Phillies 2010 Report Card: Jayson Werth by Scott Butler 2/3/11

And for the last of the report cards for everyday players is the guy who won’t be here anymore: Jayson Werth.
Jayson Werth followed up a career year in 2009 with another pretty good season on paper in 2010. Werth finished with less home runs and RBIs in 2010, but nearly all of his other stats went up. His average increased …

Phillies 2010 Report Card: Shane Victorino by Scott Butler 1/24/11

If there is one word to describe Shane Victorino’s 2010 season, it is different. .281 to .293 His average dropped 33 points, his OBP dropped 31 points, and his slugging and OPS dropped, but he set career highs in home runs, RBIs, and stolen bases.
Let’s look at this a little closer. Victorino’s kept his average between .281 and .293 over …

Phillies 2010 Report Card: Raul Ibanez by Scott Butler 1/30/11

Now we give our report card to a fan favorite in left field: Raul Ibanez.
After a perplexing first season with the Phillies in which he was on fire for the first half and injured and awful in the second half, nobody knew what to expect from Raul Ibanez.
What we discovered is that the real Ibanez was somewhere in the …

For all you basketball fans out there, remember ESPN’s the decision?  Remember how the world watched as Lebron James told us how he was going to take his talents to south beach to join Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade, creating a super-team?  What happened next included ridiculous predictions of breaking every record, winning the NBA championship with no competition, and the most radical, Lebron’s prediction of 8 championships.  Of course, then came …

Phillies 2010 Report Card: Placido Polanco by Scott Butler 1/25/11

Moving right along with our 2010 report cards, we come to one of the few new members to the Phillies: Placido Polanco.
Bringing Polanco to Philadelphia might be Ruben Amaro’s most overlooked and underrated moves. Amaro signed Polanco as a number two hitter who can make contact, hit for average, get some “first to thirds,” and provide some consistency to the lineup.
That …

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Phillies 2010 Report Card: Jimmy Rollins by Scott Butler 1/13/11

Now it is time for the leader, team quarterback, team captain, etc. for the Phillies: Jimmy Rollins.
Jimmy Rollins had another very forgettable season in 2010. After going through a horrible slump in 2009, I didn’t think it was possible Rollins could get worse, but he did. J-Roll missed half the season due to injury, but he wasn’t much of a …

For those of you hoping to see a new free-agent signing by spring training (23 days!), you may be out of luck.  Today, philly.com reported that the Phillies bought a $10 million 76×97 foot HD scoreboard, which is almost three times the size of the current scoreboard.

The full details are here, so I won’t repeat them.  However, I do have one question.  What was wrong with the old scoreboard?  I …

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Phillies 2010 Report Card: Chase Utley by Scott Butler 1/17/11

Chase Utley had another disappointing season. Fans loved to make excuses for Utley in the past. For whatever reason, fans said he looked tired for playing …

Phillies 2010 Report Card: Ryan Howard by Scott Butler 1/13/11

We continue on with our Phillies report cards. Now we will grade the Phillies big slugger: Ryan Howard.
Ryan Howard has put up some incredible numbers in his career, and the Phillies rewarded his efforts with a 5 year, $125 million dollar contract. Ironically, this was the first year that Howard didn’t put up heroic numbers. In fact, 2010 ended Howard’s streak …

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Phillies 2010 Report Card: Carlos Ruizby Scott Butler 1/9/11

It’s report card time! As we do every year, Phils Baseball will once again review and grade the entire 2010 Phillies roster. We will begin with the unsung hero and nucleus of the team: Carlos Ruiz.
2010 was a coming out party for Carlos Ruiz. Chooch had by far his best year at the plate, setting career highs in hits, …

A detailed look at Phillies wins and losses in 2010 by Scott Butler 1/6/10

Before we turn our attention completely towards the next season, I thought it might be fun to break down the Phillies’ wins and losses in 2010. Perhaps we can gain a little access into the mind set of the team and what we can expect next season.
For this particular exercise we will examine just wins and …

Phillies payroll indicates owners are finally “committed to winning” by Scott Butler 1/2/10

Now that the Phillies have blown up their payroll by adding Cliff Lee, the total payroll looks to be over $160 million in 2011. Once regarded as greedy Gremlins who lurked in dark alleys, all of a sudden this Phillies ownership group is “committed to winning.” But just how committed are they?
I thought it might be fun to …

2010 Phillies prediction results by Scott Butler 12/31/10

With the 2010 calendar closing in a few days, it is time to take a look at how terrible, or, uh, good our predictions were for the 2010 Philadelphia Phillies. Injuries are going to make it a difficult task to grade our predictions, but we will give it a shot.
Hopefully we did better than last year, where we only had a 61% success …

Well, it’s been an interesting year, and definitely a memorable one, not only for the Phillies, but the entire MLB in general.  Of course, this being a Phillies blog, I’m going to focus on the Phillies.  This year gave the Phillies a lot of thrilling moments, so let’s get started.

10. 10/23/10 The Let-down: You may look at this and think I’m crazy, but yes, the day the Phillies lost the NLCS is my 10th …

Just how good is the Phillies starting rotation? by Scott Butler 12/28/10

With a starting staff that includes Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt, and Cole Hamels, many believe the 2011 Phillies could have the best starting rotation ever assembled. I’m not going to take the time now to debate that argument. Let’s save that discussion until when they actually throw a pitch first.
The names on the jerseys look great, but …

Well it looks like the Phillies have made another move, “solving” bullpen woes once again.  However, this time it is not the physical-failing Dennys Reyes they have signed, but a familiar face in J.C. Romero.  Romero has played with the Phillies since midway through the ’07 season.  The Phillies actually declined his $4.5 million contract option in 2011 earlier this year, so the assumption must be that the contract is less …

Today is December 16th 2010.  Exactly one year ago today, the Phillies made the move that seemed to make the single biggest impact on their season.  It was the day that the Phillies completed two separate trades that, in essence exchanged Cliff Lee for Roy Halladay, the pitcher every fan wanted at the deadline.  Of course, these are Phillies fans, so when this deal happens what do they do?  Complain, and say that after …

Reasons Cliff Lee’s returns to Phillies defies belief by Scott Butler 12/15/10

Did Cliff Lee really just sign with the Phillies? Somebody please pinch me. It still seems like a dream. Cliff Lee’s signing is absolutely unbelievable on so many levels. Let’s take a look at some of the amazing surprises Cliff Lee’s decision brings to life:
Cliff Lee chose winning over money
Just over a week after Jayson Werth took …