Articles by Rich Wilkins (406)
As baseball runs silent in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston, it is alive and well right now in the cities that took some of their former teams- namely the Dodgers and Giants- and just ended in Oakland. California has been pretty good to the ex-pats of the East, at least on the field. There is […]
As the sting of the 73-89 season both fades and is aggravated by the World Series being on, the off-season is well under way. Here are a few thoughts by me on the events so far. While I think Pat Gillick is the smartest man in baseball, the Phillies interim President is posturing by saying […]
My early thoughts on the GM Meetings and Phillies chatter: I'm not a huge fan of trading Cole Hamels, and I'm certainly not at all a fan of trading him to Boston. I disagree with my friend Frank's assessment that Boston has good young talent- I see little I'm interested in there. If we're trading […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Tony Gwynn Jr. Andres Blanco. Sean O'Sullivan. Now, B.J. Rosenberg. All are gone. Cesar Jimenez and Grady Sizemore are guaranteed some money to come back. Kyle Kendrick, Mike Adams, and Wil Nieves are all free to walk away in a week when free agency begins. Nefi Ogando and Roman Quinn […]
Cole Hamels is probably going to get traded, and it's probably going to be to the Boston Red Sox. Hamels reportedly wants to be dealt. The Phillies need a return on him, and to clear his money. Boston is being reported as a good fit for both. In fact, reports say the Phillies are actively […]
Inspired by my fellow Philliedelphia writer Brandon Apter's post about the Phillies off-season, I wanted to weigh in with my realistic hopes and expectations for this off-season, and what the 2015 Phillies will look like. I've been an advocate for trade everyone, overhaul the roster, and all of that talk really since 2012, but certainly […]
The market for Cole Hamels is picking up. Even though that seems weird, it's true. Boston is now more sure of what it can move, and what it wants to spend. Los Angeles now knows what it needs. Others are now more sure of the market in which they are operating. Teams want to get […]
From my buddy Frank's post on a potential Hamels trade: Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe says that the right offer for Hamels simply has not come yet: The Phillies just want a fair package for Hamels, one of the best pitchers in baseball, and they haven’t heard one. GM Ruben Amaro is often criticized for holding out […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. It's Winter Meetings week in Major League Baseball, and everyone will be watching the big stories of the week around the league. Where will Jon Lester land tops those stories, but there are others out there, including a potential for Matt Kemp to be moved, and yes, our own Cole […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. With the not complete, but done, trade of Jimmy Rollins to the Dodgers now seemingly done, I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge one of the greatest Phillies' careers ever. When Jimmy Rollins came up in 2000, gas could be bought for around a buck, Bill Clinton was President, […]