Comments on: Notes From Phillies’ 6-2 Loss To Atlanta

By: mhenski

mhenski — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:54:03 +0000

Tommy Joseph is headed to the Phillies as part of the Hunter Pence deal, according to CBS Sports’ Danny Knobler.
The Double-A catcher played in the Futures Game and just turned 21. Pegged as San Francisco’s fifth-best prospect by MLB.com, Joseph hit .260/.313/.391 at Richmond prior to the proposed deal. He was the Giants’ second-round pick in 2009.

By: haveacigar

haveacigar — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:46:15 +0000

Sports illustrated says pence to giants. No details

By: mhenski

mhenski — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:07:19 +0000

Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports reports that the Phillies have traded outfielder Shane Victorino to the Dodgers for right-handers Josh Lindblom and Ethan Martin.
Victorino is back where it all started, as he was originally drafted by the Dodgers back in 1999. The 31-year-old outfielder will wrap up his tenure in Philadelphia with a .279/.342/.434 batting line, three Gold Glove awards, two All-Star appearances and a World Series championship over eight seasons. He figures to take over the starting left field job in Los Angeles and may get a look out of the leadoff spot. Lindblom will join the Phillies’ bullpen right away while Martin still has a ways to go in his development.

Martin can hit 100 mph

By: Frank22

Frank22 — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:17:11 +0000

The reason Lee is not goingto texas is simple.

The rangers dont want to deal top prospects and pay the load on his contract.

Phils dont want to pay on his contract.

unfortunately no deal will be done.

By: haveacigar

haveacigar — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:10:44 +0000

Well Paul, the nicest guy in the world, PENCE seems not to have fit in. I’m not an upton guy per se but at some point you have to stir the pot. I along with everyone thought pence was a perfect fit. But for some reason it hasnt worked. Maybe he is the scape goat and maybe if the black cloud wasn’t hanging over he’d be the guy….plus he’s expensive, upton is under control for 3 years at an average of 12$ million.

By: paulman

paulman — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:56:51 +0000

Upton with his demaenor and arrogant attitude wouldn’t last 2 months in Philly between the media and the fans.. Think of how Scott Rolen was when he was young, but worse.. He would get run out of town in a heartbeat…

By: mhenski

mhenski — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:07:22 +0000

No Upton because he strikes out A TON and has average power. You are right he is young and hasnt peaked so he has tremendous upside but those k’s are tough to swallow for me.

doesnt matter anywhere because Lee can and would block an AZ trade

I would do anything to get Shin Soo Choo but that wont happen either

By: haveacigar

haveacigar — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:17:09 +0000

Wy no uptown? Time to put some young pieces around the core… We all thought pence was going to be a piece but for some reason he doesn’t seem to fit… Mayberry has been a dud and the enigma that is D. brown… Ugh

By: jakedog

jakedog — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:11:59 +0000

Correct, his contact is up this year but his trade value will never be higher

By: jakedog

jakedog — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:06:24 +0000

@have Blanton is signed through 2013, he’s a very effective pitcher and rangers, Orioles may deal more to get him