ReadingPhilly wrote:

Cam Gaskins@CamWGXA

WATCH: Getting drafted in the 6th round by the @Phillies was the perfect fit for @tattnallsports shortstop Logan Simmons. That was his first favorite team growing up, and he says he became a shortstop because he loved watching @JimmyRollins11 play.

https://twitter.com/CamWGXA/status/1004134887895511040

thephan wrote:

TenuredVulture wrote:Assuming they make Bohm play 1b instead of 3b, how long should it take him to reach Philly? I would assume the Phillies pretty much know what they want to do with him.

Why move him? Its an option, but the evaluators think he can stick at the MLB level. Pair him up with a rangy SS, and he's good to go. I am assuming that he is Franco's eventual replacement. Also, there are like 38 options at first at the moment, and the team needs to move Rhys so Harper has somewhere to play.

TenuredVulture wrote:

thephan wrote:

TenuredVulture wrote:Assuming they make Bohm play 1b instead of 3b, how long should it take him to reach Philly? I would assume the Phillies pretty much know what they want to do with him.

Why move him? Its an option, but the evaluators think he can stick at the MLB level. Pair him up with a rangy SS, and he's good to go. I am assuming that he is Franco's eventual replacement. Also, there are like 38 options at first at the moment, and the team needs to move Rhys so Harper has somewhere to play.

I don't really know anything about this except there was some question about his defense, and maybe Maik gets batter? And Santana is terrible, so why haven't they given one one of those 38 options a shot?

ReadingPhilly wrote:Is the Santana is terrible thing a running board joke now or do people believe it?

Tall and slender athletic build. 6.76 runner, has very clean and easy actions at shortstop defensively, light on his feet with good balance and footwork thru the ball, soft hands, has present arm strength with a projectable arm action. Right handed hitter, hits from a tall stance with a limited shift to contact, open front side and is looking to pull the ball, somewhat of an upper cut swing plane and puts the ball in the air, turned on one pitch in the game and short hopped the left field fence. Very projectable young player who will keep getting better as he gets stronger.

heyeaglefn wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:Is the Santana is terrible thing a running board joke now or do people believe it?

I think people were expecting more based off his history and how much he was paid. Hoping more for a 2016 or 2017 season and not so much 2015. He still has time to heat up.

heyeaglefn wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:Is the Santana is terrible thing a running board joke now or do people believe it?

I think people were expecting more based off his history and how much he was paid. Hoping more for a 2016 or 2017 season and not so much 2015. He still has time to heat up.

April 3 he wrote:tylermckay_11
Happy to announce I’ll be continuing my baseball and academic career at Arizona State University! #ForkUp – at Phoenix Municipal Stadium

today he wrote:tylermckay_11
Dream come true, thanks to @Phillies

With a long and lean frame standing 6-foot-6, 180-pounds, McKay shows a good amount of functional strength. The Kansas State transfer, has a clean and well-timed delivery from a high three-quarters arm slot. He hides the ball well in behind him before delivering to the plate. With just a waist high leg lift and minimal lower half input, it appears that there is much more in the tank for the Howard starter.

His fastball sat 89-91 mph, with sinking arm-side run and McKay showed the ability to command it well to both halves of the plate. He uses a slider with 10-to-4 shape thrown with depth and late, quick bite in the 82-83 mph range as a groundball pitch successfully. In addition, McKay uses his changeup, which is thrown with hand speed that matches his fastball, and shows arm-side run and sink, to generate off-time contact.

On a day when the weather conditions were far from ideal, McKay demonstrated a willingness to get on the mound and compete well, even with an extremely tight zone behind the plate. He shows poise and the demeanor of a seasoned veteran on the mound, working around some defensive miscues behind him, McKay never let the situation of the game affect his effort or execution on the mound.

pacino wrote:

heyeaglefn wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:Is the Santana is terrible thing a running board joke now or do people believe it?

I think people were expecting more based off his history and how much he was paid. Hoping more for a 2016 or 2017 season and not so much 2015. He still has time to heat up.

he's been just fine for a month now

Killgore made 24 appearances this season with one start. He went 4-1 with a 2.54 ERA and struck out 40 in 39 innings.

BigEd76 wrote:Rd 17 = Keylan Killgore, LHP, Wichita State
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