Fastball Velocity and Brandon Leibrandt

Phillies 6th Round pick Brandon Leibrandt has been on a roll recently which has started the round of questions about how good he can be, which ultimately end up on fastball velocity.  Velocity is the most tangible and quantifiable aspect of a pitcher’s arsenal.  Movement, command, and deception are all in the eye of the beholder and once we start talking secondary pitches the amateur eye is really out of its league.  So we debate velocity and whether it is enough for a pitcher to survive in the major leagues (should the prospect in question survive the other levels in between them and their major league aspirations).

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VSL Phillies fall to VSL Tigers in VSL Championship

The VSL is only a 5 team league with the top two teams going to the championship.  The Phillies took the first game from the Tigers but the Tigers took Game 2.  A rain delay yesterday allow the VSL Phillies ace Ranger Suarez to take the hill today.  Suarez is a diminutive LHP with a … Read more

Franklyn Kilome

This post has been a long time coming, but I’m finally here to get you familiar with a very intriguing arm on the GCL roster and his name is Franklyn Kilome. The 19 year old Dominican stands 6’6″ and tips the scales at 175lbs. He sports an old school style delivery with his hands going … Read more

When Should the Phillies Promote Maikel Franco?

Philadelphia Phillies infield prospect Maikel Franco clubbed another home run Wednesday afternoon, adding to a red hot month of July, where the Dominican Republic native is hitting .344/.366/.604 for a .971 OPS. He’s hit three homers over his past ten games and four in July, almost half of his season total of nine homers on … Read more

Minor League W-L Records are Irrelevent

There has been much made of the Phillies farm system based on this graph.   This graph shows the Phillies as the worst minor league system in baseball based on W-L percentage.  It has been used to rank the farm system, bash the front office, and destroy all hope of a better tomorrow.  Here are … Read more

Nefi Ogando and Power Arm Potential

The Phillies 2014 trade deadline must be entirely different than their 2013 deadline for the sake of the rebuild. General Manager Ruben Amaro and company made minor moves last season and refused to shakeup the core. One player they did move was veteran infielder John McDonald, who was dealt for minor league pitcher Nefi Ogando … Read more