2018 Top 50 Phillies Prospects: 41-50

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

Where are all the Southpaws?

Last night the Mets lineup in the 6th began Bruce/Walker/Duda, so LH/switch/LH. So Joely Rodriguez, as the only LHP on the active roster, was obviously the choice. But in his brief career he hasn’t been reliable at getting LH hitting. Entering last night, LH hitters: 11/30 (2 XBH), 3/6 K/BB; RH hitters: 8/33 (5 XBH), … Read more

2017 Top 50 Phillies Prospects: 21-25

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

Elniery Garcia is Quietly Climbing Phillies System

There was a time when some worried that the Phillies had too much left handed starting pitching. Their rotation was headlined by Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels, and their top prospects were Jesse Biddle and Adam Morgan. This year the only left handed starting pitcher the Phillies used was Adam Morgan. The top pitching prospects … Read more

Midseason Update: Pitchers – Up, Down, and Inbetween

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

2016 Top 50 Phillies Prospects: 21-30

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

BP’s Tucker Blair Filed Some Reports on Lakewood

I was going to wait for BP to publish these all in one place, but they haven’t so I thought I would consolidate these reports in a single spot because I think they are very good and important to read.  Baseball Prospectus’ Tucker Blair made the journey to Hagerstown where he caught most of a series … Read more

2015 Lakewood Preview/Guide

Team Page Overview: The BlueClaws are far from the most stacked team in the system, the only top 10 prospects are defensive minded Deivi Grullon and Carlos Tocci.  The pitching staff is fairly unheralded, but features a pair of very interesting Latin arms in Ricardo Pinto and Elniery Garcia that join a pair of returning … Read more