Taylor Promoted to AAA
Posted by Amanda Orr, Thu, July 16, 2009 02:24 PM | Comments: 66
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Top prospect Michael Taylor has been promoted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. The 23 year old batted .333 with 15 home runs and 65 runs batted in with Double-A Reading. In addition, he had an on-base plus slugging percentage of .977.
In other minor league transactions, Jason Knapp has been placed on the seven-day disabled list with shoulder fatigue. Knapp is 2-7 with a 4.01 ERA. He is eligible to come off the disabled this weekend, but will likely miss another week.
Posts: 0 NJ
Chris L- in that scenario the Phils would be taking on the full $100m of Wells just for one year of Halladay (and would still have to pay him) and eating half his salary to move him on would mean the Phils paid over $70m for a year and half of Roy Halladay. And taking the example the Jays eat half of Wells salary to move him in a deal with Halladay they still flat out loose something like $30m and don’t land any of the prospects they’ve been demanding and on the Phils side their still on the hook for $50m’s worth of Vernon Wells because they weren’t prepared to part with better prospects.
Posted: 05:08 PM on July 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Don M
I think Mayberry sucks.. and if they try to replace Jayson Werth with John Mayberry, our lineup will suffer greatly.
Mayberry was a guy they took a shot with because they didn’t think Golson would ever be an impact player for this team.. and they were’nt sure what Werth or Ibanez had to give us as full-time players..
Taylor was on 950espn radio the other day, and REALLY impressed me with his maturity.. I was hoping to see him play at Reading, but didn’t get the chance.
Werth is signed through next year.. so there is the chance that he departs via trade at the All-Star break if Taylor is ready to play everyday
but I think when all is said and done.. we’re going to be trying to keep Werth around for a while
Posted: 05:10 PM on July 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Chris L
NJ –
A few things,
1. No one takes Wells without a Halladay extension in place so it would be for more than a 1 1/2 years
2. I don’t think the Phils should or would do this and even if they did consider it they would have a third team involved that would take away some of the Phil’s financial cost (either by taking Wells himself after the Phils eat some salary 3-4 mill/year? or by taking Moyer, Werth, from the Phils)
3. At $2 mil a year, the Jays are only paying about 10 mil total over 5 yrs.
4. To get rid of the financial constrains the Jays would be willing to get lesser prospects although 2 high players is nothing to laugh at — think Carasco and Donald
The point of my post was that it could happen without the Jays getting nothing in return which is what you said would happen. They’d just get less players in return for financial flexibility you see this all the time.
Posted: 05:38 PM on July 16, 2009
Posts: 0 The Dipsy
Wait just a minute, please. Lets say Wells’ contract is $100m (i’m laughing as I type this). The Phils want Halladay:
Option #1: Taylor, Drabek, Happ, Marson, Donald (or a reasonable facsimile of this deal) for Roy: or
Option #2: Trade Marson, Donald, and Stutes for Halladay and Wells. Assume half of Wells’ contract and have the Jays eat half his salary. The Jays would be saving about 65m by making this deal and thats why THEY would do it.
I say you pick option #2 IF you can deal Wells to another team, about 5-7m per year to that team, if we would have to eat half his salary. So lets say now we are on the hook for Wells at 25m over five years. Hey, I realize it ain’t my money, but whats another 5m a year? We pay Eaton not to pitch, we pay Thome to play for the ChiSox, we play Jenkins to play American Legion ball. If we’re gonna eat salary lets do it for a good reason for god’s sake. And the aforementioned guys are gonna be off the books soon.. One thing that needs to be said here: The Phillies are making money hand over fist. Lets not hear about “payroll” constraints and budgets. Thats all crap. Now, J.P. Ricciardi, there’s a guy that actually DOES have financial contraints.
The Dipsy
Posted: 05:43 PM on July 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Griffin
I agree with Don M on John Mayberry. He’s a fourth OF at best and in no way can he replace Werth, who is the 2nd or 3rd best player on the team.
Here is a snippet from a Keith Law chat today. The opinions at the end are those of scouts, not just Keith Law.
