A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
The Phillies had two representatives at the Futures Game this year Maikel Franco and J.P. Crawford. There were a lot of other prospects there, and I will get to them in a later piece. I was able to make the 4.5 hour trek from Madison to Minneapolis to take in the game, which was well … Read more
The Phillies (42-53) lost their second straight game Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, the offense was anemic and pitching was horrific. There are rumors surrounding the impending trades, including a potential Marlon Byrd trade to the Seattle Mariners. There are many names that will be talked about in the coming weeks. Philadelphia sits ten games behind … Read more
There has been a lot attention paid to the resurgence of two third baseman in the Phillies system in Maikel Franco and Zach Green. The shortseason Williamsport Crosscutters have been putting up some impressive offensive numbers as well. But there are a couple of players whose performances aren’t generating as much buzz. Andrew Knapp in … Read more
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
Going into the 2012 offseason the farm system was decimated, the Phillies had just completed the Hunter Pence trade leaving Trevor May as the top prospect in the system. Over the previous 4 seasons the Phillies had traded away large portions of their top prospect lists, while giving up first round picks to sign free … Read more
Both Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus released their Top 50 Midseason Prospect Rankings. The BA list can be found here and the BP list can be found here. Both lists did not include recently drafted players, although the BP list had a quick preview (where it had Aaron Nola as a guy in the Top 101 … Read more
Each year fan bases get excited about the prospects they will get back in deals, they pour over top prospect lists dreaming about the potential returns. The truth is much more stark, there haven’t been franchise players moved, and when they have they have been far away from the majors. It is extremely rare that … Read more
This morning at 9am the July 2 signing period opened. The Phillies have been linked to 3 SSs and a catcher, all should get mid-six figure bonuses. I will update this thread as signings come in. Bonus Pool: $3,221,800 Confirmed Signings: $2,540,000 The Phillies Sign SS Arquimedes Gamboa for $900,000 Gamboa was Baseball America’s #8 … Read more
On July 2 the International signing period opens for players over the age of 16, those turning 16 over the next few months while become eligible as they turn 16. Over the past 3 signing periods the Phillies have spent a lot of their budgets on Carlos Tocci, Jiandido Tromp, Deivi Grullon, Jose Pujols, Luis … Read more