PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
| Bobby Abreu (RF, 27, L/R) |
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YEAR TM GM AB HT DB TP HR RUN RBI BB SO AVG OBA SLU SB CS 1998 PHI 151 497 155 29 6 17 68 74 84 133 312 409 497 19 10 1999 PHI 152 546 183 35 11 20 118 93 109 113 335 446 549 27 9 2000 PHI 154 576 182 42 10 25 103 79 100 116 316 416 554 28 8 |
| One of my favourite players, Abreu followed up a spectacular 1999 season with another just as good. He does everything well, hitting for average and power and drawing walks and running the basepaths. His only weakness was a .243 average against left-handers (without any power); if he could improve his performance against southpaws, he could win the MVP Award. |
| Scott Aldred (33, L) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1998 TAM 0 0 48 0 0 0 0 31 33 12 21 373 1999 TAM-PHI 4 3 66 0 0 0 1 57 59 29 41 445 2000 PHI 1 3 23 0 0 0 0 20 23 10 21 575 |
| It was another bad Scott Aldred Season, plus he also spent time on the DL with a sore shoulder. I think we've seen all the bad seasons from Aldred that we really need to see. |
| Clemente Alvarez (CA, 33, R/R) |
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YEAR TM GM AB HT DB TP HR RUN RBI BB SO AVG OBA SLU SB CS 1999 AA 48 142 25 5 1 2 12 12 11 38 176 234 268 1 1 2000 A 12 41 11 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 268 318 268 0 0 |
| Alvarez was not a guy I expected to be on a roster last year, but the Phillies called him up in September, and he played a couple of games. He has been playing in the minors since 1987; he has never had more than 242 at bats in a season. His career highs in homers and RBI are 4 and 23. He's a minor league third-string catcher who I wouldn't expect to see on a roster in 2001. |
| Marlon Anderson (2B, 27, L/R) |
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YEAR TM GM AB HT DB TP HR RUN RBI BB SO AVG OBA SLU SB CS 1998 AAA 136 575 176 32 14 16 104 86 28 77 306 338 494 24 12 2000 AAA 103 397 121 18 8 8 57 53 39 43 305 370 451 24 10 |
| Anderson was the Phillies' regular second baseman in 1999, but didn't play well, and last year was back in the minors. He played pretty well at Scranton, and may get another chance to establish himself, probably as a bench player. |
| Gary Bennett (CA, 29, R/R) |
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YEAR TM GM AB HT DB TP HR RUN RBI BB SO AVG OBA SLU SB CS 1998 AAA 86 282 72 18 0 10 33 40 25 41 255 316 426 0 0 2000 AAA 92 317 97 24 0 12 47 52 40 44 306 393 495 1 0 |
| Bennett had a remarkably good year with the bat, both at Scranton-WB and with the Phillies. I don't expect his playing time to increase much, but guy who hits as well as Bennett did in 2000 should last awhile as a second-string catcher. |
| Ricky Bottalico (32, R) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1998 PHI 1 5 39 0 0 0 6 43 54 25 27 644 1999 STL 3 7 68 0 0 0 20 73 83 49 66 491 2000 KC 9 6 62 0 0 0 16 73 65 41 56 483 |
| Bottalico is returning to Philadelphia, where he had his best seasons from 1995-97. He wasn't too bad last year, though his control is still poor. There is no reason I can think of for him to be closing games, except that he used to do it before, and teams are hoping that he might do it again. |
| Jason Boyd (28, R) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1998 AAA 2 2 15 0 0 0 0 22 28 14 13 623 1999 AAA 6 5 49 0 0 0 5 80 78 27 62 428 |
| The Phillies gave Boyd a chance to pitch, mostly out of desperation. He broke a bone in his right hand during the summer, and that surely didn't help his cause... but the awful truth is that he is a bad pitcher with bad control. |
