Articles by Rich Wilkins (406)
I feel the need to weigh in on rumors that I don't think will ever happen, because hey, they're fun. The Phillies are a pitching based team, at least on paper, and frankly that starting pitching isn't as awe-inspiring as it was a year ago at this time. Roy Halladay is coming off one of […]
I recently said I didn't want us to continue to pursue Angel Pagan at the price he was commanding. I really don't want us to. Pagan's above average, but above average is a bad four year bet. Rosenthal is reporting Pagan and the Giants are close to a deal. I really hope so. So who […]
A lot is being made about the events in the National League East over the past 72 hours, from the Phillies failed trade for Wilton Lopez, to the Nationals successful trade for Denard Span, to the Braves paying $75.25 million to get B.J. Upton, and keep him out of Philadelphia. Ruben Amaro is taking a […]
Darin Ruf The Phillies have some decisions to make for tonight's deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 Draft. Before midnight tonight, any player signed at 18 or younger with five years of minor league time, or signed at 19 with four or more, must be on the 40 man roster, or they will […]
Meet the newest third base coach of the Phillies, Ryne Sandberg? Shocked? Don't be. It's hardly shocking, and there's no question it's the right move. Let's start from the obvious- Sandberg was very successful in AAA Lehigh Valley the last two years. In his first year, he took the team to the Governor's Cup Finals, […]
Well, the MLB season is over. With the season coming to an end, it's time to look back and hand out the awards, predict the playoffs, and lament the Phillies not being in the post-season for the first time in a half decade. Here's my awards: AL MVP: If Miguel Cabrera does not win unanimously, […]
At the All-Star break, at 37-50, any honest broker would have said the Phillies were done. Oh sure, the 2010 team wasn't in first at the break, but they were breaking .500. That this team got to 81-81 is a minor miracle of it's own. What we should make of it isn't hard though. On […]
The Phillies won't play another home game in 2012. That's merciful, given they are .500 right now. With the season now over essentially, it's time to look at next season, and wonder where they'll be in a calendar year. While it's painful to watch the playoff run end, it's important to remember the Phillies were […]
I want to be fair for a second- things are on the upswing in DC. Instead of 10,000 fans a night, they are getting up around 30,000 most nights now as they head towards their first playoff berth ever. I could be mean and say the Nats are just getting more Congressmen and lobbyists to […]
It was the All-Star break, and Ryan Howard and Chase Utley had just came back for the Phillies. Neither looked totally healthy, and in fact for Howard, that still holds true. The team was 37-50. They were in last place. There would be no pennant race. There wouldn't even be meaningful baseball. Today, the Phillies […]