2026 Rankings

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When I sat down to the yearly exercise of putting together this list, I was under no delusion that I was writing up a strong farm system. The Phillies are a competitive team that has struggled with development while not having the depth to cycle out players for influxes of talent like the Dodgers have over the years. Years of shallow drafts and trading players for major league talent has left the system top heavy, with each tier smaller than you would like and some real dropoffs at times. If they still had Starlyn Caba, Eduardo Tait, Mick Abel, Hendry Mendez, Hao-Yu Lee, George Klassen, and Sam Aldegheri this writeup would look much better, but they also have now won the division twice in a row and made the postseason in 4 straight, and that was the cost of doing business.

On the positive side, the Phillies had what looked to be a good 2025 draft, manipulating their draft board to get Matthew Fisher to fall to a 7th round overslot bonus and stock a pitching desperate system with pitchers with interesting traits that they can give to their player development staff to actually get positive outcomes from those selections. In January, the Phillies will also be signing the highest profile and upside international player they have since I started writing in 2012. One of the biggest critiques I can level against this front office is that they have often given themselves little chance to get lucky or to make their position better on the minor league side, and in this current acquisition cycle they look to be giving themselves some real chances to make good things happen.

The system itself has one very good prospect in Aidan Miller, who had a rough start to the year, but ended in a way that positions him as one of the better prospects in baseball. It was a step back for Andrew Painter in his return from injury, but there are still positive underlying traits, and he will get a chance at the majors this year. That is a continuing theme in Justin Crawford, one of the most polarizing prospects in baseball who will be handed the starting center field job, making him the first real prospect to arrive for the Phillies in many years. Aroon Escobar, who actualized flashes into being a solid prospect and Gage Wood, who the Phillies took in the 1st round in 2025, round out a decently strong top prospect group. 

There are some real drop offs after that as players have taken steps backwards or stagnated. In addition to developing the injection of new talent, the coaching staff will need to show they can get some previously well regarded players back on track. The Phillies want this to be a sustainable continually competitive team, and with some of the stars in the majors starting to age, it will be up to the internal staff to bring along players to aid what is a newly emerging pitching core via promotion or trade.

As always, this list is sort of an internal scouting not quite trade priority list. I have broken it up into tiers that help show where the value gaps are and then ordered within those tiers based on my personal preference. I don’t do OFP, and risks and roles have drifted apart from different outlets doing these sort of writeups. There is always risk, so the Role is a reasonable, optimistic outcome for a player and then the Risk is meant to show what specific pitfalls there are to the player’s development beyond the normal risks associated with prospects. My hope is that if you value different things or have a differing risk appetite you can reorder to match your preferences.

To make the list I used publicly available data from Fangraphs, MLB, Baseball Reference, Baseball Prospectus, Brooksbaseball and online video streams. In addition to visualizations and stat aggregations available on those sites I used data taken from them into my own spreadsheets (I will learn a real statistical analysis tool eventually) and Rob Orr’s shinyapp. I also talked to individuals in the public sphere, some of whom write for the above or other sites. When available I watched and tracked video for every level of the Phillies system. I did not end up talking to anyone employed by a team or attending any game in person this season. Since I don’t evaluate amateur players, I am reliant on reports made by the previously listed sites and some video to be able to form a picture of those players prior to the draft.

The Rankings

1-1011-2021-3031-4041-50
1. Aidan Miller11. Alex McFarlane21. Mavis Graves31. Saul Teran41. Keaton Anthony
2. Andrew Painter12. Yoniel Curet22. Romeli Espinosa32. Brad Pacheco42. Manolfi Jimenez
3. Justin Crawford13. Jean Cabrera23. Matthew Ferrara33. Kehden Hettiger43. Angel Liranzo
4. Gage Wood14. Ramon Marquez24. Logan Dawson34. Felix Reyes44. Bryan Rincon
5. Aroon Escobar15. Cody Bowker25. Seth Johnson35. John Spikerman45. Dayber Cruceta
6. Dante Nori16. Devin Saltiban26. Gabe Craig36. Andrew Walling46. Danyony Pulido
7. Matthew Fisher17. Sean Youngerman27. Brian Walters37. Anderson Araujo47. Raylin Heredia
8. Cade Obermueller18. Carson DeMartini28. Zach McCambley38. Casey Steward48. Estibenzon Jimenez
9. Moises Chace19. Wen-Hui Pan29. Alirio Ferrebus39. Titan Kennedy-Hayes49. Zuher Yousuf
10. Gabriel Rincones20. Griffin Burkholder30. Dylan Campbell40. James Tallon50. Deiry Gonzalez
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All ages are as of Opening Day – March 26, 2026

When we talk about the shallowness of the Phillies system, that shouldn’t really extend into the very top of it. Painter’s regression and Crawford’s continued inconsistencies make it not an elite top of the system, but it is at least average. Miller is not one of the very top prospects in baseball, but for me he is a top 20 prospect and a future core piece, even if he isn’t a star. Painter has star upside, and while there are real questions about his future, he still would slot in the middle part of a top 100. Crawford, Wood, and Escobar are all solid back of a top 100 prospects to me, and they round out this group with some nice depth. More exciting to the current Phillies major league team is that Crawford and Painter are likely to get early shots at contributing to the big league team, and Miller is not far off. It has been exceedingly rare for the Phillies to actually graduate top prospects to the majors, and they have introduced essentially no regulars to the hitting or starting pitching staff since the start of this playoff run. If they are going to be sustainable as a competitor in the long run, they are going to need these players to at least contribute to the major league team, and hopefully at least one of them is a core part of the team going forward.

1. Aidan Miller, SS

Age: 21 (6/9/04)
Acquired: Drafted in the 1st Round of the 2023 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’1” 205lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
REA (AA)108489135214.9%23.7%.259.382.427
LHV (AAA)8371724.3%18.9%.333.514.519
Total116526145915.6%23.4%.264.392.433

Role: All-Star Infielder
Risk: Medium – There are still some lingering worries from the start of Miller’s 2025 season, and he might not have a plus plus tool. He also might not be a shortstop due to both growing out of the position and being blocked by Trea Turner.
Overview: It was a rough start of sorts for Aidan Miller. He did not hit at all in April, had a bounceback in May, and then had a horrible June and July. He often looked stuck in between in his approach, getting too passive and behind in counts leading to poor contact. He also was weirdly not facing many left handed pitchers. After the trade deadline, things just clicked into gear and he mashed his way through August and September, ending with a great 8 games in AAA. He looked in complete command at the plate, attacking in the zone while not expanding. He didn’t often show it, but he has plus power, especially to the pull side, and he should grow into a 20+ home run hitter who peppers the walls with doubles. Miller is pull heavy, but he still has some untapped pull side power to tap into. Athletically, Miller also keeps getting better. He is not as fast as his 59 stolen bases might indicate, but he is probably a plus runner now and an opportunistic base runner. He isn’t going to win a gold glove at shortstop, but the question of whether he can play the position is tabled until his athleticism starts slipping. He has a good arm and could slide over to second or third, with third being the more obvious fit. Given what he has shown at short, he has a chance to be a plus or better defender at the hot corner. Miller isn’t far off of 5 plus tools, and everything is above average. He will hint at plus plus raw power, and if he can get the swing decisions fully dialed in, he could tap into at least plus game power. He does not have the elite tools or athleticism to clearly predict as a future MVP candidate, but he could still be a 4-5 win player even if he has to move off of shortstop. Miller has a fairly high floor, as a bunch of things could come in under projection and he still would be a solid regular.
2026 Outlook: Unlike Justin Crawford, the Phillies have not guaranteed Miller a 2026 opening day spot and have not made a spot available to him. Miller will instead head to AAA to get a look at some better stuff, get some positional flexibility, and await his major league turn. He should be the first call up if any of the Phillies infielders are injured for an extended period of time, and he probably does not go back down once he is up.
ETA: 2026
Previous Rank: 2

2. Andrew Painter, RHP

Age: 22 (4/10/03)
Acquired: Drafted in the 1st Round of the 2021 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’7” 215lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
CLW (A-)440-211.13.977.91.52.2%26.7%
LHV (AAA)22225-6106.25.4010.01.69.7%23.4%
Total26265-8118.05.289.81.59.0%23.7%

Role: #2/#3 Starter
Risk: High – Painter flashed a bunch of promising attributes in his return from injury, especially in his number of innings pitched. However, his pitch shapes and command were a muddled mess, as he combined throwing new pitches and a return to high level competition. This led to struggles all year and questions about how high his ceiling actually is.
Overview: The fact that Andrew Painter made 26 starts and threw 118 innings this year with fastball velocity the same as before his injury should be a win. The fact that he is still on this list is a real sign that something went wrong, as the Phillies publicly planned for him to be in the majors by the middle of the season. Painter never really strung together more than two promising starts in a row. The problems start with Painter’s four seam fastball. Once an elite pitch before the injury, it was a liability by the end of the season. Predictably for a pitcher ramping back up from not pitching for two years, he gradually lost a little bit of velocity month over month. His arm slot also changed, and it led to less vertical movement. Since Painter’s height is never going to give him good attack angle on the pitch, the loss of movement led to it being very hittable in the strike zone. The problem seemed to also get worse when he introduced a sinker to his arsenal midway through the season. If Painter’s 4-seam fastball is not going to be as dynamic as it was in 2022, the sinker will help him get weak contact in the zone and is a good addition to his arsenal. If the Phillies can clean up his arm slot and find consistency between the two different fastball shapes, it won’t return it to being a dominant pitch, but it will prevent it from being a liability.

There is a similar story in Painter’s breaking balls. When he returned last year, Painter had scrapped his sweeper in favor of a harder cutter/slider. Over the course of the season, he flashed and then fully reintroduced a sweeper that was less vertical than his original, but with more sweep and velocity. Ideally, Painter would use both of these slider varieties to give him something against both lefties and righties, and in the case of the cutter, a pitch to use in the strike zone. The problem all year, and especially late, is that he never really had those two unique shapes. It was more of a smudge that ran the entire way in between, and those middle pitches did not fool anyone and he often left breaking balls in the hitting zone. To add yet another wrinkle, his curveball was very hittable and also started to blend into the sweeper sphere. Ideally, it is a pitch that he should not be throwing in the strike zone, except to occasionally steal a strike or change eye level, but his struggles meant he was not getting chases on his whole arsenal and was bringing the curve into the zone more. The lone bright spot is his changeup. It took him a while to find a feel for it, but by the summer he was throwing it more often. He manages to kill the spin well on it, giving it about 8-9 mph of velocity separation and about 10 inches of vertical separation from his fastball, with decent armside run. He barely threw it in the strike zone, but had good success when he did, and he also got good chase and whiff rates on it out of the zone. Given the fastball deficiencies, he will likely need to ramp up how many he throws and should work it against righties in addition to lefties.