| Chris Brock (31, R) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1998 AAA 11 3 17 17 2 0 0 115 111 33 112 390 |
| Brock served in middle relief with the Phillies, and made a few spot starts. He wasn't bad, and could serve in the same role again. I wouldn't want him to be a regular starter again. |
| Mark Brownson (26, R) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1999 COL 0 2 7 7 0 0 0 30 42 8 21 789 |
| Brownson's career was quickly dying in Colorado, but last year he got a chance to strut his stuff with Philadelphia. He didn't show very much. Brownson has good control and a live arm, and will surely get another chance in the majors. I sort of like him, and still think he could be good. |
| Kirk Bullinger (31, R) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1999 AA-AAA 1 3 52 0 0 0 25 55 43 18 43 181 2000 AAA 0 1 26 0 0 0 12 25 19 10 16 072 |
| Bullinger has been in the minors since 1992, and he has pitched extremely well everywhere. Of course, he also hasn't pitched very often. He began last year on the DL with a lower back sprain, and only pitched in 3 games with Philadelphia, despite pitching brilliantly with Scranton-WB. If he stays healthy, there is no obvious reason why he couldn't help a club. |
| Pat Burrell (1B, 24, R/R) |
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YEAR TM GM AB HT DB TP HR RUN RBI BB SO AVG OBA SLU SB CS 1998 A 37 132 40 7 1 7 29 30 27 22 303 416 530 2 0 1999 AA 117 417 139 28 6 28 84 90 79 103 333 438 631 3 1 2000 AAA 43 143 42 15 1 4 31 25 32 36 294 420 497 1 1 |
| Don't look now, but the Phillies have some incredible young players on their team, and Burrell may be the best. He has everything you want in a cleanup hitter, great power, good plate discipline, the potential to hit .300. He's still very young, and should improve quickly. |
| Paul Byrd (30, R) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1998 PHI 5 2 9 8 2 1 0 57 45 18 39 268 1999 PHI 15 11 32 32 1 0 0 200 205 70 106 460 2000 PHI 2 9 17 15 0 0 0 83 89 35 53 651 |
| Byrd had an awful start to the season, then was disabled in July with a "superior and anterior labral tear in the right shoulder." Ouch; I guess we shouldn't expect him to win the Cy Young Award, eh? |
| Bruce Chen (24, L) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1998 AA 13 7 24 23 1 0 0 139 106 48 164 329 1999 AAA 6 3 14 14 0 0 0 78 73 26 90 381 |
| The Phillies acquired Chen from the Braves in the Ashby deal, in a deal that could haunt John Schuerholz for the rest of his life. Not only is Chen a great prospect, he's a better pitcher than Ashby right now. He's a great young pitcher... no, wait, he's a spectacular young pitcher. I love everything about him. |
| David Coggin (24, R) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1998 AA 4 8 20 20 0 0 0 109 106 62 65 414 1999 AA 2 5 9 9 0 0 0 42 55 20 21 750 2000 AA-AAA 5 5 16 16 0 0 0 88 84 46 57 462 |
| Coggin is a young Phillies' pitcher who hasn't pitched well at any level. He seems to have been promoted mostly out of desperation; he is still young, but has yet to provide evidence that he can pitch. |
| Rheal Cormier (34, L) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1999 BOS 2 0 60 0 0 0 0 63 61 18 39 369 2000 BOS 3 3 64 0 0 0 0 68 74 17 43 461 |
| Cormier is a left-handed reliever who was hit fairly hard by southpaws last year (.264 average), and that earned him a ticket to Philadelphia. He's okay, throws lots of strikes and occasionally has a good season. |
| Omar Daal (29, L) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1998 ARI 8 12 33 23 3 1 0 162 146 51 132 288 1999 ARI 16 9 32 32 2 1 0 215 188 79 148 365 2000 PHI 4 19 32 28 0 0 0 167 208 72 96 614 |
