The World Series over, free agency starts soon, and prospect rankings are upon us. So what better time than now to answer your questions about the Phillies minor leagues.
Jason Polinsky (@Jay_Poozle) If you could trade Dom for a hypothetical top 100 prospect, would you?
Yes and not even close. I like Brown’s potential, but even if he turns it around you only have 3 arb years of control left. I will take my chances on a player with less upside for those 3 years of pre-arb control. If I thought Brown could guarantee me close to average regular production (~2 WAR) it is a different story, he just has too much risk.
Adam Dembowitz (@adamd243) Gimme all you got on Tommy Joseph.
Joseph has plus raw power and a plus arm and a lot of fringy other things. I was really encouraged by his brief healthy time in AA this year where he hit .282/.345/.551 over 21 games. There is a non-zero chance he could be a regular behind the plate, but on top of the much talked about concussions he has missed dev time to other injuries. His attitude was apparently very poor in the GCL as he dealt with the frustration from the injured wrist. In a perfect world, Joseph provide fringe average defense behind the plate, hits 15-20 HRs with a half decent walk rate and a .240 batting average, that is a really solid player. I wouldn’t give him up for nothing, but you can’t really count on anything either.