Overall, there are the pieces for a very good major league starting pitcher, but they are hiding in a lot of mess and inconsistency. It was a long season, and it was a return from missing two years to surgery, so there is a natural instinct to think that Painter is going to work with the coaches to clean this all up. However, the loss of fastball quality is real, and the pitcher who essentially dominated on two pitches back in 2022 is gone. Painter’s path forward is going to include the larger arsenal he developed in 2025 and really being a much more mature and crafty pitcher, and that might take time to develop. 
2026 Outlook: There is a major league rotation spot available for Painter to win this spring. The Phillies would not be counting on him to be an ace to begin with, so if he can provide a year’s worth of back end starter innings he should have a role all year.
ETA: 2026
Previous Rank: 1

3. Justin Crawford, OF

Age: 22 (1/13/04)
Acquired: Drafted in the 1st Round of the 2022 Draft by the Phillies 
B/T: L/R
H/W: 6’2” 188lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
LHV (AAA)11250674611.5%18.0%.334.411.452

Role: Incredibly Frustrating Above Average Regular
Risk: Medium – It is true of any player that the role and risk is a sliding scale, but it might be most true with Crawford. The closer he gets to the majors without failing or fixing his issues, the more it looks like he can be a useful player in some capacity. The quality of his tools, coupled with his inability to fully access them, is going to leave outsiders wishing for more.
Overview: The critique of Justin Crawford throughout his pro career is that he hit the ball on the ground too much, due to a combination of swing mechanics and pitch recognition that left him in a place where he was lunging at pitches and making poor contact. The Phillies pushed him to AAA to see if better competition would force some change. The surface level result is he hit the ball on the ground nearly as much in 2025 as he did in 2024. However, he saw improvements in that area over the course of the year, with his GB% peaking at 65% in May, but it was 57.7% in July and just 51.3% in August. The goal here is not that Crawford becomes fly ball/pull heavy, but it is really about getting him on time to the ball so that he isn’t just merely getting the bat to the ball. This gets to one of the frustrations at the heart of watching Crawford, he has at least average raw power, and when he turns on a ball, you do see a player who should be pulling balls in certain parts of the zone out and does have the power to go opposite field. He did make positive changes in that area already. Over the first 4 months of the season he saw 128 pitches in the heart of the zone while ahead in counts, He swung at 102 of them and had one extra base hit. In August he swung at 18 of the 25 pitches in that scenario, but had an ISO of .545 thanks to two home runs, part of the 4 he hit that month. If he can keep the ground ball rate to more in the low 50% and run a high line drive rate, he is going to hit some balls out of the park, and he is going to get a bunch of doubles and triples by hitting balls into the gaps and using his speed. This also ties into Crawford’s approach and pitch recognition. He has very good contact rates, both in and out of the zone, and rarely whiffs on offspeed pitches. He swings a bunch (though much less this year than the past two years), and chases a bunch, but also as we saw with the damage side, he did not actually swing at or hit the ball hard on pitches in the zones where he should hit them. Whether Crawford can’t recognize pitches, or his disjointed swing is preventing him from being on time to the pitches he does recognize, Crawford’s poor contact quality does stem from swing decisions. Encouragingly, in July pitchers started throwing him fastballs out of the zone more (fastballs have been one of his weaknesses due to the swing length) and he responded by not swinging, which led to far and away his highest walk rate of any month. Being passive isn’t really a plan, so it was encouraging to see him really ramp up not his chase rate in August, but his zone swing rate, and while that did come with more strikeouts and fewer walks, it was the best contact results he had all year. This is all going to be tested against better pitchers, and getting his swing smooth and on time will help him use these approach improvements, but he is going to need to continue to be aggressive in the zone and not just aggressive.

Crawford’s speed is the one part of his game that is not really debated among evaluators. He is a plus plus runner, who is aggressive on the base paths and is limited more by not giving himself a chance to use it than the straight line speed. He also is a good bunter for hits, and while he needs to improve his contact quality overall, that does not mean scrapping the bunts, as they are a useful vehicle for getting on base and manipulating defensive alignments. On defense, Crawford’s speed is his saving grace, more than a weapon. He will often take his first step in the wrong direction or take a poor route to a ball. He has great closing speed and ability to make a catch on the run or dive, but that mostly has meant turning easy plays into highlights. There are real conversations about whether he is a left fielder due to this deficiency, so it will be imperative on the Phillies to clean up his routes and reads during Spring Training. His ceiling in center is plus defender because of his speed, but if he can just get to the point of being average out there it takes a lot of pressure off his bat to perform. His arm in the outfield is good enough to not be a liability, but not good enough to make right field really an option if he can’t play center.

You can make a case that Crawford is a left fielder who won’t hit for power, will be susceptible to chasing major league pitches, and just be a below average hitting bench outfielder. It is also not that hard to squint a little and see a high average hitter who is going to hit 15 home runs with 40+ stolen bases and good outfield defense. The truth is likely to be something messy in the middle. There are going to be moments where he is playing below his tools, and that is going to make what he does look disappointing, even if he is putting together solid contributions.
2026 Outlook: The Phillies have said that they plan on Crawford being the Opening Day center fielder. Given the makeup of the roster, the Phillies will be motivated to give him plenty of time to adapt and adjust, as long as he can be competent in center field and provide some value at the bottom of the lineup.
ETA: 2026
Previous Rank: 4

4. Gage Wood, RHP

Age: 22 (12/15/03)
Acquired: Drafted in the 1st Round of the 2025 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’0” 205lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
CLW (A-)110-12.04.504.50.022.2%55.6%

Role: Mid Rotation Starter/Late Inning Reliever
Risk: High – Wood might be close to being a middle reliever now, but he needs to clean up his offspeed pitches to pitch late in games. His higher upside is in a rotation, but he will need to prove that he can handle a full season workload as well as show better command and feel for his offspeed pitches.
Overview: Wood was one of the most famous, thanks to a no-hitter in the Men’s College World Series, and highest upside pitchers entering the 2025 draft. He had a 9.9 strikeout to walk rate in college thanks to a walk rate of just 1.7 and strikeout rate of 16.5 per 9. The problem is that he only threw 37.2 innings and had a 3.82 ERA thanks to some early struggles and a propensity for giving up some long balls. The big selling point on Wood is his fastball. He gets low with good extension, giving it a flat approach angle, and averages about 96 on it while touching up to 98. However, he didn’t get great ride or run on it in his small pro debut, which will be something to watch as he transitions to using the pro ball. It is a real bat misser up in the zone, but he is probably going to be home run prone if he misses low. He pitches off the high fastball with a power curveball with large drop and sweep. Given his two best pitches are probably chase pitches, it will behoove him and the Phillies to dial his gyro slider into a better and more consistent pitch that he can use in the zone and to suppress contact. To stay in a starting rotation, he also will need to improve his changeup enough to be able to show it a few times a game. There has been a lot of talk of Wood being a quick moving reliever because of his fastball and curveball, but there are really starting pitcher traits, especially in line with modern starting pitching development. The injury risk is a large factor, Wood missed a bunch of 2025 due to a shoulder injury and has never really sustained a starting pitcher workload. Even if he can hold up in a rotation, the Phillies are likely going to ramp up his workload slower than the major league contribution some are envisioning. In a couple of years, if the starting pitching development doesn’t work out, he does have a fall back as a prototypical late inning arm.
2026 Outlook: Wood’s fastball is probably enough to dominate Clearwater on its own, so starting in Jersey Shore makes the most sense. His innings will be limited due to previous workload levels, which could see him pitching short games early and maybe some bullpen innings later. As a starter he probably tops out in AA in 2026, but if they want him in the bullpen late in the season, he could theoretically make the majors.
ETA: 2027
Previous Rank: N/A

5. Aroon Escobar, 2B

Age: 21 (1/1/05)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent by the Phillies in 2022
B/T: R/R
H/W: 5’10” 180lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
CLW (A-)69316111010.1%16.1%.285.377.452
JS (A+)4619841411.1%20.7%.256.348.369
REA (AA)524008.3%25.0%.182.250.273
Total120538152410.4%18.2%.270.361.413

Role: Above Average Regular
Risk: Medium – Escobar struggled to hit for power in higher levels, but he showed a great approach and contact ability in Clearwater that did not change much at higher levels. His defense is just fine at second base, and he does not really have a good home further down the defensive spectrum.
Overview: Escobar entered the 2025 season poised to break out and then did just that in Clearwater, hitting .360/.461/.627 over the first month of the season. His underlying metrics with Clearwater were great as well, with 80th+ percentile exit velocities and zone contact rates. He chases too much, but that aggressive approach also means he is letting it fly vs pitches in his part of the zone. He predictably had his contact rates slip some when he was promoted to Jersey Shore, but they still were fairly good. Escobar still struggles with contact quality with too many pop-ups and not enough balls driven in the air. If he can maximize his contact quality, he might be a 25-30 home run hitter, but it is more likely he ends up somewhere in the 15-20 home run range, with hopefully more doubles than he is hitting now. If he can stick at second base, he has a chance to be a plus offensive hitter for the position. Sticking at second is probably the bigger question, as his defense is not particularly great, with some highlight plays, but also a share of easy miscues and range issues. Third base is a possible position for him, but his arm is more fine than great. Escobar has already lost a good amount of speed and will need to keep his body in check going forward.
2026 Outlook: Escobar had 46 sort of fine games at Jersey Shore and a 5 game cameo with Reading. The Phillies likely want him to show up to camp ready to start in AA. He is Rule 5 eligible after the season and could be positionally blocked, making him near the top of the list of prospects most likely to be traded. If he is around all year, he probably gets a late trip to AAA.
ETA: 2027
Previous Rank: 11

There is a large gap at the top of the system from 5 to 6. Nori is the near consensus #6 prospect in the system due to his combination of position and hit tool. Rounding out this bottom half of the top 10, there are the two 2025 draftees who received 2nd round level bonuses, plus a former top 5 prospect whose arm blew out, and a major league ready hitter who might not project for a full time role. It is yet another place where the shallowness of the system shows, but also in a year some of these players could be arrow up and filling in the top 5 after graduations.

