Comments on: Looking for the Phillies to do something against a lefty? Get comfortable — it may be a Detwiler

By: egrissom

egrissom — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:02:10 +0000

I agree about Brown. He’s got plenty of time to learn to hit and looks good already. The huge thing to me is that he doesn’t look so horrible in the OF. Yet at least.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:24:35 +0000

And the hits keep coming. Poor Chooch.

Finally got to see Brown play in Sunday’s game. Gotta say, he looks good. Mayberry, not so much.

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 13:53:24 +0000

Well, not sure Amaro isn’t deserving of all criticism he receives for this year. Arguably the worst executive performance in the NL, seems to me.

Joe for a bag of balls? At least short term we’re gonna miss him. Shoulda gotten SOMEthing back beyond a salary dump.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:48:10 +0000

Ermm.. Blanton won’t be starting tonight. Or for the Phillies, ever again. Traded for a bag of balls after being claimed off waivers by LAD.

B.J. Rosenberg called up. I don’t recall us talking about him in the context of young pitchers that are ready to give the majors a try.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:59:38 +0000

Yeah, you have to get to Reading before you have any hint of a 3B and/or OF who may play in the majors, and even those guys don’t project out as stars. My personal fave, Tyson Gillies, just cannot stay healthy and was recently suspended by the team for “violating team rules.” He has a ton of talent, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t play. James and Castro project as 4th outfield types who could become a starter if everything goes really well.

Cody Asche was recently promoted to Reading and started off dreadfully slow. He shows some amount of promise and is hitting the cover off of the ball lately, but not sure if the defense is up to snuff. Definitely will not be ready for 2013, unless maybe a September call-up.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:18:35 +0000

I can get behind Galvis using a roster spot. He’s great defensively, and he’s young enough that he can still learn how to hit. Probably shouldn’t be starting all that much though.

Honestly I don’t think we have any 3rd basemen or outfielders in the minors that will be ready anytime soon. Most of AAA and some of AA is warm bodies that need to exist so prospects can play.

By: egrissom

egrissom — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:28:04 +0000

About the same as the possibility of Freddy Galvis at third. Really, really not good. Amaro takes a lot of criticism he doesn’t deserve. It seems like he does have an unusual opinion about the value of guys like Wilson Valdez, Juan Castro, Freddy Galvis and Michael Martinez, though. How much defense would those guys have to provide to make up for all their outs? Maybe if they were like hovering around the field in jet packs or something . . .

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:18:53 +0000

How does Michael Martinez at third make you feel?

By: egrissom

egrissom — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:22:07 +0000

Yeah. Some of those scoring decisions in the third were a little ridiculous. The ball Zimmerman hit to Utley was the worst.

Phillies are going to need some better players to improve. They’re still fun to watch. Hope they give someone who has a chance to be part of the team’s future a chance at third. The idea of watching Frandsen or Frandsen/Wigginton play there the rest of the way makes me a little ill.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:15:34 +0000

LA had a great quip on the raido last night in the third. something along the lines of “if your a National player at home and put the bat on the ball, its a hit!”

Rought night listening to Detwiler mow down the Phils. 6-4 in their last ten. Better, but not gonna cut the mustard.