| You may have heard that Daal received terrible run support last year, and this was certainly true. But it was still an awful, dreadful season. As an optimist, I will say that things can only get better from here... but not much better. |
| Rob Ducey (OF, 36, L/R) |
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YEAR TM GM AB HT DB TP HR RUN RBI BB SO AVG OBA SLU SB CS 1998 SEA 97 217 52 18 2 5 30 23 23 61 240 336 410 4 3 1999 PHI 104 188 49 10 2 8 29 33 38 57 261 383 463 2 1 2000 PHI-TOR 117 165 32 5 1 6 26 26 31 49 194 318 345 1 0 |
| Ducey had a bizarre season, was dealt by the Phillies to Toronto in early August, then later in the month was dealt back to Philly by the Blue Jays. I like Ducey, and he played very well in 1999, but I am doubtful that he will play very much this year. His career is almost over. |
| Nelson Figueroa (27, R) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1998 AA-AAA 14 5 28 28 3 2 0 165 179 60 145 442 1999 AAA 11 6 24 21 1 1 0 128 128 41 106 394 2000 AAA 13 7 25 24 1 0 0 162 151 39 113 311 |
| Figueroa was one of the pitchers that Philadelphia got from Arizona in the Schilling deal. He was a great prospect when he was younger, but a couple of rough years slowed his progress. He has excellent control, and he appears to have a knack for winning. I like him, and I think he's capable of moving into the rotation right now. At the very worst, he should be an improvement on Omar Daal. |
| Doug Glanville (CF, 31, R/R) |
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YEAR TM GM AB HT DB TP HR RUN RBI BB SO AVG OBA SLU SB CS 1998 PHI 158 678 189 28 7 8 106 49 42 89 279 325 376 23 6 1999 PHI 150 628 204 38 6 11 101 73 48 82 325 376 457 34 2 2000 PHI 154 637 175 27 6 8 89 52 31 76 275 307 374 31 8 |
| Glanville's batting average dropped 50 points, plus his walks and power were down as well... it was a bad year. He was never my favourite player; 1999 was a dream season for him, but I doubt he will ever play that well again. Even if he hits .300, I don't think helps the team much. The Phillies are killing themselves if they give him another 600 at bats. |
| Wayne Gomes (28, R) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1998 PHI 9 6 71 0 0 0 1 93 94 35 86 424 1999 PHI 5 5 73 0 0 0 19 74 70 56 58 426 2000 PHI 4 6 65 0 0 0 7 74 72 35 49 440 |
| Gomes is a solid reliever; he's not an especially good pitcher, and not someone you would want to willingly make your closer, but he is well-cast in middle relief, where he is durable and consistent. His control was better last year, though his ERA was up; I expect more of the same in 2001. |
| Mark Holzemer (32, L) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 2000 AAA 3 2 24 3 0 0 2 45 40 16 35 363 |
| Holzemer has been in the league for six years, and has a career ERA of 7.69. Need more evidence than that? |
| Brian Hunter (1B/OF, 33, R/L) |
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YEAR TM GM AB HT DB TP HR RUN RBI BB SO AVG OBA SLU SB CS 1998 STL 62 112 23 9 1 4 11 13 7 23 205 258 411 1 1 1999 ATL 114 181 45 12 1 6 28 30 31 40 249 367 425 0 1 2000 ATL-PHI 87 140 30 5 0 8 14 23 20 39 214 313 421 0 1 |
| Hunter got a few at bats, and probably hit enough home runs to extend his career a little longer. Suprisingly, all 8 of his home runs came against right-handed pitchers; he's supposed to be a guy who can hit left-handed pitching, but last year he didn't. |
| Thomas Jacquez (25, L) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1998 A 9 11 29 28 2 1 0 170 215 31 108 430 1999 AA 6 5 38 14 0 0 1 123 149 32 68 528 2000 AA-AAA 5 4 48 1 0 0 4 82 79 29 55 230 |
