Articles by Rich Wilkins (406)
I know we just got a record breaking snow storm yesterday, but we're under a month from Spring Training and a return of Phillies baseball. Manager Pete Mackanin spoke this week, giving us some insights into how he sees the team developing. With such a different roster than twelve months ago, it's worth taking an […]
With the trades and roster moves all done for now, the Phillies 40 man roster now has 40 guys on it. They have an additional eight players not on the 40 man roster who are currently invited to camp to test their luck with the Phillies for a 25 man roster spot. Jesse Biddle's 40 […]
On the third day, the Phillies got busy. As the Winter Meetings wind down, the Phillies are busy adding and subtracting players, while also announcing some major movements. Some of the news- The Phillies traded Ken Giles to Houston for Vincent Velasquez, Brett Oberholtzer, reportedly outfield prospect Derek Fisher, and a fourth, yet unnamed prospect. […]
The Phillies are on an impressive off-season path, one in which they may not commit more than this season to any player they pick up. In fact, their roster lacks any players at all who have a signed contract in place that guarantees them to play in Philadelphia beyond 2016. They have focused so heavily […]
For a while there, Phillies fans became accustomed to big off-season moves. Jim Thome, Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay, and even Brad Lidge were big named, high priced pick-ups made to try and contend immediately. The Phillies flexed their financial muscle to make fast improvements to the team. The Phillies are absolutely capable of still doing […]
Major League Baseball is talking expansion and re-alignment again. Commissioner Rob Manfred says MLB is considering expansion into Mexico, and eight divisions of four teams each. I have my personal preferences about how they should do this, from re-location of current teams to expansion and re-alignment. First off, the Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics […]
The Phillies 2015 line-up was in a constant state of flux, with trades, injuries, demotions and promotions, and all other sorts of issues constantly changing it. The good news is that by the end, the Phillies actually found some pieces that are worth giving another shot in 2016. They moved on from Chase Utley and […]
In six days, the Phillies 2015 season will mercifully end. Philadelphians will shift their attention to the other teams in town, and there will be a short lull before the free agency period begins. For the Phillies, this period of time will be their chance to evaluate what they have, and what they need. If […]
Both of these guys could face the roster crunch this off-season. Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. The Phillies have a full 40 man roster. Full, with 46 players that is. In a quirk of roster rules in Major League Baseball, players on the 60-Day DL do not count on your 40 man roster, and the […]
Mercifully, the Phillies have a little over a month left in the 2015 season. Soon, it will be September, and it will be time to call up some extra players to give the bench some flexibility, or to get a look at a prospect who might make next year's team. Last year, it's when we […]