A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Matt Winkelman Coming into the 2026 season, I had buried Bryan Rincon at #44 on my offseason ranking. I had been a fan of his back after the 2023 season, but two years of injuries had led to him rarely being on the field and being pretty bad when he was playing leaving me skeptical he would … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight SS Tyler Spangler 4 G 3-16 1 2B 1 HR 3 RBI 4 BB 4 K .188/.350/.438 With the regular season over it is worth checking in on the Phillies 2026 first round pick. He hit .176/.310/.294 in his 9 games with the Threshers, which isn’t a meaningful sample size, … Read more
Regular Season Record: 74-55 (40-26 first half / 34-29 second half) The Phillies once again sent the majority of their draft class to open the year with the Threshers, and once again they won the first half to send the team to the postseason. That also means that Gage Wood, Cade Obermueller, Cody Bowker, Gabe … Read more
Stock Changes *Rankings are from Trade Deadline List Stock Up 3B Carson DeMartini – DeMartini had an ok start to the year before then missing two and a half months to a wrist injury. He came back on fire in August, hitting for power and average, while walking more than he struck out. DeMartini is … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight IF Carson DeMartini 6 G 8-17 3 2B 1 HR 3 RBI 5 BB 2 K 2 SB .471/.591/.824 DeMartini entered the year in need of health and redemption from a poor end to the year with Reading. He had a fine first month plus of the season, with his … Read more
Season Recap Record: 36-20 (2-1 in DSL Cup, did not advance) The Phillies made the decision this spring to reduce their DSL footprint from 2 teams to just 1. They were coming off of disappointing seasons for both teams and were adding a relatively shallow signing class due to the signing bonus for Francisco Renteria. … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Caden Bogenpohl 10 G 11-38 3 2B 1 HR 9 RBI 1 BB 10 K Against Ft Myers Bogenpohl hit the hardest ball by a Phillies player of any level in the Statcast era at 117.1 mph. On his 42 batted balls as a pro he has a 90th … Read more
Regular Season Recap The Phillies wrapped up their season on Tuesday, finishing 36-20 with a +46 run differential. Their record was tied for 7th in the 45 team league, and they won the East division by 2 games over the NYY Yankees and Tigers 2, both of whom also advanced to the postseason. They were … Read more
At the time I write this, the 2026 DSL Phillies are 33-18 and are 3 games up on postseason spot with 5 games to go. Over the last month and a half they have been one of the best teams in the league and very fun to watch. Given that the 2022 Phillies White team … Read more
Season Recap Record: 22-37 The FCL Phillies were expected to be a poor team, and they were. The offense put up about 5 runs a game, but that was dwarfed by the 7 runs a game the pitching gave up. The young players struggled all year to hit, and injuries and promotions robbed them of … Read more