Open Discussion: Week of December 5, 2021

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As threatened, Rob Manfred initiated a lockout at 12:01 AM on December 2, 2021, 2 minutes after the 2017-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement expired.  He claimed that the lockout was necessary to move the talks with the Players’ Association forward.  On the final day of the CBA, the belligerents met twice.  The second meeting lasted about 7 minutes before the owners’ group walked out and left the premises.  Sounds like a “lock in” might have been more effective. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of December 5, 2021 →

Open Discussion: Week of November 28, 2021

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This is the courtesy thread for comments and discussion about the Phillies and other BASEBALL topics.

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2022 Phuture Phillies Readers’ Top 30 Poll

2022 Reader Top 30

It’s almost time for this year’s Readers’ Top Thirty.  I will start polling sometime after the Rule 5 draft.  I want to give Trader Dave time to move or add prospects before I start running the polls.  In the meantime, I’ll be preparing the polls.  To that end, I’ve included a list of players to include in the polls at the bottom of this article.  Let me know if I’ve missed anyone.  It’s a long list.  I can’t imagine I missed a prospect, but let me know.  I’ve removed recently traded Logan Cerny and added recently acquired Donny Sands.

I will continue to follow baseball’s standards for prospect lists which states – Continue reading 2022 Phuture Phillies Readers’ Top 30 Poll →

Open Discussion: Week of November 21, 2021

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This is the courtesy thread for comments and discussion about the Phillies and other BASEBALL topics.  Thank you Matt for having my back.  I hope it all amounts to nothing.  Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

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2021 Org Rates – BB% and K% (Pitchers)

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For pitchers, walk and strikeout rates are arrived at by dividing walks and strikeouts by batters faced (BB%=BB/BF and K%-K/BF).  The percentages throughout the Phillies’ organization will be listed below.  (This has been a work in progress.  The recently departed players have been struck through rather than removed. The new guys are not included.) Continue reading 2021 Org Rates – BB% and K% (Pitchers) →

2021 Org Rates – BB% and K% (Batters)

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For batters, walk and strikeout rates are arrived at by dividing walks and strikeouts by plate appearances (BB%=BB/PA and K%=K/PA). The percentages throughout the Phillies’ organization will be listed below.  (This has been a work in progress.  The recently departed players have been struck through rather than removed. The new guys are not included.) Continue reading 2021 Org Rates – BB% and K% (Batters) →

2021 Rule 5 Protections and a Little More

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In a major upset, the Phillies announced the players they would add to their 40-man roster well in advance of the 6:00 PM deadline.  These players will be protected from the Rule 5 draft that is scheduled to be held on the last day of the winter meetings.  If one is held. Continue reading 2021 Rule 5 Protections and a Little More →

Getting Ready for the 2021 Rule 5 Draft

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The Rule 5 Draft won’t be held until December 8th, but the deadline for teams to submit their 40-man rosters is tomorrow (Friday, November 19th).  Continue reading Getting Ready for the 2021 Rule 5 Draft →

Open Discussion: Week of November 14, 2021

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This is the courtesy thread for comments and discussion about the Phillies and other BASEBALL topics. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of November 14, 2021 →

Open Discussion: Week of November 7, 2021

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This is the courtesy thread for comments and discussion about the Phillies and other BASEBALL topics. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of November 7, 2021 →