Cesar Hernandez during 2018 season(Photo by Keith Allison via Wiki Commons)If you want to go ahead and say that this has been a roller coaster of a season for Phillies second baseman Cesar Hernandez then you would be on a really exaggerated summer coaster ride.What this season has demonstrated as well as any in recent memory is … Continue reading It’s past time for the Phillies to move on from Cesar Hernandez at second base
As Phillies starting pitchers have faded, so have 2018 playoff hopes
Phillies starting pitcher Nick Pivetta(Photo: Ian D'Andrea via Wiki Commons)The Philadelphia Phillies were carried to the top of the National League East Division standings over the season’s first four months by their starting pitching rotation.All season long the team had struggled to score runs on a consistent basis. They played shoddy defense on an individual and team … Continue reading As Phillies starting pitchers have faded, so have 2018 playoff hopes
2018 Paul Owens Award winners as top Phillies minor leaguers
Paul Owens (center) was with Phillies for half-century(Photo: Matthew Veasey)The Philadelphia Phillies established the annual Paul Owens Award back in 1986 to recognize the top performing player and pitcher in their minor league organization.The award was named in honor of Owens, the 10th person selected to the franchise Wall of Fame back in 1988, the first non-player enshrined there … Continue reading 2018 Paul Owens Award winners as top Phillies minor leaguers
Improper utilization costing Scott Kingery in his rookie season
Kingery has started at second base just five times(Photo: Ian D'Andrea via Wiki Commons)In the second round of the 2015 MLB Amateur Draft the Philadelphia Phillies selected Scott Kingery out of the University of Arizona. Kingery was coming off an outstanding season as the Wildcats second baseman, one in which he had been chosen as the Pac-12 Conference Player … Continue reading Improper utilization costing Scott Kingery in his rookie season
Director of Player Development Joe Jordan departs Phillies organization
Jordan has seen mixed results over seven years.The Philadelphia Phillies announced on Tuesday that director of player development Joe Jordan would not continue with the organization. His exit from a position that he has held for the last seven years was swift and sudden.“…last week I walked into Matt’s (Phillies GM Klentak) office and told … Continue reading Director of Player Development Joe Jordan departs Phillies organization
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