Post by oreng on Oct 13, 2013 19:04:11 GMT -5
After opening the season as a .500 team, a flurry of moves should make the final 98 games of the season interesting. With Brooklyn, Milwaukee, and St. Louis (N) on pace to win 100+, the Phighten Phills will need to win 70 of their remaining games to truly have a chance of competing. With that in mind, two trades were consummated that management hope will bolster the offense, defense, and pitching.
The major addition to the offense will come in the form of Ted "The Kid" Williams (see image). After 10+ years and a slew of amazing accomplishments in Boston, "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived" will be taking his talents down the I95 to a city that is hoping to get back to the magic of 1950. While the deal required the departure of one "Whiz Kid," LF Del Ennis, the arrival of "The Kid" should help improve the team's chance of returning to the postseason in the next few years.
Arriving from Boston with "The Splendid Splinter" are three pitchers and slap-hitting and slick-fielding 2b Billy Goodman, a career .308 hitter known for his childish hand-writing and double-play wizardry (see image).
The arms--Mel Parnell, Marv Grissom, and Ralph Brickner--will help solidify a pitching staff that has been struggling to put quality starts together after the loss of Ace Robin Roberts. A second deal, with the basement-dwelling Pirates of Pittsburgh, will add two more arms to the mix: Murry Dickson, who has struggled as a starter in western Pennsylvania, and Roy Face, a young bullpen arm who provides an immediate upgrade to veteran Hub Kittle in long relief.
Also arriving from Pittsburgh via their AAA affiliate is middle infielder Curt Roberts. He has been raking against AAA pitching, but regardless of what he is able to contribute with the bat, the organization is happy to add a capable SS to provide what we hope will be a dynamic double-play duo with the aforementioned Goodman.
The influx of talent to the major league roster will definitely shake up the top 10 prospect list: gone are top pitchers Jack Sanford, Jack Meyer, Jim Owens, and Bob Conley. Catching depth in the organization is ice thin, with Stan "Stash" Lopata now plying his trade in Chicago and no longer available as a capable back-up to Smoky Burgess and South Philly purveyor of Mustache Rides. Time will tell if the moves pay off. In the meantime, look for all of these arms to make a difference in Philadelphia this year, for a few of them to stick around, and for "Teddy Ballgame" to continue his thumping ways in Philadelphia in the heart of a lineup that should score a lot a lot of runs.
The major addition to the offense will come in the form of Ted "The Kid" Williams (see image). After 10+ years and a slew of amazing accomplishments in Boston, "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived" will be taking his talents down the I95 to a city that is hoping to get back to the magic of 1950. While the deal required the departure of one "Whiz Kid," LF Del Ennis, the arrival of "The Kid" should help improve the team's chance of returning to the postseason in the next few years.
Arriving from Boston with "The Splendid Splinter" are three pitchers and slap-hitting and slick-fielding 2b Billy Goodman, a career .308 hitter known for his childish hand-writing and double-play wizardry (see image).
The arms--Mel Parnell, Marv Grissom, and Ralph Brickner--will help solidify a pitching staff that has been struggling to put quality starts together after the loss of Ace Robin Roberts. A second deal, with the basement-dwelling Pirates of Pittsburgh, will add two more arms to the mix: Murry Dickson, who has struggled as a starter in western Pennsylvania, and Roy Face, a young bullpen arm who provides an immediate upgrade to veteran Hub Kittle in long relief.
Also arriving from Pittsburgh via their AAA affiliate is middle infielder Curt Roberts. He has been raking against AAA pitching, but regardless of what he is able to contribute with the bat, the organization is happy to add a capable SS to provide what we hope will be a dynamic double-play duo with the aforementioned Goodman.
The influx of talent to the major league roster will definitely shake up the top 10 prospect list: gone are top pitchers Jack Sanford, Jack Meyer, Jim Owens, and Bob Conley. Catching depth in the organization is ice thin, with Stan "Stash" Lopata now plying his trade in Chicago and no longer available as a capable back-up to Smoky Burgess and South Philly purveyor of Mustache Rides. Time will tell if the moves pay off. In the meantime, look for all of these arms to make a difference in Philadelphia this year, for a few of them to stick around, and for "Teddy Ballgame" to continue his thumping ways in Philadelphia in the heart of a lineup that should score a lot a lot of runs.