6. Dante Nori, CF

Age: 21 (10/7/04)
Acquired: Drafted in the 1st Round of the 2024 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: L/L
H/W: 5’9” 190lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
CLW (A-)10950243713.1%14.9%.262.363.381
JS (A+)115301315.1%15.1%.279.396.326
REA (AA)522024.5%9.1%.190.227.286
SUR (AFL)12441211.4%15.9%.308.386.436
Total12557745213.0%14.7%.261.361.72

Role: Everyday Center Fielder
Risk: High – Nori is risky in the way that there is no safe back end starting pitcher, there is no plus tool to fall back on if anything slips.
Overview: Nori is a solid defensive center fielder with at least plus speed and plus plus ability to put the bat on the ball. The problems are that he does not do much when he does put the bat on the ball, and his glove is just good, not special. He is not a ground ball hitter, but most of his balls in play are of the low line drive variety, which means most of his doubles and triples are coming from his speed and poor fielding, and not him peppering the outfield walls. His raw power was just above the bottom quartile in low-A, and he is already physically maxed out, so power gains are going to need to come from changes in his approach and swing. He has shown that he can get to some pull power, and while he shouldn’t sell out for it, he has the plate discipline to hunt for that better contact in advantageous situations. Against low level pitchers he was able to draw walks based on his contact abilities and solid patience. He isn’t passive at the plate, so if pitchers start to be in the zone more, he could see that walk rate creep down. He is unlikely to see a spike in strikeout rate without an approach change to get to more power, so he should be able to sustain a contact oriented stat line. It is unlikely that he is ever more than an average hitter, and it is likely he is a bit lower than that, but his glove and speed give him a chance to be a 2-3 WAR player batting at the back of a major league lineup.
2026 Outlook: Nori is older and was rushed through hi-A, AA, and then AFL as the season ended, but he probably goes back to Jersey Shore without a great camp. He likely makes it to AA not too late into the season, with a chance at a late season appearance with Lehigh Valley.
ETA: 2028
Previous Rank: 8

7. Matthew Fisher, RHP

Age: 20 (3/14/06)
Acquired: Drafted in the 7th Round of the 2025 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’3” 200lbs
2025 Stats: Did not pitch professionally in 2025
Role: Mid Rotation Starter
Risk: Extreme – You could put “placeholder” next to the role if you wanted. Fisher has a bunch of positive attributes to build a good pitcher on, but he is an older prep pitcher without current plus stuff and so there is a lot of development that needs to happen.
Overview: There was smoke that the Phillies would take Fisher underslot in the first, but they didn’t then or in the second, and instead signed him for a late second round bonus as a 7th round pick. Fisher is athletic with a good frame and was a quarterback in high school, leading there to be some hope that moving to one sport will bring out more from him. His fastball is mostly low 90s, with pre-draft reports indicating good characteristics in terms of release point, carry, and cut, but we don’t have a post draft set of measurements. Everyone agrees he has feel for spin, but inconsistent reports across sites lead me to think there is some refinement needed in his breaking balls that we will see in the pros. When all is said and done, he has the ability to have a larger sweeper or curveball, and then a harder slider/cutter.  He has feel for a changeup per pre-draft reports, which for a high school arm tends to indicate he is going to need work on the pitch, but there is a base to start with. Everyone indicates that Fisher is athletic and repeated his delivery well, and that in the long term he should have solid control. Overall, Fisher is a fairly standard archetype of a high school 7 figure bonus arm, and some of those guys pop, some never develop, and some just get hurt. The Phillies have not really put a HS arm of Fisher’s caliber into their development program since Andrew Painter, so there is some optimism that, given a project with upside, they can mold Fisher into a good prospect. If he can add strength and velocity, and the feel for spin translates, he could exceed expectations.
2026 Outlook: The Phillies have not had a high school pitcher like Fisher since Andrew Painter and Mick Abel. Given his age and prominence, we should assume he will start with Clearwater. He doesn’t need to make the leap in 2026, but there should be signs that traits are becoming real MLB skills.
ETA: 2029
Previous Rank: N/A

8. Cade Obermueller, LHP

Age: 22 (7/28/03)
Acquired: Drafted in the 2nd Round of the 2025 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: L/L
H/W: 5’11” 150lbs
2025 Stats: Did not pitch professionally in 2025
Role: Mid Rotation Starter or Late Inning Reliever
Risk: High – Obermueller didn’t pitch after signing, and a year ago couldn’t pitch deep into games or avoid walking everyone. He is not a traditional body size, has a short track record, and requires some future development to stay in a rotation. That is a lot of risk and information deficit to feel comfortable saying he can stay in a rotation long term, but it is well worth giving it a try.
Summary: Obermueller was drafted, but did not sign in 2024, which was good for him as he pitched much better in 2025. He is short (listed at 5’11”), which when combined with a low arm slot gives him a flat approach angle, even if his fastball is more of a running sinker. His velocity on his fastball also improved this year to sit in the low to mid 90s. Given his low arm slot, he unsurprisingly pairs his fastball with a sweeping slider. He occasionally throws a changeup, and will need to find consistency or improvement there if he is going to stick in a rotation. Given his approach angle and breaking ball mix, he is an ideal candidate for the Phillies to give a cutter/hard slider and a 4-seam fastball to in order to diversify his pitch arsenal. Obermueller’s control has improved, but he wasn’t a command artist this year, so he will need to continue to trend in the correct direction there. Ten years ago, Obermueller would have been a no doubt reliever due to his size and pitch mix. However, modern pitching development sees positive trends from attributes of shorter pitchers, and pitch design has gotten better at pairing offerings to certain pitcher types. He may still be a reliever, but that will more be about him not taking developmental steps than a fated conclusion.
2026 Outlook: The Phillies are going to need to find innings for all of their college arms, and so where they start will be less important than where they end. A good Obermueller season sees him spend most of his time in the Jersey Shore rotation, with a possible end of year appearance with Reading if he hasn’t hit his innings limit.
ETA: 2028
Previous Rank: N/A

9. Moisés Chace, RHP

Age: 22 (6/9/03)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent in 2019 by the Baltimore Orioles. Traded to the Phillies with Seth Johnson for Gregory Soto.
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’1” 213lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
REA (AA)660-016.23.248.11.616.0%25.3%

Role: Mid Rotation Starter / Late Inning Reliever
Risk: Extreme – In addition to coming back from Tommy John surgery, Chace is going to need to show that his early 2025 decrease in velocity was an aberration, and that he can make the necessary steps forward in command and feel for secondary pitches.
Overview: After coming over in a trade at the 2024 deadline, Chace saw his stock skyrocket and looked poised for a breakout in 2025. However, he showed up to Spring Training reportedly not ready to throw with his fastball sitting 89-93. Pitching off diminished velocity, he was forced to rely more on refining his command and offspeed pitches for Reading. He was starting to show some growth in that area before he injured his arm at the end of May and had to have Tommy John surgery. At his best, Chace features a mid 90s four seam fastball with a flat approach angle and good ride, making it a swing and miss pitch up in the zone. He has a pair of breaking balls in a cutter like slider and a sweeper, both of which have above average to plus potential. He has struggled to find consistency with his changeup, but when he does have feel for it, it looks like the second best pitch in his arsenal. Moisés Chace at the end of 2024 looked like a mid rotation or better starting pitcher, but after missing most of two seasons it is going to be difficult for him to still project in that role, even if he comes back from surgery with his 2024 velocity. In a bullpen role, he needs the fastball to be there for him to be able to pitch in high leverage situations. It is a lot of volatility and risk, but he has flashed some of the best stuff of any pitcher in the organization.
2026 Outlook: Chace will miss at least half the season while rehabbing from surgery, but there is a chance he gets into some games late in the year if his recovery goes well, whether that is with an affiliate or in the Arizona Fall League.
ETA: 2027
Previous Rank: 3

10. Gabriel Rincones Jr., OF

Age: 25 (3/3/01)
Acquired: Drafted in the 3rd Round of the 2022 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: L/R
H/W: 6’3” 225lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
LHV (AAA)119506182115.8%22.5%.240.370.430

Role: Strong Side Platoon Corner Outfielder
Risk: Medium – Rincones is likely to never hit lefties or provide much defensive value, and that means he has limited overall ceiling in terms of total WAR, but he can provide value in doing the things he is good at.
Overview: Rincones does some things very well and some things not at all. The negative is he hit .107/.215/.107 off of left handed pitches in 65 PAs in 2025, as he was already being platooned in AAA. He can probably improve on that, but he should never really face lefties in the majors, and opposing managers will probably target him with lefty relievers. The flip side is he hit righties at a .261/.392/.480 rate. He hits the ball very hard, 108.6mph (90th percentile) and 116.4 mph (max) exit velocity, both of which were near the very top among all AAA hitters. He has middle of the road contact rates (about 50th percentile for offspeed whiffs and zone contact) and was really only susceptible to changeups and sinkers last year. He does not chase that much, but could stand to be more aggressive in the strike zone. Outside of the platoon problems, the only place to really quibble with Rincones at the plate is that he hits too many hard ground balls and does not elevate the ball enough, especially to the pull side. If he can consistently do those things, he could be a 30 home run bat even in limited playing time. Defensively, Rincones has mostly played right field, but that is mostly due to having a good arm, and he should be able to play left as well. He is a below average fielder due to below average range and just occasionally making some terrible misplays. Overall, he should be on the strong side of a platoon, but will likely require a defensive replacement and platoon buddy which gives him a clear role, but a potentially awkward fit. In that limited offensive role he could be a plus offensive player suited to hitting in the middle of a lineup.
2026 Outlook: Rincones does not have a clear path to an Opening Day roster spot without an injury, but he looks to be the primary replacement in either outfield corner or for Kyle Schwarber at DH. The Phillies will see if he can improve against lefties in AAA, but in an ideal world he probably forces the issue as a platoon partner with Adolis Garcia by the middle of the year.
ETA: 2026
Previous Rank: 7

If you want a microcosm of the Phillies system, this part of the list is probably it. It is pitching heavy, but that pitching comes in the form of future back end starters, relievers with command issues, and just drafted arms. Some of this is good, since it has been a while since the Phillies have developed a volume of relief arms, and they have really  struggled outside of Orion Kerkering rocketing to the majors. In McFarlane and Kerkering you also see some of the value of drafting pitchers with actual upside, and those types of arms now dot the list. On the other side, you have three bats in this range that have all fallen at least 5 spots from where they were ranked coming into 2025, due to both injury and hit tool risks. The Phillies have struggled to draft and develop the right type of hitters, and even when it looks like they have, there are struggles along the way. One of the consequences previously talked about when it comes to a shallow system is that the prospects aren’t bad, there are just fewer at each level, and really you would want this group to run from like 15 to 30 in a healthy system and not 11-21.

11. Alex McFarlane, RHP

Age: 24 (6/9/01)
Acquired: Drafted in the 4th Round of the 2022 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’3” 215lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
JS (A+)24182-974.14.727.30.512.5%23.1%
REA (AA)402-15.26.3511.10.012.0%32.0%
Total28184-980.04.847.50.512.4%23.7%

Role: Late Inning Reliever
Risk: Medium – There isn’t a huge sample size of McFarlane as a full time reliever, but the stuff is there to get outs, you just need to make some leaps of faith about his command.
Summary: McFarlane’s 2023 season started off great, took a turn for the worse, and then ultimately ended up in Tommy John surgery. He missed all of 2024, but was throwing outside of games in Instructional League, and he hit the ground running in 2025. After an electric appearance in the Spring Breakout, the Phillies put him in the Jersey Shore rotation. He struggled at first, then was electric for 4 weeks, and then had another down period followed by success. In mid-August they put him in the bullpen to end the year to help limit his overall workload and get a view on him in the role. McFarlane was an odd fit as a starting pitcher, his fastball sat more 92-96, starting on the high end and then fading. Against A-ball hitters, that and his slider was often enough, especially vs RHBs. In relief, he was immediately back to 95-99, touching 100. He throws both a 4-seamer and a sinker, but the sinker is his real go-to fastball. His slider is more conventional in shape, almost a small power curveball with two plane movement. He can land it for strikes or for chases, and it projects as at least a plus pitch. He struggled vs left handed hitters and started working on a splitter during the season to help make himself less platoon susceptible. He still does not throw quite enough strikes, but it isn’t hard to see him one more year removed from Tommy John surgery coming out a bit sharper next year. He isn’t that far away from being a hard throwing middle reliever, and some real tweaks away from being a late inning arm.
2026 Outlook: The Phillies added McFarlane to the 40 man roster this offseason, but he isn’t a real threat to make the opening day roster. He likely goes to Reading, and if he has success he likely gets pushed to Lehigh Valley to wait his turn for a major league call.
ETA: 2026
Previous Rank: 17

