***The Official Philadelphia Phillies 2012 Thread***

The Fixer

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

reports from the Arizona Fall League. One good, one not so good. Looking forward to seeing these guys in clearwater in a few months. Phils need some cheap arms in the pen


Justin De Fratus, Philadelphia Phillies: De Fratus absolutely looks like a big league bullpen arm, with a 92-95 mph fastball that has touched 96 once when I've seen him, and good tilt on an 83-85 mph slider that can get strikeouts. A strong pitcher with a good frame who uses his lower half well, De Fratus does a good job finishing his pitches. De Fratus isn't far away from a call-up and looks like he could fill a seventh- or eighth-inning role at the big league level, and from there anything can happen. Then again, he's also in an organization that left Scott Mathieson behind to dominate Triple-A hitters all year.

B.J. Rosenberg, Phillies: Rosenberg appeared in only 20 games this season due to a lat strain, so we can give him a bit of a pass if he's still getting up to speed. In one of his outings I saw, he gave up three homers in four batters, all on poorly located fastballs. He has been working in the 91-92 mph range and occasionally touching 93, but with not a lot of movement on it. His low-80s slider projects to "solid average," and his 80-81 mph changeup has been below average. I'm just not seeing good stuff or command right now.

Didn't I read somewhere that they're most likely going to have De Fratus in the pen next season?

Fixer, you wouldn't happen to frequent Barnaby's? We usually end up there late night after putting on a load and heading back to my buddy's house. Anyway, my point is if you want to get away with anything barring murder that is the place to be.

DeFratus has really been gaining traction as a bullpen prospect. He'll be a candidate for a spot in spring training.

I can walk to barnaby's from my house. I wouldn't say I go there a lot, but I've been there a few times. Not a big fan of that place, but it's convenient for me.

Me, my brother, and a buddy went there one night to pre-game. Forget where we were going, but we were only there for an hour to hour and half. They had coronas on special so we were all drinking them. Right as we were walked out the door my brother got sick in the parking lot. Me and my boy were busting his balls since we had only had a few beers (ie nowhere near enough to get sick off of). Long story short, by the end of the night we all got violently ill. I was laid up on my couch until 10:00 the next night. so now if I go there I stick to miller lite bottles.

If you're ever going there, give me a head's up

Jearlpam0925

The Fixer wrote:

DeFratus has really been gaining traction as a bullpen prospect. He'll be a candidate for a spot in spring training.

I can walk to barnaby's from my house. I wouldn't say I go there a lot, but I've been there a few times. Not a big fan of that place, but it's convenient for me.

Me, my brother, and a buddy went there one night to pre-game. Forget where we were going, but we were only there for an hour to hour and half. They had coronas on special so we were all drinking them. Right as we were walked out the door my brother got sick in the parking lot. Me and my boy were busting his balls since we had only had a few beers (ie nowhere near enough to get sick off of). Long story short, by the end of the night we all got violently ill. I was laid up on my couch until 10:00 the next night. so now if I go there I stick to miller lite bottles.

If you're ever going there, give me a head's up

Word. Yeah, we were there Saturday night after coming back from the city for a Halloween party. And, well, let's just say, things got outta hand.

The Fixer

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

DeFratus has really been gaining traction as a bullpen prospect. He'll be a candidate for a spot in spring training.

I can walk to barnaby's from my house. I wouldn't say I go there a lot, but I've been there a few times. Not a big fan of that place, but it's convenient for me.

Me, my brother, and a buddy went there one night to pre-game. Forget where we were going, but we were only there for an hour to hour and half. They had coronas on special so we were all drinking them. Right as we were walked out the door my brother got sick in the parking lot. Me and my boy were busting his balls since we had only had a few beers (ie nowhere near enough to get sick off of). Long story short, by the end of the night we all got violently ill. I was laid up on my couch until 10:00 the next night. so now if I go there I stick to miller lite bottles.

If you're ever going there, give me a head's up

Word. Yeah, we were there Saturday night after coming back from the city for a Halloween party. And, well, let's just say, things got outta hand.

haha, sounds like my kind of time. you should have seen me at Penn St this weekend. I bought a 2 foot top hat off some kid for 10 bucks because I thought it looked cool. this was at around 5:00, so I wore the thing for the entire night. damn, I miss college

Cliffy6745

Davey Lopes is gone

Cliffy6745

We just had a difference of opinion on what I felt my worth was. That’s all. It was a really tough decision because I loved my time in Philadelphia, I loved working for Charlie Manuel, and I have the utmost respect for everyone in that organization. I can’t say enough about how much I enjoyed my time in Philadelphia. I am really going to miss the atmosphere and the passion.

