A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Matt Winkelman 
Much has been said on Twitter about Jim Bowden and the trade scenarios he throws out there, much of it insults his work as a General Manager before going on to work at ESPN (though if you bash the trades, acknowledge that he has nailed FA contracts the last few years). His newest article looks … Read more
Thanks to everyone that has stopped by as we get going here, the positive feedback has been great. I just wanted to take a minute to welcome the other people who are contributing here. Matthew Speck has already contributed some pieces for the site. This is his first time writing about baseball but he has written … Read more
Today at 5pm marks the deadline for teams to come to terms with their draft picks. The Phillies have signed their first 21 picks and 27 of their first 28. However, only one of those plays is a high school player (Sam McWilliams). The Phillies can still spend $100,000 bonus on any prospects, they have a … Read more
Keith Law has released his midseason Top 50 prospect list. Shortstop J.P. Crawford comes in at #15 on the list, after coming in at #46 in the preseason list. Keith ranked the Phillies system #14 coming into the season and was a big fan of their 2013 draft. Crawford is the #5 shortstop on the … Read more
On a rainy day in baseball and with everyone at All-Star Games only Lakewood played among the Phillies stateside affiliates. It was a busy day for the Blueclaws as well as their roster reshuffled both days. Here are some highlights from the field and the transaction sheet. Imhof Promoted: The Phillies promoted 2nd round pick … Read more
It was no surprise that J.P. Crawford was named to the US roster for the Futures Game this past Sunday. Crawford has become the Phillies consensus top prospect after his continued success in 2014 following being the #16 overall pick of the 2013 draft. Crawford stormed through the South Atlantic League and is now settling … Read more
Yoel Mecias was one of my breakout prospects a year ago before he injured his elbow and required Tommy John surgery. At his best Mecias’s fastball was 88-92 touching 94 in short outings. However, his body suggests he could have plus velocity as he matures. His real weapon is his changeup which shows plus potential … Read more
We are in the season of midseason ranking season. I have already released my Midseason Top 20 and Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus have released their Midseason Top 50s. But now we have another round of Top Prospect Lists. Minor League Ball Top 75 No 2014 draftees included. 28. J.P. Crawford I love the reports on his … Read more
The Phillies had two representatives at the Futures Game this year Maikel Franco and J.P. Crawford. There were a lot of other prospects there, and I will get to them in a later piece. I was able to make the 4.5 hour trek from Madison to Minneapolis to take in the game, which was well … Read more
There has been a lot attention paid to the resurgence of two third baseman in the Phillies system in Maikel Franco and Zach Green. The shortseason Williamsport Crosscutters have been putting up some impressive offensive numbers as well. But there are a couple of players whose performances aren’t generating as much buzz. Andrew Knapp in … Read more