Worley's good I just think he may be at peak value now, and if we can get a good CF for cheap $$ next two years that could free up cash for say, Youk and a decent priced corner OF

Gotta think the Twins would consider packaging Willingham and Span. Willingham is a health risk and coming off a great year. We'd probably have to give up something decent but they'd definitely help

I think they should trade worley. Dude has some dog in him.

phorever wrote:

ek wrote:asche is not close

elaborate please. i see rapid promotions and stats that say he dominated a+ and aa, and finished very strong in the aaa-equivalent afl.
some scouts hate his defense or hitting, others think he's made big leaps forward in one or both. some reports have the phillies continuing to fast-track him, others have them putting on the breaks. this is what i get out of staring at the stats and googling around for late-summer and fall news reports on him. if you have very recent or more definitive info from which i can learn, i would like to see it.

This is semantics, I suppose, but an .849 OPS in 2012 doesn't strike me as dominating. It strikes me as worthy of good prospect status, but "dominating" is what elite prospects do. And even elite prospects frequently stumble out of the gates in the majors, as you know.

Combine Asche's likeliness to struggle offensively at first with the mixed reviews of his defense, and I think the Phillies would be very foolish to count on him to be above replacement level in the majors at this point. I can see Asche getting a cup of coffee next September but unless he goes out of his mind in AAA this season (assuming he starts there), that's it.

joe table wrote:Worley's good I just think he may be at peak value now, and if we can get a good CF for cheap $$ next two years that could free up cash for say, Youk and a decent priced corner OF

Yeah that's true, assuming the Twins don't mark him down too much for the elbow

joe table wrote:Feel like we should have an award ceremony for phorever's 500th career trade proposal centered around Kendrick

and it's extra special since most have come in the last year. don't extraordinarily high peak performances qualify for hall of fame nominations?
we each have our obsessions. this is one of mine. i'll try to at least confine it to this appropriately named thread.

I'm just messing with you man. I do think the Twins could value Kendrick too, they love righty strike throwers

Really interesting FG writeup on all MLB teams' local TV revenue:

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/dodgers-send-shock-waves-through-local-tv-landscape/

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:Really interesting FG writeup on all MLB teams' local TV revenue:

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/dodgers-send-shock-waves-through-local-tv-landscape/

Really good article. Give the Phillies every incentive to remain elite over the next two years. Need to keep ratings high.

If Comcast is shelling out 80 mill a year for the Astros I think the Phils are in good shape.

Trent Steele wrote:

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:Really interesting FG writeup on all MLB teams' local TV revenue:

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/dodgers-send-shock-waves-through-local-tv-landscape/

Really good article. Give the Phillies every incentive to remain elite over the next two years. Need to keep ratings high.

Another reason I fully expect them to spend money this offseason. Adding Hamilton would be the splash they need to send an already happy fanbase through the roof.

Sticking point: reducing John Boruk's dressing room rider

Buying high. Pretty severe home/road splits. Danger Will Robinson.

ek wrote:there's a "rumor" that the phils are in on dexter fowler now as they are waning on bj upton

that came from a fake steaks twitter acct

76erfan wrote:

ek wrote:there's a "rumor" that the phils are in on dexter fowler now as they are waning on bj upton

that came from a fake steaks twitter acct

Confirmed by Not Don Tollefson

It was also speculation by the Denver Post's Troy Renck.

JFLNYC wrote:Buying high. Pretty severe home/road splits.

have you seen span's?

do i remember someone here saying that dexter is dom brown's ceiling or am i just a lazy racist

Fowler's stats away from Coor's Field are pretty pedestrian. Schierholtz is that good.

my cousin mose wrote:do i remember someone here saying that dexter is dom brown's ceiling or am i just a lazy racist

floppy did

missing you ftn