1 hour ago, vsptroops said:

Starting off the 2nd half just great. Luzardo not only cant even get through 5 innings, but also coughs up a 4-1 lead and the bullpen chokes the game away. Oh and the bottom of the lineup is a GIGANTIC blackhole. 1-7 with RISP. Rinse and repeat.

I really think it’s a bad idea to put Painter in the pen. He’s recovering from TJ, struggling in AAA, and can barely go 5 innings. Winding him down to single inning duty in the bullpen is going to be immensely counter productive.

I don’t really care what they do with Abel and Luzardo, so if you want to transition them into bullpen help, that’s fine.

But just trade Painter if that’s what you want. Don’t mess with an already turbulent road to the majors. Otherwise he’s still going to be figuring out how to last 5 innings in AAA this time next year. A 23 year old Painter in AAA next year falls off all the MLB top prospect lists and just doesn’t have the same value.

Trade him or develop him right, but don’t put him in the pen.

I will also continue to beat the drum of how tragically overrated this farm system and every one of its prospects are. Another year goes by…somehow the hype is still going….and no help coming up from the farm. A perennial reality.

12 hours ago, iladelphxx said:

The Phanatic is the GOAT.

5 hours ago, eagle45 said:

I will also continue to beat the drum of how tragically overrated this farm system and every one of its prospects are. Another year goes by…somehow the hype is still going….and no help coming up from the farm. A perennial reality.

I think the players that they have drafted and developed they aren’t overrated. They’re ranked middle of baseball, which is pretty much accurate to what they are. The biggest issue the Phillies have is that their international prospect pool stinks. you wanna be like the Braves, Dodgers, the Yankees farm systems, it’s not just drafting and developing. It’s about spending the money internationally and adding it to who you draft and develop. The issue is the Phillies aren’t even in the top two tiers of this. In the last 20 years of international Players the phillies signed and developed they’ve had Caesar Hernandez, Freddie galvez, Franco, Ranger, Hector neris and Dominguez who’ve had major type of contribution. Really galvez and Hernandez are about to be 20 years in 2006. right now it’s Escobar and Tait and nothing really else in the minors. When your best international signing is Ranger Suarez and then your next best is galvez or Dominguez or neris there’s a major issue.

He is actually as bad as Merrifield

40 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

He is actually as bad as Merrifield

Merrifield, Hayes, Kepler all failed signings by DD

Bunch of Fing morons don’t know how to run the bases

Laughable base running

8 minutes ago, John Blutarski said:

Laughable base running

Makes it more maddening is they haven’t run bases well since Fing Kapler was here

Must be using the sixers medical staff

WTH was that base running

I’m kinda wanting an overhaul on this team. I know I want the entire bullpen gone next year

4 minutes ago, RoadToHell said:

I’m kinda wanting an overhaul on this team. I know I want the entire bullpen gone next year

I’m fine with Kerkering coming back and strahm depending on how the rest of the season goes. Maybe even Lazar as a middle bullpen piece. Everyone else can go

Probably should include banks. I think he’s fine if you don’t use him in high leverage situations every night

You know Kepler sucks when they leave Rojas to face a RHP reliever. Kepler hitting a magical .151 with RISP LOL

Rojas and Turner keeping that inning alive so schwarber could save us

23 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Rojas and Turner keeping that inning alive so schwarber could save us

Have you heard anything about him actually wanting to return to the Phillies? All I’ve heard is him talking about testing free agency and thinking about playing for the Reds. Does he want to come back here? Would really suck if we lost him

1 minute ago, RoadToHell said:

Have you heard anything about him actually wanting to return to the Phillies? All I’ve heard is him talking about testing free agency and thinking about playing for the Reds. Does he want to come back here? Would really suck if we lost him

Based off the podcasts I’ve listened to. He wants to play here. Ideally I think he wants to be back. Imo this comes down to the Phillies wanting to pay him likely 3 or 4 years. I think I’m FA someone will give him 5 and maybe even 6.

Bryce is heating up

2 minutes ago, RoadToHell said:

Bryce is heating up

God knows we need him too

19 minutes ago, RoadToHell said:

Have you heard anything about him actually wanting to return to the Phillies? All I’ve heard is him talking about testing free agency and thinking about playing for the Reds. Does he want to come back here? Would really suck if we lost him

I read a quote from around the all star game where he said there's interest on his end and he's pretty sure there's gonna be interest on the Phillies end. I'll try to find it

Just now, devpool said:

I read a quote from around the all star game where he said there's interest on his end and he's pretty sure there's gonna be interest on the Phillies end. I'll try to find it

25 minutes ago, RoadToHell said:

Have you heard anything about him actually wanting to return to the Phillies? All I’ve heard is him talking about testing free agency and thinking about playing for the Reds. Does he want to come back here? Would really suck if we lost him

I'd trade him. They aren't winning and will lose him for nothing.