A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Matt Winkelman With their 4th round pick the Phillies select TayShaun Walton a high school outfielder from IMG Academy in Florida. It is the third high school hitter in a row for the Phillies. Walton is a physically mature hitter who can hit the ball hard, but has not yet lifted it for power. Reportedly has a … Read more
With their second pick of the draft, in the 3rd round at #98 overall, the Phillies selected Devin Saltiban a high schooler from Hawaii and announced him as a shortstop. Many of the writeups have Saltiban as an outfielder, primarily as a center fielder, so it is interesting he is announced as a shortstop. He … Read more
With the 27th pick in the draft the Phillies went back to the high school well again with Florida HS third baseman Aidan Miller. Public rankings all agreed he was better than the 27th pick, but were largely divided on him. MLB Pipeline rated him 13th, Perfect Game 13th as well, Keith Law had him … Read more
The Phillies do not have their 2nd and 5th round picks due to signing Trea Turner Draft Tracker Draft Tracker Spreadsheet Day 1: Round 1 (27) – Aidan Miller, SS, J.W. Miller HS Day 2: Round 3 (98) – Devin Saltiban, OF,Hilo HS (HI) Round 4 (130) – TayShaun Walton, OF, IMG Academy (FL) Round … Read more
We are just over a month into the minor league season, so it is a good time to do just do a quick check in on stock up and stock down for various prospect. It is rare that a player shows a sustainable breakout in the first month of the season, but it is possible. … Read more
You can access and download a PDF version of the list here – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xggr9H2CX7bH4YPW45coe5fuzqcvwBY7/view?usp=share_link Another year, another list. After an unexpected run through the postseason to the World Series, the way Phillies prospects viewed changes dramatically. No longer are prospects the future of the franchise on which hopes and dreams are solely placed. They are … Read more
Not every player in the system is a prospect, and not every prospect made the top 50 prospects. Here are some minor leaguers with interesting backgrounds, major league tools, or previous pedigree. This list is not exhaustive, so I apologize if someone is missing. Just Signed International Players Starlyn Caba, SS – The pre-signing reports … Read more
News broke on Wednesday that RHP Noah Song’s time in active service was ending and that he would be reporting to Phillies Spring Training. The Phillies acquired Song in the Rule 5 draft, selecting him off of Boston’s AAA roster. Song was a 4th round pick in the 2019 draft, but would have been a … Read more
Not all young players are prospects, and so looking just at prospect lists is not the holistic look at the young talent in an organization. The arbitrary cut off that is often used is players 25 and younger in the organization. The Phillies have 4 such players in their org who are noteworthy and making … Read more
Andrew Painter is probably the best Phillies pitching prospect of my lifetime. The only real arguments are possibly Cole Hamels and Aaron Nola in the exact moment before they made their major league debut, but no big deal as they are also easily the two best home grown Phillies pitchers of my lifetime. No matter … Read more