Phillies Arizona Fall League, Awards, and Other Notes and Thoughts

The minor league season is over, but there was some news and notes over the last week plus. Arizona Fall League The Phillies are sending 9 players to the Arizona Fall League this year. None of them are Andrew Painter, which is disappointing to some, but is not unsurprising given where he is in his … Read more

Phillies Minor League Recap (Week 23 8/27-9/2)

Last Week’s Schedule This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Hendry Mendez 8-17 1 2B 1 3B 2 RBI 4 BB 1 K .471/.571/.647 Since the start of July, Mendez is hitting .338/.424/.507 with 14 doubles, 2 triples, and 2 home runs. After hitting just 6 extra base hits in the first half, it is a … Read more

Phillies Minor League Recap (Week 22 8/20-8/26)

Last Week’s Schedule This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Emaarion Boyd 5 G 8-24 1 2B 2 3B 1 HR 6 RBI 2 SB 0 BB 5 K Boyd had 2 hit games in the last 4 games of the series, and is now batting .295/.349/.459 in August, far and away his best month of … Read more

Phillies Minor League Recap (Week 21 8/13-8/20)

Last Week’s Schedule This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight C Kehden Hettiger 5-14 1 2B 1 3B 2 H 4 BB 3 K .357/.500/1.000 Hettiger has had a rough season. This last little stretch has him over .200 for the first time this season, now at a .208/.364/.339 line on the season. He has been kept … Read more

Phillies Minor League Recap (Week 20 8/6-8/12)

Last Week’s Schedule *Game played as part of a doubleheader This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Gabriel Rincones Jr. 9-24 3 2B 3 HR 8 RBI 2 BB 8 K 1 SB Rincones had opened the season by hitting .300/.417/.600 with Reading, but since starting his rehab he had hit only .221/.315/.325 in 21 games … Read more

Phillies Minor League Recap (Week 19 7/30-8/5)

Last Week’s Schedule This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Jaeden Calderon 9-20 3 2B 1 3B 1 BB 4 K Last year, Jaeden Calderon has a good year as a 17 year old, hitting .276/.414/.463 for DSL Red. He is back on Red this year for a repeat performance, hitting .302/.440/.466 through 38 games. Since … Read more

Phillies Minor League Recap (Week 18 7/23-7/29)

Last Week’s Schedule This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Raylin Heredia 16 PA 5-15 1 3B 2 HR 8 RBI 1 BB 3 K 1 SB A year ago I over-ranked Heredia on my midseason list. He was in his age 19 season and had laid waste to the FCL to the tune of .326/.415/.532 … Read more