| Jacquez is a young pitcher with the Phillies; he didn't look anything like a prospect until he started to pitch well last year. He's young, and has very good control; whether he can consistently get people out is a big question mark. |
| Kevin Jordan (IF, 31, R/R) |
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YEAR TM GM AB HT DB TP HR RUN RBI BB SO AVG OBA SLU SB CS 1998 PHI 112 250 69 13 0 2 23 27 8 30 276 303 352 0 0 1999 PHI 120 347 99 17 3 4 36 51 24 34 285 339 386 0 0 2000 PHI 109 337 74 16 2 5 30 36 17 41 220 257 323 0 1 |
| Jordan showed some versatility, splitting time between both second and third base. But he didn't hit, which still leaves me wondering: why do the Phillies invest so many at bats in him? What are they waiting for? What are they hoping to get? What does Jordan offer that another player couldn't? |
| Travis Lee (1B/OF, 26, L/L) |
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YEAR TM GM AB HT DB TP HR RUN RBI BB SO AVG OBA SLU SB CS 1998 ARI 146 562 151 20 2 22 71 72 67 123 269 346 429 8 1 1999 ARI 120 375 89 16 2 9 57 50 58 50 237 337 363 17 3 2000 ARI-PHI 128 404 95 24 1 9 53 54 65 79 235 342 366 8 1 |
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Lee has strong command of the strike zone, and can run the basepaths well. Unfortunately, he's a little weak at things like hitting for average, hitting for power and driving in runs, and his career has been a colossal disappointment so far. Arizona gave up on him, and dealt him to the Phillies, but his performance did not improve. The Phillies have lots of terrific young players, like Rolen, Burrell and Rollins; we can only hope that they might have a good influence and Lee. ADDENDUM: I read today that Lee just lost an arbitration case. What the hell is he doing, filing for arbitration? Hey Travis, you stink; perhaps you should focus on improving on the field. |
| Mark Lieberthal (CA, 29, R/R) |
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YEAR TM GM AB HT DB TP HR RUN RBI BB SO AVG OBA SLU SB CS 1998 PHI 86 313 80 15 3 8 39 45 17 44 256 304 399 2 1 1999 PHI 145 510 153 33 1 31 84 96 44 86 300 363 551 0 0 2000 PHI 108 389 108 30 0 15 55 71 40 53 278 352 470 2 0 |
| Lieberthal is a good player who has established himself as one of the better hitting catchers in the league. He played well last year despite making a couple of trips to the DL; I don't know how durable or consistent he will be in the future, but he's capable of being a championship-quality player. |
| Jose Mesa (35, R) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1998 CLE-SF 3 4 69 0 0 0 1 84 91 38 63 461 1999 SEA 3 6 68 0 0 0 33 69 84 40 42 498 2000 SEA 4 6 66 0 0 0 1 81 89 41 84 536 |
| He wasn't very good, especially when you consider the park he was pitching in. He has signed to play in Philadelphia, but I hope they're not planning to trust him with many leads, cuz' those days are long gone. |
| David Newhan (IF/OF, 28, L/R) |
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YEAR TM GM AB HT DB TP HR RUN RBI BB SO AVG OBA SLU SB CS 1998 AA 121 491 128 26 3 12 89 45 68 110 261 352 399 27 8 1999 AAA 98 374 107 25 1 14 49 49 30 84 286 342 471 22 4 2000 AAA 91 327 83 8 2 8 51 43 48 76 254 349 364 12 4 |
| Newhan is a utility infielder who could help a team. He bats left-handed, has some power and some speed and he can play all over the field. But he didn't play very well last year; he's running out of time to make a career for himself, and he needs to play up to his ability this year. But I think he's better than some other guys on the Phillies' roster. |
| Doug Nickle (26, R) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1998 A 11 8 31 17 2 1 0 135 134 45 128 412 1999 A 2 4 60 0 0 0 28 71 60 23 70 229 2000 AA 8 3 49 0 0 0 16 77 55 22 58 244 |
