A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Matt Winkelman 
As we talked about earlier this week, in order for the Phillies to sign Jhailyn Ortiz and Rafael Marchan they would need to acquire more slot money. The first part of this trade is moving slot money. The Phillies trade the #9 slot ($1,352,100) for the #1 slot ($3,590,400). This is more than the Phillies … Read more
Lehigh Valley (vs Rochester): Friday: Severino Gonzalez Saturday: Aaron Nola Sunday: Jason Berken We are running out of #NolaDays as the deadline approaches, and Aaron Altherr’s stay could also be brief. It also now looks like the big league club will be hanging on to Adam Morgan for a while now. Good news is that … Read more
Int'l signing period opens now. Phillies to sign Venezuelan C Rafael Marchan. Slugger Jhailyn Ortiz in agreement. Must pass physical — Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyNBCS) July 2, 2015 As expected the language here tells the story. The Phillies can easily fit Marchan in now, but can’t fit Ortiz in without going over. No news on what … Read more
Everyone is playing now, so here is your June stat wrap J.P. Crawford (REA) – .273/.371/.421 8 2Bs 2 3Bs 2 HR 2 SB 19 BB 14 K Aaron Nola (LHV) – 2 GS 2.25 ERA 12.0 IP 10 H 2 BB 9 K (REA) /3 GS 1.53 ERA 17.2 IP 15 H 5 BB … Read more
So July 2 is upon us. It is the second most important day of the year outside of the draft, however everything about it is the exact opposite of the draft in terms of clarity. Must deals have been place for months even as long as a year. The Phillies have spent to their bonus … Read more
Yesterday Chris King wrote a piece for Fangraphs detailing the increase in velocity and stuff for Williamsport right hander Franklyn Kilome. Kilome is obviously the most prominent member of the following group, but he is not the only player to keep an eye on this season. So I went through our pitch database and found … Read more
We are still five months out from the Rule 5 draft, but it is never too early to look ahead to see who may need to get pushed and evaluated just a bit more before we get to the fall of this year. First Time Eligible: Jiandido Tromp, Roman Quinn, Hoby Milner, Jesen Dygestile-Therrien, Manaure Martinez, Ranfi Casimiro, Yacksel … Read more
It was a big weekend for hitting in the Phillies system. So this week is a jam packed spotlight, and it doesn’t even include any members of the Williamsport team that has started the year on a 9-0 run. Hitter Spotlight #1: Brian Pointer 6-9 3 HR 2 BB Pointer’s Saturday was probably the best … Read more
Jim Salisbury is reporting that Tommy Joseph will be moving full time to first base after spending his career at catcher. This May he suffered another concussion, further putting both his long term health and career in question. The move to first base should keep Joseph healthier, but it also ruins most of his remaining prospect … Read more
Yesterday Jim Callis reported that the Phillies had signed LSU junior outfielder Mark Laird for slot money in the 9th round. In addition to Laird, it appears the Phillies have also signed Florida infielder Joshua Tobias. No bonus figures are known on Tobias. Both Laird and Tobias were assigned to short season Williamsport where they will … Read more