Frandsen Makes a Fool of Himself, Amaro Looks Even Worse
More of this, I guess.Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. The Washington Nationals got Doug Fister last night in exchange for…
Read more The Phillies Should Aggressively Non-Tender, and Look to Upgrade Today
Mayberry hacking away.Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. So it's deadline day for MLB teams to make decisions about who to…
Read more Will the Phillies go the Trade Route?
The Phillies committed payroll for Opening Day is $137.17 million today. That gets them three starting pitchers, five everyday players,…
Read more Ho-Hum From the Phillies- No 40 Man Shockers
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. About the biggest shock of the day from the Phillies came from the lack of…
Read more Brignac In, 40 Man Changes Coming, and the 2014 Roster
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. The Phillies signed Reid Brignac to a minor league deal yesterday. If that isn't exciting…
Read more The Phillies are Singing Jay-Z’s “Forever Young”
Let me start out like this- I don't hate the Carlos Ruiz signing. I would have liked to keep him…
Read more Sanity Returns?
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. There was no trade for Jose Bautista today. Dom Brown is still a Phillie. At…
Read more Not Hating, but What is Ruben Doing?
Well, Marlon Byrd is a Phillie. He wasn't even on my 25 man big board, but I don't hate the…
Read more Cesar Hernandez, Ben Revere, and the Case for Trades
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Cesar Hernandez may have to make the Phillies out of Spring Training. He's technically out…
Read more GM Meetings Edition, Off-Season Big Board
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. This may, or may not, shock you, but I don't like what I'm hearing so…
Read more The Off-Season Oncoming
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. The Boston Red Sox are ahead of the Cardinals 3-2. Thank God, if there's any…
Read more Off-Season Targeting, Round One
So long ago…. Well, it sucks to watch other teams play in the World Series. It really, really sucks, to…
Read more 2013 in Review: Ugh, Bullpen
I shouldn't even have to give grades to this bullpen, because they were easily the worst part of a bad…
Read more Take Your Old Legends Away, Please
Larry Bowa. Craig Berube. Please.Stop.Now. I'm naturally a sentimental person. It's taken me 30 years to believe sports teams should…
Read more 2013 in Review: The Infield
So far I've reviewed the outfielders and the starting pitchers. Since we don't want to miss one crappy part of…
Read more 2013 in Review: The Outfield
Ugh.Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Before the season, we all knew that the outfield was the big trouble spot. Dom…
Read more Roster Moves Well Under Way
How many come back? Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. No time is wasted, unless you're getting wasted. Or something. Ruben…
Read more Season in Review- Starting Pitching
If you need to understand why the Phillies are not the team they were in 2011, look no further than…
Read more 2013- First Take at a Review
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Well, 73-89. Fourth Place. It was a bad year. A bad, bad year. The worst…
Read more Halladay’s Finish Makes Need for Pitching Clear
The good ole' days. Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Ruben Amaro can say whatever he wants, if he's not worried,…
Read more Humiliating Whimper of a Finish from a Horribly Disappointing Team
What better image for a negative ending article? Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. The Phillies have played reasonably decent under…
Read more What Sandberg’s Comments, Kendrick’s Injuries, and this Year’s Call-Ups Tell Us
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Kyle Kendrick's season is probably over. Kendrick will have an MRI on an achy shoulder,…
Read more Doc Exits Philly?
When the Phillies got Roy Halladay in December of 2009, we all knew they got a really good pitcher. He…
Read more Another Season Ends at Coca-Cola Park with an Omaha Championship
Tonight was the final game of the season at Coca-Cola Park, the AAA National Championship game. It was a good…
Read more Change Hasn’t Been So Bad
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Change is terrible. We all dread change. When the Phillies fired Charlie Manuel and made…
Read more Top 25 Prospects, End of Minors’ Season Edition
He made the list Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Alright, the minor leagues are done. It's time to rate the…
Read more The Ridiculous Roster Game, Phillies Edition
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Today is September 1st, and MLB teams can now expand their 25 man rosters to…
Read more Pigging Out: The Playoff Chances for the IronPigs
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. The IronPigs won a game they had to have last night, beating the Buffalo Bison…
Read more Forecasting the 2014 Rosters
Asche and Ruf, Here to Stay. Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Matt Gelb asked it, Paul Boye at Crashburn Alley…
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