A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
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
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
Being a major leaguer has value, even if the player is not a particularly good major leaguer. For three players here they could be very valuable to a team, or just a value compared to the peers on this list of won’t make the majors. The margin between those two things is very small for … Read more
I feel like I haven’t just written in a while so pardon me while I talk about the potentially inane, reliever promotions. We can start with the non pitcher move as Carlos Alonso adds another trip in his back and forth between Reading and Lehigh Valley. The infielder is a good org player who has … Read more
Today Ben Badler of Baseball America posted a list of 10 players that could be in need of a quick promotion. There were 3 Phillies on the list, which got me thinking about other players I thought could use a challenge. The Phillies then immediately promoted one of those players in RHP Miguel Nunez. There … 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
No one will fault a Phillies fan for losing track of prospects during the rebuild. There have a lot more arriving than leaving between signings, trades, and the draft. The most common outcome for any baseball player is failure, so it is not surprising with so many shiny new things coming in, that we lose … Read more
Pitcher Spotlight #1: Jesse Biddle 7 IP 3 H 0 R 1 BB 7 K There could not have been a more different second start for Biddle after the disaster of his first AAA start. At his peak prospect value Biddle was 89-93 with a plus curveball and feel for a decent looking changeup. Now … Read more
It was a big weekend for hitting in the Phillies system. So this week is a jam packed spotlight, and it doesn’t even include any members of the Williamsport team that has started the year on a 9-0 run. Hitter Spotlight #1: Brian Pointer 6-9 3 HR 2 BB Pointer’s Saturday was probably the best … Read more
Per Jim Peyton of Phuture Phillies, the Clearwater Threshers have activated RHP Victor Arano off of the disabled list (RHP Yacksel Rios was put on the DL). Arano had been dealing with shoulder tightness in camp, but was 93-94 over 4 innings in an Extended Spring Training game in his last outing. If Arano is … Read more