“Word is that Michael Taylor is getting promoted to AAA. Is it risky to promote someone you’re trying to use as a trading chip?
Keith Law:
More reward than risk for a player who’s performing really well, as Taylor was. If he continues to perform at the higher level, his value increases. Speaking of Taylor, had two conversations with scouts about him and Drabek in the last week, and they independently said the same things – Taylor was a solid 50, and Drabek was a 2/3 rather than a potential 1. Both questioned Taylor’s power potential.”
Posted: 05:44 PM on July 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Griffin
The Dipsy, what team would take a below average players (Wells) for $7 to 8 million a year? That contract is so bad that paying only 25% of it isn’t worth having him play for you.
Posted: 05:47 PM on July 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Chris L
Griffin – if they get something in return for taking a flyer on Wells than it might work. That’s why SF was brought up earlier – they are desparate for offense. If Wells goes back to his earlier stats (change of scenary has worked for many players) than 7-8 million is not only reasonable but a bargain
Posted: 05:56 PM on July 16, 2009
Posts: 0 The Dipsy
Wells isn’t below average. In fact he’s above average. He’s just grossly overpaid. And no one said it would take 8m. I got it at 5-7m. What a contract….my god. The horror.
The Dipsy
Posted: 06:07 PM on July 16, 2009
Posts: 0 mikemike
Don am I wrong didn’t you like mayberry before? I thought it was you ,when I said he is nothing to get excited about. Mayberry just is short on talent to be a starter on good team. This is the kind of kid you take a chance and move to a pittsburg or kc and try for a lower a prospect and hope you get lucky.
Posted: 06:09 PM on July 16, 2009
Posts: 0 NJ
Dipsy- We know since your thoughts have made it into the rumour-milland the teams will have thought of it but any way you spin it either the Jays or Phils loose bad, one financially and the other with prospects.
The thing that’s being forgotten here is that IF the Jays are willing to eat $50m of Wells salary then they’ll have takers right now separate to the Halladay deal. They’d get full value for Halladay and save the extra on him which would take the bottom line to pretty much the same number for them to the hypothetical third team deal and get still get their prospects. I believe Riccardi actually did come out and say Wells wouldn’t effect a possible deal for Halladay.
I do like the originality of your thinking but The Wells situation will be resolved separately. No-one bar the Yankees is going to waste a shed-load of money to save from dealing top prospects.
Posted: 06:23 PM on July 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Griffin
The Dipsy, in what way is Vernon Wells above average? He’s a crappy fielder who doesn’t hit for average or power anymore. Just because he was a 2005 All-Star doesn’t mean he’s good anymore-he’s not.
Posted: 06:37 PM on July 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Griffin
Chuck, I agree that the Giants are so desperate for offense that they may go for something like that. The Dipsy, I like your idea in theory, but I just think that Wells stinks and nobody (except possibly the Giants) will take him for even $7 or 8 mil a year.
Posted: 06:51 PM on July 16, 2009
Posts: 0 psujoe
I thought the Yanks would absorb wells salary because they lose Damon and Matsui which would be cash netreul when you add in Halladay and Pettite. The only problem is Wells is righty and both Damon and MAtsui aer lefties with that new short porch.
Posted: 07:10 PM on July 16, 2009
Posts: 0 Mike D
I don’t want Taylor gone. I feel like we have enough lefty power in Howard, Utley, and Ibanez. I know Baseball America rated Dominic Brown as a better player, but we need the righty, man! Taylor will be up next year folks, if we don’t trade him. If a Halladay trade happens next year, and we give up Werth, then we call up Taylor. Wait and see.
Posted: 12:58 AM on July 17, 2009
Posts: 0 Don M
No i’ve never been high on Mayberry, because I’m a huge Werth fan… I was one of the people that was hyped about the Ibanez deal … and I knew that Mayberry would struggle if he didn’t play everyday.
If he played everyday, he would be alright.. but he won’t be better than any of our current outfielders anytime soon …. and he’s going to struggle coming off the bench, because the pinch-hitter role is one of the toughest things to do in sports
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