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This is part of an ongoing series profiling new members of the 2016 Phillies roster. Previous installments: Jeremy Hellickson Peter Bourjos (OF) – RHB Born: 3/31/87, entering age 29 seasonHeight: 6’1″, Weight: 185 lb.Contract Status: Final year of arbitration; will be a free agent after the 2016 season2015 Stats: 225 PA, 8.4 BB%, 26.2 K%, .263 BABIP, .200/.290/.333, 70 wRC+, -0.5 fWAR, -0.8 rWARCareer: 1655 PA, 6.2 BB%, 23.4 K%,…
There are sophomore slumps and there are sophomore catastrophes, David Buchanan’s season was the latter. In his rookie season, he posted a 3.75 ERA in 20 starts en route to becoming one of the few pleasant surprises for the 2014 Phillies by looking every bit the part of a back-end rotation piece the team could send out there as needed for the foreseeable future. In spring training, he blew away…
Minor League Full-Season leagues open today, with not too many surprises on the rosters. I’d like to tell you about a couple of those, note a couple other items of interest, and pick some deeper sleeper and breakout guys to watch out for as the season gets going, since one of my sleepers and one of my breakouts from my Top 30 are injured, (breakout Kelly Dugan and sleeper Samuel…
Update: It’s been brought to my attention that the table-based formatting is messed up on smaller devices. The predictions are best viewed on as large a resolution as possible. With the regular season officially kicking off tonight in the Windy City, it’s time for the Crashburn Alley staff to reveal their 2015 season predictions. We will pick over/unders, division standings, and end-of-season awards. Feel free to let us know where you…