2025 DSL Phillies Season Preview

The DSL season kicks off on Monday, June 2. The Phillies are once again fielding two teams (Red and White), and to start both teams have a fairly even spread of talent. This year, the Phillies did not not give out a bonus of $1,000,000 or more, and opted to trade over $1,000,000 to the … Read more

Phillies Minor League Recap (Week 8 5/13-5/19)

This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight C Alirio Ferrebus 4 G 19 PA 3-14 2 HB 4 BB 1 K 1 HBP It was mostly a quiet week for Ferrebus outside of a two home run game (two opposite field shots on fastballs). He is only hitting .238 on season, mostly due to a high ground … Read more

2025 FCL Phillies Season Preview

Top Prospects C Alirio Ferrebus – Ferrebus was limited to 24 games due to an injury after he came stateside. He is an athletic catcher with good size. He has great looking swing from the right side that generates plus exit velocities while getting the ball on a line or in the air. He has … Read more

Phillies Minor League Recap (Week 5 4/22-4/27)

This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight SS/3B Carson DeMartini 5 G 9-21 1 2B 1 RBI 2 BB 3 K 1 SB .429/.500/.476 As a junior at Virginia Tech, DeMartini looked like a power forward third baseman with big swing and miss. Last year he struck out just 13.5% of the time, and while he currently … Read more

Phillies Move Seth Johnson to the Bullpen

I was contemplating this week writing about the Phillies overall bullpen and pitching situation, and one of those topics was going to be about how I thought the Phillies should start moving starters to the bullpen, particular IronPigs RHP Seth Johnson. On Tuesday evening, Johnson came out of the bullpen for only two innings. Notably … Read more

Phillies Minor League Recap (Week 3 4/8-4/13)

This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight C Eduardo Tait 5 G 23 PA 4 H 1 2B 3 HR 3 BB 6 K 2 HBP .222/.391/.778 It wasn’t quite the dramatic week that Escobar had, but it was a good week for the big catcher, who also got to catch Andrew Painter on Friday night. He … Read more

2025 Clearwater Threshers Season Preview

Top Prospects C Eduardo Tait – At age 17, Tait was one of the best players in the complex and even got 28 games with the Threshers to end the season. In that small sample of low-A, he swung and missed much more and will need to show more patience to not see his contact … Read more

2025 Jersey Shore BlueClaws Season Preview

Top Prospects 2B Devin Saltiban – The Phillies moved Saltiban from the outfield to infield after he was drafted in 2023, and he has settled in at second base. He has the tools to make it work, but he does not always look natural. Hopefully another year will help him feel more comfortable there. At … Read more

2025 Reading Fightin Phils Season Preview

Top Prospects SS Aidan Miller – Miller nearly immediately became the Phillies best hitting prospect as he took on his first full season of pro ball. Once thought to be a third baseman, he is now a shortstop who might have to switch position due to team need and not skills. At the plate he … Read more

Phillies Minor League Recap (Week 1 3/28-3/30)

This Week’s Schedule *3 Game Series beginning 4/4 Hitter Spotlight 1B Carson Taylor 4-6 2 2B HR BB 2 K It is a 3 game sample size, and if you go 3 for 3 with 2 doubles and a home run in a game that is going to weigh pretty heavily. Taylor got a hit … Read more