OF/1B Brad Wilkerson agrees to minor-league deal with Phillies

From Ken Rosenthal

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Love the move.

For Who? My teammates.

For What? To Win.

How Much? Where do I sign?

by jonk on Feb 23, 2010 3:08 PM EST reply actions

If I remember correctly, Wilkerson was actually pretty good at one point. This is a sly move if he can provide some pop off the bench.

by FuquaManuel on Feb 23, 2010 3:50 PM EST reply actions

No downside to this.

by taco pal on Feb 23, 2010 3:57 PM EST reply actions

Eh, whatever. Good Depth move/warm body at AAA for 1B. He had some pop in Montreal 6 years ago, but he’s a really pedestrian hitter otherwise.

by Cormican on Feb 23, 2010 3:57 PM EST reply actions

He used to slaughter the Phillies. I have very bad memories of him.

by David S. Cohen on Feb 23, 2010 10:11 PM EST reply actions

OK, so I’m not just making that up. Yeah, total Phillie-Killer… Didn’t he once hit for the cycle against us?

by SethC on Feb 24, 2010 2:33 AM EST up reply actions

I have a very clear memory of him beating us on a two-out ninth-inning homer off of Jose Mesa. It was in an afternoon game, and wasn’t in the year that Mesa was really horrible.

by taco pal on Feb 24, 2010 10:15 AM EST up reply actions

I swear I remember that too, but I couldn’t find it on retro-sheet just now.

by David S. Cohen on Feb 24, 2010 11:22 AM EST up reply actions

Here it is from B-R. Gives me hives just to read it.

by taco pal on Feb 24, 2010 11:37 AM EST up reply actions

Cool – thanks for finding that. I remember it vividly. I was at the game, sitting behind home plate. The crowd was roaring for the 1-2 pitch. It was down and in to Wilkerson and he slugged it (or, as Wheels would say, “he dropped the bat-head on it”). The crowd went silent. It was brutal.

by David S. Cohen on Feb 24, 2010 12:29 PM EST up reply actions