Phillies 6th Round pick Brandon Leibrandt has been on a roll recently which has started the round of questions about how good he can be, which ultimately end up on fastball velocity. Velocity is the most tangible and quantifiable aspect of a pitcher’s arsenal. Movement, command, and deception are all in the eye of the beholder and once we start talking secondary pitches the amateur eye is really out of its league. So we debate velocity and whether it is enough for a pitcher to survive in the major leagues (should the prospect in question survive the other levels in between them and their major league aspirations).
Phillies Face Decision With Cody Asche
Cody Asche ripped a slider from Mets closer Jenrry Mejia that sparked a Phillies comeback win Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, in a win that won’t mean much in the short-term. He held a .274/.351/.437 line after a three hit game in a Philadelphia loss against the Miami Marlins on June 23rd and has … Read more
VSL Phillies fall to VSL Tigers in VSL Championship
The VSL is only a 5 team league with the top two teams going to the championship. The Phillies took the first game from the Tigers but the Tigers took Game 2. A rain delay yesterday allow the VSL Phillies ace Ranger Suarez to take the hill today. Suarez is a diminutive LHP with a … Read more
Dodgers PTBNL Target: 1B Cody Bellinger
Earlier today Roberto Hernandez was traded by the Phillies to the LA Dodgers for reportedly two lower lever prospects. Enter 18-year-old 1B prospect Cody Bellinger, who currently is playing at Rookie Ogden for the Dodgers (equivalent to GCL). Bellinger a 4th round pick out of high school in the 2013 stands in at 6′ 4” … Read more
Meet The Internationals: VSL Edition
Today we look at the prospects most furthest away from helping the Phillies at the big league level, both in skill wise and distance. Our search first brings us to the Venezuelan Summer League (VSL). In part two of “Meet The Internationals” we will visit the Dominican Summer League (DSL) program of the Phillies. While … Read more
Jose Pujols Home Run Compilation
He is only 18 years old, he can get bigger, he is only going to get better.
Post Trade Deadline Mailbag
With the trade deadline passed and the minor league season coming down the home stretch I asked for you to give me some questions to answer. You guys delivered. Scott Bailey: Do you really think that Ruben wasn’t getting value in his attempts to make trades yesterday? I do, with some caveats. Amaro is looking … Read more
Aaron Nola Is Making His AA Debut
As everyone is aware Phillies 2014 1st Round pick Aaron Nola will be making his AA debut in Reading tonight. Nola is the first member of the 2014 draft class to reach AA and is widely assumed to be the first starting pitcher from the draft to make his major league debut. So far outside … Read more
Franklyn Kilome
This post has been a long time coming, but I’m finally here to get you familiar with a very intriguing arm on the GCL roster and his name is Franklyn Kilome. The 19 year old Dominican stands 6’6″ and tips the scales at 175lbs. He sports an old school style delivery with his hands going … Read more
40 Man Roster and Rule 5 Look Ahead
With the trade deadline over and the team struggling it is inevitable we begin to look ahead to the offseason. One of the big events is the Rule 5 draft because the decisions made by the organization reflect their opinions on the players involved. We will go in depth on what cuts make sense to … Read more