A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Earlier this week all major league free agents all had their times with their current teams come to an end. On Friday, the same happens on the minor league side. Major league teams have until then to add any eligible player to the 40 man roster that they want to prevent from becoming a free … Read more
For about a week now, Matt has provided his comprehensive list of the top 50 Phillies prospects as we get closer to the start of spring training. We are through the first 30 on this list (21-50), so I decided to provide my own thoughts on the players ranked so far. And if you’ve missed … Read more
It is list time of year again, or in reality we are reaching the end of the list season. I apologize for the late start to this and the lack of content in general. Before getting into the numbers and names, my hope is that I provide you the resources to create your own order … Read more
Trade Deadline Day can be such a stressful time for a number of executives as they try to make the right move for the team’s future or it’s present. On a day we have seen the Dodgers and Yankees beef up their rotations with Yu Darvish and Sonny Gray respectively, and a whole other bevy … Read more
If you guys follow me on Twitter (@JPhils90), you would know last night I went to Reading for the second time in four days. And unlike Saturday where Drew Anderson got knocked around and got ejected seven batters into the 1st inning and the game was called after five innings due to rain. This one … Read more
The key to a healthy farm system is adding talent through every method possible. These 5 are not that example. These are 5 players that point to the value of patience. All were signed between July 2 and December 31 of 2011 out of Latin America. The Phillies signed 4 of them and traded for … Read more
Last part of the series on midseason updates after looking at players off the list on Tuesday and hitters on Wednesday. This time it is pitchers, a position that has become and org focus in the past few years. With quantity comes some quality, but also some players that have dropped off. Up: Ben Lively … Read more
We are now into the Top 30, which for whatever reason has become our traditional unit of longer prospect lists. The back of the Phillies’ list is stronger than it has ever been, as new trade additions continue to force players further down the list. For the first time, this list takes a turn towards … Read more
The deadline to add players to the 40 man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 draft. The Phillies faced 3 easy decisions, 2 tough decisions, and a host of mostly irrelevant decisions. In the end they made all of those decisions. They added Jimmy Cordero, Edubray Ramos, and Roman Quinn to their 40 … Read more
The Phillies have done an incredible job rebuilding their minor league system in the past 12 months. They have built up incredible depth and acquired some real cornerstone pieces to put around their existing pieces like J.P. Crawford, Aaron Nola, and Maikel Franco. The hitting side of the system has some real impact talent, but … Read more