Phillies Breakfast Links: April 27, 2009

by WholeCamels on Apr 27, 2009 8:06 AM EDT

Carlos Carrasco has a blister and a sore elbow, and got lit up yesterday. Ruh-roh. Pray for JA.

The Phillies' ability to turn promising arms into solid pros is examined.

Jimmy Rollins is slumping. Charlie is flummoxed. I saw an interesting scene after the last out yesterday. Charlie and Jimmy walking out of the dugout together to shake hands with the team, and Charlie very paternally put his arm around Jimmy's shoulder. Kind of makes me wonder if there's not something else going on. Although .162 is plenty of justification for a day off.

Yesterday was the first game where the Phillies never trailed, where the starting pitcher didn't give up a home run, and where the entire pitching staff didn't give up a home run. Yet here they are, 9-8 and in second place. Weird game.

Moyer pwns teh Fish. ROFFLECOPTER.

The Chosun Ilbo reports on Chan Ho Park's home run the other night. I particularly like the part about him being the Phillies' ninth starter. Warning: may hell your browser. Also, Park sorta = Babe Ruth. According to Donga. And he's good with a ball. Ahem.

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Milton

This guy needs to ask the MC to not print his picture.

by phatj on Apr 27, 2009 9:07 AM EDT reply actions

Also, his point about the Phillies ability to develop pitchers is mostly pretty silly. Unless you want to speculate that there’s pitcher kryptonite in the water in Philly, there’s no value in looking all the way back to the beginning of the MLB draft.

If you look at more recent history, the picture is more promising, with Hamels and Wolf both meeting his criteria (which in itself is highly flawed, as he’s using wins as his measuring stick). Myers certainly has the talent to do it as well. You could argue that Gavin Floyd’s success with the White Sox reflects well upon the Phillies, even if you don’t give them full credit for it (Schuler disagrees).

The best part is this:

Personally, I say we don’t need any comparisons.

by phatj on Apr 27, 2009 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions

question

Who the heck is Yohan Flande?

by taco pal on Apr 27, 2009 9:49 AM EDT reply actions

Sounds like some sort of desert

But seriously – at 23 in single A ball should it be too exciting? Sounds like he’s dominating some young kids and maybe needs some more age appropriate opponents?

"Someone created the box score," Morey says, "and he should be shot."

Blocked shots — they look great, but unless you secure the ball afterward, you haven’t helped your team all that much.

by jemagee on Apr 27, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions

I think that’s a generally accurate rule of thumb, but on the other hand, 0.00 is 0.00. He may not be proving that he’s a genuine prospect, but he certainly isn’t disproving it either. It’s worth keeping an eye on at least.

by taco pal on Apr 27, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions

If he keeps up his dominance of the lower levels I would suggest faster promotion and then see how he performs in “age appropriate”

More interested in how Drabek fares this year… (Fairs?)

"Someone created the box score," Morey says, "and he should be shot."

Blocked shots — they look great, but unless you secure the ball afterward, you haven’t helped your team all that much.

by jemagee on Apr 27, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t think anyone would disagree with that in principle, although it seems like Clearwater is actually the correct place to have him for now since he was in the GCL last year.

He seems to have gotten a late start on his career for whatever reason. I wonder if there’s a back story there. Injuries? It’s not like he had been languishing at the lower levels, as 2008 was his first season.

by taco pal on Apr 27, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Jimmy has had slumps like this before, hasn’t he? I’m not that worried.

That said, I’m starting to pick up an ominous vibe from talk radio that the knives might be about to come out for him. Hopefully he breaks out of it sooner rather than later.

by taco pal on Apr 27, 2009 1:19 PM EDT reply actions

I have been afraid for him since that “frontrunners” comment last season. It took a great hot streak for the team and the WFC to bail him out. People (read: idiots) will remember.

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by WholeCamels on Apr 27, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey, so if you look at the “sponsors” bar to the right, JC Romero has sued the manufacturer of 6-OXO Extreme. I wonder if the complaint is available online anywhere.

by taco pal on Apr 27, 2009 4:41 PM EDT reply actions