A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Matt Winkelman 
Many of the Phillies’ affiliates are off to slow starts, and it isn’t because of their pitching. Outside of a pair of run explosions, the Phillies affiliate bats have been quiet. There is always some amount of variance, especially early in the year, but as I scanned the rosters, something appeared obvious. There wasn’t that … Read more
The minor league season is now a week in. Almost every player has found their roster. The one exception is the Phillies affiliate most loaded with talent. While still a talented group, the Clearwater Threshers are missing their crowning jewel, right handed pitcher Sixto Sanchez. Once Sanchez arrives in the next week, the Threshers should … Read more
The minor league season is almost underway. The rosters are revealed, most of the players have been assigned a place to play. As we head into opening day my previews of the Phillies’ affiliates starts with the lowest level in the Lakewood BlueClaws. This year’s BlueClaws team is less exciting then the previous version, but … Read more
The Phillies designated Ricardo Pinto for assignment over the weekend when they signed Scott Kingery to a major league deal and brought him to the majors. On Wednesday they traded Pinto to the White Sox for international bonus pool money. Unlike the trade that send Eliezer Alvarez to Texas for cash, the Phillies actually received … Read more
The past few years I have done a prediction survey with people who write and talk about the Phillies and baseball in general. This year I got 34 responses to the survey, which included writers from The Good Phight, Crashburn Alley, Baseball Prospectus, Fangraphs, Phuture Phillies, and others (including radio broadcasters). All submissions from experts are recorded … Read more
The Phillies traded second baseman Eliezer Alvarez to the Rangers for Cash Considerations. On the surface it is a trade that makes sense. The Phillies designated Alvarez for assignment earlier this week in an effort to keep Pedro Florimon in the organization by giving him a 40 man roster spot (more on that late). Once … Read more
The tour of the system continues with outfielder, a position that the Phillies are very strong at in the majors, but doesn’t actually have a ton of depth in the minors. There were 9 outfielders in the Top 50, lead by teenage masher Jhailyn Ortiz and former 1st round picks Adam Haseley and Mickey Moniak. … Read more
As I touched on when I wrote up the left handed pitchers in the system last week, not every interesting prospect makes the top 50. Infielders are no exception. Even with 12 of them making the top 50, there is room for a lot to miss. Only 1 of the 12 was not a … Read more
Today Jim Salisbury wrote about how former assistant pitching coach, now pitching coach Rick Kranitz has instituted something called the Sensitive Bus in the clubhouse. You can read everything Jim wrote about it here, but I will let Kranitz’s own words describe it. “You know, sometimes guys get a little sensitive about things,” Kranitz said. … Read more
The Phillies system is not just the 50 players that were on the list I wrote earlier this offseason. The difference between players that made the list and those that did not is often not large. My goal is to highlight every player in the system that I found interesting, with an eye towards players … Read more