12. Yoniel Curet, RHP

Age: 23 (11/3/02)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent by the Rays in 2019. Traded to the Phillies for Tommy McCollum.
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’2” 250lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
Rays (Rk)321-05.10.003.40.00.0%38.1%
MONT (AA)551-018.21.455.80.06.8%26.0%
DUR (AAA)871-331.16.039.80.617.4%23.5%
Total16143-355.13.907.80.312.8%25.5%

Role: Late Inning Reliever
Risk: Medium – Curet is moving to a new role so there is some risk to how his pitches may play up or not out of the bullpen. He has the velocity and flashes the secondary pitches to have success in short bursts.
Overview: Curet was a well regarded starting pitching prospect in the Rays system, but command issues and an injury made him a 40 man roster casualty this offseason. The Phillies plan to move him full time to the bullpen, where they think his stuff will play better, and he will be able to impact their major league roster sooner. As a starter, Curet’s fastball sat about 96 and reached up to 99. Hitters swung and missed at it due to the velocity, but it doesn’t have great shape, with some sinker run, but not enough sink, ride, or flat angle, which caused hitters to hit it hard when they made contact. His slider is a cutter that doesn’t really have vertical bite or the velocity to support that movement, and while it suppressed some contact quality, it didn’t induce chases or whiffs at a high rate. He also did not throw it in the zone enough for it to be a real alternative to the fastball. His changeup is weird and intriguing. It has very little vertical or spin separation from his fastball, but he threw it 10 mph slower, and the unexpected movement led to high chase rates and a poor contact quality. It is purely a chase pitch right now, but given the results on it, he probably should throw it more than 8 percent of the time. The Phillies are going to need to make some arsenal and pitch usage changes to make everything work for Curet, but he has the arm strength that in a short burst he could be very interesting. 
2026 Outlook: Given this is his last option year, Curet will almost certainly begin the year in Lehigh Valley working on getting accustomed to his new role and any development the Phillies want to do with his pitches. Once he adapts to the role, he will be part of the competition for the last few spots in the bullpen as the season progresses.
ETA: 2026
Previous Rank: N/A

13. Jean Cabrera RHP

Age: 24 (10/20/01)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent by the Phillies in 2019.
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’0” 145
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
REA (AA)26266-9137.03.817.00.710.6%22.2%

Role: #4 Starting Pitcher
Risk: Medium – Cabrera has the pitch mix and command of a starting pitcher. However, his fastballs play down below their velocity due to shape, and his secondary pitches are only average to plus. There is a chance that he just will not get enough chases and misses to get major league hitters out, or he may need to move to the bullpen to find the extra juice needed to make his fastball work.
Overview: The Phillies added Cabrera to the 40 man roster before the 2025 season, and he went down to AA Reading and toiled away on a solid season. The spindly righty put up an org leading 137 innings, pitching at least 4 innings in all of his starts and at least 5 in 22 of 26. Despite his frame, he quietly has been a minor league workhorse now for 3 seasons. He was much better away from Reading, where his home run and hit rates were substantially higher. He gradually improved his results month over month until hitting an August wall. This year he added a mid 80s cutter to his arsenal, but it has made infrequent appearances into his game. Outside of that, he is still mostly the same pitcher with a 4-seamer and sinker that will sit 91-96 and mostly 93-94 with below average shape. He continues to improve command of his sweeper, using it out of the zone for chases and locating it armside for called strikes. It is an average pitch that stands out more for his ability to locate it than its movement. His changeup is still his best pitch, a high 80s offering he hides well, that runs armside. He did some interesting criss-cross things with his sweeper and changeup to both righties and lefties that allowed him to attack the edges of the zone more. He already has begun to deemphasize his fastballs, but his secondary pitches are just not good enough to carry him on their own. His command is good, with many of his walks coming from not eliciting chases more than missing his spots. Overall, despite his appearance, Cabrera probably profiles best as a backend starting pitcher who can limit damage, but not dominate a lineup. He may end up in the bullpen at some point, where he will just emphasize his offspeed pitches, and maybe pick up a little extra velocity.
2026 Outlook: The trade of Mick Abel and Zack Wheeler’s injury puts Cabrera in the position to be a major league call up if there are starting pitching injuries. He will likely go to Lehigh Valley, where he will work on polishing his arsenal and wait for what major league need arises.
ETA: 2026
Previous Rank: 12

14. Ramon Marquez, RHP

Age: 20 (9/19/05)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent in 2025 by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’2” 182lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
PHI (Rk)1081-338.04.508.50.97.1%29.8%
CLW (A-)442-017.04.248.50.07.1%31.4%
Total14123-355.04.428.50.77.1%30.3%

Role: #3/4 Starter
Risk: High – Marquez has 4 starts of full season ball in his career, so he will need to prove that he can sell his changeup against higher level hitters. He has a mature arsenal for his age and experience level.
Overview: The Phillies signed Marquez as an overage, low bonus 19 year old when the 2025 international signing period opened. He stood out, particularly for his changeup, as Dominican Spring Training went on, and the Phillies moved him to the FCL for his pro debut. He had some struggles, but flashed dominance. After the end of the FCL season he made 4 appearances with the Threshers, ending with two great appearances. Marquez’s fastball is his worst pitch, sitting 92 to 96 with movement that is sinker-ish, but not fully committed to the armside movement. He split his usage of his two secondary pitches pretty equally late in the year, especially as he worked on his slider. His slider is a near perfect 0” IVB 0” HB gyro that averages about 86 mph. It wasn’t a particularly good bat misser in the zone, but he can throw it for strikes and chases without getting killed in the zone. The monster pitch for Marquez is his changeup. He throws it with the same arm speed and spin rate as his fastball, but has a nearly 13mph velocity separation from his fastball with 9 inches less induced vertical break. In his 4 Florida State League appearances, opposing hitters had a 53% zone contact rate on it with a 51% chase rate. It is not a surprise that he completely neutralized left handed batters all season. Marquez is a bit on the older side, but he has a frame that could add a little more muscle and possibly velocity. He will need to improve his command because his fastball will get hit. How much he can improve around that weakness will determine if he is just a fun back end starter or if he has more ceiling.
2026 Outlook: After his brief appearance with the Threshers in 2025, Marquez will likely start in the Threshers rotation in 2026. If his changeup overwhelms low minors hitters, the Phillies may be forced to promote him quickly.
ETA: 2029
Previous Rank: N/A

15. Cody Bowker, RHP

Age: 22 (12/18/03)
Acquired: Drafted in the 3rd Round of the 2025 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’1” 212lbs
2025 Stats: Did not pitch professionally in 2025
Role: #3/#4 Starter
Risk: High – Bowker has a decent amount of reliever risk because of the lack of secondary pitches, and he is a bit of a development project overall. His fastball shape gives him something to work with in both a starting or relief role.
Overview: The Phillies have been late to the “spending decent draft picks on pitchers with interesting traits to then develop” party. Bowker’s best pitch is a low 90s fastball that has great plane and ride due to a low release point. Up in the zone it is a bat missing pitch, but given his lower velocity, he can be home run prone if he leaves it lower. He has the makings of the rest of a starter’s arsenal, including a sweeping slider, cutter, and changeup. The Phillies will need to improve those pitches, and in particular his command of them, so he can use some of them to grab strikes and still use the 4-seam fastball to get chases out of the zone. It could be a place where they work in a sinker for contact control and strikes against right handed batters. Bowker is the type of arm that good development organizations have been able to tease out a bit more velocity and secondary pitches from to produce a good major leaguer.
2026 Outlook: There is a bit of a cluster of starting pitching arms between Jersey Shore and Clearwater. It would not be surprising if Bowker started in Clearwater but was up north by the middle of the season. He pitched over 70 innings the past two years, so he should be able to handle a fairly standard minor league workload in 2026.
ETA: 2028
Previous Rank: N/A

16. Devin Saltiban CF

Age: 21 (2/14/05)
Acquired: Drafted in the 3rd Round of the 2023 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 5’9” 180lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
PHI (Rk)1041104.9%24.4%.054.146.162
CLW (A-)15100.0%0.0%.600.6001.200
JS (A+)662955197.1%31.2%.190.269.308
Total773417196.7%29.9%.180.259.305

Role: Average Regular
Risk: High – Saltiban has moved to center field, but he is not a complete lock to stay there, however it does make his path clearer. He still struggles with offspeed pitches enough to worry about his future hit tool.
Overview: Saltiban’s first pro season in 2024 hinted at a real chance for a breakout, but instead his 2025 season went horribly wrong. He struggled to open the year, and then just when it seemed like he was putting things together, he suffered a very unfortunate injury. He moved off of the infield and back to center field after his return, and flashed some of his previous promise, but overall looked overmatched at the plate. Saltiban showed concerning swing and miss in 2024, but still a decent approach, but 2025 saw him both more aggressively swinging the bat and more prone to whiffs. His strikeout rate jumped from 24.8% to 29.9%, while his walk rate was cut nearly in half. There is still a lot to like about the raw skills of Saltiban. He has the speed and athleticism to play center field or be a good corner defender, and given his struggles on the infield dirt, it is probably a better defensive fit. He has good pull side power and a swing that visually can look very good. He is going to need to solve offspeed pitches to have any chance, and so far through two seasons that has not been a place of optimism. He is still being overly aggressive at the plate this winter with Adelaide, but he has also been one of the better hitters in the ABL.
2026 Outlook: Given how he has performed in winter ball, Saltiban could open the season with Reading. It would not be surprising though if the Phillies want him to fully conquer Jersey Shore first. Either way, AA feels like the right level for him to work through his major issues.
ETA: 2028
Previous Rank: 9

17. Sean Youngerman, RHP

Age: 21 (7/9/04)
Acquired: Drafted in the 4th Round of the 2025 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’3” 230lbs
2025 Stats: Did not pitch professionally in 2025
Role: Backend Starter or Reliever
Risk: High – Youngerman was a reliever for much of 2025, and while he looks like a good starting candidate, he currently lacks the secondary pitches to make it a sure thing. The same thing is a problem in the bullpen where he needs a second pitch.
Overview: Youngerman was a starting pitcher at Westmont, but made 6 starts and 14 appearances in the bullpen for Oklahoma State after transferring for the 2025 season. He has good size with a riding fastball in the mid 90s. He walked just 8 batters in 52 innings thanks to good command. Most of his success came from his fastball, and he will need to improve his slider and changeup in any role he is in. What makes him interesting as a 4th round pick is that he has the base to be a starting pitcher if the Phillies can find the secondary pitch shapes that work for him. If starting doesn’t work, he has had success in a relief role, but he will need at least one good secondary pitch as a pro in that role.
2026 Outlook: The Phillies should give Youngerman a chance to start for the Threshers, but his limited innings in 2025 might limit how deep into games he gets to pitch.
ETA: 2028
Previous Rank: N/A

18. Carson DeMartini, 3B

Age: 23 (12/27/02)
Acquired: Drafted in the 4th Round of the 2024 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: L/R
H/W: 6’0” 197lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
JS (A+)5322981813.5%27.9%.284.402.474
REA (AA)662922279.6%25.7%.202.291.288
Total119521104511.3%26.7%.237.340.367

