A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Scouting Director Marti Wolever and the Philadelphia Phillies stocked up on collegiate players in the 2014 draft. Some names have already had an impact in Williamsport and Philadelphia’s other minor league affiliates, most notably Aaron Nola. They’ve recently missed out on high school outfield bats in both the draft and trades, but one is climbing … Read more
Minor League All-Star games tend to not be reflective of the best talent in a league and this years EL All-Star Game is no exception. The Fightin Phils are sending three players to the game in IFs Carlos Alonso and Albert Cartwright, as well as LH starting pitcher Hoby Milner. None of these players are … Read more
Yesterday the Phillies announced that Jesse Biddle was being placed on the temporary inactive list. About 4 weeks ago Biddle was hit on the head with a piece of hail that caused him a concussion, the Phillies skipped a start and then he was cleared to pitch again. He has since pitched 15.2 innings over … Read more
I could tell you a bunch of box score scouting tidbits about what each player is doing, but you can do that on your own. So rather than that, here are some tweets by guys watching the players. They can tell you a lot more than me paraphrasing their work. Miguel Nunez (Clearwater) Miguel Nunez … Read more
Coming into 2013 Yoel Mecias was on the fringes of Phillies prospect discussions. There were reports of a skinny Venezuelan lefty with a fastball up to 94 and a nice looking changeup, and this for a kid coming off a year where he put up a line of 2.16 ERA 2.4 BB/9 7.3 K/9 over … Read more
The big news coming out this weekend is that Phillies first round pick (#7 overall), Aaron Nola will make his pro debut with the Clearwater Threshers today. On the mound Nola will bring a fastball that sits 91-94 but touches 96 when he needs it. He has shown the ability to command the fastball around … Read more
Today at 12:00pm Eastern, the GCL season begins. It marks the start of summer and of hope eternal. So with not much time to spare, lets jump into the roster. Pitchers: Francibel Alejo, Lewis Alezones, Austin Davis, Jacques Degruy, Seranthony Dominguez, Jared Fisher, Scott Harris, Matt Hockenberry, Matt Imhof, Denton Keys, Franklin Kilmone, Brandon Leibrandt, … Read more
Rupp is the classic example of a player fitting a role. With Wil Nieves ailing, Rupp will join the Phillies in this role. Rupp will fill in as the primary back up to Carlos Ruiz. At the plate Rupp has plus raw power, but it plays below average due to an arm bar swing that … Read more
It is really easy to gloss over Leandro Castro in a box score. He hasn’t made prospect lists in a while after peaking at #24 after the 2011 season. His stats won’t jump off a page with a career line of .271/.312/.415 and coming off of a season where he hit .256/.280/.368 as a 24 … Read more
On any other team Malquin Canelo starts for their Low-A affiliate in 2014. However, most organizations don’t have J.P. Crawford, and so Canelo stayed in Florida this spring. He made a brief cameo in the Florida State League, where he didn’t completely embarrass himself. Canelo isn’t going to replace Crawford for the Blueclaws. However, his … Read more