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frankgatti23 · 01-07-2018, 09:43 PM

Phillies Phodder: Offseason Report - 1/1/1988
Happy New Year! A new year and spring training looms around the corner! December was a relatively quiet month for the Phillies. Most of the moves that were made revolved around the 40 man roster as there were alot of players eligible for the Rule 5 draft.

Transactions:

LF Jose Leiva was waived and designated for assigment.
2B Greg Legg was waived and designated for assigment.
2B Tom Barrett was waived and designated for assigment.
RP John McLarnan was waived and designated for assigment.
SP Len Watts was waived and designated for assigment.
Demoted LF Jose Leiva to AAA Maine
Demoted 2B Greg Legg to AAA Maine
Demoted 2B Tom Barrett to AAA Maine
Demoted RP John McLarnan to AAA Maine
Demoted SP Len Watts to AAA Maine
Drafted RP Steve Howe in Rule 5 draft.
Added RP Steve Howe to 40 Man roster
Added RP Rob Hicks to 40 Man roster
Added SP Joe Bitker to 40 Man roster
Added SP Israel Sanchez to 40 Man roster
Added CL Todd Frowirth to 40 Man roster
Added SP Marvin Freeman to 40 Man roster
Added 1B Ricky Jordan to 40 Man roster
Added 3B Mickey Hatcher to 40 Man roster
Added CF Dave Gallagher to 40 Man roster
Added RF Gary Varsho to 40 Man roster
Drafted SP Paul Gibson to a minor league contact with

Notes:
With the Rule 5 draft coming up, I wanted to protect some prospects that I didn't want to lose. So I DFA'd 5 players that I didn't think would be taken and would not have been too upset if they were. Watts was one of my options for the rotation, but I needed a spot when I drafted Howe with the 5th overall pick in the Rule 5 draft. He spent all of last in AAA where he was 8-3 with 6 saves. In 46 innings, he gave up 41 hits, 22 BBs, 32 Ks, 3.52 ERA, 3.67 FIP and 0.6 WAR. He's 29, but on a minor league contract and my scouts graded his control potential at 70. If nothing else, hopefully he does well enough to trade at the deadline. He'll slot in the bullpen as a middle reliever. I wanted to add another SP through FA and had identified Mike Morgan as my target. He initially wanted 350K a year. I offered him 330K, he cam back a week later and asked for more. I offered 350K, he then asked for more another week later. Then I offered 380K and he asked for 400K. So i really debated it and then offered it him and he again came back and said the Yankees offered him more. At this point I declined to offer him more, but I didn't withdrawl my offer. I ended up signing Gibson to a minor league contract instead. He's a 27 year old lefty with decent control and stuff. He went 8-2 with a 4.27 ERA, 4.73 FIP, 70 Ks, 33 BBs, 1.3 WAR in 111 IP at AAA last year. He'll be invited to camp as non roster player. He can opt out if he is not promoted to the majors within 30 days.

None of my players were selected in the Rule 5 draft.

Notable MLB News:
SP Bryn Smith signs with Boston for 2 years at 1.12M per year
SP Pascual Perez signs with Boston for 2 years at 1.13M per year
C Rick Cerrone signs with St. Louis for 2 years at 770K per year
SP Tommy John signs with California for 1 years at 316K
SP Frank Viola signs with California for 4 years for 5.16M overall
2B Ryne Sandberg signs with California for 6 years for 6.96M overall
1B Kent Hrbek signs with California for 7 years for 9.28M overall
RF Jesse Barfield signs with California for 4 years for 3.6M overall
3B Tim Wallach signs with California for 7 years for 5.18M overall
SP Dennis Eckersley signs with Toronto for 1 year for 260K
CL Jay Howell signs with Dodgers for 2 years at 1.12M per year
C Brian Harper signs with Dodgers for 1 year for 344K overall
CF Chet Lemon signs with Dodgers for 4 year for 3.72M overall
SP Dennis Martinez signs with Houston for 2 years for 1.18M overall
CF Brett Butler signs with Houston for 7 years for 4.08M overall
3B Buddy Bell signs with the Houston for 2 years for 1.44M overall
CL Tom Henke signs with Kansas City for 3 years for 2.34M overall
3B Howard Johnson signs with Kansas City for 5 years for 5.1M overall
CF Dave Henderson signs with the Yankees for 4 years for 3.6M overall
SS Dickie Thon signs with the Yankees for 1 year for 366K overall
LF George Bell signs with Oakland for 3 years for 1.18M overall
C Bob Boone signs with Cubs for 1 year for 398K overall
SP Mark Langston signs with Seattle for 3 years for 2.91M overall
3B Brook Jacoby signs with the Mets for 7 years for 3.6M overall
3B Carney Lansford signs with the Orioles for 4 years for 2.69M overall

Cubs trade SP Rick Sutcliff to Cincinnati for minor leaguers RP Rob Dibble, RP Steve Oliverio, SP Joe Turek, SP Sam Chavez, CF Chris C. Jones
Cubs trade RP Scott Sanderson to California for minor leaguers SP Tim Burcham, SP Brandy Vann, C Erik Pappas, 2B Wiley Lee
Giants trade SP Mark Davis to Cincinnati for minor leaguers SP Anthony Young, 2B Jeff Gardner, SS Alex Diaz
Giants trade RP Jim Gott to Cincinnati for LF Lance Johnson, minor leaguers SP Len Picota, SP Robert Faron, SP William Bivens
Giants trade RP Jim Gott to Cincinnati for RP Melido Perez, CF Jacob Brumfield, minor leaguers SP Bob Scanlan, SP Chris Rauth

