Some News, Notes, and Drooling over Franklyn Kilome

Let’s start with the drooling and go from there as Chris King was at a showdown between Franklyn Kilome and a rehabbing Jameson Tallion. Kilome 94-96 with life. Breaking ball is much improved. Sharp, late bite at 79-81 #Phillies — 𝘾hris King (@StatsKing) May 14, 2015 Kilome's velo is so free and easy it's insane. … Read more

2015 Top 50 Phillies Prospects: 11-20

As we get closer to the top 10, the players in the system start to separate themselves into specific tiers of talent and profile.  In the last three groups of 10 the players could arguably have been slotted in many different orders.  Here those groups become smaller and the order starts to become more important.  I am making … Read more

Baseball America Releases Their Top 10 Phillies Prospects List

Both Zach Eflin and Tom Windle were not eligible for the list because the Jimmy Rollins trade has not been officially finished.  Also due to BA’s publishing deadlines neither will appear in the book on the Phillies list, and will be listed for the Padres and Dodgers respectively. Today Baseball America released their Phillies Top 10 prospect … Read more

The Past Week 10-3-2014

The Past Week: BA League Top 20s: Aaron Brown #18 Prospect in NYPL, J.P. Crawford #2 Prospect in SAL, Jesmuel Valentin #12 Prospect in MWL Adam Morgan Assigned to Arizona Fall League Minor League Affiliate Recaps (Clearwater and Reading) – Phillies Minor Thoughts Florida Instructional League Recaps (9/27, 10/1, 10/2) – Jim Peyton (Phuture Phillies) … Read more

2014 GCL Phillies Recap: Interview with Baseball Betsy

We kicked off our recap season yesterday, here is part 2 of the GCL recap an interview with Baseball Betsy.

Before we jump into talking about the players on the field, introduce yourself and how you came to be covering the GCL Phillies and where people can find your work?

I’m Baseball Betsy, I live in Clearwater and am a follower of the Phillies at all levels. I have my own site www.baseballbetsy.com and a blog at http://baseballbetsy.wordpress.com.  My husband Baseball Ross and I have lived here full time for three years and have spent a good deal of time here for the last eight years.

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