A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Matt Winkelman This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight IF Matthew Ferrara 5 G 9-20 2 2B 2 3B 2 HR 8 RBI 2 BB 6 K If you have two games with 4 hits your line is going to look pretty good. Ferrara missed on a cycle by hitting two doubles instead of picking up a single. One … Read more
If you were to list the two most important skills for a hitter to have it might start with raw power and contact in the strike zone. Felix Reyes hits the ball very hard. This year he has a max exit velocity of 115.0 mph and a 90th percentile exit velocity of 105.4 mph. Given … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Dante Nori 9-22 2 2B 1 3B 1 HR 0 BB 5 K 0 SB 3 CS .409/.435/.727 Nori not playing the field due to an arm injury and going 0 for 3 on stolen base attempts this week are out of the normal things for him, but aren’t … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Griffin Burkholder 1 G 5 PA 2-4 1 RBI 1 BB 0 K Burkholder played in only one of the Threshers three games, but that is notable in its own way. The 2024 2nd round pick has struggled to stay health and he has struggled to perform when on … Read more
Top Prospects OF Devin Saltiban – Saltiban moved back to center field after returning from injury last year. Things didn’t immediately pick up, but they did in the Australian Baseball League this winter. Saltiban shows good power and speed, but so far it has come with a susceptibility to spin and a lot of swing … Read more
Top Prospects RHP Gage Wood – Wood was the Phillies top draft pick in 2025. There have been a lot of attempts to portray him as a fast mover through the system, the Phillies have generally been more conservative with their timelines for him. His fastball, which will sit 95-98, is going to overwhelm low … Read more
Top Prospects OF Dante Nori – Nori played most of the year with Clearwater in 2025, but the Phillies aggressively pushed him to Reading after he spent some time with Italy in the WBC. Nori has worked on being less of a slap hitter, and to drive the ball in optimal counts, but he might … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight 1B/OF Felix Reyes 5-14 2 2B 1 RBI 0 BB 2 K It was really just the one game for Reyes, where he went 4-5 with two doubles on opening day while hitting the ball hard. He only end up driving in one run and scoring once himself. He swung … Read more
Top Prospects SS Aidan Miller – Miller’s end to the 2025 season put him among the best prospects in the game. He has been sidelined all spring with back soreness that the Phillies don’t really want to talk about. When on the field, he makes great swing decisions, with a good ability to make contact, … Read more
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