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
Meet The Internationals: VSL Edition
Today we look at the prospects most furthest away from helping the Phillies at the big league level, both in skill wise and distance. Our search first brings us to the Venezuelan Summer League (VSL). In part two of “Meet The Internationals” we will visit the Dominican Summer League (DSL) program of the Phillies. While … Read more
Jose Pujols Home Run Compilation
He is only 18 years old, he can get bigger, he is only going to get better.
Aaron Nola Is Making His AA Debut
As everyone is aware Phillies 2014 1st Round pick Aaron Nola will be making his AA debut in Reading tonight. Nola is the first member of the 2014 draft class to reach AA and is widely assumed to be the first starting pitcher from the draft to make his major league debut. So far outside … 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
Whats Up With Cord Sandberg?
Cord Sandberg was the Phillies 3rd Round pick in the 2013 draft, many scouts had him as a late first, early second round talent, but he fell due to a college scholarship to play quarterback. After a hot start in the GCL last year he hit .207/.313/.272 on the season with poor contact. In 2014 … Read more