Joe Savery who was DFA’d to make room for AJ Burnett, has been claimed by the Oakland Athletics. On the surface Savery is a fringe bullpen arm with a minor league option left. The Phillies are stacked with fringe bullpen arms making Savery redundant for the organization. Continue reading Joe Savery Claimed by Oakland Athletics
Interview with Josh Norris of Baseball America
Josh Norris wrote the Phillies section for Baseball America this year. He answered a few of my questions about the system as well as a few specific players. The full list of Baseball America’s Top 30 prospects can be found here.
Since they were drafted Dylan Cozens and Zach Green have been linked together. Both put up big power seasons in Williamsport in 2013. Green is ranked 15 as a 50 high and Cozens comes in at 22 as a 50 Extreme. What differentiates the two of them in your mind?
First and foremost is experience. This was Cozens’ first full season playing pro ball, and he performed well. There’s still a long way to go. He’s not real strong in the outfield, and some scouts already posit that he’s a first baseman in the long term.
By contrast, Green has plenty of baseball in his past. He performed well above-average in the New York-Penn League and showed enough with the glove that he didn’t get any “he’ll definitely have to move” comments from evaluators I spoke with.
To boil it down to one sentence: Cozens is an extreme because of his lack of baseball experience. Continue reading Interview with Josh Norris of Baseball America
Reader Top 30 #30 – Weekend Runoff – Mitch Gueller
Samuel Hiciano, Gabriel Lino, and Mitch Gueller finished with 29, 28, and 27 votes respectively and so here is your runoff to end voting. Continue reading Reader Top 30 #30 – Weekend Runoff – Mitch Gueller
Spring Training 2014, Day 2
I arrived at the Carpenter Complex early and found out that the position players who had already reported would be taking batting practice in Bright House Field at 10:30AM and that it would be open to the public. I checked the schedule for the Carpenter Complex fields (each guard is issued one each day) and found that the pitchers and catchers would be following the same regimen they followed on Thursday. So, rather than watch PFPs and strugglung to get a peek at the pitchers thowing off the mounds, I walked over to watch BP. Continue reading Spring Training 2014, Day 2
Baseball Prospectus Top 10 Phillies Prospects
I am a big fan of the Baseball Prospectus Top 10 prospects. Right now the prospect team assembled there is really talented and have been able to get a lot of eyes on a lot of players. This leads to reports that are some of the most detailed outside of major league front offices. The Phillies list itself is posted here.
- Maikel Franco
- Jesse Biddle
- J.P. Crawford
- Kelly Dugan
- Carlos Tocci
- Deivi Grullon
- Severino Gonzalez
- Cesar Hernandez
- Yoel Mecias
- Cord Sandberg
Continue reading Baseball Prospectus Top 10 Phillies Prospects
Reader Top 30 #30
Last spot on the list Continue reading Reader Top 30 #30
Spring Training 2014, Day 1
Spring Training 2014 began officially this morning when the pitchers and catchers exited their locker room in Bright House Field and entered the outfield in Schmidt Field for calisthenics. For those of you who haven’t been to the Carpenter Complex, I have attaced an overhead shot of the area below.
And Another Keyboard Heard From
Greetings Readers
As we approach the start of Spring Training, I would like to take this opportunity to say, “Hello” to all the Phuture Phillies readers and also tell you a little about me.
I retired from a civil service position in the fall of 2011 and moved to Clearwater within 6 weeks. I began devoting my time to following the Phillies off season moves. I visited all the sites you probably access to keep abreast of baseball news. I was growing increasingly appalled at the amount of negativity on most Phillies sites when I found Phuture Phillies.
I became a Threshers season ticket holder in 2012. I discovered that Gulf Coast League games were played at the Carpenter Complex that summer. I learned about the Florida Instructional League that autumn. Continue reading And Another Keyboard Heard From
Reader Top 30 #29 – Mitch Walding
Nearing the end of the list Continue reading Reader Top 30 #29 – Mitch Walding
Minor Leaguers in Spring Training
Pitchers and Catchers reported today, so lets look at who is in camp. Some players are only for depth or experience and will end up in minor league camp shortly. Others are in positional battles that will go down to the last day of camp. We will have much more as camp gets fully underway, for now here are some guys who spent a lot of time in the minors in 2013 and are no locks to make the roster.
40 Man Roster:
RHP – Phillippe Aumont
RHP – Luis Garcia
RHP – Ethan Martin
RHP – Michael Stutes
RHP – B.J. Rosenberg
LHP – Joe Savery Continue reading Minor Leaguers in Spring Training
