Articles by Rich Wilkins (406)
On a weekend where John Lannan and Raul Valdes were firing and Dom Brown was slugging, the Phillies roster really wasn't changed much. I think the main questions that are out there still exist, and none of the main spots in question are settled. Here's the good news- De Fratus, Stutes, and Valdes are all […]
Completely ignoring what I expect the Phillies will do for a moment, since I've predicted that every other day through camp, I thought it would be a good time to get into what I think they should do for a minute. A lot of these moves are 40 man roster moves, but they are moves that […]
Yesterday was a pretty nice day for Phillies fans. The team won the game, and Roy Halladay threw what Rich Dubee called a good bullpen session. In fact, some are even saying we shouldn't be worried about Halladay's last start. I'm not bothered by his line- I'm bothered by two straight starts of falling velocity. […]
Roy Halladay got rocked today. Like, rocked, rocked. He's only being clocked in the 84-85 range today too. Ok, enough awful-ness, let's run through some other topics in the blogosphere today: The Phillies cut five guys: Tyler Cloyd, Tyson Gillies, Sebastian Valle, Mauricio Robles, and B.J. Rosenberg. High Cheese had notes on all five. None […]
It is 3/11, and the Phillies have made a round of cuts, sending some players down already. Honestly the only mild surprise was Savery going so quick, but that's not even a real shock. Ryan Howard continued his hot start with another weekend homer. No shock there. Cole Hamels was great today too, which is also […]
Well, the Phillies sent a shell-team to Port Charlotte, and lost to the Rays yesterday. Who cares though, it's spring training. I am more concerned about Doc Halladay's velocity though. I'm not sure whether to be heartened by his decent results and reports of good movement on his fastball, or worried that he's throwing 86-88. […]
Well, there's plenty to discuss today. Darin Ruf had an awful day yesterday, and I think his roster spot is in real jeopardy. This is probably the biggest worry I have right now about this team, as I'm genuinely worried about Mayberry and Nix even in a platoon. I'm also a little puzzled by Ruben […]
Cuts can't be that awful far off, meaning the Minor League teams can't be that far from coming into focus. While much of the early spring attention has been on the big league squads, the Phillies will send four minor league squads forth from camp, and competition for these spots is fierce too. In Lehigh […]
Doc Operates The Phillies have played seven games now, and we're under a month from Opening Day in Atlanta, so we can start to make some assumptions about the team that will take the field. With that said though, we'll start with the news of recent days. That Ball's Outta Here re-caps yesterday's win over […]
Lots has happened since my last writing, but we're still a far way from declaring a Phillies roster. Cliff Lee was excellent in his first start yesterday, as Hamels and Halladay were in their's, all good signs for the Phillies. Chase Utley was scratched today though, however the game is in rain delay, so that […]