A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
This past week, I spent time at each of the Northeast affiliates of the Philadelphia Phillies scouting some of the intriguing depth pitchers in the organization. This report won’t have the usual pitching stats I give out because of time spent on video editing, so I apologize in advance if you were looking forward to … Read more
Baseball development does not care for roster construction. In the minor leagues there is one finite constant in development, playing time. When it comes to pitchers, this means starts. Teams have tried to get creative with pitching rotations, with some opting for shorter rotations with piggy back starts, or other like the Phillies have opted … Read more
The Florida Gators have been a dominant force in recent years. They have been to the last three College World Series and are currently the defending champs. They were also the #1 team in the country entering the weekend. A big reason why they have been their dominant pitching staff. In the last two years, … Read more
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