A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
The Phillies system is not just the 50 players that were on the list I wrote earlier this offseason. The difference between players that made the list and those that did not is often not large. My goal is to highlight every player in the system that I found interesting, with an eye towards players … Read more
Spring Training is way too long and has the constant terror of a player getting injured. It does however mean the return of baseball and recently with a resurgent Phillies farm system, a first look at some top prospects. Some of the prospects in camp are here only because they are on the 40 man … Read more
Top prospect lists are not really an accurate representation of the young talent in a farm system. Aaron Nola will be 24 on opening day or the same age as Jorge Alfaro. Rhys Hoskins was one of the biggest breakouts for the Phillies in 2017 and has under 2 months of major league service time. … Read more
Yesterday, Matt released the final portion of his top 50 Phillies prospects with the ten best in the system. Matt’s been doing this for some time now and I think we all should give him a round of applause for the amount of hard and detailed work he puts into it every year. It’s probably … Read more
The format of going 10 by 10 works from a publishing and writing schedule, but it leaves some nuance out. One of those pieces of nuance is the tiers of prospects that emerge. These tiers I think do a better job of showing similarly valued players. Tier 1: J.P. Crawford (1) Sixto Sanchez (2) Scott … Read more
In some ways the the top 10 of the prospect list is anticlimactic. The players on the list are of a surprise to no one and most of these players have been well reported on. That feeling lasts until you start to write about players like Jhailyn Ortiz, Scott Kingery, Sixto Sanchez, and others. It … Read more
Yesterday Matt released 11-20 of the top Phillies prospects. For the most part I agree with the group of ten players. But I do have some of my own thoughts, so let’s dive into it a bit more. Matt and I pretty much agree on most of this list. Where we differ greatly is Roman Quinn. Matt … Read more
There was a clear divide from 30 to 31 and while there isn’t a complete divide from 20 to 21, the divide from 11 to 20 is clear. The top prospects on this list should be top 10 prospects in this system, there was just 12 names and 10 spots. There might not be a … Read more
For about a week now, Matt has provided his comprehensive list of the top 50 Phillies prospects as we get closer to the start of spring training. We are through the first 30 on this list (21-50), so I decided to provide my own thoughts on the players ranked so far. And if you’ve missed … Read more
A list of 30 prospects in a system has become standard, and while this list goes to 50, 30 is where it really hits its stride. These 10 players aren’t perfect prospects, but they are players with a chance to make real major league impact. That ranges from back end starting pitchers who could be … Read more