Articles by Rich Wilkins (406)
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, […]
Cesar Hernandez could finally get a real shot. Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Jimmy Rollins has been traded, and the Phillies appear poised to do more moving forward. While no one is overly concerned right now with what the 2015 team looks like, the reality is that they will have to put out a team, […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Well, it's official, the Phillies have signed Aaron Harang to a one-year, $5 million deal for 2015. At the moment, Harang slots behind Hamels and Lee as the third starter, just in front of David Buchanan. Jerome Williams will be the front runner to be the fifth starter, with Wandy […]
A lock to make it? Well, the Phillies are certainly in rebuilding mode now. They traded their third veteran this off-season yesterday, sending Marlon Byrd to the Cincinnati Reds for prospect pitcher Ben Lively. Byrd joins Jimmy Rollins, Antonio Bastardo, and Roberto Hernandez amongst the jettisoned, and Lively becomes the sixth prospect added by trade. […]
Pedro Martinez will appear on no one's top five Phillies pitchers ever, though one could argue he's the second best pitcher to ever throw for the team. The Expos, Red Sox, Mets, and Phillies righty dominated MLB hitters in the steroid era, a time when 50 home run seasons were par for the course. One […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Reports have the Phillies in serious talks to trade Jonathan Papelbon to the Milwaukee Brewers this morning. I have no idea what the Phillies are looking for, or what Milwaukee is offering, but this is a deal the Phillies should get done. Why? The Brewers just cleared about $9 million […]
David Murphy is out with a piece that tries to make a good argument for keeping Ryan Howard, but instead makes the best argument for Maikel Franco starting the season in AAA. He makes two main points- If Franco spends about 40 days in AAA, he won't be a free agent until after 2021, instead […]
When the clock struck twelve on midnight, the reign of MLB's Commissioner, Bud Selig, came to an end. After 22.5 years, the man who owned the Brewers for over 20 years before taking this job, was done in baseball. I personally was never a fan. I think he employed a hypocritical double-standard on steroids, I'm […]
I'll still miss Jimmy though.Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Last season, the Phillies had a healthy Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins. Ryan Howard played all season. Marlon Byrd exceeded many of our expectations. Carlos Ruiz was healthy. The old players stayed on the field, and played all season, with the exception of Cliff Lee. The […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Well, Chad Billingsley is a Phillies pitcher now, not the guy throwing against them in the NLCS. If you're not excited by the Billingsley era, I don't know what will excite you? How does this change the roster? Well, here's my updated look at it: Starting Rotation- Hamels and Lee […]