A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Matt Winkelman 
I was going to wait for BP to publish these all in one place, but they haven’t so I thought I would consolidate these reports in a single spot because I think they are very good and important to read. Baseball Prospectus’ Tucker Blair made the journey to Hagerstown where he caught most of a series … Read more
Clearwater technically has not wrapped up the first half of its season (it has two more games with Daytona before that), but the All-Star break gives as good a time as any to check in on the Threshers to see how things are going in Florida. Crawford Rampages: For a month J.P. Crawford used the … Read more
The GCL roster is always full of hope, but the current version could be one of the best in recent memory. The infield should feature 3 Top July 2 prospects who signed for a combined $2.5 million, all are 17 or younger. Unlike last year, the GCL roster will be bolstered by some additions from … Read more
Hitter Spotlight: Jose Pujols 8-13 4 2B 3B SB K It is hard for someone to have a better start than Pujols did for Williamsport. It is a big start for the lanky right fielder, who might have the best raw tools in the system. Pujols has really struggled with the mental aspects of the … Read more
Often short season ball is the place where the current crop of college draftees go to get their feet wet. However, in recent years, the rise of the Phillies’ Latin Program has made it a place of breakouts for unknown players both from the Caribbean complexes and from the GCL. That trend should continue in … Read more
It has been about a week since I have written about the draft. In that time some stuff of note has happened. For all signings and bonuses you can go here. Lets just do a quick rundown of things to care about. Signings: The Phillies have signed (or agreed to sign) 28 players. That is … Read more
Quick programming note – I will be on vacation for the next week. Outside of breaking news and major signings I won’t be posting articles. Don’t worry I haven’t left and will be back slightly more relaxed in about a week. No best matchup this week because there are none. Aaron Nola pitches on Saturday … Read more
The draft itself is over, the signings have begun, and so have the judgements. It is almost impossible to judge a draft class at any point, but particularly difficult right after a draft where you don’t know who has signed and there is a huge information gap. A draft class that looks great right now … Read more
Time to return from our draft high to talk about existing prospects and their ailments. Kelly Dugan Dugan has been sidelined since spring due to a stress fracture in his foot. He has been playing in Extended Spring Training for a couple of weeks now. Today the Phillies activated Dugan from the Reading DL and … Read more
He isn’t officially signed yet, but this is a big deal as many orgs viewed him as unsignable. It also indicates that the Phillies have lined up their other picks to find the money to make it work I've agreed to a contract. I can't wait to be apart of the @Phillies organization! — Greg … Read more