Role: Everyday Regular
Risk: High – DeMartini had concerning contact rates at multiple levels in 2025 and did not hit for power once he reached AA. However, he looks like a pretty good glove at the hot corner.
Overview: It took a month for DeMartini to start hitting for power with the BlueClaws, but he went on a hot streak to end May and to begin June that got him promoted to Reading. Unfortunately, he only hit 2 home runs in Reading thanks to a miniscule 2.4% HR/FB rate and a large number of pop ups, despite the park being favorable to home run power. After not striking out much in his pro-debut, DeMartini swung and missed at a high rate at both levels in 2025, though notably he improved slightly with Reading. He also struggled against left handed pitching, which could possibly lead him towards more of a platoon role. Outside of the hitting, it was a good year for DeMartini, who stole 45 bases on solid efficiency and played 25 games at shortstop. The show of athleticism, when coupled with a return to pre-injury arm strength, points to a decent defensive floor at third base. He did suffer an injury at the end of the year that caused him to miss the Arizona Fall League. Much like after the draft, it comes down to whether DeMartini can make enough contact, and 2025 was a worrying step backwards in that aspect. If he can at least get back to hitting for power, he has the ceiling of a 3 true outcomes, solid defensive third baseman, which is probably on the fringes of everyday starter.
2026 Outlook: DeMartini should return to Reading, and he likely spends most of the year in AA. Making enough contact will be a priority, but actually hitting the ball out of the ballpark might be the thing to watch early.
ETA: 2027
Previous Rank: 13

19. Wen-Hui Pan, RHP

Age: 23 (9/19/02)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent in 2023 by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’3” 220lbs
2025 Stats: Did not pitch professionally in 2025
Role: 7th Inning Reliever
Risk: High – Pan missed the 2025 season to Tommy John surgery and missed much of 2024 with other injuries. He has never pitched above A-ball.
Overview: Pan has missed most of the last two seasons due to injury, but he should be good to go this spring. The injuries have likely ended any chance that Pan will be a starting pitcher, but he has shown good results out of the bullpen already. His fastball has good peak velocity (up to 100), but he has had appearance to appearance variations from mid to high 90s. He gets a bit of ride on the pitch, but it plays down due to release point and angle and only average extension. In 2024, he began to shelve his slow curveball in favor of a high-80s gyro slider that had better success. His best pitch however has been his splitter, which showed much more consistency prior to his injury. Long term he will need to ramp up his usage of the pitch to both righties and lefties. As a converted starter, Pan pitched in single and multi inning roles, but it remains to be seen what his role will be when he returns. If Pan can come back from surgery with the peak of his stuff from before his injury, he could be a quick moving late inning reliever. However, it is likely the combination of existing inconsistencies and return from surgery is likely to make for a more uneven return.
2026 Outlook: Pan ended the 2024 season with Jersey Shore. Assuming he comes into spring healthy and has success, he could break camp with Reading. He will be Rule 5 eligible after the season, so if he comes back successfully he could be in line for a late season rise to the majors and 40 man roster.
ETA: 2027
Previous Rank: 22

20. Griffin Burkholder, OF

Age: 20 (8/30/05)
Acquired: Drafted in the 2nd Round of the 2024 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’1” 195lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
PHI (Rk)1564217.8%26.6%.190.266.362
CLW (A-)1981208.6%30.9%.203.309.406
Total34145418.3%29.0%.197.290.386

Role: Average Regular
Risk: Extreme – Any projection is entirely a tools bet when it comes to Burkholder. He has played 35 games and shown some pretty stark red flags in those games, but also he has never really played consistently everyday to build up any sort of rhythm.
Summary: Burkholder was supposed to be the upside and risk to Nori’s safety in the 2024 draft, and so far only the risk has really shown up. He has had multiple hamstring injuries and a recurrence of a pre-draft issue. In this brief time with the Threshers he had a whiff rate against secondary pitches near 60%, and while his chase rates weren’t bad, he had a 71% zone contact %. Those are some of the worst numbers at the level and hint at an inability to make contact. However, it was 19 games, and he was playing every other day for most of it while he worked back from injury. He still flashes plus raw power and the ability to elevate the baseball. It is hard to judge how the injuries have affected his athleticism and speed, because he has been clearly limited in what the Phillies asked him to do as he worked his way back. There is a chance this is all just a bunch of missed time, and he is a solid major leaguer in 5 years, but the trend is looking like a player who can’t stay on the field and has serious hit tool concerns if he ever can play.
2026 Outlook: Given his lack of game experience, the Phillies almost have to start him in Clearwater again. If he has success, it would make sense for them to give him a midseason promotion to Jersey Shore just to get him back on track developmentally.
ETA: 2029
Previous Rank: 6

21. Mavis Graves, LHP

Age: 22 (11/20/03)
Acquired: Drafted in the 6th Round of the 2022 Draft by the Phillies 
B/T: L/L
H/W: 6’6” 205lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
JS (A+)21216-781.24.418.20.713.7%27.7%

Role: Back of the Rotation Starter
Risk: High – Graves has struggled to get strikes with offspeed pitches against hitters who chase less. His fastballs have been poor enough that he can’t rely on them in the zone.
Overview: Where 2024 looked like a prelude to a leap, 2025 was more of a small improvement that might as well have been stagnation for Mavis Graves. The big lefty struggled with strike throwing early in the year before putting together a solid back half of the season. His fastball velocity and shape hasn’t improved, but he threw it less and with better command. And while his peak and overall velocity didn’t change, he sat more in the low 90s without as much loss of velocity over the course of his starts. His two breaking balls, a sweeping slider and more of a cutter, continue to be about 4 mph slower than would be ideal. He is very reliant on hitters expanding the zone vs those two pitches, and higher level batters are going to make him come in the zone. Given how slow those pitches can be, it is worrying that better hitters will time them up. They did combine to make him devastating to left handed batters this year. His changeup has really developed into a nice pitch, but it can suffer from the fastball deficiencies and the cutter not setting it up well. Graves will be 22 next season and still has the physical size to possibly add a little more zip, but the runway to do so, given how much dev time he has already had, is shortening. He is currently trending towards a secondary pitch forward backend starter, but if he continues to not show steps forward, he might get a shot as a funky lefty reliever.
2026 Outlook: Graves should open in the Reading rotation, which will be a larger challenge. He will be Rule 5 eligible after the season which could make him a trade chip.
ETA: 2028
Previous Rank: 14

If the bottom of the system started (or starts, depending on the order you are reading this) to make you question what a prospect is, this part of the list gets into real prospects with MLB upside. That said, the shallowness of the system is clear, as is some of the work the Phillies have done to remedy that. To me there is a small tier break between #31 and #32, but really this group represents depth from the 2025 draft class and real actual major league relief depth. A rarity of sorts on recent lists, this kicks off with 3 young shortstops who are projects with offensive upside, which will be a challenge for the hitting development to turn someone sort of raw into someone who can be traded or help the team. The back part of this group has some interesting development and scouting successes, some of which could be MLB depth pieces in the near future.

22. Romeli Espinosa, SS

Age: 17 (6/5/08)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent in 2025 by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’4” 169lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
PHIW (DSL)411682126.0%20.2%.282.363.430

Role: Average Regular?
Risk: Extreme – Espinosa has the normal DSL red flags; overly aggressive approach, problem with breaking balls, poor contact quality, and defensive inconsistencies. He also has a frame that, given his age, is going to change dramatically over the next few years and that will change how we view him.
Summary: Espinosa got one of the larger bonuses in the Phillies 2025 signing calls, and did not turn 17 until early June of last year. His size immediately jumps out on the field, he is a very lanky 6’4” with a frame that should put on good muscle while retaining above average athleticism. He already flashes above average to plus raw power due to good bat speed and length of his levers on his swing. He doesn’t consistently get to that power in the air, and his swing length can lead to some poor contact quality. His hands are noisy, and he is probably going to need to quiet them because his swing will always be a bit long. He is an aggressive swinger who can be fooled by offspeed pitches. Better pitchers will likely try to work in on his hands, but that isn’t really a thing DSL pitchers can do. He is at least a plus runner who might be plus plus when underway. It is really hard for tall shortstops to stick at the position, but he is decent at it right now, using his speed to cover a lot of ground. He has plus arm strength, but his throws, transfers, and footwork all suffer the inconsistencies you expect from a teenager. He played a little third base this year, and that is likely the position he would be pushed to if he needed to move down the spectrum. It isn’t hard to see the highlights and frame and dream he is a future impact player with plus tools everywhere, but he has an enormous distance to go and there are a lot of pitfalls he hasn’t faced yet.
2026 Outlook: Espinosa has a real chance to be moved stateside to the FCL where he will be one of the youngest hitters in the league. He will need to show more consistency at the plate and in the field.
ETA: 2030
Previous Rank: N/A

23. Matthew Ferrara, SS

Age: 18 (6/4/07)
Acquired: Drafted in the 9th Round of the 2025 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’0” 183lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
CLW (A-)1564117.8%35.9%.130.266.204

Role: Average Regular
Risk: Extreme – Ferrara had a really rough debut, but as an 18 year old thrown into full season ball for 15 games you can excuse a lot of that. His future outcome is more of a placeholder for what we might learn about him as he actually starts his career.
Overview: The Phillies signed Ferrera to an overslot deal more aligned with a 4th round pick than the 9th round. He wasn’t on most draft rankings, but made ESPN’s list and Baseball America notes he was rising late in the process. He was on the young side for the draft and has some physical projection remaining. He had a patient approach in his brief debut, but had an alarming amount of swing and miss against offspeed pitches while posting mediocre impact numbers. He played exclusively second base in his pro debut but he probably will get a taste of short and third over the next few years.
2026 Outlook: It will be interesting to see how the Phillies balance time in Clearwater, but there should be space for Ferrera and Dawson. Ferrara likely gets time at second, short, and third during the season.
ETA: 2030
Previous Rank: N/A

24. Logan Dawson, SS

Age: 19 (6/15/06)
Acquired: Drafted in the 16th Round of the 2025 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: L/R
H/W: 6’3” 190lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
CLW (A-)140025.0%50.0%.333.500.333

Role: Average Regular
Risk: Extreme – Dawson struggled against college arms in the Draft League and then played 1 game after signing. He is a while away from knowing what he is.
Overview: Dawson was more highly regarded than Matthew Ferrara heading into the draft, but was selected 7 rounds after his fellow New Jersey shortstop and was signed for a more modest bonus than expected. Dawson is nearly a year older than Ferrara, and he has a bigger frame and bats from the left side. Dawson played mostly shortstop with Trenton in the Draft League, and was there in his one game in the Phillies organization as well. Given his size, it is easy to see third base being his eventual position, but he will likely join Ferrara in moving around the infield positions. Dawson has more of an uppercut swing which should hopefully allow him to tap into his power as he fills out. But as Baseball America noted in their pre-draft writeup, this makes him vulnerable to elevated velocity, which will be something to watch for as he makes his full season debut.
2026 Outlook: Dawson will likely cycle through the infield spots at Clearwater to open the year. Dawson is on the older side, and the Phillies could look to push him up late in the year.
ETA: 2030
Previous Rank: N/A

