News Of Former Phillies 2018

LoneStarPhan 2018-07-04 03:41:46 UTC #161

I recall Hamner getting serious about pitching more but I really don't remember how much he actually did. Granny was in the first group of Phillies that I followed seriously.

andyb 2018-07-05 16:00:22 UTC #162

Astudillo update: 5-14 with a 3B so far. No BBs or Ks of course. Starts at 3B and 2B and has played in LF and CF also. Not catcher yet surprisingly. He had 6 SB in the minors this year so clearly his mid-career speed is kicking in and pushing him towards up-the-middle defensive positions.

zambonir 2018-07-11 20:12:00 UTC #163

I gather he had a tantrum, too.

bkeich 2018-07-11 20:24:30 UTC #164

zambonir:

twitter.com
Jake Kaplan (jakemkaplan)
Last night proves to be a tipping point for the Astros, who demoted Ken Giles to Triple-A Fresno today. This will be Giles' first time in Triple A since before he debuted for the Phillies in June 2014.

1:07 PM - 11 Jul 2018

I gather he had a tantrum, too.

The life of a reliever. 2 years ago he was moderately bad (and of course much worse than they expected), last year he had a 2.30 ERA for the season in 63 games and 34 saves, this year he has another bad (but not awful) ERA.

WHIP of 1.272 and only 2 HRs in 31 innings implies to me that his 4.99 ERA has some pretty significant bad luck involved in it. Sure enough his FIP is 2.55, but it has been consistently in that area and he has had 2 out of 3 seasons of 4+ ERAs. Bad luck, but I wonder if he also struggles with men on base (which is not accounted for in FIP, but of course shows up in ERA).

zambonir 2018-07-11 20:37:10 UTC #165

He had a good regular season last year but then came the playoffs.

I'd trade for him!

tom81 2018-07-11 20:47:23 UTC #166

Lots of action today for former Phillies:

zambonir 2018-07-11 21:52:17 UTC #167

I'd lost track of Rupp after he left Texas.

David_Criss 2018-07-12 01:12:28 UTC #168

And today Giles in AAA and basically Velasquez is the only remaining piece from the trade after the Phillies got five top pitching prospects. Well I guess eshelmen is, too.

zambonir 2018-07-12 01:36:14 UTC #169

And the two Arauzes. Neither Oberholtzer nor Arauz were really, at that point, top prospects though (cue CD lamenting the OF we didn't get).

David_Criss 2018-07-12 01:45:52 UTC #170

All of us question how you don't get one bat in a six-player trade, but that is water under the bridge. When Giles was in Philly, as a rookie, I remember when he questioned Mcclure and Sandberg. Giles has always told everybody who will listen to him that no-one can hit him..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_sFbJpynRs

Here is the clip of him arguing with Ryno and McClure - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_sFbJpynRs

andyb 2018-07-12 11:13:31 UTC #171

The GIles demotion was partially punishment for this:

He has not been as good this year (K rate down to just over 9), but he has also walked only 3 guys and given up only 2 HRs. Bad BABIP luck largely (.366). Velocity is still good (97.9) so mostly his command is off a bit and he is having bad luck (and bad maturity).

EastFallowfield 2018-07-13 17:37:48 UTC #172

zambonir 2018-07-13 17:44:49 UTC #174

He is retiring at the end of the year, follow-up tweets say.

EastFallowfield 2018-07-13 17:47:36 UTC #175

So he wanted to make sure the Phils sell a lot of tickets for the Dodger series coming up.

el-pietro 2018-07-14 15:15:14 UTC #176

Trade the pharm. Bring him home!

Philsmania 2018-07-15 17:51:45 UTC #177

John Mabry fired as Cardinals hitting coach in the shakeup that also saw manager Mike Matheny fired.

andyb 2018-07-15 19:47:10 UTC #178

Utley and the Hall. Probably not unfortunately.

David_Criss 2018-07-17 03:08:21 UTC #179

Cameron Rupp signs minor league deal with Mariners. This will be his third AAA stint this year.

Philsmania 2018-07-19 14:52:45 UTC #180

Checking in on Jonathan Arauz. He looked awesome at low-A Quad Cities putting up a .299/.392/.471/.863 line. He was promoted to advanced-A Buies Creek after 54 games where he has enjoyed less success, .174/.206/.273/.479 line through 35 games.

philsphan67 2018-07-26 16:51:25 UTC #181

Not sure Dale Murphy is a HOF player, but what a class act he was. By the time the Phillies got him, he was a shell of himself. Wright Thompson is a great writer and does terrific work here. Baseball/the world needs more Dale Murphy's.

Really good read......