01-07-2018, 09:43 PM	#84
frankgatti23 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: New Jersey Posts: 153	*Phillies Phodder: Offseason Report - 1/1/1988* Happy New Year! A new year and spring training looms around the corner! December was a relatively quiet month for the Phillies. Most of the moves that were made revolved around the 40 man roster as there were alot of players eligible for the Rule 5 draft. *Transactions:* LF Jose Leiva was waived and designated for assigment. 2B Greg Legg was waived and designated for assigment. 2B Tom Barrett was waived and designated for assigment. RP John McLarnan was waived and designated for assigment. SP Len Watts was waived and designated for assigment. Demoted LF Jose Leiva to AAA Maine Demoted 2B Greg Legg to AAA Maine Demoted 2B Tom Barrett to AAA Maine Demoted RP John McLarnan to AAA Maine Demoted SP Len Watts to AAA Maine Drafted RP Steve Howe in Rule 5 draft. Added RP Steve Howe to 40 Man roster Added RP Rob Hicks to 40 Man roster Added SP Joe Bitker to 40 Man roster Added SP Israel Sanchez to 40 Man roster Added CL Todd Frowirth to 40 Man roster Added SP Marvin Freeman to 40 Man roster Added 1B Ricky Jordan to 40 Man roster Added 3B Mickey Hatcher to 40 Man roster Added CF Dave Gallagher to 40 Man roster Added RF Gary Varsho to 40 Man roster Drafted SP Paul Gibson to a minor league contact with *Notes:* With the Rule 5 draft coming up, I wanted to protect some prospects that I didn't want to lose. So I DFA'd 5 players that I didn't think would be taken and would not have been too upset if they were. Watts was one of my options for the rotation, but I needed a spot when I drafted Howe with the 5th overall pick in the Rule 5 draft. He spent all of last in AAA where he was 8-3 with 6 saves. In 46 innings, he gave up 41 hits, 22 BBs, 32 Ks, 3.52 ERA, 3.67 FIP and 0.6 WAR. He's 29, but on a minor league contract and my scouts graded his control potential at 70. If nothing else, hopefully he does well enough to trade at the deadline. He'll slot in the bullpen as a middle reliever. I wanted to add another SP through FA and had identified Mike Morgan as my target. He initially wanted 350K a year. I offered him 330K, he cam back a week later and asked for more. I offered 350K, he then asked for more another week later. Then I offered 380K and he asked for 400K. So i really debated it and then offered it him and he again came back and said the Yankees offered him more. At this point I declined to offer him more, but I didn't withdrawl my offer. I ended up signing Gibson to a minor league contract instead. He's a 27 year old lefty with decent control and stuff. He went 8-2 with a 4.27 ERA, 4.73 FIP, 70 Ks, 33 BBs, 1.3 WAR in 111 IP at AAA last year. He'll be invited to camp as non roster player. He can opt out if he is not promoted to the majors within 30 days. None of my players were selected in the Rule 5 draft. *Notable MLB News:* SP Bryn Smith signs with Boston for 2 years at 1.12M per year SP Pascual Perez signs with Boston for 2 years at 1.13M per year C Rick Cerrone signs with St. Louis for 2 years at 770K per year SP Tommy John signs with California for 1 years at 316K SP Frank Viola signs with California for 4 years for 5.16M overall 2B Ryne Sandberg signs with California for 6 years for 6.96M overall 1B Kent Hrbek signs with California for 7 years for 9.28M overall RF Jesse Barfield signs with California for 4 years for 3.6M overall 3B Tim Wallach signs with California for 7 years for 5.18M overall SP Dennis Eckersley signs with Toronto for 1 year for 260K CL Jay Howell signs with Dodgers for 2 years at 1.12M per year C Brian Harper signs with Dodgers for 1 year for 344K overall CF Chet Lemon signs with Dodgers for 4 year for 3.72M overall SP Dennis Martinez signs with Houston for 2 years for 1.18M overall CF Brett Butler signs with Houston for 7 years for 4.08M overall 3B Buddy Bell signs with the Houston for 2 years for 1.44M overall CL Tom Henke signs with Kansas City for 3 years for 2.34M overall 3B Howard Johnson signs with Kansas City for 5 years for 5.1M overall CF Dave Henderson signs with the Yankees for 4 years for 3.6M overall SS Dickie Thon signs with the Yankees for 1 year for 366K overall LF George Bell signs with Oakland for 3 years for 1.18M overall C Bob Boone signs with Cubs for 1 year for 398K overall SP Mark Langston signs with Seattle for 3 years for 2.91M overall 3B Brook Jacoby signs with the Mets for 7 years for 3.6M overall 3B Carney Lansford signs with the Orioles for 4 years for 2.69M overall Cubs trade SP Rick Sutcliff to Cincinnati for minor leaguers RP Rob Dibble, RP Steve Oliverio, SP Joe Turek, SP Sam Chavez, CF Chris C. Jones Cubs trade RP Scott Sanderson to California for minor leaguers SP Tim Burcham, SP Brandy Vann, C Erik Pappas, 2B Wiley Lee Giants trade SP Mark Davis to Cincinnati for minor leaguers SP Anthony Young, 2B Jeff Gardner, SS Alex Diaz Giants trade RP Jim Gott to Cincinnati for LF Lance Johnson, minor leaguers SP Len Picota, SP Robert Faron, SP William Bivens Giants trade RP Jim Gott to Cincinnati for RP Melido Perez, CF Jacob Brumfield, minor leaguers SP Bob Scanlan, SP Chris Rauth