A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Prospect evaluations are constantly changing and shifting as more information becomes available. A month of baseball (particularly a cold on in the northeast) is not enough to make or break a career. However, that does not mean that information is not gained during that time. With that in mind, I am going to use the … Read more
You can find all of the rankings and other material for this year here. 10. Simon Muzziotti, OF Age: 23Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent in July 2015 by the Red Sox, contract voided by MLB in July 2016. Signed as an International Free Agent in July 2016 by the Phillies.B/T: L/LH/W: 6’1” 175lbs2021 Stats: … Read more
You can find all of the rankings and other material for this year here. 20. Alexeis Azuaje, 2B Age: 19 Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent in July 2018 by the Phillies B/T: R/R H/W: 5’10” 155lbs 2021 Stats: Team (LVL) G PA HR SB BB% K% AVG OBP SLG PHI (CPX) 19 56 5 … Read more
You can find all of the rankings and other material for this year here. 30. Donny Sands, C Age: 25 Acquired: Drafted in the 8th Round of the 2015 Draft by the Yankees. Traded to the Phillies with Nick Nelson for T.J. Rumfield and Joel Valdez B/T: R/R H/W: 6’2” 190lbs 2021 Stats: Team (LVL) G … Read more
You can find all of the rankings and other material for this year here. 40. Casey Martin, SS Age: 22 Acquired: Drafted in the 3rd Round of the 2020 Draft by the Phillies B/T: R/R H/W: 5’11” 175lbs 2021 Stats: Team (LVL) G PA HR SB BB% K% AVG OBP SLG CLW (A-) 69 301 6 … Read more
Into the list we go. You can find all of the rankings and other material for this year here. A couple of small programming notes. The first is my definition for eligibility on the list was that the player is rookie eligible, the second is I did not rank any new international signees, and lastly … Read more
As it was for everyone in everything, it was another strange year in minor league baseball. The missed 2020 season, COVID outbreaks, smaller org roster, and rules changes made for a year with a lot of variables. The nice thing is this year people did play baseball, and in the Florida complex we were able … Read more
Top 50 Prospects 1. Mick Abel, RHP Age: 20 Acquired: Drafted in the 1st Round of the 2020 Draft by the Phillies B/T: R/R H/W: 6’5” 190lbs 2021 Stats: Team (LVL) G GS W-L IP ERA H/9 HR/9 BB% K% CLW (A-) 14 14 1-3 44.2 4.43 5.4 1.0 14.3% 34.9% Role: #2 Starting Pitcher … Read more
For those that have followed the minors over the last half decade or so would recognize Mike Drago’s Phillies writers composite rankings. A group of writers about the Phillies and about prospects in general send in their top 20 Phillies prospects and those are all compiled into a composite ranking. This year, Mitch Rupert took … Read more
For the last few years I have maintained a private monthly prospect ranking because it gives a good continuation and snap in time. It helps prevent snap judgements and makes the ebbs and flows of the season come into focus. For the most part there isn’t a point in publishing them because they are an … Read more