Phillies 2024 Draft Tracker
Draft Tracker Draft Tracker Spreadsheet Day 1 (7/14): Day 1 Thoughts Day 2: (7/15): Day 2 Thoughts Day 3 (7/16): Day 3 and Overall Thoughts UDFAs: Mock Drafts: Draft Rankings:
Matt Winkelman
Using the Past to Preview the Phillies 2024 Draft
For very good reasons, the Phillies have drafted late the last 3 years now. Even prior to that, their mediocrity left them in the middle of the first round. It was easy to have opinions on 10 players that might go in the top 5, more difficult to have opinions on 20+ guys that might … Read more
Phillies Minor League Recap (Week 15 7/1-7/8)
Last Week’s Schedule *Part of a double header This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Justin Crawford 11-26 1 2B 2 HR 1 BB 4 K 2 SB .423/.444/.692 I wanted to talk about Crawford because of this swing. I am certainly hard on Crawford, but that is a beautiful swing. Most of his pulled home … Read more
Phillies Minor League Monthly Retrospective – June 2024
Stock Changes *Rankings are from midseason list / preseason list Stock Up LHP Mavis Graves (#20 / #37) – It isn’t that Graves was bad to start the season, he had a solid April and May with the arrow pointed very up, it is that his June was another leap forward. In 4 starts during … Read more
Phillies Minor League Recap (Week 14 6/25-6/30)
Last Week’s Schedule This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight IF/OF Weston Wilson 10-24 4 HR 4 BB 7 K .317/.500/.917 I generally avoid treating Wilson as a prospect because he is 29, but he is still technically a rookie. This week he hit 4 home runs in 6 games, the week before he hit 4 home … Read more
Phillies Minor League Recap (Week 13 6/18-6/24)
Last Week’s Schedule *Part of double header #completion of previous game This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight C Eduardo Tait 8-22 2 2B 2 HR 8 RBI 2 K 2 HBP 1 SB Not as good a week as last for Eduardo Tait who only hit .364/.417/.727 on the week. No walks, but 2 hit by … Read more
Clearwater Threshers Win 1st Half Again, Secure Postseason Spot
For the second straight season the Clearwater Threshers won the 1st half division title and clinched a postseason berth. It got a little tight at the end as they had gone 4-10 over the last 2.5 series before last week’s game with Tampa, but then they won 7 in a row to clinch on the … Read more
2024 Phillies Prospect Ranking – A June Snapshot
We are now 12 weeks into the minor league season and 6 weeks before the trade deadline. With the FCL season over a month in, this year gives a good chance to have actual information on the breakouts already happening. Not all rankings changes may be as reflected in the actual number, as the tiers … Read more
Phillies Minor League Recap (Week 12 6/11-6/17)
Last Week’s Schedule *Game was part of a double header # Game was suspended This Week’s Schedule #Continuation of a suspended game *Part of a double header Hitter Spotlight OF Carlos De La Cruz 9-26 3 HR 2 BB 4 K .346/.414/.692 It wasn’t the best week that Carlos De La Cruz has had this … Read more
Phillies Minor League Recap (Week 11 6/4-6/10)
Last Week’s Schedule #completion of suspended game *double header This Week’s Schedule #completion of suspended game Hitter Spotlight 2B/SS William Bergolla 10-21 2 2B 1 HR 2 BB 2 K 1 SB As part of the BlueClaws barrage on the Greensboro park this year, Bergolla hit his first home run of his career and had … Read more