Comments on: Danny? Boy.

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:09:12 +0000

Yeah, I am going to be surprised if Marinez disappears, because for some reason Charlie likes the guy, but more to the point (as Jim says) the infield options are pretty poor.

If I were a betting man, Gload goes to the DL. I think the move that should be made is to option Francisco, but that will not happen. I have to admit that I like the look of Mayberry and Brown in the outfield together.

If Brown is optioned I will bang my head against the wall.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:47:57 +0000

I was just reading a little on Galvis at Baseball Prospectus today. Sounds like he hits worse than Martinez.

By: egrissom

egrissom — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:24:19 +0000

Good point. And bonus points for not thinking Freddy Galvis is the next coming of A-Rod, Jeter and Nomar all rolled up into one.

So I guess the loss this afternoon means the Phils won’t really be 4 1/2 and 4 1/2 on the year when Oswalt starts. It just goes to show you never really can trust the numbers. Bad news is that the Phils are now 18-5 when Halladay or Hamels start and under .500 (16-17) when anyone else does.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:11:37 +0000

True. But have you seen the Phils infield prospect list? Here it is.

By: egrissom

egrissom — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:07:23 +0000

I kind of understand if the thinking is that they’re going to make the playoffs anyway, so why not add a player to the system, too. Still. 28-years-old plus not on the Nats 40-man roster plus career on-base percentage of .315 in the minors seem to add up to a lot of evidence in support of the misplaced infatuation theory.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:41:06 +0000

You also thought the infatuation with Herndon was misplaced last year, and look how that turned out. Oh wait…

By: egrissom

egrissom — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:26:15 +0000

I really don’t know what the Phillies will do. What I think they should do is offer Martinez back to the Nats. If I had to guess what they will do, I would go with sending Mayberry down.

I will be very surprised if Gload is the guy who goes. Francisco has been more disappointing than Mayberry given the expectations, but my guess is they will stick with him. Francisco 227/333/390, Mayberry 238/319/376 and both have options.

Two more days before Friday, too. Someone could still get hurt. I really, really think the Martinez infatuation is misplaced.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:11:11 +0000

Something tells me it will be Gload who makes room on the roster for Victorino. Or, perhaps, it should be anyway.

By: egrissom

egrissom — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:04:58 +0000

I think the data clearly shows that after this afternoon’s game they will be 4 1/2 and 4 1/2 in games started by Oswalt for the year. The players will just have to figure it out.

The Phils have had some success against Lannan so far in his career. 0-10 with a 6.44 ERA. The Phils have hit 322/399/539 against him in his 13 starts.

I still feel worried about what Utley is going to be able to contribute this year. 5-for-18 with four walks and two XBH in his last 18 plate appearances is good, though. I think holding on to Martinez cause Utley is hurt is absurd — if Utley is hurt you’re going to need someone better than Martinez or Valdez anyway.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:51:54 +0000

So if they are exactly .500 when anybody else starts, what does that mean for Oswalt this afternoon? A tie?

You knew that the starting pitching wouldn’t be spectacular all season. At least the bats are starting to pick up a bit as the pitchers are struggling. I have been pleasantly surprised with the performance of Utley and Brown to this point. Let’s just hope Lannan doesn’t hit anybody with a pitch today.