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Graduating to Better Things

Graduating to Better Things: Jake Thompson

February 15, 2017 by Matt Winkelman

When the Phillies traded Cole Hamels they were supposed to get 3 big time prospects and 2 other guys. It turns out one of those other guys (Jerad Eickhoff) should have been a bigger time prospect, but the eyes were still on the other prospects in the deal. Thompson was the 3rd player from the … Read more

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Graduating to Better Things: Alec Asher

November 8, 2016 by Matt Winkelman

When the Phillies sent Cole Hamels to Texas they got back 5 players and an offsetting salaries. Alec Asher was the 5th prospect in that deal and he would make his debut that September. While it was disappointing, the thought was that Asher would be part of the starting pitching depth the Phillies had built … Read more

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Graduating to Better Things: Tommy Joseph

November 7, 2016 by Matt Winkelman

You cannot predict baseball, it causes wonder and excitement, it can also cause crush heartbreak and sadness. No player exemplifies this like Tommy Joseph. A former 2nd round pick and fringe Top 100 prospect, Joseph was the prize of the the trade that sent Hunter Pence to San Francisco in 2012. He was a big … Read more

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Graduating to Better Things: Edubray Ramos

October 26, 2016 by Matt Winkelman

The Phillies entered the season with two good reliever prospects. One of those (Jimmy Cordero) went down early in the year, the other blazed through the minors to make his debut at age 23. Edubray Ramos’ journey to the majors has not been a straight one. He was out of baseball less than a year after signing … Read more

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Graduating to Better Things: Severino Gonzalez

October 25, 2016 by Matt Winkelman

With the influx of new starting pitching prospects into the system from trades it was inevitable that some of the old wave of starting pitching would get their chance in the bullpen to resurrect their careers. If you look at Severino Gonzalez’s season in the right light it looks like he might have a bright … Read more

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Graduating to Better Things: Zach Eflin

October 24, 2016 by Matt Winkelman

The Phillies entered the year with a lot of excitement around their young pitching. Zach Eflin was one of three starting pitchers in the Phillies Top 10 prospects that would open the year in AAA. Eflin would power his way through Lehigh Valley and reach the majors first among that group of young starters, making … Read more

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Graduating to Better Things?: Colton Murray

October 19, 2016 by Matt Winkelman

Middle relievers get a reputation for being fungible and replaceable. In this era of hard throwing arms and shutdown bullpens that mindset may be changing. However, if you want an example of the fungible reliever the Phillies have many examples. This year they graduated RHP Colton Murray, who has already seen his time on the … Read more

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Graduating to Better Things: Tyler Goeddel

October 13, 2016 by Matt Winkelman

For the second year in a row the Phillies attempted to catch lightning in a bottle with an outfielder in the Rule 5 draft. Unlike Odubel Herrera, Goeddel came with some hype as a former first round pick who has an established hit tool. It turns out that jumping from AA to the majors is … Read more

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Graduating to Better Things: Maikel Franco

November 11, 2015 by Matt Winkelman

Ever since he went out and hit .287/.367/.411 in Williamsport at age 18, Maikel Franco has been on Phillies prospect radars.  He made a big splash in 2012 when he bounced back from a rough start in Lakewood to tear up the league in the second half.  His stock went through the roof in 2013 … Read more

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Graduating to Better Things: Aaron Nola

November 4, 2015 by Matt Winkelman

Even though J.P. Crawford is likely to go down as the best draft pick of the Phillies’ rebuild, the #7 pick in the 2014 draft was the most important pick of the Phillies’ rebuild (or at least until the #1 pick in the 2016 draft).  It was the Phillies’ highest pick in over a decade … Read more

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