2010 Philly Origins: A Retrospective

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Initial Draft:

1. Justin Upton
2. Phillip Hughes
3. Colby Rasmus
4. Rickie Weeks
5. Nick Adenhart
6. Casey Kotchman
7. Hank Blalock
8. Desmond Jennings
9. Matt Diaz
10. Tommy Hanson
11. Ryan Doumit
12. Chris Nelson
13. Adrian Cardenas
14. Matt Harrison
15. Angel Guzman
16. Dellin Betances
17. Dioner Navarro
18. Tony Butler
19. Dana Eveland
20. Ruben Gotay
21. Dan Meyer
22. Skip Schumaker
23. Sean Green
24. Jim Hoey
25. Eulogio De La Cruz
26. Cesar Carrillo
27. Shawn Chacon
28. Travis Wood
29. Zach Braddock
30. Marcus Lemon
31. Warner Madrigal
32. Donnie Murphy
33. Felipe Paulino
34. Francisco Cruceta
35. Shane Lindsay
36. Gabby Sanchez
37. Jonathan Herrera
38. Chris Huseby
39. Craig Italiano
40. Mitchell Boggs

I obviously had a really great draft. Hanson and Jennings were steals. It would have been much better if I had not dropped guys like Meyer and Wood. I am happy with how this draft set me up.

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2008 Amateur Draft:

1. Michael Main
2. Ben Revere
3. Casey Crosby
4. Jon Bachanov
5. T.J. McFarland

2008 Key Trades:

Desmond Jennings, Zach Braddock for Neftali Feliz, Chorye Spoone, Jeff Manship

Rickie Weeks for Andrew Miller, Omar Poveda

Andrew Miller for Desmond Jennings, Blake Beaven, Eric Hurley

Dana Eveland, Adrian Cardenas for Fausto Carmona, Clayton Tanner

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2009 Amateur Draft:

1.17 Kyle Skipworth
1.30 Zach Collier

2009 Key Trades:

Nick Adenhart, Casey Crosby for Justin Masterson

Matt Harrison for Asdrubal Cabrera

Dionar Navarro, Desmond Jennings, Javier Lopez for Paul Maholm, Jeff Samardzija, Bill Bray (Ouch)

Eric Hurley, Blake Beavan, Mitchell Boggs for Chris Carpenter

1.4, Ben Revere, Dellin Betances for Carlos Quentin, 1.17

Michael Main, Tony Butler for Brandon Wood

Kevin Kouzmanoff, Felipe Lopez for Mark Reynolds, Brad Lincoln

Justin Masterson, Tommy Hanson for Brandon Webb (Ouch)

Tug Hullet for Darren Oliver

Clayton Tanner for Freddy Sanchez

Kasey Kotchman, Kyle Skipworth, Zach Collier, Jeff Samardzija, Bud Norris for Adam Dunn, Kevin Kouzmanoff, Javier Lopez, Dale Thayer

2010 3rd for LaTroy Hawkins

Neftali Feliz, Brad Lincoln, 2010 1st, 2010 2nd for Roy Halladay

Kevin Kouzmanoff, Evan Meek, Jeff Manship, 2010 5th for Mark DeRosa, Randy Winn

Freddy Sanchez for Lyle Overbay, 2010 1st

2009 FA Signings:

Evan Meek
Ryan Hanigan
Shawn Camp
Mark Lowe
David Ross

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2010 Phillies

C - David Ross (FA)
1B - Adam Dunn (Trade)
2B - Skip Schumaker (Draft)
SS - Asdrubal Cabrera (Trade)
3B - Mark Reynolds (Trade)
LF - Matt Diaz (Draft)
CF - Colby Rasmus (Draft)
RF - Justin Upton (Draft)

OF - Carlos Quentin (Trade)
IF - Mark DeRosa (Trade)
1B - Lyle Overbay (Trade)
C - Ryan Hanigan (FA)
C - Ryan Doumit (Draft)
IF - Ramon Santiago (Trade)

SP - Roy Halladay (Trade)
SP - Chris Carpenter (Trade)
SP - Phil Hughes (Draft)
SP - Brandon Webb (Trade)
SP - Paul Maholm (Trade)

RP - Angel Guzman (Draft)
RP - LaTroy Hawkins (Trade)
RP - Darren Oliver (Trade)
RP - Mark Lowe (FA)
RP - Shawn Camp (FA)
RP - Jerry Blevins (Trade)

Initial Draft - 7
Trade - 14
FA - 4

I used so many players in 2009, I thought it would be more informative to look at 2010's team. It was a fun look back. I think a great draft with the 7th pick (I believe) was key to making this into a contending team. It also took a lot of hours of hard negotiation.