Titlehungry wrote:Heard an interview with Matt Klentak where he played coy and certainly didn't deny interest in Stanton. Yelich, Ozuna... just wondering if we are saving our bullets for this kind of deal... some package with a couple of Franco, Hernandez, Galvis/Crawford, Quinn/Altherr/Williams/Cozens, Rupp, Joseph would likely interest Miami

“It’s definitely been a good learning experience,” Thompson said. “This is the first time in my career that I’ve really struggled for the better part of a season. I think in the long run it’s going to be good for me. Learning how to fail and having to get back up and succeeding again.

“The biggest thing for me is I was struggling to spin the ball a little this year, and (with that), then having to use my changeup. And I think it’s come a long way from where it was, even last year when I was up here. I think that’s the biggest thing I’ll take away from this year, having to utilize the changeup was a big thing for me.”

And mentally?

“I’ve just had to train myself to be resilient, just because I have a bad one four days roll by and I have to go again,” Thompson said. “So that’s the biggest thing for me, just being able to stay even-keel, not getting too down, not getting too high.”

“I’ve just tried to slow things down,” Thompson said of changes he’s made in the last month. “Same motion, same timing and all of that, just slowing it down a touch. … This year I've really enjoyed watching (Tom) Eshelman pitch at Triple-A. He’s so consistent with mechanics, I think anybody can look at him and try to emulate that pure consistency. Not everybody has the same funky, deceptive mechanics that he has, but being able to consistently repeat and repeat and throw strikes with it.”

thephan wrote:

Titlehungry wrote:Heard an interview with Matt Klentak where he played coy and certainly didn't deny interest in Stanton. Yelich, Ozuna... just wondering if we are saving our bullets for this kind of deal... some package with a couple of Franco, Hernandez, Galvis/Crawford, Quinn/Altherr/Williams/Cozens, Rupp, Joseph would likely interest Miami

That is funny. Trade the entire starting infield and and most of the starting outfield returning some outfielder and starting the Pig's infield. I guess I might be overselling it with Rupp's title as starter as it is now a platoon.

WhiteyFan wrote:B/R just released their Midseason Top 100 Players list... anyone want to take a stab at how many Phils made the list?

The Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres were the only teams without a representative in our midseason top 100

Reliever Pat Neshek was the Phillies lone All-Star representative and their best candidate for inclusion here as well. The 36-year-old has posted a 1.12 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 10.0 K/9 with 10 holds in 43 games and figures to join a contender before the trade deadline passes.

Outfielder Aaron Altherr (.288 BA, .898 OPS, 20 2B, 14 HR, 44 RBI) and starter Aaron Nola (15 GS, 7-6, 3.38 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 97 K, 93.1 IP) also made our preliminary list..

pacino wrote:

The Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres were the only teams without a representative in our midseason top 100

Reliever Pat Neshek was the Phillies lone All-Star representative and their best candidate for inclusion here as well. The 36-year-old has posted a 1.12 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 10.0 K/9 with 10 holds in 43 games and figures to join a contender before the trade deadline passes.

Outfielder Aaron Altherr (.288 BA, .898 OPS, 20 2B, 14 HR, 44 RBI) and starter Aaron Nola (15 GS, 7-6, 3.38 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 97 K, 93.1 IP) also made our preliminary list..

here's the list

Shore wrote:

WhiteyFan wrote:B/R just released their Midseason Top 100 Players list... anyone want to take a stab at how many Phils made the list?

I suppose Odubel could creep into 100th or something, but I don't think we have more than 2 or 3 in the top 200.

I'd go with 0.

Brantt wrote:Schilling sent out a tweet asking for thoughts and prayers for Dutch Daulton. That can't be good.

Brantt wrote:Schilling sent out a tweet asking for thoughts and prayers for Dutch Daulton. That can't be good.

azrider wrote:

Brantt wrote:Schilling sent out a tweet asking for thoughts and prayers for Dutch Daulton. That can't be good.

Didn't he have some sort of cancer a few years ago? outside of buffalo there was the love canal, here in south Philadelphia we had the vet.