i ave read rumours Phils are going to decide on whether the will sellers based on this road trip.It is now clear Cardinals are now the best team in Baseball and quite significantly better than us, and unless they is an upset they will go to WS. And it is apparent it is very likely 3 teams will go to the playoffs from Central Division.
Phils have been deeply scouting Cardinals And Red Sox minor league players.
Trade deadline is , i think, 7/31/2013.
Given we have lost 4 of first 5 of this decisive road trip.
Aside from Lee, playres most wanted by playoff likely teams, are Pabelbon/ Michael Young and Utley. We could get 6 top Minor League prospects is all three. One big factor in choosing to be sellers, is Mayberry just can't be Revere replacement.
And now Dimonic B has concussion symptoms-is being evaluated.
If Phils do this, they are setting up to hopehully have herd of young players to start a new era.
Utley has said he can't imagine playing in a not Phillie uniform, but knows it can happen.
Rollins said whether the Phils be sellers depended on this road trip.
Teams can and DO retool quite successfully if they are smart in their deals for minor leaguers.
Major point of all the minor leaguers Phils traded the past several years NOT one so far looks like a winner==in otherwords, none would have become Phils on the Big team.
And those they did not trade, we have about 6 now that can be Phillies by 2014 and/or 2015.
With selling say they get 3 top notch young talents in selling---we would have up to 9 players for the future.
Hernandeez and Franco and Biddle now are top prospect--and if Glavis can be a .250 hitter he would be a Larry Bowa, super SS, and pesky as hell at bat, given his speed, and savvy for bunting and hit and run.He is a smart player--and has more power than Bowa. Reminder, SS is Glavis'es natural position is SS--and rated A-1 SS fielder all his career.
The time between now and July 31st COULD exciting in terms of are future and rolling the dice for the longterm future-but we will have to sacrifice the rest of the season.Max
BTW, i think anyoneof 3 teams in NL Central Division can go to WS--Didgers have chance to get to NL-Divison runner up if this Puig fellow remains phenom, and Kemp finally gets healthy |
