Mental and Physical Thoughts Going into Spring Training

Michael Schwimer Blog

I have been asked by several family members, friends, and fans how I feel about being invited to Major League spring training and what my expectations and goals are regarding big league camp.  When the Baseball Ladies asked me via twitter (side note: my twitter handle is mschwimer, for those of you who are interested in following me) to write about these same topics I was excited to share my thoughts, and be able to reference this entry when people ask me these questions in the future.

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2011 Reader Top 30, #27

2011 Reader Top 30

Josh Zeid comes on strong to take the 26th spot, edging out Leandro Castro and Perci Garner. We’ll add Zach Collier to the poll for #27.

1. Domonic Brown, OF
2. Jon Singleton, OF
3. Jarred Cosart, RHP
4. Brody Colvin, RHP
5. Trevor May, RHP
6. Sebastian Valle, C
7. Vance Worley, RHP
8. Jesse Biddle, LHP
9. Tyson Gillies, OF
10. Justin De Fratus, RHP
11. Jiwan James, OF
12. Julio Rodriguez, RHP
13. Domingo Santana, OF
14. Aaron Altherr, OF
15. Phillippe Aumont, RHP
16. JC Ramirez, RHP
17. Matt Rizzotti, 1B
18. Jon Pettibone, RHP
19. Austin Hyatt, RHP
20. Cesar Hernandez, 2B
21. Harold Garcia, 2B
22. Kelly Dugan, OF
23. Michael Schwimer, RHP
24. Colby Shreve, RHP
25. Freddy Galvis, SS
26. Josh Zeid, RHP
27.

Keith Law ranks the Phillies farm system 5th in MLB

Top Prospect Lists

Head over to espn.com and check out Keith’s writeup (insider only) of the 30 farm systems. He highlights the Phillies ridiculously stocked Lakewood team in 2010, and also highlights that we’ve stocked our system, despite all the trades, on a relatively tight budget. Imagine if we equipped our scouts, some of the best in the game, with the budgets of the big spending teams. Also, that sound you hear is Mets fans screaming that life just isn’t fair. The Mets found themselves ranked 26th. Better luck next year!

Profiles…we’ve got profiles.

04. Prospect Features

Dave’s machine-like pace continues, as he cranks out three more profiles, including Michael Schwimer, BJ Rosenberg, and Julio Rodriguez. Ryan also chips in with a Jon Singleton profile. If you have anything to add or want clarification of any of the info on any of the profiles, please ask on the specific profile post and we’ll address it. Thanks!

2011 Reader Top 30, #26

2011 Reader Top 30

We have 5 spots to go, as Freddy Galvis takes spot #25 by a comfortable margin.

1. Domonic Brown, OF
2. Jon Singleton, OF
3. Jarred Cosart, RHP
4. Brody Colvin, RHP
5. Trevor May, RHP
6. Sebastian Valle, C
7. Vance Worley, RHP
8. Jesse Biddle, LHP
9. Tyson Gillies, OF
10. Justin De Fratus, RHP
11. Jiwan James, OF
12. Julio Rodriguez, RHP
13. Domingo Santana, OF
14. Aaron Altherr, OF
15. Phillippe Aumont, RHP
16. JC Ramirez, RHP
17. Matt Rizzotti, 1B
18. Jon Pettibone, RHP
19. Austin Hyatt, RHP
20. Cesar Hernandez, 2B
21. Harold Garcia, 2B
22. Kelly Dugan, OF
23. Michael Schwimer, RHP
24. Colby Shreve, RHP
25. Freddy Galvis, SS
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3 more profiles added: JC Ramirez, Pettibone and Naylor

04. Prospect Features

Dave is cranking them out like a mad man. You can find profiles for JC Ramirez, Jon Pettibone and Drew Naylor, and links to all the profiles completed on the page at the top of the site.

2011 Reader Top 30, #25

2011 Reader Top 30

Colby Shreve edged out a crowded field to take the 24th spot, so we move on to #25, with just 6 spots left. Maikel Franco will replace him in the poll going forward. Which you’ll find below.

1. Domonic Brown, OF
2. Jon Singleton, OF
3. Jarred Cosart, RHP
4. Brody Colvin, RHP
5. Trevor May, RHP
6. Sebastian Valle, C
7. Vance Worley, RHP
8. Jesse Biddle, LHP
9. Tyson Gillies, OF
10. Justin De Fratus, RHP
11. Jiwan James, OF
12. Julio Rodriguez, RHP
13. Domingo Santana, OF
14. Aaron Altherr, OF
15. Phillippe Aumont, RHP
16. JC Ramirez, RHP
17. Matt Rizzotti, 1B
18. Jon Pettibone, RHP
19. Austin Hyatt, RHP
20. Cesar Hernandez, 2B
21. Harold Garcia, 2B
22. Kelly Dugan, OF
23. Michael Schwimer, RHP
24. Colby Shreve, RHP
25.

2011 Reader Top 30, #24

2011 Reader Top 30

Good friend of the site Michael Schwimer takes the 23rd spot in this year’s voting, and with that we move forward, with just 7 spots remaining. We’ll add Ebelin Lugo and Mike Stutes for this round.

1. Domonic Brown, OF
2. Jon Singleton, OF
3. Jarred Cosart, RHP
4. Brody Colvin, RHP
5. Trevor May, RHP
6. Sebastian Valle, C
7. Vance Worley, RHP
8. Jesse Biddle, LHP
9. Tyson Gillies, OF
10. Justin De Fratus, RHP
11. Jiwan James, OF
12. Julio Rodriguez, RHP
13. Domingo Santana, OF
14. Aaron Altherr, OF
15. Phillippe Aumont, RHP
16. JC Ramirez, RHP
17. Matt Rizzotti, 1B
18. Jon Pettibone, RHP
19. Austin Hyatt, RHP
20. Cesar Hernandez, 2B
21. Harold Garcia, 2B
22. Kelly Dugan, OF
23. Michael Schwimer, RHP
24.

2011 Reader Top 30, #23

2011 Reader Top 30

Kelly Dugan edges out the expanded field to take the 22nd spot. Added in his place will be Perci Garner, Brian Pointer and Cameron Rupp.

1. Domonic Brown, OF
2. Jon Singleton, OF
3. Jarred Cosart, RHP
4. Brody Colvin, RHP
5. Trevor May, RHP
6. Sebastian Valle, C
7. Vance Worley, RHP
8. Jesse Biddle, LHP
9. Tyson Gillies, OF
10. Justin De Fratus, RHP
11. Jiwan James, OF
12. Julio Rodriguez, RHP
13. Domingo Santana, OF
14. Aaron Altherr, OF
15. Phillippe Aumont, RHP
16. JC Ramirez, RHP
17. Matt Rizzotti, 1B
18. Jon Pettibone, RHP
19. Austin Hyatt, RHP
20. Cesar Hernandez, 2B
21. Harold Garcia, 2B
22. Kelly Dugan, OF
23.

3 more profiles added

04. Prospect Features

A huge thanks to Dave for all of the work he’s put in helping create these profiles. You can find newly minted writeups for Scott Mathieson, Perci Garner and Austin Hyatt by clicking the links, or by using the “Profiles” page at the top of the site. My plan is to keep these profiles updated going forward, and to expand them with additional content. Also, if you stumble across random articles about players, and they have pages created, you can leave the links in the comments of the profiles, and I’ll eventually add a section for each player for all news links and stuff like that. Enjoy.