A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Today the Phillies will send their top pitching prospect and 2014 #7 overall pick, Aaron Nola to the mound against the Yankees. It will be a shorter start and will be more of a cameo than a leading role for the young right hander. At this point we are all pretty familiar with the expectations … Read more
Following the news of J.P. Crawford’s injury, the Phillies acquired SS Devin Lohman from the Reds. Lohman was a 3rd round pick out of noted SS factory Long Beach State, he played for AA Pensacola last year hitting .245/.310/.352 in 108 games. He is a light hitting shortstop with good hands and a very good … Read more
Ever since he arrived from Seattle for Cliff Lee in winter of 2009, Aumont has been a disappointment. In 2010, the Phillies tried to make him a starter, to the tune of a disastrous 5.68 ERA fueled by a 5.9 BB/9. He returned to relieving in 2011 and was dominant across AA and AAA (2.68 … Read more
As reported by all of the beat writers, Phillies top prospect J.P. Crawford will be out 4-6 weeks with an oblique injury. In terms of missing time, Crawford will miss 2-4 weeks of games and will likely start in Clearwater where the weather is warmer and there are plenty of members of the training staff. … Read more
Today RHP Severino Gonzalez will make his debut for the Phillies this Spring Training against the Atlanta Braves. The start is little more than a cameo to give the righty a look at the majors while not sending a major league starter on a long bus ride. Severino will likely start the year in AAA, … Read more
Video by Josh Norris – Baseball America Kilome pitched three innings today. Generally 91-93 but I had him touch 95 twice and 97 once. — Josh Norris 🐻 (@jnorris427) March 21, 2015 Post by Baseball America. Kilome probably has the highest ceiling of any pitcher in the org and could be in for a real … Read more
Every time someone talks about the Phillies moving on in their rebuild, they bring up the Phillies $13 million closer, Jonathan Papelbon. Papelbon looks good this spring; his fastball is close to its velocity from last year (91-93), and his secondaries look sharp (and sequenced). Yet it appears the trade talk has calmed down, and while the … Read more
It is just over two weeks until opening day so it is time once again to look at the spring training roster battles. The first version from two weeks ago is here. Locks: Hitters: Carlos Ruiz, Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Freddy Galvis, Cody Asche, Odubel Herrera, Ben Revere, Domonic Brown, Grady Sizemore, Darin Ruf, Cameron … Read more
Depth Chart: Age Likely 2015 Level Top 50 Victor Arano 20 A+ 14 Miguel Nunez 22 A+ 46 Mark Leiter Jr 24 A+ Matt Imhof 21 A+ 13 Yoel Mecias 21 A+ 4 Brandon Leibrandt 22 A+ 48 Yacksel Rios 21 A+ Alejandro Arteaga 20 A- Drew Anderson 21 A- 49 Ranfi Casimiro 22 A- … Read more
Depth Chart: Age Likely 2015 Level Top 50 Cole Hamels 31 MLB Cliff Lee 36 MLB (60 Day DL) Aaron Harang 36 MLB Chad Billingsley 30 MLB (DL) Jerome Williams 33 MLB David Buchanan 25 MLB Kevin Slowey 30 MLB Adam Morgan 25 AAA 45 Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez 28 AAA 33 Jonathan Pettibone 24 AAA … Read more