Comments on: And if Mayberry can just keep pace wtih Matt Downs, the Phils might be in business http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/23/and-if-mayberry-can-just-keep-pace-wtih-matt-downs-the-phils-might-be-in-business/ A fan's Philadelphia Phillies blog Fri, 24 May 2013 07:01:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: egrissom http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/23/and-if-mayberry-can-just-keep-pace-wtih-matt-downs-the-phils-might-be-in-business/#comment-70988 egrissom Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:32:10 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=6120#comment-70988 At least Trevor May made it at 69.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/top-100-prospects/2012/2612998.html

On the Baseball Prospectus top 101 list the Phils had two. May at 51 and Jesse Biddle at 84.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=16020

I don’t really have a ton of optimism about the minor league system at this point. Still hoping for the best on Brown, though.

]]> By: DaMannse http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/23/and-if-mayberry-can-just-keep-pace-wtih-matt-downs-the-phils-might-be-in-business/#comment-70925 DaMannse Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:15:43 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=6120#comment-70925 My copy of Baseball America just came today. The Phillies have only one prospect in BA’s Top 100 list. That likely is not a good thing, huh.

]]> By: egrissom http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/23/and-if-mayberry-can-just-keep-pace-wtih-matt-downs-the-phils-might-be-in-business/#comment-70914 egrissom Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:15:49 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=6120#comment-70914 I’m going to be pretty happy if Brown proves capable of handling left field. Or right. Or first. DH, maybe.

I don’t really feel like Brown has been mistreated. You kinda need to be able to catch the ball if you’re going to play outfield.

]]> By: DaMannse http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/23/and-if-mayberry-can-just-keep-pace-wtih-matt-downs-the-phils-might-be-in-business/#comment-70898 DaMannse Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:39:23 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=6120#comment-70898 I do actually have some compassion for the moving around Brown has suffered through. It has not been very kind to do to him what has been done.

]]> By: DaMannse http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/23/and-if-mayberry-can-just-keep-pace-wtih-matt-downs-the-phils-might-be-in-business/#comment-70897 DaMannse Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:38:03 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=6120#comment-70897 Amaaro is quoted as saying that he is satisfied with Brown’s progress and that Brown will be working on playing in center field in winter ball because he will be “given a shot” at replacing Victorino in 2013.

]]> By: egrissom http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/23/and-if-mayberry-can-just-keep-pace-wtih-matt-downs-the-phils-might-be-in-business/#comment-70871 egrissom Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:48:26 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=6120#comment-70871 All sounds good to me. “Phils sweep the Series” leaves a lot of room for other things to go wrong. I’d even take Brown hitting .255.

]]> By: DaMannse http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/23/and-if-mayberry-can-just-keep-pace-wtih-matt-downs-the-phils-might-be-in-business/#comment-70869 DaMannse Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:23:33 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=6120#comment-70869 Mayberry starts in left in the All Star Game. Phillies sweep Series. Dom Brown hits .265 for the Iron Pigs; sets league record for errors by a left fielder.

]]> By: egrissom http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/23/and-if-mayberry-can-just-keep-pace-wtih-matt-downs-the-phils-might-be-in-business/#comment-70861 egrissom Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:11:56 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=6120#comment-70861 Also that Mayberry himself isn’t on either list. 2011 is the only year when he got at least 200 plate appearances. That year he hit .279 but only about 45.2% of his hits went for extra-bases. Coming into 2011 he had 16 hits for his career and nine of them had gone for extra-bases.

]]> By: Jim http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/23/and-if-mayberry-can-just-keep-pace-wtih-matt-downs-the-phils-might-be-in-business/#comment-70855 Jim Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:25:32 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=6120#comment-70855 I think it’s telling, and bad news for Mayberry, that nobody who met either set of standards in 2010 also did so in 2011, or vice versa.

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