Believe me, I wasn’t looking to break the bank. I just think sometimes you get pigeonholed as a first-base coach, and I think I had a lot more responsibility than that. I guess you could say it’s a principle type thing. But I move on without hard feelings. I mean that. My time in Philadelphia was great.

Jearlpam0925

Well, that sucks. Integral to the running game. I figure he might want another shot at managing.

Might be an opportune time to bring Bo back. Put Perlozzo at 1st and put ol' Lar back at 3rd.

Johnny Abruzzo

The Fixer wrote:

reports from the Arizona Fall League. One good, one not so good. Looking forward to seeing these guys in clearwater in a few months. Phils need some cheap arms in the pen


Justin De Fratus, Philadelphia Phillies: De Fratus absolutely looks like a big league bullpen arm, with a 92-95 mph fastball that has touched 96 once when I've seen him, and good tilt on an 83-85 mph slider that can get strikeouts. A strong pitcher with a good frame who uses his lower half well, De Fratus does a good job finishing his pitches. De Fratus isn't far away from a call-up and looks like he could fill a seventh- or eighth-inning role at the big league level, and from there anything can happen. Then again, he's also in an organization that left Scott Mathieson behind to dominate Triple-A hitters all year.

B.J. Rosenberg, Phillies: Rosenberg appeared in only 20 games this season due to a lat strain, so we can give him a bit of a pass if he's still getting up to speed. In one of his outings I saw, he gave up three homers in four batters, all on poorly located fastballs. He has been working in the 91-92 mph range and occasionally touching 93, but with not a lot of movement on it. His low-80s slider projects to "solid average," and his 80-81 mph changeup has been below average. I'm just not seeing good stuff or command right now.

This team needs some fresh blood, everwhere but especially in the bullpen. As Fixer likes to note, big contracts will both keep that from happening and force it to happen. I hope we don't see anymore silly signings like Danys Baez this offseason. Declining the Romero option was a good start. Bastardo should be a solid LOOGY.

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Well, that sucks. Integral to the running game. I figure he might want another shot at managing.

Might be an opportune time to bring Bo back. Put Perlozzo at 1st and put ol' Lar back at 3rd.

Phils continued to have a great stolen base percentage this year, but at times in the playoffs baserunners inexplicably stayed anchored to first base against pitchers who couldn't hold anybody on, in a series where every run was precious. I thought Lopes was in full control, and they were not aggressive enough this year at baserunning. So maybe it's not that tough of a loss. If we steal 70% next year, we know it was a big loss.

The Fixer

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Well, that sucks. Integral to the running game. I figure he might want another shot at managing.

Might be an opportune time to bring Bo back. Put Perlozzo at 1st and put ol' Lar back at 3rd.

that would be awesome. they should bring him back to manage the team

Jearlpam0925

The Fixer wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Well, that sucks. Integral to the running game. I figure he might want another shot at managing.

Might be an opportune time to bring Bo back. Put Perlozzo at 1st and put ol' Lar back at 3rd.

that would be awesome. they should bring him back to manage the team

Eh. Never too big of a fan when he was the manager, but he was exactly what they needed at the time. I read that he didn't want to manage again, but boy, him being 3rd base coach again would be pretty awesome.

Saw that there's interest in Juan Samuel and Mariano Duncan too. I'm cool with those as well.

The Fixer

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

reports from the Arizona Fall League. One good, one not so good. Looking forward to seeing these guys in clearwater in a few months. Phils need some cheap arms in the pen


Justin De Fratus, Philadelphia Phillies: De Fratus absolutely looks like a big league bullpen arm, with a 92-95 mph fastball that has touched 96 once when I've seen him, and good tilt on an 83-85 mph slider that can get strikeouts. A strong pitcher with a good frame who uses his lower half well, De Fratus does a good job finishing his pitches. De Fratus isn't far away from a call-up and looks like he could fill a seventh- or eighth-inning role at the big league level, and from there anything can happen. Then again, he's also in an organization that left Scott Mathieson behind to dominate Triple-A hitters all year.

B.J. Rosenberg, Phillies: Rosenberg appeared in only 20 games this season due to a lat strain, so we can give him a bit of a pass if he's still getting up to speed. In one of his outings I saw, he gave up three homers in four batters, all on poorly located fastballs. He has been working in the 91-92 mph range and occasionally touching 93, but with not a lot of movement on it. His low-80s slider projects to "solid average," and his 80-81 mph changeup has been below average. I'm just not seeing good stuff or command right now.

