A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Jeff Israel 
It’s draft day everybody! Tonight in at 7 pm EST, we find out who the Phillies pick at #3, where many believe this will be the last time in for a while that they pick in a premium position. Unlike in previous years, the first night of the draft will only see the Phillies pick … Read more
On Monday, we find out who the Phillies pick at #3. It is on this weekend, that we begin to see mock drafts spread rumors about players who could be rising or falling that could shake up the draft, as Matt mentioned yesterday. In a couple of mocks, the Phillies were seen taking Nick Madrigal … Read more
On Monday, the wait will finally be over. At 7 pm on June 4th, the first two rounds of the MLB Draft will commence, and you can watch it on MLB Network or stream it on MLB.com. And it won’t take very long to find out who the Phillies select as they have the #3 … Read more
This past week, I spent time at each of the Northeast affiliates of the Philadelphia Phillies scouting some of the intriguing depth pitchers in the organization. This report won’t have the usual pitching stats I give out because of time spent on video editing, so I apologize in advance if you were looking forward to … Read more
The Florida Gators have been a dominant force in recent years. They have been to the last three College World Series and are currently the defending champs. They were also the #1 team in the country entering the weekend. A big reason why they have been their dominant pitching staff. In the last two years, … Read more
The Phillies have a pretty good luxury right now in the major leagues right now when it comes to catching. In Jorge Alfaro, they have an athletic, powerful backstop who can gun down runners with a 90 mph throw and launch 440 ft home runs. While he has been improving on his backstop skills, he … Read more
Pitching Report This was the first time I got to see JoJo Romero throw in a game since he was drafted back in 2016. It was a fairly interesting start as really JoJo’s start was mired by a poor 4th inning, where nine men would come to the plate and five runs would cross. Romero … Read more
The buzz around the Phillies in most mock drafts is that they have been intently looking at hitters. And based on what kind of hitter they have looked for the last three drafts, they like the prospect with a safe floor in the hit tool department. Nick Madrigal fits that profile probably better than any … Read more
It’s April 27th and things are going pretty decent for the big club right now at 15-9. Meanwhile, the the team’s talent pool in the minors has had it’s ups and downs in the small sample size arena. And then of course, there’s been buzz around the city in other areas. There is much excitement … Read more
The minor league season has kicked off, which means it’s time for more in-depth analysis and live in-game video to share with everybody. In the first week of games, I experienced two different weather conditions. On Tuesday I watch 10 of 13 innings in Reading, where I watch Ranger Suarez battle the bitter cold and … Read more