A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Matt Winkelman 
If I was talented at this writing thing, this whole post would be a brilliant piece of writing. But I am not one who thrives on creativity, so you will need to settle for me just writing a normal piece with a disappointing headline. I mentioned it early in the season, but the Phillies major league rotation … Read more
For the most part this year I have avoided talking about Aaron Nola because there hasn’t been much to add to the conversation. Nola hasn’t seen a big jump in raw stuff, he hasn’t lit up radar guns, he has met every scouting report. On the surface he is a 6’2″ starter with a fastball … Read more
Yesterday Baseball Prospectus presented their Top 50 prospects and today Baseball America did the same thing (both lists exclude recent draftees). Nothing surprising when it comes to Phillies prospects. J.P. Crawford #5 Much like Francisco Lindor, Crawford’s defense and hitting ability make him a low-risk prospect Aaron Nola #12 Nola is like investing in Treasury … Read more
Over the years my preferences for what I like in a pitcher has adapted and changed. But if you have followed me for a while you know that I like projection, I like left handers, and I like players with feel for a changeup. One pitcher checked all these boxes and was my first real … Read more
Today Baseball Prospectus released their Midseason Top 50 prospects still in the minors as well as a supplemental list of players that just missed. The Phillies placed two on the Top 50 and one on the just missed list. Here is what BP had to say. #4 J.P. Crawford The former first-rounder made short work … Read more
As we talked about earlier this week, in order for the Phillies to sign Jhailyn Ortiz and Rafael Marchan they would need to acquire more slot money. The first part of this trade is moving slot money. The Phillies trade the #9 slot ($1,352,100) for the #1 slot ($3,590,400). This is more than the Phillies … Read more
Lehigh Valley (vs Rochester): Friday: Severino Gonzalez Saturday: Aaron Nola Sunday: Jason Berken We are running out of #NolaDays as the deadline approaches, and Aaron Altherr’s stay could also be brief. It also now looks like the big league club will be hanging on to Adam Morgan for a while now. Good news is that … Read more
Int'l signing period opens now. Phillies to sign Venezuelan C Rafael Marchan. Slugger Jhailyn Ortiz in agreement. Must pass physical — Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyNBCS) July 2, 2015 As expected the language here tells the story. The Phillies can easily fit Marchan in now, but can’t fit Ortiz in without going over. No news on what … Read more
Everyone is playing now, so here is your June stat wrap J.P. Crawford (REA) – .273/.371/.421 8 2Bs 2 3Bs 2 HR 2 SB 19 BB 14 K Aaron Nola (LHV) – 2 GS 2.25 ERA 12.0 IP 10 H 2 BB 9 K (REA) /3 GS 1.53 ERA 17.2 IP 15 H 5 BB … Read more
So July 2 is upon us. It is the second most important day of the year outside of the draft, however everything about it is the exact opposite of the draft in terms of clarity. Must deals have been place for months even as long as a year. The Phillies have spent to their bonus … Read more