A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Each month we are going to do a quick recap of stats for the month to give a snapshot in time of the system. I will start with the Top 50 prospects from the offseason with some additional players of note at the bottom. J.P. Crawford (REA) – 21 G .392/.489/.443 1 2B 1 HR … Read more
Pitcher Spotlight #1: Ricardo Pinto 7 IP 7 H 1 R 0 ER 1 BB 7 K Pinto has taken the challenge of full season ball and has not only has stayed steady, but has actually stepped forward in many ways. On the season the Pinto now has 13 walks to 54 strikeouts over 57 innings. … Read more
Best Matchup: Friday – Clearwater – Brandon Leibrandt vs Kohl Stewart I have not been the highest on Brandon Leibrandt among those that follow the organization, but he is putting up big numbers so far. His fastball velocity has ticked up slightly from 86-88 to 88-90 which is enough to close the gap that he … Read more
Ruben Amaro and Pat Gillick continue to point to 2017 as the time the Phillies can start to compete again. There has been a lot of chatter that this is unrealistic, so let’s put the theory to the test. What could the 2017 Phillies look like? We are going to start with the homegrown and … Read more
The announcement of Philadelphia Phillies pitching prospect Jesse Biddle skipping his previous start before he returned to Reading’s rotation against New Hampshire Tuesday night surely worried a good amount of Phillies’ fans. A majority of the fan base has seemed to give up on Biddle over the last calendar year but they shouldn’t. Jesse Biddle's … Read more
Keith Law released another prospect, list the one went 25 players deep and only included players currently playing in the minors with rookie status. J.P. Crawford was ranked #4 behind Carlos Correa, Corey Seager, and Byron Buxton, and one spot ahead of Francisco Lindor. Personally I would take Lindor over Crawford (and I think this … Read more
(Sorry yet another abbreviated Weekend Recap due to the holiday weekend) Pitcher Spotlight: Zach Eflin 8.2 IP 4 H 2 R 0 ER 0 BB 5 K 1 HR 102 pitches (70 strikes) The line should have been 9.0 IP 1 H 0 R 0 BB 5 K, but KC Serna airmailed a routine ground ball … Read more
Phillies’ top ten prospects Aaron Nola, Zach Eflin and Jesse Biddle are the top starting pitchers with the Reading Fightin Phils. While Reading boasts five potential major league starters, the Fightin Phils final two starters, Ben Lively and Tom Windle, are bigger question marks and lack the upside like Reading’s front three. Lively, 22, was … Read more
Phillippe Aumont has been one of the best stories so far this season, but tonight it seemed that all unraveled as he set an IronPigs record with 8 walks. Overall his final line was 5 IP 2 H 3 ER 8 BB 3 K. A bit after the game Greg Joyce of Lehigh Vally Live … Read more
Best Matchup: Saturday – Clearwater – J.P. Crawford vs Alex Reyes I know Brandon Leibrandt is on the mound for the Threshers, but Alex Reyes is the best minor league pitcher than Crawford has faced this year and might be the best he faces all year. Right now Reyes has a 1.788 ERA and 58 … Read more