25. Seth Johnson, RHP

Age: 27 (9/19/98)
Acquired: Drafted in the 1st Round of the 2019 Draft by the Rays. Traded to the Orioles. Traded to the Phillies along with RHP Moises Chace for LHP Gregory Soto
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’1” 205lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
LHV (AAA)3945-560.24.758.60.612.9%24.7%
PHI (MLB)1001-112.24.267.82.17.4%31.5%

Role: Middle Reliever
Risk: Medium – Johnson has flashed plus pitches, but he has never had results that match his stuff. Johnson moved to the bullpen after the start of the season, and showed an uptick in stuff, but not the consistency needed for a pitcher that needs to make the major league roster.
Overview: The Phillies moved Johnson to the bullpen early in the 2025 season. He had an interesting run in the majors, but never put together continued success appearance to appearance in both the majors and AAA. After moving into the bullpen, Johnson’s fastball would occasionally sit 97-99, but would just as often be 94-97. He gets flat with some ride, but at each level it has been hammered by opposing hitters. He phased out his big curveball over the course of the season, fully shelving it by September. His slider has been his best bulk pitch, and he has been able to throw it for outs both in and out of the zone. This season he worked on improving his changeup, and he flashes one that could be a great pitch for him. He will need it, because he held right handed hitters in check, but has struggled against lefties. Johnson is on the verge of the majors, and with the Phillies getting an extra option year on him, there is a little less pressure on him to immediately perform.
2026 Outlook: With the Phillies receiving an extra option year on Johnson, he likely goes to Lehigh Valley to open the year. He will be in the mix throughout the season as bullpen depth and could establish himself as a mainstay in the major league bullpen.
ETA: 2024
Previous Rank: 15

26. Gabe Craig, RHP

Age: 24 (7/3/01)
Acquired: Drafted in the 5th Round of the 2025 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’5” 209lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
CLW (A-)300-03.00.000.00.010.0%50.0%

Role: 6th/7th Inning Reliever
Risk: Medium – Craig is about as ready a college reliever as you will see. He has a mature arsenal, throws strikes, and has a good track record against top competition. He doesn’t have the upside to suffer a setback in stuff or to project to close out games.
Overview: Craig barely pitched in his first 5 years of college, but in 2025 he put up a 0.56 ERA while allowing 13 hits and 3 walks in 32 innings, while also striking out 51. His mid 90s fastball did not show great movement in pro ball, but it missed bats in college. In addition to the fastball, he throws an equal number of a mid 80s big sweeping slider that he might throw even more as a pro. He threw a changeup with the Threshers, and his arsenal could do with a weapon against left handed batters. Craig throws a ton of strikes and should breeze through the lower minors. If he has success, he could make it to the majors quickly. He is on the large side, but is already 24, so it is hard to see his stuff taking another big leap.
2026 Outlook: Craig should start the year with Jersey Shore, and will move through the minors as fast as his stuff will allow. There is a chance he makes it all the way to the majors, but more likely he tops out in AA.
ETA: 2027
Previous Rank: N/A

27. Brian Walters, RHP

Age: 23 (11/28/02)
Acquired: Drafted in the 8th Round of the 2025 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’3” 194lbs
2025 Stats: Did not pitch professionally in 2025
Role: 6th/7th Inning Reliever
Risk: High – Walters put up good, but not elite stats at Miami in his only season pitching a meaningful amount of innings.
Overview: The draft report on Walters is a prototypical reliever. He has a sinker and sweeper and decent command. However, Walters comes from University of Miami where a number of pitchers have taken steps forward after entering pro-ball including Brian’s brother Andrew. Walters has already reportedly added a cutter, a natural pairing with his sweeper, and his fastball was reportedly more upper 90s touching 100 than 94-95 touching 98. Walters has a changeup, so the Phillies may give him a chance to start in 2026 with a bullpen fallback still available. If they put him in the bullpen to open the year, he becomes a candidate to move quickly through the system.
2026 Outlook: It sounds like Walters will get a chance to start in 2026, likely with the Threshers. It will probably be 3-4 inning appearances to start and then go from there on determining his role. If he moves back to the bullpen he could possibly move quickly.
ETA: 2028
Previous Rank: N/A

28. Zach McCambley, RHP

Age: 26 (5/4/99)
Acquired: Drafted in the 3rd Round of the 2020 Draft by the Marlins. Selected by the Phillies in the 2025 Rule 5 Draft.
B/T: L/R
H/W: 6’2” 225lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
PEN (AA)1101-021.12.115.50.48.5%37.8%
JCK (AAA)3601-340.23.327.30.48.9%30.8%
Total4700-762.02.906.70.48.8%33.1%

Role: Middle Reliever
Risk: Low – McCambley put up good numbers in a hitter friendly AAA environment, but his lack of a good fastball limits his upside and makes him susceptible to left handed hitters.
Overview: McCambley was selected by the Phillies in the Rule 5 draft and looks like a pitcher that probably already should have been on the up and down part of a team’s 40 man roster. His fastball averages about 94 and can get up to 96. It has neither good plane or movement, but McCambley was able to land it in the zone for strikes. He already limits how often he throws it (23% of the time), instead using his cutter a majority of the time and even his sweeper more than his fastball. His sweeper had a whiff rate of 50% and held opposing batters to a .131 wOBA. His cutter had less individual success, but likely kept his fastball from being hit around. For someone with this style arsenal it is unsurprising that he kept right handed hitters to an OPS of just .490 last year, 200 points lower than lefties hit him. As a former starter, he does have a changeup, but barely threw it last year as a full time reliever. He will need to find another pitch or better plan against lefties in order to pitch in high leverage situations.
2026 Outlook: The Phillies have six spots locked into their bullpen and that limits the number of available spots for McCambley to make the team. If he makes the Phillies he likely pitches in lower leverage and multi inning situations against pockets of righties. If he does not make the Phillies he stands a chance of being claimed by another team or returning to the Marlins and making the majors for them at some point this season.
ETA: 2026
Previous Rank: N/A

29. Alirio Ferrebus, C

Age: 20 (9/12/05)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent in 2023 by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’2” 174lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
PHI (Rk)251064010.4%16.0%.267.368.478
CLW (A-)44174123.4%16.1%.219.272.275
Total69280526.1%16.1%.236.308.348

Role: Bat First Second Catcher
Risk: High – Ferrebus has a plus ability to make contact and average raw power, however he swung at everything after graduating from the complex and is not a lock to stick behind the plate.
Overview: For the second season in a row Ferrebus started at a level where he was clearly one of the best hitters and then was promoted to a level where his approach completely disappeared, and then he missed a large chunk of time due to injury. Ferrebus has a good looking right handed swing and a real knack for getting the bat to the ball. He will flash above average to plus raw power, but he does not consistently square up the ball in a way that shows off his strength. He showed patience in the FCL, but in the Florida State League he chased at one of the worst rates in the league while also not punishing pitches in the zone. Despite very impressive contact rates both in and out of the zone, it is probably a portent of poor pitch recognition. Rather than strikeouts, the consequence of this approach has been poor contact quality. Ferrebus hits the ball on the ground frequently and rarely pulls the ball in the air. Defensively, he is on the larger side and does not have the feel and athleticism to look natural behind the plate. In the long term you are hoping he grows into being average, but it is unlikely he ever becomes a good defender. There are a bunch of “ifs” about Ferrebus, but he has the offensive skills to be a plus offensive player for the position, and that is going to give him some chances with the Phillies or other teams until he proves he can’t do it.
2026 Outlook: The Phillies catching depth is poor, so Ferrebus is going to get plenty of opportunity to attempt to stick behind the plate. The Threshers typically have 3 catchers, and he could be rotating between catcher, first base, and DH alongside someone like Will Vierling.
ETA: 2029
Previous Rank: 26

30. Dylan Campbell, IF/OF

Age: 23 (7/2/02)
Acquired: Drafted in the 4th Round of the 2023 Draft by the Dodgers. Traded to the Phillies for International Signing Pool.
B/T: R/R
H/W: 5’10” 205lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
JS (A+)582437159.1%23.9%.221.302.390
REA (AA)6427171810.7%19.2%.209.295.347
SUR (AFL)19744418.9%23.0%.304.419.625
Total12251414339.9%21.4%.215.298.367

Role: Platoon Bench Bat
Risk: Medium – Campbell’s statistical outcomes mask what he is good at and how he will be used. He has positional flexibility and can hit left handed pitchers, which gives him an actual major league role.
Overview: Campbell was acquired by the Phillies from the Dodgers for international money they could use to bulk out their already winning bid to Roki Sasaki. He is not a great hitter, but he isn’t a bad one either. He isn’t passive or aggressive at the plate, and posts fine contact rates. He is pull and flyball heavy at the plate which keeps his BABIP down, and maximizes the tools he has while putting a bit of a cap on his overall outcomes. It is really hard to look at his overall profile and see a starting caliber player, but he is tailor made for a specific MLB role. He has true positional flexibility, being a fine center fielder who can cover both outfield corners, as well as move onto the infield dirt to be a playable second baseman. He also got reps at third and first in the Arizona Fall League, which helps his chances of sticking on the end of a bench. He was absolutely dreadful against RHPs all season, hitting .188/.274/.345 off of them, but on the other side he hit .293/.366/.431 against lefties. He didn’t face many lefties in the AFL (just 11 PAs), but hit half of his home runs off of them, while being respectable against righties. In the era of 4 man benches, a player who can play infield and outfield, including either center or short, has real value, and it is even better if that player has platoon splits that can be deployed.
2026 Outlook: Campbell will likely return to Reading to open the year. He is Rule 5 eligible after the year, and given his profile he could force his way onto the 40 with good results between AA and AAA.
ETA: 2027
Previous Rank: N/A

31. Saul Teran, RHP

Age: 24 (3/20/02)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent in 2021 by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’1” 165lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
CLW (A-)1502-118.01.006.50.04.3%44.9%
JS (A+)2203-026.01.385.50.013.0%23.0%
REA (AA)300-04.12.088.30.00.0%11.8%
Total4005-148.11.306.10.08.6%30.1%

Role: Middle Reliever
Risk: High – Teran has a major league level breaking ball and a below average fastball. He has already had less success against better hitters.
Overview: Teran was average for his first 3 seasons, but hinted that there was a good pitcher present. He broke out in 2025 with a great year across three levels. He struggled to miss bats and got fewer chases after moving up from Clearwater. Teran’s fastball velocity bounced back this year and he mixed in a sinker more, with both averaging around 94. Neither has plus movement, but mixing in both has kept hitters off of them. Teran’s slider has added both velocity and sweep each year and was a dominant pitch for him. Teran can throw his pitches in the zone, but given his fastball quality he needs hitters to expand the zone on his slider to have success. If he can keep his fastballs out of the high danger areas, he can work ahead enough to spam his slider. Teran is on the older side and has already had enough leaps that he does not look to have that last gear to be a late inning reliever.
2026 Outlook: Teran should start with Reading and will need to show he can get strikes and strikeouts in the upper minors without his fastball getting killed. He will be Rule 5 eligible again after the year and will be competing against players already on the 40 for being RHP relief depth.
ETA: 2027
Previous Rank: UR

32. Brad Pacheco, RHP

Age: 20 (6/9/05)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent in 2023 by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’0” 175lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
PHI (Rk)12122-645.16.159.10.87.1%23.2%

