A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
*This will be brief because of writing the midseason Top 30, so I hope you all understand Hitting Spotlight: Scott Kingery 6-13 2B 3 K Some people on Twitter this weekend pointed out I haven’t talked much about the Phillies’ 2nd round pick Scott Kingery, which I realize has a lot to do with me staring … Read more
Pitcher Spotlight #1: Jesse Biddle 7 IP 3 H 0 R 1 BB 7 K There could not have been a more different second start for Biddle after the disaster of his first AAA start. At his peak prospect value Biddle was 89-93 with a plus curveball and feel for a decent looking changeup. Now … Read more
It was a big weekend for hitting in the Phillies system. So this week is a jam packed spotlight, and it doesn’t even include any members of the Williamsport team that has started the year on a 9-0 run. Hitter Spotlight #1: Brian Pointer 6-9 3 HR 2 BB Pointer’s Saturday was probably the best … Read more
Hitter Spotlight: Jose Pujols 8-13 4 2B 3B SB K It is hard for someone to have a better start than Pujols did for Williamsport. It is a big start for the lanky right fielder, who might have the best raw tools in the system. Pujols has really struggled with the mental aspects of the … Read more
Hitter Spotlight #1: J.P. Crawford 6-13 2 2B HR BB K SB There was a justifiable letdown when Crawford was injured to start the year. However, his season to date has been everything but a let down. He destroyed the Florida State League before finally making his AA debut to start June. There were some concerns … Read more
Pitcher Spotlight #1: Ricardo Pinto 7 IP 7 H 1 R 0 ER 1 BB 7 K Pinto has taken the challenge of full season ball and has not only has stayed steady, but has actually stepped forward in many ways. On the season the Pinto now has 13 walks to 54 strikeouts over 57 innings. … Read more
(Sorry yet another abbreviated Weekend Recap due to the holiday weekend) Pitcher Spotlight: Zach Eflin 8.2 IP 4 H 2 R 0 ER 0 BB 5 K 1 HR 102 pitches (70 strikes) The line should have been 9.0 IP 1 H 0 R 0 BB 5 K, but KC Serna airmailed a routine ground ball … Read more
Sorry for the delay, weekend travel pushed this back. So quick recap this time. Pitcher Spotlight #1: Joely Rodriguez 5.2 IP 9 H 3 ER 0 BB 5 K It continues to be a bit of a struggle for the Dominican left handed pitcher as he makes his first attempt at AAA. He currently has a … Read more
Pitching Spotlight #1: Aaron Nola 8 IP 4 H 1 ER 0 BB 8 K We all know how good Aaron Nola is (and I will have a more complete report on him later in the week). Right now Nola has a 2.04 ERA over 39.2 IP, but that is a bit deceptive because of … Read more
Pitching Spotlight #1: RHP Chris Oliver – 7 IP 7 H 0 R 0 BB 6 K (98 pitches/66 strikes) Oliver’s pro debut could not have gone much worse. The Phillies messed with his delivery and tried introducing a true slider (Oliver throws a slider that he calls a curveball) and the result was an … Read more