A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Listening to baseball on the radio is something that will never really get old for me, it is the ultimate story time. You never going to scout a player by listening to the radio, but it will help fill in the details you are missing. For those telling the story they need to be on … Read more
In many ways Lakewood was the forgotten affiliate in 2015. It didn’t get much help to start from a 2014 draft devoid of high school players (though it did get 4th round pick Chris Oliver and 5th round pick Rhys Hoskins), and for the most part it was full of under the radar players. Those … Read more
After the 2012 season I ranked Adam Morgan as the 1B prospect in the system, he looked like he was all ready to be a part of a new Phillies pitching staff. He was dominant in Spring Training and looked to be in for a short stint in AAA before coming up as a rotation … Read more
The part of these next moves that will get the most press is the disappointing end to Domonic Brown’s tenure in Philly. But I care more about some of the other players outrighted today. Let’s just move past Brian Bogusevic now because he is not really a part of the Phillies future and never was going … Read more
Catchers are weird and splits are deceptive. That really has been the story of Cameron Rupp’s rookie campaign. Catchers develop in a very non-linear way (as most prospects do anyway) because there is a lot to their job outside of hitting, so it is not rare to see pieces of a profile display later in … Read more
It is always positive for everyone when a local kid signs with his hometown team. The Phillies made someone’s dreams a little closer to reality yesterday when they signed LHP Jeff Singer. Singer went undrafted this past June out of Rutgers-Camden (he previously played for Monmouth), he then signed with the Camden Riversharks of the … Read more
No reason was given but the Phillies have replaced Dylan Cozens on the AFL roster with Aaron Brown. Cozens finished the year strong with Reading and was playing in the Florida Instructional League as recently as a few days ago. Like Cozens, Brown also missed time in the middle of the year while playing for … Read more
Throughout the season I am interacting with many people watching Phillies’ prospects everyday and this series was my way of bringing that to all of you. Mitch Rupert and Ian Catherine have been my go to people on the Williamsport Crosscutters everyone of the three years I have covered the system. They combine a near … Read more
The lack of high school players selected in the 2014 draft gave the Williamsport Crosscutters a strange base, then they didn’t get any of the top 5 round players the Phillies selected in the 2015 draft leaving the team as a bit of a mutt in terms of team construction. The result however, was a highly … Read more
Minor league relievers get a bad rap. They rank on lists behind starting pitchers who will likely end up in the bullpen eventually, leading them to fly under the radar until they show up in a major league bullpen. Like many spots on minor league teams, bullpens are home to many players who won’t go … Read more