A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Matt Winkelman 
Keith Law released another prospect, list the one went 25 players deep and only included players currently playing in the minors with rookie status. J.P. Crawford was ranked #4 behind Carlos Correa, Corey Seager, and Byron Buxton, and one spot ahead of Francisco Lindor. Personally I would take Lindor over Crawford (and I think this … Read more
(Sorry yet another abbreviated Weekend Recap due to the holiday weekend) Pitcher Spotlight: Zach Eflin 8.2 IP 4 H 2 R 0 ER 0 BB 5 K 1 HR 102 pitches (70 strikes) The line should have been 9.0 IP 1 H 0 R 0 BB 5 K, but KC Serna airmailed a routine ground ball … Read more
Phillippe Aumont has been one of the best stories so far this season, but tonight it seemed that all unraveled as he set an IronPigs record with 8 walks. Overall his final line was 5 IP 2 H 3 ER 8 BB 3 K. A bit after the game Greg Joyce of Lehigh Vally Live … Read more
Best Matchup: Saturday – Clearwater – J.P. Crawford vs Alex Reyes I know Brandon Leibrandt is on the mound for the Threshers, but Alex Reyes is the best minor league pitcher than Crawford has faced this year and might be the best he faces all year. Right now Reyes has a 1.788 ERA and 58 … Read more
I asked you and you asked me and then I answered you. @Matt_Winkelman Construct a team of just Phillies prospects from AAA to DSL/VSL. 8 pos, 2 RH SP, 2 LH SP, Closer and DH. What would it be. — Eric D 1 8 3 (@EricDeBo183) May 15, 2015 I took this question and just … Read more
Sorry for the delay, weekend travel pushed this back. So quick recap this time. Pitcher Spotlight #1: Joely Rodriguez 5.2 IP 9 H 3 ER 0 BB 5 K It continues to be a bit of a struggle for the Dominican left handed pitcher as he makes his first attempt at AAA. He currently has a … Read more
The Venezuelan Summer League kicks off today. For the most part the prospects involved will never register on a prospect radar. But some will show up immediately and other will surface in a year or two after a strong season in the GCL or Williamsport. Despite rumors that the Seattle Mariners were pulling out of … Read more
With some injuries up in the top levels of the system, and some releases (Mike Nesseth) there was some reliever shuffling in the minor today. The Phillies promoted Reinier Roibal from Clearwater to Reading. Roibal was a Giants’ signing out of Cuba in 2010 who the Phillies signed as a minor league free agent this … Read more
Best Matchup: Saturday – Lakewood – Chris Oliver vs Spencer Adams A matchup of 2014 draft picks, Adams was the White Sox’s 2nd round pick (#44 overall) last year. The projectable HS RHP dominated last year with a fastball that topped out at 96, and made it onto some Top 100 prospect lists this past … Read more
Maikel Franco really emerged as a prospect in 2012 when he hit .341/.395/.530 in the second half of the year for Lakewood. He then had his breakout in 2013 where he compiled a .320/.356/.569 line with 31 home runs while splitting time between Clearwater and Reading. He was rated extremely highly by some publications before … Read more