A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
We are starting to enter the season of ordered lists of prospects. I have started on mine and have had a few run past me, and there is something very evident, the Phillies system is kind of dull. It isn’t surprising that they will likely be in the middle 10 of prospect lists this offseason. … Read more
Last night was the deadline for teams to add prospects to their 40 man rosters to protect them from the Rule 5 draft. As expected, the Phillies added RHP Adonis Medina, RHP Edgar Garcia, and SS Arquimedes Gamboa. The additions bring their roster to 38, though it is functionally 37 with Justin Bour reportedly put … Read more
Tuesday at 8pm is the deadline for teams to add players to their 40 man rosters in order to protect them from the Rule 5 draft. Unlike past seasons, the Phillies don’t have a ton of decisions to make, but they do have to make some moves ahead of the deadline. The Lock: RHP Adonis … Read more
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