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Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Earlier today I wrote about the possibility of trading Chase Utley. Before that was Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels. I'll stay on the offensive side for today and take Chase's double-play partner, Jimmy Rollins. Jimmy is the all-time hits leader in Phillies history and the greatest shortstop in club history. […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. So far I've chronicled the trade candidacies of Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Cliff Lee, and Cole Hamels. Today, we go to probably the most no-brainer candidate to consider, closer Jonathan Papelbon. The never-shy closer has closed out World Series wins before, and was expected to do so here, but the […]
Following last night's loss, we're all back thinking about trades again. If we're thinking about trades, Marlon Byrd's name almost has to come up. To me, he should have some very high value right now, and if he doesn't, he might be worth keeping. I'll explain more later. Yesterday we profiled A.J. Burnett, before that […]
Yesterday I profiled Jonathan Papelbon. Previously I profiled Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Cliff Lee, and Cole Hamels. Today we move on to A.J. Burnett. The veteran righty has been solid this season for the Phillies, and could retire or return after this season. Given that he signed for geographic reasons, and is owed $5 million […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. It's the All-Star Break. We're going to hear a lot about trades. The Phillies won't be buying this year, but they may be looking inward to see what they have. In my view, these are their top prospects. If a player is on the MLB roster, I will not rank […]
Tonight, Chase Utley will play in the All-Star Game for the sixth time in his career with the Phillies. The 15th pick in the 2000 draft is second to only Mike Schmidt in All-Star game appearances for Phillies position players. It's been three years off for Utley at the mid-summer classic, but in just ten […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. I re-start the trade candidate profiles with a change-of-scenery candidate in Dom Brown. The Phillies left-fielder has struggled mightily this year, and is probably undoing any positive vibes from his strong month 2013 season. Teams that could want him- There's no team that's going to call thinking Dom wins them the World […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. If the 2014 Phillies are a failure, one has to hope it's limited to 2014. After all, the 2012 and 2013 Phillies were already bad teams that shed some talent. Looking ahead to 2015 though, it's hard to shed the entire roster. Two starting pitchers, five position players, and a […]
Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. I've been watching Cole Hamels since he came up. I've seen him win some big games, and lose a few too. He's won a World Series MVP award, made some All-Star teams, and become the ace of the staff. He's under contract through 2018 at least, and he's only 30 […]
The Phillies are considering releasing Ryan Howard this off-season. That makes total sense. Ryan Howard is hitting .224 with a .682 OPS. You can take the 60 RBI's, and to a lesser extent the 15 homers, and shove them as far as I'm concerned, they don't nearly make up for a .682 OPS on August […]
