A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
The Winter Meetings end with the Rule 5 draft. The draft is rarely impactful, with probably the best recent player being the Phillies own Odubel Herrera. The next year the Phillies took Tyler Goeddel with the first pick and he completely flamed out. Meanwhile, the Phillies have protected a high percentage of players leading to … Read more
The minor league season may have wrapped up two months ago, but it is never too late to take a look around at the events of the 2017 season in the Phillies’ system. The 2016 Lakewood BlueClaws went on a late season run fueled by elite pitching to reach the South Atlantic League championship series. … Read more
Jhailyn Ortiz, RF/1B 6’3″, 215 lb Bats/Throws: R/R Signed as an international amateur in July 2015 Teams Played For: Williamsport (NY-Penn League/Short Season A) Dates Seen: 7/7-7/9 Eyewitness Stats: 4/11, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, 2 SB, BB, 3 K, HBP What the Numbers Say Williamsport (Short Season A): 47 G, 187 PA, … Read more
The last week has given us a lot of baseball stories revolving around baseball outside of the United States and it has led me to some thoughts on the whole things. So pardon the rambling. Yesterday the Phillies added 4 Latin American pitchers to their 40 man roster (3 Dominican RHPs and a Venezuelan LHP). … Read more
I wrote earlier today about the players the Phillies could protect and how they could protect them. Here is what the Phillies actually did: Added to 40 man: Seranthony Dominguez, Franklyn Kilome, Jose Taveras, Ranger Suarez Claimed on Waivers: Engelb Vielma Outrighted: Elniery Garcia Designated For Assignment: Mark Appel, Alberto Tirado I don’t have anything to add about the … Read more
By 8 pm Eastern today baseball teams must make the additions to their rosters to protect players from the Rule 5 draft. Since the Phillies started their rebuild, their 40 man roster has become a precious resource as each year a new wave of prospects forces uncomfortable protection decisions. Last year, with an uncertain CBA, … Read more
Franklyn Kilome, RHP 6’6″, 175 lb Bats/Throws: R/R Played for: Clearwater (A+/FSL) and Reading (AA/Eastern) Signed as an international amateur in June 2013 Dates Seen: 8/16, 8/31 Eyewitness Stats: Two starts, 10.2 IP, 13 H, 9 R, 7 ER, 6 BB, 5 K, 2 HR allowed What the Numbers Say Clearwater (A+): 19 G (all starts), … Read more
Nick Maton, SS 6’2″, 165 lb Bats/Throws: L/R Played for: Williamsport (Short Season A/New York Penn League) Dates Seen: 7/7-7/9, 9/2 Drafted: Philadelphia Phillies 2017, 7th Round (Lincoln Land Community College) Eyewitness Stats: 8/16, 2B, 4 R, 3 RBI, BB, 4 K What the Numbers Say Williamsport (Short Season A): 58 G, 246 PA, .252/.350/.333, … Read more
First I want to apologize for going a bit nuts last week about the Phillies not protecting Carlos Tocci from minor league free agency. It turns out that Tocci (and Jiandido Tromp and Harold Arauz) are not free agents because baseball’s contract rules are incredibly confusing. Both will be Rule 5 eligible if not added … Read more
The minor league season may have wrapped up two months ago, but it is never too late to take a look around at the events of the 2017 season in the Phillies’ system. The Phillies rebuild so far has involved a lot of trades at the top of the system. There have been homegrown players … Read more