2016 Top 15 Phillies Under 25

Prospect lists are an easy way to take a glimpse into an unknown future.  If any player has made the majors, their stay has been short enough to not give us much.  The problem with prospect lists is that they do not give a complete look into the young talent in an organization, and consequently … Read more

Franco and Altherr on BA’s International League Top 20 Prospects

The League Top 20s come to an end with the strongest AAA list I have ever seen come out.  The only players on the list to not play in the majors were Jose Berrios, Robert Stephenson, and Josh Bell.  Overall the #1 player on the list should win the AL Rookie of the year and … Read more

Minor League Gold Gloves for Sandberg (LF) and Altherr (RF)

It has been a slow news day for positive news, so here is some at least fun news. Congrats @sandberg_cord on being named the @RawlingsSports Gold Glove Award winner in LF! @BlueClaws @Phillies pic.twitter.com/mJYumBBjhS — MiLB Communications (@MiLB_PR) September 28, 2015 Congrats @AAltherr! @RawlingsSports Gold Glove Award winner in RF. @ReadingFightins @IronPigs@Phillies pic.twitter.com/glPXFZAbZn — MiLB … Read more

The Paul Owens Award Race for Hitters is Fun

At their best awards are just fun and meaningless.  When there are a plethora of good candidates for something like the best minor league hitter in your organization, there really is no losers.  In the past few years this has not been the case for the Paul Owens Award, where the winning candidates have been rough … Read more

The Eye Test – Summer Catch-up

Really? Has it really been six weeks since I sat down to write about what I’m seeing at Coca-Cola Park and First Energy Stadium? It certainly hasn’t been a lack of games we’ve attended. I can count at least eight off of the top of my head. I guess at this point in the season, … Read more

The Aaron Altherr Breakout

Development is rarely linear.  There is no prospect that better exemplifies this than Aaron Altherr.  Altherr was a 9th round pick in 2009 and at the time Perfect Game listed him as 6’1 155lbs and Baseball America cited him as an athlete who hadn’t played much baseball.  He went unranked by Baseball America that offseason, but then … Read more