OT: Philadelphia Phillies (MLB): Offseason edition

[FLYguy3911]

Just booked a trip to Clearwater in late March...I need to get me one of those Spring Training hats with patch on the side...those are nice

Yeah I think they are selling them in a couple weeks. Have my eye on a couple.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

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Any idea what type of pants they are going to wear? Hopefully not all red. I would like to see just white with a red stripe going down the side, similar to the pants they wear with the cream ones. Not a fan of the pinstripes with these jerseys.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Any idea what type of pants they are going to wear? Hopefully not all red. I would like to see just white with a red stripe going down the side, similar to the pants they wear with the cream ones. Not a fan of the pinstripes with these jerseys.

I'm guessing white with red pinstripes.

 

[Hurricane28]

So with this red jersey, are they doing away with the cream one they wear on day games?

 

[montreal]

Expected that, he was the golden child under the old regime, the new guys have no loyalty to him, his history shows that he's just never going to put it together.

http://mobile.philly.com/beta?wss=/philly/sports/phillies&id=367153961

not sure how bright he is if he pitched through elbow pain last season.

 

[whitstifier]

I'm not all that attached to the team's brand. Both the team name and the uniforms are meh. Drivel compared to the Astros or the Blue Jays.

 

[Flyers2819]

Just booked a trip to Clearwater in late March...I need to get me one of those Spring Training hats with patch on the side...those are nice

Please please pleasse go to dunedin and watch the phils play the jays. i went 3 years ago and dunedin was hands down the best stadium. So much fun there.

 

[Hurricane28]

Please please pleasse go to dunedin and watch the phils play the jays. i went 3 years ago and dunedin was hands down the best stadium. So much fun there.

I actually am. It is on the way from Orlando. From Philadelphia to Orlando there are four airlines that fly there (American, Frontier, Spirit, Southwest) and I think there are only two to Tampa so its cheaper. So we are stopping in Dunedin on the way to Clearwater from Orlando

 

[Halladay]

I like the red jerseys.

 

[Chinatown88]

 

[JDinkalage Morgoone]

End of the Biddle Era. Never thought I'd see the day.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Pitt has done well developing pitchers.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Any idea what the return is? Can't imagine it is anything worth noting.

 

[Hurricane28]

Any idea what the return is? Can't imagine it is anything worth noting.

Scrub pitcher

 

[Tankadelphia]

decent strikeout reliever

 

[Hurricane28]

Phillies ranked #6 farm system according to ESPN. They've come a long way

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Phillies ranked #6 farm system according to ESPN. They've come a long way

He had the Braves, Dodgers, Twins, Cubs, & Brewers ahead of them in that order.

 

[Hurricane28]

He had the Braves, Dodgers, Twins, Cubs, & Brewers ahead of them in that order.

Dodgers and Cubs is scary considering how good they are now

 

[FLYguy3911]

LA is buying everything in Latin America/Cuba.

 

[whitstifier]

LA is buying everything in Latin America/Cuba.

Yet they're unwilling to consolidate assets or pay for MLB talent. Hey, maybe their project rotation will work out. They could've traded for Hamels and signed Greinke. Would've been so much more dangerous.

 

[Hurricane28]

Yet they're unwilling to consolidate assets or pay for MLB talent. Hey, maybe their project rotation will work out. They could've traded for Hamels and signed Greinke. Would've been so much more dangerous.

What were we looking at if we traded Cole to them? We did get a big return from Texas

 

[whitstifier]

What were we looking at if we traded Cole to them? We did get a big return from Texas

Good question, I'm not really sure. I think the Dodgers farm might be pretty top heavy with Seager, Urias and De Leon. Seemed like they didn't want to part with those guys. Texas had the strongest offer of guys ranked past their very top guys. I don't think the Dodgers had as much MLB ready, or close, depth at the time. So if they wanted Hamels, they might've had to part with Urias+. He's a big name but he's far away from MLB.

 

[montreal]

Good question, I'm not really sure. I think the Dodgers farm might be pretty top heavy with Seager, Urias and De Leon. Seemed like they didn't want to part with those guys. Texas had the strongest offer of guys ranked past their very top guys. I don't think the Dodgers had as much MLB ready, or close, depth at the time. So if they wanted Hamels, they might've had to part with Urias+. He's a big name but he's far away from MLB.

from what I recall of the trade, the Astros actually had what was believed to be a better offer then the Rangers but Hamels refused to go there. I don't think it was said just what the offer was though so perhaps we'll never know. I got to see a good bit of prospects we got in Reading and LV outside of Alfaro, it's hard to think they could have gotten much better then they got as Williams, Thompson and Eickhoff all showed some impressive things.


Phils made a trade with the Angles today, they got Taylor Featherston to play 2B at AAA for a player to be named later or cash. To make room for him on the 40, they DFA the guy they DFA for Biddle.

 

[Halladay]

The Giants made an offer for Cole, but Texas had a better deal. Not surprising as the Giants farm system isnt very strong.

 

[whitstifier]

from what I recall of the trade, the Astros actually had what was believed to be a better offer then the Rangers but Hamels refused to go there. I don't think it was said just what the offer was though so perhaps we'll never know. I got to see a good bit of prospects we got in Reading and LV outside of Alfaro, it's hard to think they could have gotten much better then they got as Williams, Thompson and Eickhoff all showed some impressive things.


Phils made a trade with the Angles today, they got Taylor Featherston to play 2B at AAA for a player to be named later or cash. To make room for him on the 40, they DFA the guy they DFA for Biddle.

Forgot about the Astros. Interesting that Hamels chose the Rangers over the Astros. Wonder about his rationale.

Yeah, that was a really good haul. Some of the names in the Giles haul must've been included for Hamels.