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BigEd76 wrote:Barves win!

Can safely root for 63-99!!!!

Straight to majors?

Mackanin said the Phillies could be aggressive next season and move some of the organization's top prospects to the majors without first reaching triple A.

Outfielder Nick Williams and righthander Jake Thompson are the two top candidates if the Phillies decide to break spring training with prospects on their roster. Both excelled at double-A Reading this season after being acquired from Texas as part of the Cole Hamels' trade. They both will be 22 years old at the start of spring training.

It also would not be surprising if relievers Jimmy Cordero and Tom Windle joined the Phillies without stopping at triple A. Both will be 24 years old by the end of camp. Cordero, a righthander, throws a 100-m.p.h. fastball and is improving his command. Windle, a lefthander, made a strong transition this summer to the bullpen from the starting rotation.

"If we recognize that a guy is major-league ready, if it's out of A ball or double A, I think it behooves us to make that decision," Mackanin said. "That's a decision you would have to make as an organization. Who knows? Possibly. And those are tough decisions to make."

That's a decision you would have to make as an organization. And those are tough decisions to make.

stevemc wrote:Really intriguing blurb in the Inky this AM:

Straight to majors?

Mackanin said the Phillies could be aggressive next season and move some of the organization's top prospects to the majors without first reaching triple A.

Outfielder Nick Williams and righthander Jake Thompson are the two top candidates if the Phillies decide to break spring training with prospects on their roster. Both excelled at double-A Reading this season after being acquired from Texas as part of the Cole Hamels' trade. They both will be 22 years old at the start of spring training.

It also would not be surprising if relievers Jimmy Cordero and Tom Windle joined the Phillies without stopping at triple A. Both will be 24 years old by the end of camp. Cordero, a righthander, throws a 100-m.p.h. fastball and is improving his command. Windle, a lefthander, made a strong transition this summer to the bullpen from the starting rotation.

"If we recognize that a guy is major-league ready, if it's out of A ball or double A, I think it behooves us to make that decision," Mackanin said. "That's a decision you would have to make as an organization. Who knows? Possibly. And those are tough decisions to make."

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lethal wrote:Doubt any high upside rookie makes the major league squad out of ST or before...mid June.

CalvinBall wrote:cool, more gay jokes.

CalvinBall wrote:hes calling him gay bc the way he is standing/the way he looks or whatever the point of that post was.

CalvinBall wrote:hes calling him gay bc the way he is standing/the way he looks or whatever the point of that post was.

“For me, numbers mean something,” Mackanin said. “When I have a player in Ruf who’s hitting .370 against lefties and has the [second-] highest OPS in the major leagues against left-handed pitchers, it only leads me to believe that’s the guy we should play against lefties. So I just leave it at that.”