theeagleman5 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 FYI.....Chance is on the 2012 roster of the AAA Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (Phillies farm team)......it appears that he will likely start the season there......he was not selected in the Rule 5 draft for which he was eligible last December..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmh8286 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 How about explaining "Rule 5" for us noobs, Eagleman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 TheEagleman isn't sure of every nuance of the Rule 5 draft but basically.....if a player has been in the minor leagues of an organization for at least 4 or 5 seasons....he becomes eligible for the Rule 5 draft....it sort of helps decent young players from being tied to one organization if they are unable to move up for some reason.....the Phillies almost lost Ryan Howard a few years back because they had Jim Thome ahead of him....but the Phils decided to trade Thome and give Howard is shot at first base.....the rest is history......in this case, Chance has been with the Phillies since 2007 and hasn't cracked the major league lineup....any team thus could have plucked him from the Phillies organization during the last draft for a mere $50.000.....however, the kicker is this....the team selecting Chappy would have to keep him on the Major League roster for the entire regular season....if you decide to demote him at any point in the pre-season or regular season....you must offer the player back to his prior team for $25,000.....the team may decline to accept him back and then the player is yours for good.....an example of a current Rule 5 player on the Phillies is starting centerfielder Shane Victorino.....Shane was languashing in the LA Dodgers organization for 5 years when the Phillies took him in the Rule 5 draft back around 2006.....after the preseason, the Phillies decided not to carry him on the roster and offered him back to the Dodgers.....LA declined to take him back and Victorino started the season in AAA ball....he had an excellent season and made the Phillies the following year....the rest is history....after all those years in the minors, Shane has a world series ring and a nice contract that pays him about $8 million per year.....most Rule 5 stories don't turn out to be that successful....but that's one that did....the Phillies carried back up IF Michael Martinez all last year after claiming him off the Washington Nationals' Rule 5 eligible list.....he appears to be a good field but light hitting player....great speed....not sure if he will make the team this year but he just might due to Chase Utley being injured.... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmh8286 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Boy - talk about a system that makes a man feel like a slab of meat. When you manage to climb the ladder in the system it's okay, but if you don't - and nobody wants you . . . yuck! You'd have to have a lot of confidence to come out of that not feeling pretty worthless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Well, yeah....in baseball you are pretty tied to your organization for the first 5 seasons....that's baseball....and that's why the kids try to get a nice signing bonus....because after that, very few players make the BIG $$$......at this point I would have to say that Chance is lucky to have a job...he will be 28 yrs old and hasn't really demonstrated the ability to play above the AAA level.....maybe he will be a late bloomer.....that happens.....but this is a big season for Chappy...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 Chance is on the roster of the AA Reading Phillies to start the season but he's also on the DL....not sure of the nature of his injury but will check around.....TheEagleman was hoping Chapman would be with AAA Lehigh Valley but it appears when he comes back he will have to earn the promotion.....not too many 28 yr old pitchers in AA ball with a bright future.....we will see what 2012 bring for Chappy..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 Chance Chapman is still on the DL as of today.....geez.....the 2012 season is going about the same as 2011 for Chappy...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 As of the 4th of July....Chance is still on the DL list for the AA Reading Phillies....obviously he has some type of serious injury....not good.....anybody know what's ailing him?.....TheEagleman will have to do a little more digging..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 TheEagleman exchanged emails with the director of communications for the Reading Phillies....not a lot of details but he told me that Chance has been in Florida all season rehabbing an injury....no timetable is set for his return....sounds like 2012 is gonna be a wash for our boy Chappy..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 Chance ended up missing the entire 2012 season with an arm/shoulder injury....not sure what the future bodes for him in the Phillies organization as he will be 29 yrs old before the start of the 2013 season..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 TheEagleman notices that Chapman is not listed on any roster in the Phillies organization this year....not sure if he's even playing baseball any more.....anybody have a clue?.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogus Smith Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I don't think Chance is playing this year. All of the sites I see show him with no record in 2012 or 2013 and his status is "Inactive" on the Baseball Cube site. He has probably moved on with his life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeagleman5 Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 Chance suffered a serious arm injury last year that cost him the entire season....not sure if he's even healthy enough at this point....at 29, it's possible that he has moved on....anybody know if he got his degree from ORU?.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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