The Phillies’ first spring training game is today, Feb. 24 at 1:05 p.m. eastern in Bradenton, FL.
Oh, I’m just a little excited for baseball to be back.
Entries from February 2009
February 25, 2009
It’s here! It’s finally here!
February 17, 2009
Projecting your 2009 Phillies
2/18/09: Baseball Prospectus has just released its 2009 projections.
Jimmy Rollins – .293/.360/.458, 16 HR, 43.9 VORP
Shane Victorino – .291/.352/.430, 12 HR, 24.3 VORP
Chase Utley – .295/.377/.522, 28 HR, 55.9 VORP
Ryan Howard – .270/.374/.547, 40 HR, 40.5 VORP
Jayson Werth – .283/.380/.511, 22 HR, 32.8 VORP
Raul Ibanez – .276/.341/.450, 18 HR, 15.4 VORP (still listed w/Seattle)
Pedro Feliz [...]
February 11, 2009
Spring training is coming
Not just that; it’s almost here!
Just three days separate us from the return of the Phillies to the ball field, even if that field happens to be in Florida.
It’s safe to say that this offseason started out rather questionably, with the signing of Raul Ibanez to a three-year contract to replace Pat Burrell, who left [...]
February 9, 2009
A New Phrontier
For those of you who use Twitter on a regular basis to keep track of what’s going on in the world, I’ve got another link for you.
http://twitter.com/Phrontiersman
I’ll be posting briefs whenever I update this blog from here on out. Be sure to follow! Thanks for reading, as always.
February 8, 2009
Howard, Phillies agree to 3-year, $54M deal
Crisis averted. For now.
According to Phillies.com, the Phils and their slugging first baseman have reached an agreement on a three-year deal worth $54M. Incentives are unknown, as is the yearly distribution of those $54 million bucks.
This closes the book on potential arbitration cases for the Phillies, and cements their payroll in the $130-$135M range. It [...]
February 6, 2009
Why not Adam Dunn?
Boy, does MLBTradeRumors give your site a bump in exposure when it links you. Thanks again to the crew there for linking to my Ryan Howard article from a few days ago.
While I have your attention, I figure I might share a couple thoughts I’ve had recently focusing on left field.
As I’ve made clear, I’m [...]
February 2, 2009
Ryan Howard needs a contract…and a trade
It’s fitting that, on Groundhog Day, Phillies fans are reliving a familiar scenario.
Just last year, Ryan Howard and the Phillies were charging toward an arbitration hearing, unable to reach an agreement after Howard’s $10M asking price was submitted.
Now, nearly a year after Howard was awarded his riches, the Big Man has requested $18M in arbitration. [...]
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