And Another Keyboard Heard From

Announcements

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 →

Minor Leaguers in Spring Training

Other Stuff

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 →

Reader Top 30 #28 – Jan Hernandez

2014 Reader Top 30

I have avoided run-offs to this point but Jan Hernandez and Andrew Pullin cam in separated 64 to 62 with the next highest vote total at 15.  So winner takes 27, loser 28 and we continue the normal voting on the last two spots.

Fangraphs Top 100 Prospects: Franco #27 Biddle #40 Crawford #50

Top Prospect Lists

Today Fangraphs (@marchulet) released their Top 100 prospects.  The Phillies had 3 in the Top 50 with Franco at 27, Biddle at 40, and Crawford at 50.  The list is here http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2014-top-100-prospects/, and is quite literally just a list.

If you want more detail, Marc’s Phillies Top 15 can be found here http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2014-top-10-prospects-philadelphia-phillies/

General Discussion – Week of 2-10-2014 – Pitchers and Catchers Edition

Weekly Discussion

Anyone think The Phils will add another piece to their rotation in the next few days? I wonder if they’d still make a push for Ubaldo Jimenez, but I kind of doubt it.

Would you give up the 47th pick in the coming draft for the 30-32 year old seasons of Ubaldo Jimenez with an AAV of $12-13M, as Fox Sports Ohio reported last week was his likely price range? I think I would, but it wouldn’t be an easy decision. Also, whether Jimenez wants to pitch in Philly is another story altogether.

Discuss.

Phillie Sign SS K.C. Serna

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According to Baseball America’s JJ Cooper the Phillies have signed short stop K.C. Serna out of the Independent Leagues.

Serna was Baseball America’s top Indy League prospect.  He fell to the 42nd round of the 2011 draft after he left Oregon following a suspension for violating team rules.  He was released in 2012 because of makeup issues.  He hit .265/.339/.354 in the New York Penn League in 2011. Continue reading Phillie Sign SS K.C. Serna →