A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Earlier this week all major league free agents all had their times with their current teams come to an end. On Friday, the same happens on the minor league side. Major league teams have until then to add any eligible player to the 40 man roster that they want to prevent from becoming a free … Read more
Cornelius Randolph, OF 5’11, 205 lb Born 6/2/97 (Age 21) in Brunswick, GA Bats/Throws: L/R Drafted in the 1st Round (10th overall) of the 2015 MLB draft out of Griffin HS (GA) Team Played For: Reading (Eastern League/AA) Eyewitness Stats (7 G, 5 GS): 4/21 , 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, 4 … Read more
Last night, headline came across that Phillies top prospect Sixto Sanchez had a setback and would miss the Arizona Fall League. This largely sent everyone into a panic. Sanchez is a divisive player in Phillies fans circles. To some he is untouchable, the kind of elite prospect that teams shouldn’t trade. To others he is … Read more
The season is over and at 80-82 the Phillies showed big improvement after flashing the ability to make an even bigger improvement. This offseason will be a big on and many of you are worried about it. Does the team/system have any shot of competing with the talent the Braves and Nationals have? There was … Read more
Rodolfo Duran, C 5’9″, 181 lb Born 2/19/98 (Age 20) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Bats/Throws: R/R Signed $75,000 bonus as an international amateur in 2014 Team Played For: Lakewood (South Atlantic League/Low A) Games Seen: 5/24, 6/14, 6/29, 8/2, 8/20, 9/1; (Postseason) 9/7, 9/13, 9/14 Eyewitness Stats (9 games): 11/38 (.289), 3 2B, HR, … Read more
The final month+ of the 2018 Phillies system is going to hurt for a while. They squandered a bunch of chances due to poor play, poor management, exhaustion, and injuries. In the end they are going to beat their projections. It will feel like a Pyrrhic victory, because there will always be a bad taste … Read more
After months of ugly, muggy weather it is finally beginning to feel like fall. And when it’s fall, that can only mean one thing: playoff baseball. The minor league playoffs are underway, and Lakewood would host the White Sox affiliate Kannapolis in Game 2 of the South Atlantic League’s North Division championship. Lakewood won Game … Read more
The minor league playoffs start in earnest tonight and IL North Champion Lehigh Valley IronPigs kick off their post season against their rivals the Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. The IronPigs won 11 more games than the RailRiders, but both teams enter the postseason slightly depleted by their big league parents. This years the IronPigs also owe … Read more
The minor league playoffs kicked off in earnest yesterday with the Clearwater Threshers winning Game 1 of their series. Today the Lakewood BlueClaws and Lehigh Valley IronPigs get their turn. Lakewood enters the playoffs having gone 87-51 on the year and winning both halves of the season in the SAL North. Much like their friends … Read more
The Phillies value the playoff experience for their minor leaguers. This year the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Clearwater Threshers, Lakewood BlueClaws, and GCL Phillies East all made the playoffs. The GCL playoffs were over quick, but for the full season leagues, it is just getting started. The 2018 Clearwater Threshers started the year as the power … Read more