| Nickle is a Phillies' prospect; a couple of years ago they converted him into a closer, and he has pitched very well. I like everything about him except the fact that he hasn't pitched above Double-AA; my guess is that he will spend two months at Scranton-WB before the Phillies decide to make him part of their bullpen. |
| Vincente Padilla (24, R) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1999 A 4 1 9 9 0 0 0 51 50 17 55 373 1999 AAA 7 4 18 14 0 0 0 94 107 24 58 375 |
| Padilla's only been in pro ball for a couple of seasons, but last year was pitching in the majors, and was pitching well. The Phillies acquired him from Arizona in the Schilling deal; I doubt they will keep him middle relief for very long. They may move him to the starting rotation, where he had some success in the minors, but they also need a closer. |
| Tomas Perez (SS, 27, S/R) |
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YEAR TM GM AB HT DB TP HR RUN RBI BB SO AVG OBA SLU SB CS 2000 AAA 77 279 82 16 2 10 44 56 16 48 294 334 473 4 1 |
| Perez' major league career began in 1995, when he spent the entire season on the Blue Jays' roster as a Rule V draft pick. He's a catch-and-throw guy who never developed much as a hitter, will have to fight for playing time in 2001. |
| Robert Person (31, R) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1998 TOR 3 1 27 0 0 0 6 38 45 22 31 704 1999 TOR-PHI 10 7 42 22 0 0 2 148 139 85 139 468 2000 PHI 9 7 28 28 1 1 0 173 144 95 164 363 |
| He had an astonishingly good season. Person doesn't have good control, but he held left-handed batters to a .178 average, allowed only a .190 average with runners in scoring position, and gave up only 13 home runs. He's still not my favourite pitcher, and let's be honest, his career high in wins is still only 10. But there's no reason to think he won't continue to pitch well in 2001. |
| Cliff Politte (27, R) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1998 AA-AAA 6 7 20 20 1 1 0 118 127 40 103 497 1999 AA 9 8 37 13 1 0 5 109 112 33 97 363 2000 AAA 8 4 21 20 1 0 0 113 94 41 106 312 |
| He had an encouraging season. Politte has pitched brilliantly in the lower minors, but his progress has been slow. Last year he finally pitched well against tougher competition, both at Scranton-WB and at Philadelphia. The Phillies need starters, and Politte throws strikes; he should get a chance to establish himself. |
| Chris Pritchett (1B, 31, L/R) |
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YEAR TM GM AB HT DB TP HR RUN RBI BB SO AVG OBA SLU SB CS 1998 AAA 104 374 97 21 1 7 42 41 37 72 259 322 377 2 2 1999 AAA 96 348 97 15 1 12 60 45 37 70 279 368 431 1 1 2000 AAA 117 391 93 18 2 6 55 60 56 65 238 336 340 5 2 |
| Pritchett is a first baseman who hits very badly. He was terrible last year at Scranton-WB, but the Phillies still called him up to play a few games early in the year. I can't think of any reason why any major league team would want him on their roster. |
| Scott Rolen (3B, 26, R/R) |
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YEAR TM GM AB HT DB TP HR RUN RBI BB SO AVG OBA SLU SB CS 1998 PHI 160 601 174 45 4 31 120 110 93 141 290 391 532 14 7 1999 PHI 112 421 113 28 1 26 74 77 67 114 268 368 525 12 2 2000 PHI 128 483 144 32 6 26 88 89 51 99 298 370 551 8 1 |
| Rolen's development has been slowed a bit by injuries, but he's still one of the best third basemen in baseball. Last season he went on the DL with a sprained ankle, but otherwise he set career highs in batting average and slugging percentage. He's only 26; his best years should still be ahead of him. |
| Jimmy Rollins (SS, 22, S/R) |
