A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Matt Winkelman 
The 2018 MLB Draft is here. The Phillies will pick #3 overall and then not again until the 4th round because of the free agent compensation for Carlos Santana and Jake Arrieta 2018 Draft Page – Tracking Spreadsheet Draft Picks Day 1: Rounds 1-2 (June 4 – 7pm Eastern) 1st Round (#3) – Alec Bohm, … Read more
The first round of the draft is Monday starting at 7pm. The Phillies have the #3 pick and then no picks until the 4th round. This should be their last draft for a while picking in the single digits so not missing on the pick is a big deal. Jeff will have some more previews … Read more
Baseball development does not care for roster construction. In the minor leagues there is one finite constant in development, playing time. When it comes to pitchers, this means starts. Teams have tried to get creative with pitching rotations, with some opting for shorter rotations with piggy back starts, or other like the Phillies have opted … Read more
I was planning on writing about Dylan Cozens this week, but after he hit 3 home runs today for the IronPigs, I thought I would move it up. Dylan Cozens is hitting .278/.385/.557 on the season, which is a large improvement on his 2017 season. He has made improvements this year, but that doesn’t mean … Read more
Last night Phillies manager Gabe Kapler was in Reading to take in 6 innings of minor league baseball. The Fightins set Harold Arauz to the mound to start, but the real reason for Kapler’s (and it looked like from pictures Joe Jordan’s) was apparent when Seranthony Dominguez took the mound for the 6th inning. Dominguez … Read more
The minor league season is underway, and Jeff has even been to games and reported on them. It is however, only April so there are still 4 and a half months to go. Quick Pitch: Reading is known for the offense the park generates. Each year a prospect or two has their breakout season hitting … Read more
Many of the Phillies’ affiliates are off to slow starts, and it isn’t because of their pitching. Outside of a pair of run explosions, the Phillies affiliate bats have been quiet. There is always some amount of variance, especially early in the year, but as I scanned the rosters, something appeared obvious. There wasn’t that … Read more
The minor league season is now a week in. Almost every player has found their roster. The one exception is the Phillies affiliate most loaded with talent. While still a talented group, the Clearwater Threshers are missing their crowning jewel, right handed pitcher Sixto Sanchez. Once Sanchez arrives in the next week, the Threshers should … Read more
The minor league season is almost underway. The rosters are revealed, most of the players have been assigned a place to play. As we head into opening day my previews of the Phillies’ affiliates starts with the lowest level in the Lakewood BlueClaws. This year’s BlueClaws team is less exciting then the previous version, but … Read more
The Phillies designated Ricardo Pinto for assignment over the weekend when they signed Scott Kingery to a major league deal and brought him to the majors. On Wednesday they traded Pinto to the White Sox for international bonus pool money. Unlike the trade that send Eliezer Alvarez to Texas for cash, the Phillies actually received … Read more