Houston is on fire... they should be a model for the Phillies to follow, I agree. They have all their bases covered and the pitching to go with it. Philly started great, but the wheels fell off in a hurry... I agree it would be nice to get some AB's in for the Minor Leaguers, but if a feller aint injured it might be tough to send a contracted MLB player down. I don't know. I think its not really possible to just send the starters to the trash can... they need management that can pull things off and make some trades.
this current management has no shown ANY ability to make a quality trade! they have not shown any ability to make a bold move to help the team for the present or future. and there was talk of sending both herrera and franco down to wake them up. herrera is on a mild hitting streak now and franco looks somewhat better at the plate. other spots need a boost! their Gm is not the man for the job. he's a programmed robot from the ownership. He's no Theo!
I agree. Winning organizations usually start at the head and work/trickle down through the ranks... sometimes you need to cut off the head.
they promised change Will. They have a new billionaire owner who promised winning and to buy any player needed to win. He hasn't bought anyone. Michael Saunders stinks. Wasted money. Everyone keeps saying the Phillies will be big buyers in the FA winter of 2018/19 when Harper, Machado, Kershaw and others are available. I said it before...if 6 teams open up their checkbooks to those guys, they will want to go to a winning team and not a losing team. 2019 is 2 yrs away and the Phils are in last place now. Harper is not coming here. Neither is anyone else bc they aren't winning and show no signs of winning. And if the Cubs, Yankees, Red Sox, Astros and Dodgers all want Harper too but the Phils offer the most money - would Harper really come here? Doubtful. Like Jim Thome, it only takes 1 big FA to start the floodgates, but right now no one wants to come here. The team is terrible and the losing contagious. This is why i don't get not calling up the kids to start winning some damn games now. Show these big FA's you are COMMITTED TO WINNING. These guys aren't fools. They play against the Phils all the time and see their losing ways. No amount of money will make them come here over the top teams.
http://www.sportstalkphilly.com/201...cas-midseason-phillies-prospect-rankings.html hope a lot of these kids pan out ! They need a new facelift in the ways of new talent on the field and in the clubhouse !
http://m.phillies.mlb.com/news/article/256992970/phillies-look-to-add-veterans-to-youthful-club/ i want to see a quality pitcher by dec 15th ! they have no excuse not to sign 2 quality pitchers this off-season! they have tons of free money, a $3 mil commitment to herrera and aaron nola needs some damn help! go get it.
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...-2018-season-preview-time-for-a-breakthrough/ 2018 season preview...
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...aking-down-potential-fits-needs-best-targets/ Somehow this team is in first place in the East. How I have no idea with a ragtag bunch of players that can't hit that well and Arrieta not playing well the last 2 months. team needs 2-3 players that are out there. i think this links asking price is too damn high for some of them but im up for getting any of them to get in the post-season again. not a fan of their gm and his lack of moves or moving prospects. he reminds me of hextall of the flyers and that's not a good thing. hope they make some moves and get better. will be a fun second half of the season. Go Phils.
No need to be in a hurry to make moves. There's some good young talent on the team - let it simmer and develop.
AXE - they need 1 or 2 hitters and some relievers badly. everyone knows this. you can't develop every need you have. they already lost out on brad hand. they need to get off their asses and make some moves or kiss the season goodbye. this bunch will not hold onto first place without some additional help. and they have been developing. some guys are not working out. another reason to make some moves.
I think if Harper or Machado sign elsewhere first, the other won't go to Philly. It is crucial they get either very quickly when FA starts. Also read Patrick Corbin could be on the move too. Love to have him as our #2 and move Arrieta to #3. Huge off-season for the Phils and wonderboy GM Matt Klentak, who has drawn the ire of Phils fans everywhere yesterday by stating the Phils "pushed the envelope in 2018 to win!" Many fans laughed at that statement !
well i am changing my tune and thinking Harper is coming to South Philly. Meeting went well. Machado is out there and by the Chicago White Sox offer not a whole lot of money being offered considering he wanted $300 mil. Phils stated they wanted Kimbrel, Keuchal and Pollack too. Dying to see something happen soon ! Fans are restless.
i don't know ? i know he had 2 k's. with those big HRs the crowd was very happy overall. it was a nice home opening win. if you don't pitch to him, you will have to face hoskins and see what he did ? grand slam !
Harper drops a ball last night and lets another one fall in between him and 2 other players. plus he was 0-4 and added 2 k's to his 27 already. he got boo'd last night and even he said he would boo himself. he said he's not pressing, but he sure looks like it ! Boooooo ! This team either scores 8 runs or 1 run. very up and down. no better than last year. the McCutchen signing is a disaster already ! Starters are not very good and the bullpen is already exhausted. Not a good sign by May 1 !
Phillies Reportedly Extended Klentak, MacPhail Prior To Season By Steve Adams | July 17, 2019 at 11:43am CDT The Phillies never announced contractual lengths for president Andy MacPhail or general manager Matt Klentak upon hiring the pair to spearhead the organization’s baseball operations department, and Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports (subscription required) that the team was similarly quiet about a pair of previously unannounced extensions for that duo. According to Gelb, MacPhail signed a three-year extension back in 2017 that runs through the 2021 season, while Klentak was extended through the 2022 campaign four months ago. like riding on the Titanic and you see the iceberg -- DOOMED !
Phils add Corey Dickerson at the deadline. Houston adds Zach Grienke. Braves get a closer. A's get Roark. Nats add 3 relievers. That's the difference between an aggressive front office and a lackadaisical one stuck in sabermetrics and mediocrity!
https://www.philliesnation.com/2019...y4wKiuIYJGsEaORGR-DVSVkcTYzybyU9ASCSPaE0Pcnc4 Phils - top 20 prospects as of August 2019. I'm still debating on whether Moniak is worth anything or not. Bohm better be the starting 3b next season since they demoted Franco to AAA. The Phils didn't tradfe any of these guys at the trade deadline, so I hope to see some playing for the big club in 2020!
Was Bryce being boo'd already? I was happy the Nats traded him and my Expos are doing well without him. But I told Cat before season started that Philly was weak in Pitching.......and as of today they only have 2 SP's with winning records. Nola @ 10-2 Suarez @ 3-2 We have less than 50 games left and the NL East is tightening up.......Philly has to be careful with the Mets breathing down their neck. .......................GO EXPOS GO....................
