Bastardo
Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Phillies jumped to a 3-0 lead in the third inning (Win Expectancy= 76%), against Braves' starter Tim Hudson. Unfortunately, the Braves knocked Phils' starter Cliff Lee around for six runs, while Hudson (and the Braves' bullpen) held the Phillies scoreless the rest of the way. To the Game Graph! Game […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Another wild game on Tuesday night. It’s not too often that a team takes a seven-run lead in the bottom of the 3rd inning, and goes on to blow that lead by the top of the fifth. The Phillies’ Win Expectancy was 97.4% after three innings, and 56.5% after four and […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth After only three games, it is difficult to come to any meaningful conclusions, as we've considered already. The sample size is just too small. However, Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel did make several decisions that are worthy of some examination. Given the off day on Monday, it is reasonable to assume that […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson It's a story that will make you pump your fist with excitement; the Phillies' bullpen is nearly complete. This morning, it was established that the bullpen will be set as Ryan Madson, Jose Contreras, Kyle Kendrick, J.C. Romero, Danys Baez, David Herndon, and Antonio Bastardo. This news came minutes after […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Phillies' signing of reliever Jonathan Papelbon to a free agent contract worth a minimum of $50MM (4 years/$50MM, with a $12MM option for Year 5) was surprising this early in the offseason. Was it a smart acquisition by the Phillies? Let's look at the pros and cons of the move. […]