The Phillies Built a Bench Without Options

Alec Bohm, Bryson Stott, Brandon Marsh, Jake Cave, Garrett Stubbs, Rodolfo Castro, Johan Rojas, Cristopher Sánchez, Gregory Soto, Seranthony Dominguez, and Andrew Bellatti (now Yunior Marte). That is the complete list of players on the Phillies 28 man roster than can be sent to AAA without their permission or being subject to waivers. You can … Read more

Phillies Two Deadline Deals Leave Questions About Deals Not Made

The Phillies were a flawed team entering yesterday’s trade deadline and there wasn’t really a way out of it for the Phillies front office. The main problem that has plagued the team all season has been the lack of performance from their well paid players, particularly hitters. The Phillies weren’t going to solve that at … Read more

Phillies 2023 Midseason Prospect Ranking and Trade Thoughts

The week between the draft signing deadline and the trade deadline is a good time to take stock of the system, see where players now stand, and also look at how they fit into the deadline conversation. The Phillies system this year lacks obvious players to shop, and it lacks the depth to make a … Read more

Phillies 2023 Draft Thoughts

The Phillies were not going to “win” the draft and come out with a class that looked like the future of the org. They had the smallest draft pool thanks to going to the world series (picking 2nd to last each round) and signing Trea Turner (cost 2nd and 5th round picks). Depending on the … Read more

Phillies 2023 NDFA Tracker

The Phillies have been active in the NDFA market the last few seasons, with some success. With the draft shortened to 20 rounds and the NDFA bonuses increased from the $20,000 they were in 2020 and 2021 there is still plenty of talent available. This post will be updated as new signings are reported. Keaton … Read more

Phillies 2023 Draft Rounds 11-20

As I can throughout the afternoon I will be updating this post with the Phillies picks and notes about them. Round 11 – Kehden Hettiger, C, Sierra Canyon School (CA) Sort of a surprising pick because it didn’t look like the Phillies would have a bunch of money left. Hettiger is an Oregon commit who … Read more