Role: Back End Starting Pitcher / Middle Reliever
Risk: Extreme – Pacheco is entering his age 21 season with a total of 62.1 not particularly inspiring innings. He is still fairly raw and a far way from any major league role.
Overview: At his best, Pacheco will show good arm speed and a pair of fastballs that will sit 92 to 95 with some 96s and 97s. Neither pitch has great shape, but he shows the ability to elevate the 4-seamer consistently. This is important because his most successful pitch in the low minors has been a big slow curveball that needs to be a chase pitch off of a high pitch. He has shown strides with his change, and it has to be his best pitch in the long term, but lacks consistency. He needs a pitch in the high 80s like a slider or cutter because he should be de-emphasizing his fastballs. Consistency has also been a problem for Pacheco, who had a throw away disastrous season debut (0.1 IP 6 H 7 ER 1 BB) followed by 4 just run of the mill bad games. He did end the season on a good run (7 GS 31.2 IP 2.56 ERA 20 H 7 BB 36 K). Also on the positive side, Pacheco finally made a bunch of starts in a row after barely pitching for 2 years.
2026 Outlook: Pacheco should compete for a rotation spot with the Threshers, and given how little he has pitched, he probably has some runway to see if he can stick in a rotation. If he struggles again, he could get bumped down for part of the FCL season.
ETA: 2029
Previous Rank: 20

33. Kehden Hettiger, C

Age: 21 (5/25/04)
Acquired: Drafted in the 11th Round of the 2023 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: L/R
H/W: 6’1” 205lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
CLW (A-)8320018.8%31.3%.800.250.120
JS (A+)853558112.4%29.3%.232.330.389
REA (AA)7261115.4%23.1%.182.308.318
Total1004139213.1%29.1%.218.322.365

Role: Backup Catcher
Risk: High – Hettiger showed a lot of improvement on both sides of the ball in his second full season, but there are questions about both his ability to catch and ability to hit.
Overview: Hettiger’s first full season went about as bad as it could have gone, but 2025 was a step in the correct direction. After going 5 for 53 vs LHPs as a switch hitter last year, Hettiger only hit from the left side in 2025, going a more respectable 17 for 82 as a lefty against left handed pitching. He still has platoon splits, but it was a clear move from disaster to just poor while also cutting down on the number of swings he needed to maintain. He also traded extreme passivity and good contact abilities for still a patient, but more balanced approach with a bit more swing and miss in it. He still has a bit of an upper cut swing, which keeps the ball off the ground and has holes for pitchers to exploit, but allows him to maximize the power on the contact he does make. He caught nearly two thirds of the games he played in this year, up from about 50% in 2024. He also greatly improved as a thrower, nearly doubling his caught stealing percent. He still looks a bit stiff behind the plate, but he has a real chance to stick at the position. It is likely, like most young catchers, that Hettiger’s bat will be what lags, and his ceiling is probably a low batting average backup catcher who will take a walk and occasionally put a charge into one.
2026 Outlook: Hettiger probably spends the majority of the year in Reading, with a possible end of year cameo in Lehigh Valley. He might struggle as he puts more work in behind the plate.
ETA: 2028
Previous Rank: UR

34. Felix Reyes, 1B/OF

Age: 25 (3/26/01)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent in 2020 by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’4” 195lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
REA (AA)9539515134.6%15.4%.335.365.572
LHV (AAA)626107.7%19.2%.261.320.391
Total10142116134.8%15.7%.331.362.562

Role: Platoon Corner Bat
Risk: High – Reyes swings a lot, and it is really hard to maintain his numbers while doing so. He also would be on the short side of a platoon without much positional flexibility.
Overview: Statistically Reyes had one of the best seasons in the minor leagues across all organizations. He has plus plus raw power and plus plus contact rates, which should be the foundations of an impact player. This season his breakout was fueled by also getting to the correct sort of contact, with a sharp drop in ground balls and pop-ups and a strong increase in line drive and fly ball rate. He does not pull the ball as much as he could, and that shows in a pedestrian HR/FB rate given his raw power. The problem at the plate is that he swings a lot, and while he reversed the poor contact trend in 2025, that tends to be something that leads to either a spike in poor contact or strikeouts against better pitching. Especially since he isn’t just overly aggressive in the zone, he boasts a very high chase rate and susceptibility to offspeed pitches. He also rarely walks, leaving his value dependent on his batted ball outcomes. This does not pair well with his lack of positional value. He is ok, but not great in the outfield corners, and playable at first. He can stand at third base, but he really is not going to give positional flexibility or value. He demolished left handed pitchers, and traditionally the short side of a platoon has been valued less than the strong side, though the dearth of right handed hitting outfielders might shift that. He is a complicated prospect who probably will need to prove it year over year in the majors to be valued by teams.
2026 Outlook: Reyes should be with the IronPigs and will need to show that he can hit better pitches at a high rate. If he hits his way through AAA pitching he will probably get a MLB look from someone at some point.
ETA: 2026
Previous Rank: UR

35. John Spikerman, OF

Age: 22 (4/2/03)
Acquired: Drafted in the 3rd Round of the 2024 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: S/R
H/W: 6’0” 190lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
PHI (Rk)10360325.0%27.8%.192.417.231
CLW (A-)281153129.6%32.2%.238.330.376
JS (A+)2410601517.0%28.3%.217.362.277
Total6252733014.8%30.0%.224.355.319

Role: Speed and Defense 4th Outfielder
Risk: High – Spikerman is not a good enough defender to make it purely with his glove, and his underlying metrics indicate he has a long way to go at the plate.
Overview: Spikerman’s first full season got off to a slow start with an injury that cost him most of the first two months of the season. After being promoted from Clearwater to Jersey Shore, he saw a spike in walk rate with a slight decrease in strikeouts. What we see in the swing and approach data is a player who just did not swing. He does not chase, but he does not swing in the zone often either, and when he does he has terrible contact rates, in particular against offspeed. Not unexpectedly, he also shows poor raw power while also putting a lot of balls in the air, in particular weak flyballs. Overall, it is a fairly bleak offensive picture. He is a plus runner who can play a good center field, but the Phillies have already pushed him to the corners in deference to their more complete prospects. It was his first season, and it was only 62 games, so there is time and a defensive profile where he could turn it around into something useful.
2026 Outlook: Spikerman will likely return to Jersey Shore, but the Phillies will be incentivized to push him to AA if he succeeds there. There are other center fielders in the organization that could solidify Spikerman lower down on depth charts.
ETA: 2028
Previous Rank: 28

36. Andrew Walling, LHP

Age: 26 (10/29/99)
Acquired: Signed as an Undrafted Free Agent with the Phillies in 2022
B/T: L/L
H/W: 6’2” 220lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
JS (A+)100-01.00.0018.00.00.0%40.0%
REA (AA)3703-541.54.106.90.29.9%24.9%
LHV (AAA)501-15.03.605.41.817.4%30.4%
Total4304-647.23.977.00.410.5%25.8%

Role: Middle Reliever
Risk: Medium – Walling has struggled with his command for stretches of time and has had solid, but not dominant, strikeout rates.
Overview: Walling had a strong 2024 season, but struggled to record outs for Reading both before and after an injury. Starting in July, Walling was much better with his strike throwing and contact suppression. Additionally, Walling’s velocity started to creep up as the season went along, touching up to 97 down the stretch. Walling actually does not throw his true fastball much, instead leading with a low 90s cutter most of the time. He will pitch off of that with a mid 80s sweeper to both righties and lefties that he can use for chases or land in the zone. All of Walling’s offerings move gloveside, including his fastball, and he was better against righties than lefties because he can get inside on their hands. It is rare to say for a pitcher, but if he is going to be more 94-97, he should throw his fastball a little bit more since he can be too chase dependent with his breaking balls, leading to high walk rates. He isn’t exactly like current Phillies reliever, Matt Strahm, but there are some parallels, and Walling really does not have that many adjustments to go to be on the fringes of a major league bullpen for a couple of seasons.
2026 Outlook: Walling is likely on the line between AA and AAA, and could start in Reading in deference to 40 man roster and veteran minor league relievers. The Phillies have very little left handed pitching depth, so if he can put up good results in AAA he could quickly have a major league role.
ETA: 2027
Previous Rank: 38

An arbitrary cut off at 50 truncates the bottom of the list, this group that starts with Anderson Araujo at #37 extends likely into the 60s or 70s. It is made of many types of players; future and current relievers, complex level players, former prospects, and much more. It is a catch all for the fringes of prospectdom in the system.

37. Anderson Araujo, C

Age: 17(4/8/08)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent by the Phillies in 2025
B/T: R/R
H/W: 5’11” 177 lbs
2025 Stats: 

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
DSLR (DSL)4518371110.4%20.2%.289.377.528

Role: Second Division Regular
Risk: Extreme – Araujo is a complex league level catcher without a carrying tool on offense or defense. He is surprisingly advanced for his age and level.
Overview: Araujo was not on the Phillies largest 2025 international signings, and he struggled to start the season. He then hit 6 home runs in 9 games to start July and hit .373/.431/.814 overall for the month. His swing is fairly simple and quiet, and he gets to his power in the air. He has average to above average raw power, and he doesn’t have the frame to see big power growth as he gets older. Defensively he looks like a catcher, but he has an average arm and slow transfer that leads to below average pop times. His blocking and footwork needs some work, but he is 17, and the same could be said of his receiving, which is a bit stabby. There is a lot to like about the way Araujo looked in the DSL, but he might not have the projection and upside to be a major prospect.
2026 Outlook: Araujo has positioned himself to come stateside to play in the Florida Complex. Young catchers are always prone to poor stretches as they adjust to the workload.
ETA: 2030
Previous Rank: N/A

38. Casey Steward, RHP

Age: 24 (8/2/01)
Acquired: Drafted in the 19th round of the 2023 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’5” 260lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
JS (A+)25193-1088.05.939.70.910.8%19.7%

Role: Middle Reliever
Risk: High – There is only a small sample of Steward as a reliever, so much of his outcome is projecting his stuff and growth in the role change. If he comes up short of the flashes, he loses a lot of wiggle room to pitch in leverage.
Overview: Steward was an intriguing kitchen sink starting pitcher in 2024, but struggles with control raised questions about his future role. In the Spring Breakout game, his fastball was 97-98 with all of his offspeed pitches also seeing a similar velocity jump. He was unable to hold that velocity in the Jersey Shore rotation with his control regressing as well. He struggled to miss bats. Steward’s 4-seam fastball and sinker have mediocre movement, so the loss of velocity made them very hittable, and his changeup has lagged behind his breaking balls enough that it can’t keep hitters off the heater. After an injury in August he came back as a reliever and was 94-97 with his harder cutter/slider, and his sweeper showed more dominance as well. Given the success in shorter relief, it makes sense to deploy Steward in 1-2 inning stints going forward to see if he can sit upper 90s with the pair of good breaking balls. If he takes to the role, Steward could move relatively quickly through the upper minors.
2026 Outlook: The Phillies have not announced that Steward will be a reliever going forward, so there is a chance he wins a job in the Jersey Shore rotation again. Long term, it feels like the bullpen move is coming though.
ETA: 2027
Previous Rank: 43

