Comments on: The Juan left behind?

By: egrissom

egrissom — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:25:46 +0000

I definitely don’t know, but I would be surprised if that happens. Or at least if Stutes doesn’t have an advantage heading into Spring Training.

Herndon clearly seemed better to me at the end of last year, (http://www.philliesflow.com/2011/09/27/lucky-number-eleven/) but I think the decision to carry Stutes in the post-season, where he got one out and allowed three runs, while Herndon didn’t make the roster, is telling. We’ll see.

http://articles.philly.com/2011-10-02/sports/30235389_1_phillies-notes-phillies-manager-allen-craig

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:56:17 +0000

Something tells me it’ll be Herndon over Stutes. Seemed like last year they were grooming him to play the Madson set-up role.

By: egrissom

egrissom — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:36:36 +0000

I think if Bastardo and Willis are the lefties, there are some questions there. It seems like Manuel doesn’t want to use Bastardo necessarily looking for lefty-lefty matchups. That’s a good thing, cause it means more innings for Bastardo. It does mean that lefty #2 needs to be able put lefties down. Willis has great recent numbers against lefties, but not much of a track record as a reliever.

Both Contreras and Qualls make me nervous. Contreras has been good with the Phils, but he’s got to get old sometime and I think it started last year when he threw just 14 innings. Between the left/right splits from 2011 and his ’10 season, Qualls has some scary numbers last year.

I feel better about Stutes, but we should remember he wasn’t exactly lights out last year. Over his last 26 appearances, he threw to a 4.68 ERA with 1.38 ratio.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:37:02 +0000

Im kinda liking that bullpen you mention especially if an affective Contreras and Stutes rounds it out. Each guy there seems to have his own duty he brings to the pen and if each does his job, it should be rather capable.

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:09 +0000

LOL

By: egrissom

egrissom — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:27:05 +0000

At least the Phillies didn’t give him five years, $44 million like he got the last time he signed a contract. That would have been a mistake.

In addition to money, the minor league contract and money, I think needing to DH was a big reason Damon is not a Phillie. One DH in Thome may prove to be enough for an NL team.

I think Pierre might be a good guy to have around if you’re looking for a left-handed pinch-hitter who has a good chance to deliver a single.

DaMannse, glad to see you’ve come around on Domonic Brown. I can’t believe you would rip Amaro after the high-profile addition of Chad Qualls. All we need now is to move the team to San Diego and join an all righties league and we’re set.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:48:39 +0000

I have three guesses for the reasons the team signed Pierre instead of Damon:

1) Money
2) Pierre was willing to sign a minor league contract
3) Money

To be fair to Pierre and his base stealing, he was a perfect 10 for 10 stealing third last year. Of course, that means he was 17 for 34 stealing second, but…

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:37:25 +0000

Well, I was not a fan of Juan Pierre when he was supposed to be good. He cannot play the outfield; he has the worst outfield arm in all of baseball and has since day one. I would rather have Dom Brown, and if you are a regular here, you know how radical a statement that is for me.

And Damon is still unsigned? I repeat; I have no idea what Amaro is doing with this off season. He does not seem to me to be trying to win a Series. Unless he has something else up his sleeve, I am NOT impressed with the off season so far.