This team needs some fresh blood, everwhere but especially in the bullpen. As Fixer likes to note, big contracts will both keep that from happening and force it to happen. I hope we don't see anymore silly signings like Danys Baez this offseason. Declining the Romero option was a good start. Bastardo should be a solid LOOGY.

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Well, that sucks. Integral to the running game. I figure he might want another shot at managing.

Might be an opportune time to bring Bo back. Put Perlozzo at 1st and put ol' Lar back at 3rd.

Phils continued to have a great stolen base percentage this year, but at times in the playoffs baserunners inexplicably stayed anchored to first base against pitchers who couldn't hold anybody on, in a series where every run was precious. I thought Lopes was in full control, and they were not aggressive enough this year at baserunning. So maybe it's not that tough of a loss. If we steal 70% next year, we know it was a big loss.

well victorino and rollins weren't on base to steal this postseason.

I'm not sold on bastardo. He has potential because he throws hard, but his offspeed stuff is below average. Apparently there are a bunch of free agent LOOGYs available. Hopefully they can find a relatively cheap one.

I wouldn't mind seeing contreras back on another one year deal as long as he doesn't expect much of a raise.

The Fixer

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Well, that sucks. Integral to the running game. I figure he might want another shot at managing.

Might be an opportune time to bring Bo back. Put Perlozzo at 1st and put ol' Lar back at 3rd.

that would be awesome. they should bring him back to manage the team

Eh. Never too big of a fan when he was the manager, but he was exactly what they needed at the time. I read that he didn't want to manage again, but boy, him being 3rd base coach again would be pretty awesome.

Saw that there's interest in Juan Samuel and Mariano Duncan too. I'm cool with those as well.

I was kinda kidding about bowa as the manager. He's probably too much of a spaz for that job. I would just love to see manuel replaced.

The Fixer

Not sure if you guys saw my post in the other thread. It's worth mentioning again.

Burrell in the WS...0-13 with 12 k's. even ryan howard thinks that sucks

Jearlpam0925

The Fixer wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

that would be awesome. they should bring him back to manage the team

Eh. Never too big of a fan when he was the manager, but he was exactly what they needed at the time. I read that he didn't want to manage again, but boy, him being 3rd base coach again would be pretty awesome.

Saw that there's interest in Juan Samuel and Mariano Duncan too. I'm cool with those as well.

I was kinda kidding about bowa as the manager. He's probably too much of a spaz for that job. I would just love to see manuel replaced.

That's what my thing was - too much of a spaz, micromanager.

The Fixer

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

I was kinda kidding about bowa as the manager. He's probably too much of a spaz for that job. I would just love to see manuel replaced.

That's what my thing was - too much of a spaz, micromanager.

I do miss him though. He was entertaining...especially when he'd argue a call. That's another reason I'm against instant replay in baseball...I love seeing the manager/umpire arguments

Jearlpam0925

The Fixer wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

I was kinda kidding about bowa as the manager. He's probably too much of a spaz for that job. I would just love to see manuel replaced.

That's what my thing was - too much of a spaz, micromanager.

I do miss him though. He was entertaining...especially when he'd argue a call. That's another reason I'm against instant replay in baseball...I love seeing the manager/umpire arguments

For sure. Probably won't happen, but it'd be cool if it did.

So it looks like they're gonna go to 10 teams in the playoffs. Probably not next season, but I'm gonna guess 2012.

Cliffy6745

Hate expanding the playoffs. Love how elite it is. Make the first round 7 games and we are all good.

Jearlpam0925

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Hate expanding the playoffs. Love how elite it is. Make the first round 7 games and we are all good.

Eh. I like the idea for two reasons - making it more difficult for a wild card team to win, and restoring some relevance to winning your division. It would still be the hardest sport to make the playoffs.

The Fixer

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Hate expanding the playoffs. Love how elite it is. Make the first round 7 games and we are all good.

I agree 110%. How is a 5 team playoff gonna work?

Cliffy6745

I think it's just trying to hard jp. I agree backing into the wild card can be a negative for baseball but it's not like the wc is winning it on a yearly basis.

Jearlpam0925

Cliffy6745 wrote:

I think it's just trying to hard jp. I agree backing into the wild card can be a negative for baseball but it's not like the wc is winning it on a yearly basis.

No, you're right there. But the fact that being the wild card is nothing more than not having home field advantage just doesn't seem enough for me.

Move the LDS to a 7 game series, play more day games(one in the WS would be nice, like on a Saturday or something), and have two wild card teams play in a 3 game series to open the playoffs. I'm down with that.