A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Last Week’s Schedule This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Leandro Pineda 11-20 2 2B 1 HR 4 BB 1 K .550/.600/.800 Pineda has long looked like a better baseball player than he actually has been. That changed last year, when from July to end of season he hit .291/.379/.463 with a 10.3% BB% and 21.7% … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule *Part of a Doubleheader This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight SS Bryan Rincon 6-18 2 2B 2 BB 7 K 2 SB It wasn’t a particularly stunning week for Bryan Rincon, but it was a step in the right direction for a player who entered the week hitting .140/.308/.220. He has looked passive … Read more
Top Prospects SS Starlyn Caba – Caba was the Phillies biggest signing in the 2023 International Signing class and has looked every bit what was promised. The standout tool is his glove which is at least plus now and has a chance to be elite thanks to great athleticism and instincts. He has yet to … Read more
Stock Changes *All rankings from preseason list Stock Up RHP George Klassen (#22) – Klassen is the big breakout of the Phillies season so far. He is holding plus plus velocity (averaging around 97 and touching up to 99), but his control and breaking balls have been the revelation. He still needs to work on … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule Lehigh Valley (9-9) vs Charlotte (8-12): L 4-5, L 3-5, W 7-6, L 4-6, W 8-4, L 3-6 Reading (6-9) vs Somerset (7-8): W 10-4, W 4-3, W 5-0, L 2-13, L 0-9, W 6-3 Jersey Shore (8-7) @ Aberdeen (6-9): L 2-9, L 4-5, W 1-0, L 0-5, L 7-12, L … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule Lehigh Valley (6-6) @ Scranton/WB (10-4): W 7-1, L 4-5, L 4-8, W 9-3, L 2-5, W 7-4 Reading (3-6) @ Binghamton (3-5): L 2-3, L 3-4*, W 7-4*, W 8-2, L 3-6, W 5-4 Jersey Shore (5-4) vs Brooklyn (4-5): W 3-1, W 9-0, L 4-6, W 6-3, L 7-9, L … Read more
With his rehab appearance on Sunday, Taijuan Walker is coming back to the majors. The Phillies appear to have been able to negotiate that Walker make another appearance to work up to 100 pitches. It wasn’t pretty or inspiring, but he did accomplish that task. Meanwhile, his replacement, Spencer Turnbull carried a no-hitter into the … Read more
This piece was written by Mitch Rupert. Mitch used to cover the Williamsport Crosscutters (among other things) for the Williamsport Sun-Gazette. You can follow Mitch on Twitter at @Mitch_Rupert where he post minor league video highlights. I love posting highlights of Scott Kingery on social media. I love it for two reasons: 1) He’s a … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule Lehigh Valley (3-3) vs Durham (3-6): L 10-28, W 3-2, L 6-10, W 9-4, W 6-1, L 9-12 Reading (1-2) vs Portland (0-1): W 9-8, W 5-1, L 0-11, L 2-9*, L 4-5*, L 5-9 Jersey Shore (2-1) @ Hickory (0-3): W 8-1, L 0-1, W 4-0*, L 0-5*, W 13-0, L … Read more
Ranger Suárez has been a mainstay of the Phillies rotation since the middle of the 2021 season. He has pitched like a solid mid rotation starter during the regular season, and an ace in the postseason. For the first time in his career, he showed up ready to go in Spring Training, and he was … Read more