A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Matt Winkelman 
The nature of the major league baseball draft is that draft slots force picks for money saved and not necessarily talent. The caveat is college seniors with no leverage, but high performance will sign for below slot while giving a team a chance at a player with actual tools (the moral part of all of … Read more
Sometimes during the draft the guys on the broadcast don’t have anything on a player, and the Phillies 8th round pick of LHP Gabriel Cotto out of the Puerto Rico BB Academy left them stumped. It is easy to see why the Phillies like him. Jonathan Mayo eventually got a report that Cotto is a … Read more
After saying they were going to go with college pitchers on Day 2, the Phillies have taken their second hitter in 3 picks. (Kendall) Logan Simmons (he has been listed at both names aroudn the internet) is a high school shortstop out of Georgia. Simmons has good size at 6’3″ 190lbs, and the frame to … Read more
In the 5th round the Phillies took Notre Dame center fielder Matt Vierling. Vierling has pitched a bit, but the Phillies had him listed as an outfielder. Vierling put up some decent numbers this year with a .310/.402/.505 line, but he sacrificed some power (19 XBHs in 2018, after 31 in 2017) while striking out … Read more
With their second pick of the draft after sitting out the second and third rounds (due to signing Jake Arrieta and Carlos Santana), the Phillies took RHP Colton Eastman. Eastman will join fellow Fullerton alumni Connor Seabold and Thomas Eshelman in the Phillies system. Eastman has good size, but the past two years he has … Read more
As was expected for the last month the Phillies selected Wichita State 3B Alec Bohm after Casey Mize and Joey Bart went 1 and 2. Bohm is widely considered the best bat in the draft. The biggest concern around Bohm is his ability to stick at third base. He has improved over the years, but … Read more
Draft Day is here and we still don’t know who is going first overall, and that is a problem for knowing what happens next. So far this is where we stand on current mock drafts. Mocks and Rumors UPDATE: All Mock drafts have gone with the draft going Mize to the Tigers, Bart to the … Read more
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