Monthly Archives: February 2019

Wow, What a Day In Phillies Baseball. The Phillies Now Have Three Left-handed Power Bats!

Today, we had a decision to make. Since it was a Phillies split squad day. We wanted to watch Dylan Cozens whose bat has been ripping the ball in so far in spring training games and we also wanted to … Continue reading

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The Dylan Cozens Story This Season Could Be Special For The Phillies

One of the top stories about Phillies spring training this season is not just the Bryce Harper story. Something will give one way or the other very soon with him and the Phillies. Another interesting story is out there about … Continue reading

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Watching The Phillies Stars of Tomorrow “Hit and Pitch” Live BP On Friday

While Maikel Franco, Roman Quinn and Andrew Knapp represented the Phillies in the first spring training game of the Grapefruit League season against the Tampa Bay Rays in Port Charlotte, I was watching live BP of the Phillies stars of … Continue reading

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Arriving Just In Time To See Some Top Talent In Phillies Spring Training

I was a bit late to spring training today but still it was a revealing day in Phillies spring training. I made it just time to watch Adonis Medina pitch live batting practice with the umpire behind the plate on … Continue reading

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If The Phillies Sign Harper Or Not, They Still Have Power Hitters At The Major and Minor League Level.

It was a lot of fun watching Phillies spring training baseball at all levels today at the Carpenter Complex and Bryce Harper was not even in town.  What I saw was a lot of long ball power from Rhys Hoskins, … Continue reading

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Finally, the ‘Catchers and Pitchers’ Phase of the Phillies Major League Camp Is Over

I am somewhat glad that the “pitchers and catchers” phase of major league spring training is finally over. I made my daily trek to the Carpenter Complex on Sunday only to find Manager Gabe Kapler running from home to first in … Continue reading

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If The Phillies Are Looking For a Left-Handed Starting Pitcher, JoJo Romero Might Be Their Man!

The Phillies are going into another season without a left handed pitcher in the starting rotation at this point. In Thursday’s live batting practice on Ashburn Field, JoJo Romero made a bid to be that lefty starter at some point … Continue reading

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Phillies Catchers and Pitchers Have Reported!

The Phillies catchers and pitchers have reported to the Carpenter Complex in Clearwater.  On Wednesday we watched three groups of pitchers went through the ever popular pitchers fielding practice and bunting drills.  The catchers were doing drills down the left … Continue reading

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Do The Phillies Have Enough Starting Pitching to Win the N.L. East?

The really big question remains “Do the Phillies have Enough Starting Pitching to Win the N.L. East?  Philly,com Bob Brookover asked that question in today’s Extra Innings column, Read HERE. Brookover points out that the current projected Phillies starting pitching … Continue reading

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Mickey Moniak Is Getting All the Recent “Pub”, But Don’t Forget About Other Phillies Prospects!

Former No.1 overall draft pick Mickey Moniak is getting all kinds of big “write ups” and invites. NBC Sports Philadelphia, read HERE, devoted a recent story to Moniak.  The Phillies have invited him to major league spring training camp and … Continue reading

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