A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
We are now only a couple of days from the draft and the mock drafts keep coming from everywhere. The best part of mock drafts is getting a feel for who would fall if certain teams make a pick. This year in particular it gives a you a good feel for just how flat the … Read more
In part one of the our preview I looked at the six guys who will be off the board by the time the Phillies pick at #10. Now let’s think about who could be there with the Phillies’ pick. I have broken it up into guys who have a very good chance to fill those … Read more
The last two years we had drafts that appeared to be just as many players deep as the Phillies pick. In 2013, it appeared there was a group of 16 players going at the top of the draft, the Royals then reached for Hunter Dozier allowing shortstops J.P. Crawford and Tim Anderson to fall to … Read more
Gabriel Lino has been a pleasant surprise in the early going this year. The 22 year old catcher was acquired in 2012 along with RHP Kyle Simon for 1B Jim Thome. At the time Lino was very raw with plus power and a plus arm, to go along with some swing and defensive issues. He … Read more
After a delay due to rain on Saturday, the DSL Phillies season started yesterday with a split in a double header vs the DSL Royals. In many years the VSL and DSL are places we look over as a fan, because the Phillies have brought all of their top prospects stateside immediately. This doesn’t seem … Read more
Each month we are going to do a quick recap of stats for the month to give a snapshot in time of the system. I will start with the Top 50 prospects from the offseason with some additional players of note at the bottom. J.P. Crawford (REA) – 21 G .392/.489/.443 1 2B 1 HR … Read more
Pitcher Spotlight #1: Ricardo Pinto 7 IP 7 H 1 R 0 ER 1 BB 7 K Pinto has taken the challenge of full season ball and has not only has stayed steady, but has actually stepped forward in many ways. On the season the Pinto now has 13 walks to 54 strikeouts over 57 innings. … Read more