2020 Top 50 Phillies Prospects: 11-20

During the Phillies rebuild years the system was full of high minors starting pitchers a break or two away from being a major league contributor. So far the Phillies have been pretty poor at getting those guys across the finish line, with only Zach Eflin, Nick Pivetta, and Vince Velasquez hanging around as reclamation projects … Read more

2019 Top 50 Phillies Prospects: 21-30

We want baseball development to be clean and linear, but it is messy and all over the place. A pitcher may only be a good secondary pitch away from becoming a major league starter, but that may be a totally different grip that a coach might introduce. A teenager could still be waiting on achieving … Read more

2018 Phillies Midseason Top 30

The Phillies are holding a tenuous lead the NL East heading down the stretch in large part to graduations from their farm system. This year J.P. Crawford (1), Scott Kingery (3), Jorge Alfaro (4), Ramon Quinn (13), Seranthony Dominguez (14), Victor Arano (30), and Jesmuel Valentin (32) all have or will have graduated off of … Read more

2018 Top 50 Phillies Prospects: 21-30

A list of 30 prospects in a system has become standard, and while this list goes to 50, 30 is where it really hits its stride. These 10 players aren’t perfect prospects, but they are players with a chance to make real major league impact. That ranges from back end starting pitchers who could be … Read more

Connor Seabold (Red Sox)

Name: Connor Seabold Born: 1/24/1996 Position: P Height: 6’3″ Weight: 190lbs Bats/Throws: R/R Options Remaining: 3 Rule 5 Eligible: 2020 MiLB Free Agency: 2023 Drafted: 2017 Draft 3rd Round, #83 overall School: Cal State Fullerton From: Newport Beach, CA Signed: 6/23/2017 Bonus: $525,000 Stats: MiLB | B-Ref | Fangraphs | Baseball America | Baseball Prospectus … Read more

Williamsport Day 2 (7/8/17): Howard, Seabold and the Kid with the Power

Waking up yesterday morning, my plan was to take side angle shots of the hitters all day to get their open side mechanics. And then I remembered the time when I wrote after the fist day of the draft to double check if any video of Spencer Howard reached the internet before I published (sure … Read more

The Draft Philes: Draft Day 2 Recap

Day Two of the MLB Draft is done, and the Phillies now have their ten picks that represent the total sum of their overall draft pool. In rounds 3-10, the Phillies continued to go after the college prospects, selecting six more four-year college/JUCO players along with the two chosen Monday night. They also split their … Read more