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The MacPhaillies - 2015 Show Phillies

Posted on July 1, 2015 at 12:41 PM.

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2015 Roster in April

Tanking didn't go quite as planned. We're 12-8 right now on 4/21. Let's go over the roster change since the offseason.

Carlos is still doing well at 36, but he's making $12M for the next 3 years and I'll probably sell him off regardless. Rupp deserves a chance at the full-time job. Also in the minors are A.J. Jimenez (acquired for John Lackey from Toronto) and Andrew Knapp, 2013 2nd rounder.

Big Piece makes $4M for 3 seasons, not too bad in Show money compared to real-life. I'm gonna attempt to get an AL team to make him their DH; he had 25 bombs last year. Christian Walker is making a case to take over with only Tommy Joseph behind him.

Chase has declined badly (73 ovr.) but he's starting off 2015 batting .290. He only fell by .20 points average, 3 HRs, and 9 RBIs from '13-14 though, not bad. No matter what he'll have someone taking his place as soon as 2016. I have Devon Travis heating up at AAA from the Lackey trade and draftee Miguel Santana below at Reading. Phil Gosselin plays second and can get on base but he's not a long-term option.

Maikel Franco has secured third base and leaves Rule 5 pick Hunter Dozier without a role. Dozier could be a utility player shortly, or move back to shortstop and compete with Cesar Hernandez.

Cesar's last opportunity to be a starter is this season, because he hit a measly .220 with 245 ABs in 2014. J.P. Crawford is rising quickly and Cesar is the bridge.

Ben Revere is a fun contact/speed sparkplug. I was considering trading him but he surprisingly had 11 round-trippers last year. He can be a useful weapon in the lineup if we keep in contention.

Colby Rasmus was a rebound signing from Toronto. He managed a .233/19/58 line in 472 times at the plate. Rule 5 selection (WAS) Brian Goodwin is a reserve with a little swiftness and alright fielding. Roman Quinn had a breakout performance in '14 and was rewarded with a promotion to Triple-A, he's coming for the CF job.

Dom Brown couldn't repeat his red-hot 2013, but he still blasted 20 homers. I'm hoping he's gonna be back on track average-wise after he deflated to .228 in 2014. I hoped for a steal in Wladimir Balentien, who dominated minor league competition after returning from the Swallows in the NPB. He didn't quite translate that to the MLB but he provides power off the bench.

Cole is on a reasonable contract for five terms, and pushing ahead with a 4-0 record after another good campaign last season (14-12, 3.24). He looked like a guaranteed trade chip come July, but we might win enough to reverse that theory. Cliff returned to form too: 10-11 and a 3.08 ERA. I would feel bad about not getting him a ring, but I don't know that I want to hold on to him through age 37.

The bottom three of the rotation were all found on the market: lefties Francisco Liriano/Jaime Garcia, and veteran righty Aaron Harang. They all did marginally well before coming here, handling mid-3.00 ERAs. Depending on how our record fluctuates, they could steady teams' pitching in the playoff chase. Garcia is most likely to stay because of his youth, and he's on a two-year deal, as opposed to Liriano and Harang's one. It's worth your while to hand out contracts to pitchers like these because of their potential prospect return at the deadline.

Chad Billingsley was signed, just like real-life. Couldn't give him a place in the starting five so he's righting the ship in Lehigh. He's joined by Aaron Nola, Ben Lively, Jesse Biddle, Tom Windle, and Jason Hursh (R5-ATL). In addition, Matt Harrison received a "prove-it" deal worth $2.2 mil. Zach Lee was the second piece of the Rollins trade but he's waiting in the bullpen as a LR. The last of the pitching prospects close to the bigs are Matt Barnes (from Boston), Michael Lorenzen (R5-CIN), and Severino Gonzalez.

The bullpen lacks any elite arms besides Pap. Giles is going to be at his rank in no time. De Fratus and Diekman have their strengths but they've hit their ceiling at 27-28 years old. I preserved Aumont to unremarkable results. Griffin Murphy, a Jays lefty, was acquired for Cody Asche. He's not a velocity guy but has upside. Joely Rodriguez was slotted into a sort-of LOOGY role to ease into the conversion from starter. Nick Masset and Chris Perez were brought on off waivers for their late-inning experience. I've been hunting for relief arms in trades to shore up this area.

2015 Top Prospects
1) SS J.P. Crawford - 72 ovr (A)
2) SP Aaron Nola - 78 ovr (B)
3) SP Jonas Luke - 56 ovr (A)
4) CF/SS Roman Quinn - 69 ovr (B)
5) SP Ben Lively - 76 ovr (B)
6) SP Jesse Biddle - 75 ovr (B)
7) 2B Devon Travis - 73 ovr (B)
8) SP Jason Hursh - 76 ovr (B)
9) OF Dylan Cozens - 66 ovr (B)
10) 2B Miguel Santana - 56 ovr (B)
11) SP Michael Lorenzen - 73 ovr (B)
12) SP Shane Watson - 68 ovr (B)
13) OF Cord Sandberg - 65 ovr (B)
14) SP Matt Imhof - 67 ovr (B)
15) SP Fernando Perez - 51 ovr (B)
16) 3B/SS Hunter Dozier - 70 ovr (B)
17) SP Tom Windle - 72 ovr (B)
18) RP Jon Ramsey - 56 ovr (B)
19) C Andrew Knapp - 64 ovr (C)
20) 1B Eddie Coates - 39 ovr (B)
21) SS David Min - 70 ovr (C)
22) OF Carlos Tocci - 59 ovr (C)
23) RP Cody Buckel - 67 ovr (C)