Odds And Ends: Draft, Obama, Minors, Utley
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sat, May 09, 2009 11:33 AM | Comments: 4
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Here are some odds and ends as today’s game gets closer:
- Minor League Ball has a Phillies draft preview, which more or less tries to uncover selecting trends by going through the first five picks of each round since Michael Wollever joined the franchise as scouting director.
I couldn’t tell you what the Phillies are thinking with this draft, but they don’t have a first round pick (Raul Ibanez), remember. They start at No. 75.
- Barring any other tragedies, the Phillies will visit President Barack Obama at 11 a.m. Friday, preceding the Phils series at Nationals Park.
On that note, remember, Phillies Nation is off to Nationals Park Saturday for our DC Bus Trip.
- The 16-9 Reading Phillies defeated the Altoona Curve last night, thanks to 27-year-old outfielder Michael Spidale, who nailed a home run and is hitting .380 this season.
Keep an eye out for him in the TJ Bohn role.
- Also in that game, starter Tyson Brummett struck out eight and lowered his ERA to 2.80. Relievers Mike Zagurski (0.00 ERA) and Sergio Escalona (2.35) continued to pitch very well.
Seriously, as bad as the Phils pitching might be in the majors right now, there are plenty of worthy cup-of-coffee reinforcements in the minors.
- Minor note to keep watch for, out of the Courier Post: Chase Utley still feels some bother from his foot. The bottom line: If he stays on it too long, it doesn’t feel good.
Not really assuring news, but the guy did fan out a home run last night, so who knows.
Posts: 0 Greg V.
And what a home run it was!
I can vouch for Spidale. I went to a Reading game a few weeks back and he’s quite a slugger.
Posted: 11:40 AM on May 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Kevin
Good to see the Phillies will get their deserved White house trip in soon.
Posted: 11:41 AM on May 9, 2009
Posts: 0 mikemike
Thanks tim really enjoyed that article about the draft, The thing I believe was missing is about Gibson from missouri, he will be a top ten pick , He is consider the third best pitcher after Strasberg and white, The phillies came up cheap on him and he didn’t sign, just like workman he wanted seventy five thousand more and they wouldn’t budge, and he went to texas, and as freshman was okay, but went to the wood bat cape cod league, and was dominate. The thing about the last two drafts is the phillies really spent no money in the international draft, and I believe that’s why they spent more in the mlb draft. just a quess, they rearly go over slot until the last two drafts.
Posted: 01:58 PM on May 9, 2009
Posts: 0 Chris Zak
Tim, I don’t know why I care, but while we’re talking about past contributors like Zagurski, what ever happened to Fabio Castro?
Posted: 04:06 PM on May 9, 2009