Plate Appearances – Page 5

2011 Top 25 Prospects

ProspectNation 2011: #24 Leandro Castro- OF

Leandro Castro was a key offensive cog for the South Atlantic League champion Lakewood BlueClaws during the 2010 season. A solid young...

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Odds And Ends

Offseason Icebreakers, Vol. 2: The Unbeatable Team

In order to alleviate the boredom of the offseason–the NFL and regular season ice hockey being inadequate as diversions–I’ll be posting icebreaker...

Analysis

Sherrill, Reyes, Feliciano All on Phillies Wish List

-It appears Dennys Reyes could be close to joining the Phillies. Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports said as much in a...

Posts

Free Agent Option: Xavier Nady

Now that Jayson Werth has moved on to the Washington Nationals, it’s time for the Phillies to get serious about landing a...

2010-11 Free Agency

Free Agent Option: Matt Diaz

Finally, we can talk about Matt Diaz. Not about how he’s killing the Phillies or tripping trespassers wearing ridiculous spandex suits (see...

Analysis

Trade Option: Josh Willingham

We may have found an outfielder worthy of replacing Jayson Werth (that is, if Werth doesn’t return, of course). That’s not to...

Analysis

Odds and Ends: Larish, Morandini, Quentin

– The Phillies inked infielder/outfielder Jeff Larish to a minor league deal today. Larish spent parts three seasons with the Tigers organization...

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Minor Leagues

Rizzotti Impressive in 2010, Future Questionable

MESA, AZ- Matt Rizzotti, who enjoyed an outstanding season in the minor leagues at three levels of the Phillies organization, brought his...

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Analysis

Is Chase Utley Really Declining?

Spurred by Bill Baer’s Wednesday post on Baseball Analytics discussing Ryan Howard’s apparent decline, I started thinking about whether Chase Utley may...

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Year in Review: The Other Bench Guys

The Phillies dealt with many injuries throughout this season. At my best count, the Phils sent 15 players to the disabled list....

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2010 Gameday

NLCS Gameday: Phillies vs. Giants, Game 4

Philadelphia Phillies (1-2) at San Francisco Giants (2-1) Joe Blanton (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Madison Bumgarner (1-0, 3.00) Time: 7:57, AT&T Park...

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Analysis

Wilson Valdez's Historic Season

I don’t know how it was where and when y’all were growing up, but my high school pretty much stopped teaching new...

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Analysis

The Apotheosis of Carlos Ruiz

Thursday night’s stirring comeback, capped by a two-run, ninth-inning walkoff double from catcher Carlos Ruiz, certainly lends itself to impromptu hagiography of...