Four Years Later: Halladay/Lee Day
by Paul Boye on Monday, December 16th, 2013Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Prospects | 15 Comments »
Four years ago today - December 16, 2009 - the Phillies made one of the strangest pairs of deals in club history when they acquired Roy Halladay from the Toronto Blue Jays, and subsequently dealt Cliff Lee to the Seattle ...
A Bullpen Without Papelbon
by Paul Boye on Wednesday, December 11th, 2013Posted in MLB, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies | 17 Comments »
The news is starting to come out: Jonathan Papelbon is on the block, and the Phillies want to move him. Whether they're able to is one question, whether they should is a question answered before Pap even signed with the Phillies. Because ...
Robinson Cano and Chase Utley
by Paul Boye on Friday, December 6th, 2013Posted in MLB, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies | 12 Comments »
At the time of my writing this, Robinson Cano is almost definitely a member of the Seattle Mariners, the club just hasn't confirmed it. He's jumping aboard for a 10-year, $240 million or so contract, a massive statement by the ...
Phillies Tender Contracts to Arbitration-Eligible Players, Sign Frandsen
by Paul Boye on Monday, December 2nd, 2013Posted in MLB, NL East Whining, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies | 13 Comments »
The Phillies announced this evening that they will tender contracts to Antonio Bastardo, Kyle Kendrick, John Mayberry Jr. and Ben Revere, and signed utility infielder Kevin Frandsen to a one-year, $900 thousand deal with incentives.
Ryan Howard and 30 Home Runs
by Paul Boye on Tuesday, November 26th, 2013Posted in Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies | 22 Comments »
Thirty homers. It's a nice, round number. It's a decent benchmark for power during the season, and it's a level Ryan Howard used to reach regularly. And he thinks he can do it again. His contention is that injuries have kept ...
2013 Phillies Report Card: Delmon Young
by Paul Boye on Sunday, November 17th, 2013Posted in 2013 Report Cards | 10 Comments »
Pull up a chair, we're about to have a little chat. You might remember that, back in January, the Phillies signed a player named Delmon Young. The former first-overall draft pick of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2003 was a ...
2013 Phillies Report Card: Pete Orr
by Paul Boye on Thursday, November 7th, 2013Posted in 2013 Report Cards | 1 Comment »
Pete Orr, much like Michael Martinez, just completed his third year in the Phillies organization. Unlike Martinez, the perception of Orr is that he could be a contributor of something positive; at least, that he could contribute more than Martinez, ...
Phillies Introduce New Analytics Hire
by Paul Boye on Wednesday, November 6th, 2013Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 5 Comments »
At long last, we have a name to pin at the point where the Venn diagram of the Phillies and advanced metrics finally overlapped. Scott Freedman, formerly of MLB's Labor Relations Department, is the new face of the next generation of ...
Can the Phillies Win the East in 2014?
by Paul Boye on Monday, November 4th, 2013Posted in MLB, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies | 27 Comments »
Dan Szymborski ($) seems to think so. Szymborski's argument for not counting out the Phils making a serious push to the top of the division hinges around payroll flexibility, acknowledging that Roy Halladay's money is off the books and a ...
2013 Phillies Report Card: Casper Wells
by Paul Boye on Saturday, November 2nd, 2013Posted in 2013 Report Cards | 1 Comment »
Casper Wells came to the plate 76 times in 2013, 26 of those as a member of the Phillies. He arrived via waivers in early August, making Philadelphia his third club of the season. Perhaps the greatest thing about his ...
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