phillies’ site includes 6 Latin players.  Of course, there is some disparity.  While both polls agree that Franco and Grullon are #3 and #11 respectively, we disagree on Carlos Tocci (PP #14, MLB #16) and Victor Arano (PP #19, MLB #15).  MLB ranks Severino Gonzalez #10 and Jesmuel Valentin #20 and neither has cracked our poll, yet.  And we have Yoel Mecias #10, Franklyn Kilome #18, and the shiny new toy that is Odubel Herrera #15.

The selections so far are listed below. Continue reading PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 Poll for #20 →

Open Discussion: Week of January 19th

Weekly Discussion

Here’s a recap of some of the recent Phillies news.

A few weeks ago, former Pirates’ left-handed pitcher Wandy Rodriguez (who turned 36 today) agreed to a minor league contract with the Phillies.  Rodriguez (formerly Eny Cabreja), made the Pirates’ opening day roster in 2014 and started 6 games (0-2, 6.75) before being sent to their AA affiliate in Altoona for the rest of the season.  This past week, Rodriguez became this season’s Chad Gaudin when he failed his physical.  Subsequently, he signed a $2M deal with Atlanta.  Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of January 19th →

Winter Ball Round Up; Jan. 11 – Jan. 17

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Australian Baseball League.

Mitch Walding went 4 for 9 in 3 games with a double, 2 BB, 0 K, and 3 R. He committed 1 error on a catch at third. His Canberra Calvary are 20-21 and tied for 4th. His slash through 37 games and 135 AB is .230/318/.341/.659 with 7 2B, 2 HR, and 21 RBI. His K rate is 25.2% and his BB rate is 10%. Continue reading Winter Ball Round Up; Jan. 11 – Jan. 17 →

Thoughts on potential Cole Hamels trades

Other Stuff

Disclaimer: I wrote about 3,000 words, hit the wrong key stroke, and apparently autosave didn’t work, so it was all erased. I am going to try and type it again, but I can promise you it won’t be as detailed as what I’d written before.

Okay, so Jim Salisbury identified 4 teams that were in the running for Cole Hamels: The Padres, Red Sox, Rangers and Cardinals. I wanted to take a look at each of the 4 to see what the Phillies could expect to receive in return. I also wanted to make a few comments on the actual concept of trading Cole Hamels. I’ll do all of that below the fold.

Continue reading Thoughts on potential Cole Hamels trades →

PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 for #19

2015 Reader Top 30

Franklyn Kilome takes the 18th spot with 68 of 278 votes (24%), outdistancing Andrew Knapp and Victor Arano who each received 37 votes; and Zach Green who received 33 votes..

The selections so far are listed below. Continue reading PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 for #19 →

PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 for #18

2015 Reader Top 30

Aaron Brown is selected the 17th prospect in the organization.  Brown received 73 of 282 votes cast (26%).  Franklyn Kilome finished second with 40 votes.

The selections so far are listed below. Continue reading PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 for #18 →

PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 for #17

2015 Reader Top 30

Aaron Altherr garners 77 of 301 votes (25%) and finishes 28 votes ahead of Aaron Brown for the distinction of being the 16th prospect in the organization. The selections so far are listed below. Continue reading PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 for #17 →