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YEAR TM GM AB HT DB TP HR RUN RBI BB SO AVG OBA SLU SB CS 1998 A 119 495 121 18 9 6 72 35 41 62 244 306 354 23 9 1999 AA 133 532 145 21 8 11 81 56 51 47 273 336 404 24 12 2000 AAA 133 470 129 28 11 12 67 69 49 55 274 341 457 24 7 |
| Rollins has made rapid progress through the Phillies' system, and has improved his batting at every level. He has both power and speed, and good plate discipline. Best of all, he's only 22 years old, and has enormous growth potential. The Phillies don't have a shortstop, so Rollins may be the starter in April. |
| Steve Schrenk (32, R) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1998 AAA 8 3 34 0 0 0 1 61 60 23 45 282 1999 AAA 3 1 32 0 0 0 2 43 38 21 34 293 2000 AAA 2 1 26 0 0 0 3 34 18 5 27 131 |
| Schrenk surprised everyone in 1999 by pitching well enough to earn a spot in Philadelphia's bullpen. Last year he wasn't so good, and was sent back to the minors. His season was a conundrum; he was very bad with the Phillies, but spectacular with Scranton-WB. Whether that performance can earn him another chance is an open question. |
| Kevin Sefcik (OF, 30, R/R) |
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YEAR TM GM AB HT DB TP HR RUN RBI BB SO AVG OBA SLU SB CS 1998 PHI 104 169 53 7 2 3 27 20 25 32 314 421 432 4 2 1999 PHI 111 209 58 15 3 1 28 11 29 24 278 368 392 9 4 2000 PHI 99 153 36 6 2 0 15 10 13 19 235 300 301 4 2 |
| Sefcik struggled in 2000, but he'll be back. He's a sturdy role player, plays all three outfield positions and contributes a little at the plate. When evaluating players like Sefcik, I always refer to the Turner Ward Rule, which states: "Just because he hits .250 one year, doesn't mean he won't hit .350 the next." |
| Reggie Taylor (OF, 24, L/R) |
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YEAR TM GM AB HT DB TP HR RUN RBI BB SO AVG OBA SLU SB CS 1998 AA 79 337 92 14 6 5 49 22 12 73 273 300 395 22 10 1999 AA 127 526 140 17 10 15 75 61 18 79 266 293 422 38 20 2000 AAA 98 422 116 10 8 15 60 43 21 87 275 310 443 23 12 |
| Taylor is a young outfielder with the Phillies; he has some power and some speed, but at the moment the parts are more impressive than the whole. His command of the strike zone is very poor; he can run, but he steals bases very poorly. I doubt that he will ever develop into a quality player. |
| Amaury Telemaco (27, R) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 2000 AAA 8 3 21 21 0 0 0 123 115 42 88 387 |
| Telemaco's with his third team, and he hasn't impressed them, either. He's not a good pitcher, but he's not awful; he could be one of those guys who spends a year in the bullpen, eating up innings without anyone ever noticing he is there. |
| Ed Vosberg (40, L) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 2000 AAA 1 2 30 3 0 0 2 44 59 20 39 654 |
| Vosberg is another survivor. He debuted with San Diego in 1986; since then he has appeared in parts of eight seasons, and has just over 200 lifetime innings under his belt. His best seasons were from 1995-97, with Texas and Florida; last year he pitched at Colorado Springs, and got pounded, but was dealt to the Phillies in June. He didn't pitch badly with Philadelphia, but he also didn't throw many strikes. Obviously, his time is nearly over. |
| Randy Wolf (25, L) |
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YEAR TEAM WN LS GP GS CG SH SV IP HIT BB SO ERA 1998 AA-AAA 11 7 28 27 1 0 0 173 182 52 151 416 1999 AAA 4 5 12 12 0 0 0 77 73 29 72 361 |
| Brilliant young pitcher. Wolf had a very impressive sophomore season, and is likely on the verge on becoming a star. Of course, wins may be scarce in Philly, no matter how well he pitches, but Wolf is really, really, really good. |