A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Matt Winkelman 
Baseball America put out their annual farm system rankings and the Phillies come in at a disappoint 21st overall. As I have said many times this offseason, I do think the industry underrates the Phillies system and Phillies prospects in general so I do think this is a bit low. The ranking has them between … Read more
There has been much written and argued about regarding the quality of the Phillies big league club for the 2015 season. The truth remains the same, the Phillies are going to be really bad in 2015 and there is nothing that can be done about it. The real question is does it really matter, and … Read more
The Phillies released minor league pitcher Perci Garner, a second-round pick in 2010. — Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyNBCS) March 29, 2015 Garner was an athletic raw pitcher out of Ball State with a plus fastball and a power slider. Most people thought he was a fast track reliever, but the Phillies wanted to develop him as … Read more
Today the Phillies will send their top pitching prospect and 2014 #7 overall pick, Aaron Nola to the mound against the Yankees. It will be a shorter start and will be more of a cameo than a leading role for the young right hander. At this point we are all pretty familiar with the expectations … Read more
Following the news of J.P. Crawford’s injury, the Phillies acquired SS Devin Lohman from the Reds. Lohman was a 3rd round pick out of noted SS factory Long Beach State, he played for AA Pensacola last year hitting .245/.310/.352 in 108 games. He is a light hitting shortstop with good hands and a very good … Read more
Ever since he arrived from Seattle for Cliff Lee in winter of 2009, Aumont has been a disappointment. In 2010, the Phillies tried to make him a starter, to the tune of a disastrous 5.68 ERA fueled by a 5.9 BB/9. He returned to relieving in 2011 and was dominant across AA and AAA (2.68 … Read more
As reported by all of the beat writers, Phillies top prospect J.P. Crawford will be out 4-6 weeks with an oblique injury. In terms of missing time, Crawford will miss 2-4 weeks of games and will likely start in Clearwater where the weather is warmer and there are plenty of members of the training staff. … Read more
Today RHP Severino Gonzalez will make his debut for the Phillies this Spring Training against the Atlanta Braves. The start is little more than a cameo to give the righty a look at the majors while not sending a major league starter on a long bus ride. Severino will likely start the year in AAA, … Read more
Video by Josh Norris – Baseball America Kilome pitched three innings today. Generally 91-93 but I had him touch 95 twice and 97 once. — Josh Norris 🐻 (@jnorris427) March 21, 2015 Post by Baseball America. Kilome probably has the highest ceiling of any pitcher in the org and could be in for a real … Read more
Every time someone talks about the Phillies moving on in their rebuild, they bring up the Phillies $13 million closer, Jonathan Papelbon. Papelbon looks good this spring; his fastball is close to its velocity from last year (91-93), and his secondaries look sharp (and sequenced). Yet it appears the trade talk has calmed down, and while the … Read more