A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
The Phillies have a pretty good luxury right now in the major leagues right now when it comes to catching. In Jorge Alfaro, they have an athletic, powerful backstop who can gun down runners with a 90 mph throw and launch 440 ft home runs. While he has been improving on his backstop skills, he … Read more
Pitching Report This was the first time I got to see JoJo Romero throw in a game since he was drafted back in 2016. It was a fairly interesting start as really JoJo’s start was mired by a poor 4th inning, where nine men would come to the plate and five runs would cross. Romero … Read more
The buzz around the Phillies in most mock drafts is that they have been intently looking at hitters. And based on what kind of hitter they have looked for the last three drafts, they like the prospect with a safe floor in the hit tool department. Nick Madrigal fits that profile probably better than any … Read more
I was planning on writing about Dylan Cozens this week, but after he hit 3 home runs today for the IronPigs, I thought I would move it up. Dylan Cozens is hitting .278/.385/.557 on the season, which is a large improvement on his 2017 season. He has made improvements this year, but that doesn’t mean … Read more
It’s April 27th and things are going pretty decent for the big club right now at 15-9. Meanwhile, the the team’s talent pool in the minors has had it’s ups and downs in the small sample size arena. And then of course, there’s been buzz around the city in other areas. There is much excitement … Read more
Last night Phillies manager Gabe Kapler was in Reading to take in 6 innings of minor league baseball. The Fightins set Harold Arauz to the mound to start, but the real reason for Kapler’s (and it looked like from pictures Joe Jordan’s) was apparent when Seranthony Dominguez took the mound for the 6th inning. Dominguez … Read more
The minor league season is underway, and Jeff has even been to games and reported on them. It is however, only April so there are still 4 and a half months to go. Quick Pitch: Reading is known for the offense the park generates. Each year a prospect or two has their breakout season hitting … Read more
The minor league season has kicked off, which means it’s time for more in-depth analysis and live in-game video to share with everybody. In the first week of games, I experienced two different weather conditions. On Tuesday I watch 10 of 13 innings in Reading, where I watch Ranger Suarez battle the bitter cold and … Read more
Many of the Phillies’ affiliates are off to slow starts, and it isn’t because of their pitching. Outside of a pair of run explosions, the Phillies affiliate bats have been quiet. There is always some amount of variance, especially early in the year, but as I scanned the rosters, something appeared obvious. There wasn’t that … Read more
The minor league season is now a week in. Almost every player has found their roster. The one exception is the Phillies affiliate most loaded with talent. While still a talented group, the Clearwater Threshers are missing their crowning jewel, right handed pitcher Sixto Sanchez. Once Sanchez arrives in the next week, the Threshers should … Read more