2020 Top 50 Phillies Prospects: 31-40

The Phillies have not been particularly good at development over most of my lifetime. During the Amaro and Gillick years it was rare that early draft picks, let alone late picks turned into interesting prospects. The Phillies haven’t become a draft or development powerhouse overnight, they probably are still below average to average in development. … 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

Midseason Phillies Rankings – Not Every Prospect Makes the List

I decided to do a Top 30 list this year because it was as deep as I felt I could go while keeping the integrity of a list. However, 30 is just an arbitrary cut off and there are more players worth talking about. So here is a collection of other prospects I have thoughts … Read more

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

The GCL Phillies Have Dominant Starting Pitching Again

The 2016 GCL Phillies had one of the most statistically dominant rotations I have seen at the minor league level. The rotation started with Sixto Sanchez who posted a 0.50 ERA in 11 starts, but then followed with Mauricio Llovera (1.87), Nick Fanti (1.57), Luis Carrasco (2.18), Kyle Young (2.67), and Will Stewart (4.06). It … Read more

Baseball America Posts Their 2015 Phillies’ International Review

There are few in the business with a better feel for the pulse of the international market than Baseball America’s Ben Badler.  This past week, Ben has been releasing various tables and rankings of total numbers spendings and signings, before then diving into individual teams.  Ben does his breakdowns by calendar year, not signing period, … Read more