Ed Wade to Return to Philly
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, December 20th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 16 Comments »
Via CSN Philly: A major league baseball source has confirmed that former general manager Ed Wade will be rejoining the Phillies’ organization. Though no official announcement is planned, Wade will have an unspecified role in the team’s scouting department. Most fans remember ...
Active Phillies and Future Hall of Famers
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, December 20th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 25 Comments »
Over at The Book blog, Tango looks at the PA threshold for Hall of Famers: Of players born since 1924, here are the least number of plate appearances for Hall of Famers: 7831 Kirby Puckett 8237 Duke Snider 8364 Yogi Berra ...
The Forgotten Man in the Rotation
by Bill Baer on Monday, December 19th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 11 Comments »
Roy Halladay, check. Cliff Lee, check. Cole Hamels, check. Vance Worley, check. Uh... Kyle Kendrick? That's been the run-down of the Phillies' rotation, or at least the general consensus from conversations I've had. It seems like the city of Philadelphia has collectively forgotten about Joe ...
Phillies Bring Jimmy Rollins Back
by Bill Baer on Sunday, December 18th, 2011Posted in 2011-12 Compendium, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 6 Comments »
Via Todd Zolecki, the Phillies and Jimmy Rollins have agreed to a three-year, $33 million contract with a vesting option for a fourth year. He's baaack! When Jose Reyes signed with the Florida Marlins and Rafael Furcal re-upped with the St. Louis ...
Phillies Sign Dontrelle Willis
by Ryan Sommers on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011Posted in 2011-12 Compendium, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 54 Comments »
Per Jim Salisbury and Jerry Crasnick, the Phillies have signed left-handed pitcher Dontrelle Willis to a one year contract for "about $1 million and performance bonuses." After a few up and down seasons with the Marlins, Willis was ...
Phillies Trade Ben Francisco to Toronto
by Bill Baer on Monday, December 12th, 2011Posted in 2011-12 Compendium, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 2 Comments »
When one hears about the Phillies and Blue Jays making a trade, one can't help but think of the Roy Halladay blockbuster, but the Phillies this time made a small, logical move. With a glut of outfielders on the roster, ...
Phillies Must Make Tough Choice Involving Kyle Kendrick
by Bill Baer on Monday, December 12th, 2011Posted in 2011-12 Compendium, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 22 Comments »
It is very fair to say that Kyle Kendrick's career as a Philadelphia Phillie has been a success. In 2007, he filled in admirably in a pinch, posting a 3.87 ERA in 121 innings, one big reason the Phillies ended ...
Imagining a Different Free Agent Market
by Bill Baer on Thursday, December 8th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 133 Comments »
The Inquirer's Bob Brookover imagines what the winter meetings might have looked like if the Phillies hadn't signed Ryan Howard to a five-year, $125 million contract early in the 2010 season. He contends that Howard would be in line with ...
Freddy Galvis Is Not the Solution
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, December 7th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 70 Comments »
The proverbial hot stove hit its temperature apex yesterday with the New York Mets making a flurry of moves to bolster their bullpen, the ongoing negotiations between the Florida Marlins and Albert Pujols, and the plethora of trade rumors ricocheting ...
Phillies Sign Laynce Nix
by Bill Baer on Monday, December 5th, 2011Posted in 2011-12 Compendium, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 38 Comments »
Comcast SportsNet's Jim Salisbury with the goods on Twitter: Phillies have reached agreement with free agent Laynce Nix, sources tell CSNphilly.com. Deal is pending physical. [Link] Nix deal w Phillies is for two years, sources say. [Link] Bill: As mentioned here, the Phillies were ...
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