A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
The Arizona Fall League has morphed and changed over the years, but ultimately it is more baseball to be played. It can be a time to catch up on lost time, work with new coaches, or work on something new. Normally the majority of players sent fall into two categories, those that missed time and … Read more
Winter Stats Arizona Fall League (Scottsdale Scorpions) Preview Sixto Sanchez (removed due to collarbone soreness) Luke Williams Luke Leftwich Arquimedes Gamboa Darick Hall Austin Listi Seth McGarry Tyler Viza Jonathan Hennigan Liga de Besibol Dominicano Ranfi Casimiro – Aguilas Cibaenas Deivi Grullon – Aguilas Cibaenas Logan Moore – Aguilas Cibaenas Jeff Singer – Gigantes del … Read more
Arizona Fall League is this weird combination of high level hitters getting extra at bats, Rule 5 eligible relievers trying to show off, and low level hitters just trying to make an impression, all surrounded by filler that is better than org guys. Also it is all played in a launching pad of a league. … Read more
It is that time of year, the minor league season is over and winter/fall leagues are about to start. Each year the Phillies send their players everywhere and I will keep this post updated as assignments are announced. Winter Stats Arizona Fall League (Glendale Desert Dogs) Elniery Garcia Trevor Bettencourt J.D. Hammer Garret Cleavinger Edgar … Read more
Some years we look forward to the release of Arizona Fall League rosters. Given the distribution of talent in the Phillies’ system (not in Clearwater and Reading, and pitching heavy everywhere) it promised to be a light year for major Phillies prospects. With the announcement of rosters today, things turned out a bit better than … Read more
The Arizona Fall League Rosters are out so it appears it is time to start tracking where players are headed this fall and winter: Winter Stats Liga de Beisbol Dominicano: (Scoreboard) Dylan Cozens – Aguilas Cibaenas Andrew Knapp – Aguilas Cibaenas Ranfi Casimiro – Aguilas Cibaenas Ulises Joaquin – Aguilas Cibaenas Angelo Mora – Estrellas … Read more
The Phillies will be joining the Mets, Angels, Yankees, and Giants on the Scottsdale Scorpions roster for the Arizona Fall League. The Phillies are sending six players in RHP Victor Arano, RHP Miguel Nunez, LHP Brandon Leibrandt, 2B Scott Kingery, 3B Mitch Walding, and OF Andrew Pullin. The group lacks the star power of last year’s … Read more
Simple transaction line, J.P. Crawford has been replaced on the Glendale Desert Dogs roster by IF Drew Stankiewicz. All the reports have said that Crawford looks like himself, just a really exhausted form of himself. No reason was given for the switch, Drew is from the Arizona area so the switch to him makes some … Read more
No reason was given but the Phillies have replaced Dylan Cozens on the AFL roster with Aaron Brown. Cozens finished the year strong with Reading and was playing in the Florida Instructional League as recently as a few days ago. Like Cozens, Brown also missed time in the middle of the year while playing for … Read more
Minor league relievers get a bad rap. They rank on lists behind starting pitchers who will likely end up in the bullpen eventually, leading them to fly under the radar until they show up in a major league bullpen. Like many spots on minor league teams, bullpens are home to many players who won’t go … Read more