39. Titan Kennedy-Hayes, RHP

Age: 24 (11/12/01)
Acquired: Drafted in the 11th round of the 2024 draft by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’2” 218lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
CLW (A-)3001-435.14.589.80.515.0%31.1%
JS (A+)1000-210.15.234.40.911.4%31.8%
Total4001-645.24.738.10.614.2%31.3%

Role: Middle Reliever
Risk: High – Kennedy-Hayes fits the good breaking ball, poor fastball archetype of reliever, and comes with the added bonus of below average control and poor results in A-ball.
Overview: Taken in the 11th round of the 2024 draft, Kennedy-Hayes started his first full year on fire, allowing no earned runs in his first month. He struggled to prevent runs the rest of the year, in particular he walked too many batters and left handed batters hit him around. The good thing is that by both results and pitch characteristics, his breaking ball is a plus plus pitch. Statcast labeled it as a cutter, but it is closer to a sweeper with good armside movement, while also averaging 88 mph. All season he got swings and misses in the zone and with chases on it. The more negative side are the fastballs, now a distinct sinker and 4-seamer. He averages a tiny bit under 97 on both of them, and can get up to 100, but the shape of both is not great, as are the results. He gets an ok angle on the 4-seamer, but limited ride, and his sinker does not have great run or separation from his 4-seamer. Mixing two pitches will help, but hitters were not fooled, hitting both of them hard. The nature of his breaking ball means he is going to be platoon dependent, so maybe a splitter or changeup is in order. His walk rate was down slightly with Jersey Shore, and while he doesn’t need to live in the zone more, he needs to at least give the threat of it for his fastball to play. Without a new pitch or change in fastball shape, he is probably limited to a middle reliever, but his breaking ball gives him a real major league ceiling.
2026 Outlook: Kennedy-Hayes ended the year with the BlueClaws and that is likely where he begins the year in 2026. The Phillies are not afraid to move relievers quickly if it clicks, but he needs to show more consistency and control.
ETA: 2028
Previous Rank: 47

40. James Tallon, LHP

Age: 22 (9/29/03)
Acquired: Drafted in the 6th round of the 2025 draft by the Phillies
B/T: L/L
H/W: 6’5” 195lbs
2025 Stats: Did not pitch professionally in 2025
Role: Middle Reliever
Risk: High – Tallon did not pitch after signing and had spotty control in college, and he will need to show much more consistency as a pro.
Overview: Tallon is a lanky lefty reliever who has a lower flat release angle on a low 90s fastball with good overall characteristics. He was fastball heavy in college, but has a cutter and sweeper that will likely be prioritized more in the pros. He has a long arm action that has led to control issues at times, which is not uncommon for taller pitchers. If he can throw more strikes and then maybe add on a little velocity, he has a good base to work with out of the bullpen. To be a late inning arm or high leverage arm, he will need to get his cutter and sweeper to be usable pitches in a similar vein to how Matt Strahm uses those pitches.
2026 Outlook: Tallon probably starts the year in the Clearwater bullpen, but there is a small chance the Phillies stretch him out, probably in a 3-4 inning role to start.
ETA: 2029
Previous Rank: N/A

41. Keaton Anthony, 1B

Age: 24 (6/24/01)
Acquired: Signed as an undrafted free agent in 2023 by the Phillies
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’2” 211lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
REA (AA)49200407.0%20.0%.330.380.522
LHV (AAA)33148208.1%22.3%.313.374.433
Total82348607.5%21.0%.323.378.484

Role: Second Division Regular
Risk: Medium – Anthony hit .313 in AAA, but he is first baseman only with below average raw power and just ok other skills outside an outlier line drive rate.
Overview: Anthony followed up a breakout 2024 season by having a .902 OPS in 49 AA games before going to AAA and hitting .313 until an injury prematurely ended his season. In those 82 games he hit 31 doubles, but just 6 home runs. He has always run very high BABIPs, but also his 33.5% line drive rate backs up the hit rate, it comes down to whether he can continue to hit line drives at that rate. Anthony’s game isn’t geared towards power, and in AAA his 102.9 mph 90th percentile exit velocity was 45th percent in the league and his max EV was much lower. He does not pull the ball in the air which limits the damage he can do. The lack of power requires that Anthony get on base and limit his outs not in the field of play, and he hasn’t walked at a high rate since low-A and his strikeout rate has increased at each level. The math just is not in his favor without him revamping his approach to chase less and maximize his balls in play, or selling out more for power. Anthony is a good defender at first, but any attempt to try him in an outfield corner has passed by.
2026 Outlook: Anthony likely returns to Lehigh Valley where he will need to show that he can show power more commensurate with his position, or can be an outlier level contact merchant.
ETA: 2027
Previous Rank: 25

42. Manolfi Jimenez, OF

Age: 21 (11/14/04)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent by the Phillies in 2022
B/T: L/L
H/W: 6’0” 190lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
PHI (Rk)46171433.5%15.2%.306.339.529
CLW (A-)2594028.5%21.3%.235.323.272
Total71265455.3%17.4%.282.333.441

Role: Platoon Outfielder
Risk: High – Jimenez can’t hit lefties now and was free swinging at the complex, usually not great indicators for future success. He does show the ability to hit the ball hard.
Overview: After 3 years of sort of ordinary seasons in the Dominican and Florida complexes, Jimenez had a great start to the year in the FCL. While swinging an alarmingly high amount of the time, he scorched through June (.375/.393/.696 including 3 games with Clearwater). He eventually ended up with the Threshers full time. Jimenez can hit the ball hard, which wasn’t fully on display in high-A as his aggression led to a lot of balls on the ground. He chased at a high rate, with some large whiff rates against offspeed, and below average zone contact rates. He also struggled at both levels against left handed pitchers. He has played all three outfield positions but will be in a corner in the long run. It is a pretty damning profile, especially for a player that just turned 21, but if he can make enough contact there is always a use for strong side platoon bats that can hit the ball hard.
2026 Outlook: Jimenez should get a chance to make the opening day outfield for the Threshers. He will need to show that the contact and swing issues were an aberration.
ETA: 2029
Previous Rank: UR

43. Angel Liranzo, LHP

Age: 19 (8/5/06)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent by the Phillies in 2023
B/T: L/L
H/W: 6’1” 172lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
PHI (Rk)12100-555.03.609.71.07.5%19.2%
CLW (A-)540-119.14.669.31.411.1%14.4%
Total17140-674.13.879.61.18.5%17.9%

Role: Back End Starter
Risk: Extreme – Liranzo is still very much a project, like many young pitchers. You can see the feel for pitches, but his arsenal needs a lot of work and refining.
Overview: Liranzo looked like a precocious 16 year old in his 2023 debut season, and after missing most of 2024 to a back injury, his return in 2025 had much less shine. He does not have the control yet that he hinted at, and hitters stateside were more able to foul his pitches off. His fastball velocity has increased to being more 90-92 with some 93s. It is not a particularly good pitch movement wise, and he could really benefit from working a more distinct 4-seam and sinker version of it. He spent a lot of the season tinkering with his changeup, but it rarely felt like he had a good feel for it, and while it got chases with Clearwater, it rarely got misses. His slider has good gyro movement to it and worked the best of anything in his arsenal, but it could stand to be quite a few miles per hour harder. Nothing in his arsenal has big movement to change where a hitter is thinking vertically or horizontally, and he could benefit from a curveball or sweeper to attack hitters in more ways (possibly sweeper if he continues to struggle with lefties). There is a good base to work with and he threw 74.1 innings as mostly an 18 year old after only making one appearance the previous year.
2026 Outlook: Liranzo ended the year with the Threshers and pitched a full season in 2025, so he should be slated for the Threshers rotation. There are a decent number of other candidates though.
ETA: 2029
Previous Rank: 36

44. Bryan Rincon, SS

Age: 22 (2/8/04)
Acquired: Drafted in the 14th round of the 2022 Draft by the Phillies
B/T: S/R
H/W: 5’11” 185lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
JS (A+)8435964013.9%28.7%.181.304.298
SUR (AFL)14521415.3%28.8%.068.212.136

Role: Glove First Bench Infielder
Risk: High – With shorter benches, even glove forward infielders need to be able to hit some. Rincon also has a good glove, but not a great one.
Overview: Rincon popped up as an interesting prospect in 2023 after being drafted in the 14th round in 2022, but has failed, due to injury and ineffectiveness, to reach those heights again. He is a switch hitter who was disastrous from the right side in 2025. He has below average power, and is at his best when he is getting the ball in the air to his pull side, something that was exacerbated by a hamate injury this year. That does mean that he does not end up with doubles and triples when he misses balls out of the park, and generally he has run low BABIPs for a minor league prospect. Patience has always been a strong suit for Rincon, but it has grown into passivity. He rarely swings and misses while running high strikeout rates, because opposing pitchers are able to get strikes in the zone without much issue. Rincon was an active base runner this year, but he is not a burner. Defensively, he is a shortstop, but he does not project to be more than a plus defender if things work out. He really needs to just be a below average hitter to have a path forward, but it is not one his bat has been able to accomplish yet.
2026 Outlook: Rincon looks like he will get a 4th attempt at Jersey Shore, but if he fails to improve he could lose playing time as other prospects move up.
ETA: 2028
Previous Rank: 16

45. Dayber Cruceta, OF

Age: 18 (3/17/08)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent by the Phillies in 2025
B/T: L/L
H/W: 6’1” 147lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GPAHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
PHIW (DSL)4216911217.8%18.9%.291.438.373

Role: Average Regular
Risk: Extreme – Cruceta is a first year international player who needs a large amount of physical growth in addition to the normal hurdles in front of a player of his level.
Overview: Cruceta was one of a handful of medium money signings by the Phillies in January 2025. He is a skinny and whippy athlete who has the frame to add a lot of good muscle. Right now, he has the bat speed and twitchiness to deploy added strength well, but currently does not impact the ball enough. He has a good approach at the plate, but that will be tested as he faces better offspeed pitches. He played center field a decent bit in 2025, but if he actually fills out his frame he is probably headed to right field. At this point, he is mostly just an intriguing project.
2026 Outlook: There is roster room for outfielders on the 2026 FCL Phillies, but the Phillies will need to believe that Cruceta will be able to physically hold up to the higher level.
ETA: 2030
Previous Rank: N/A

46. Danyony Pulido, RHP

Age: 23 (10/19/02)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent by the Phillies in 2021
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’1” 165lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
PHI (Rk)621-010.00.906.30.04.9%34.1%
CLW (A-)2205-130.21.173.50.015.6%28.7%
SUR (AFL)200-01.20.0010.80.025.0%25.0%
Total2826-140.21.114.2012.0%37.1%

Role: Middle Reliever
Risk: High – Pulido is an older, low minors, relief only prospect. He has arm strength, but has never had the consistency to be a major prospect.
Overview: Pulido spent 3 of his first 4 seasons in the rotation, including time with Clearwater in 2024, but moved to the bullpen full time in year 5. He was dominant across the Florida Complex League and Clearwater seasons. His fastball velocity has increased to average 94, but that has been mostly due to inconsistency as he will sit 95 to 98 in some appearances. He tightened up his slider, and it has been his primary bat missing pitch. He started throwing a true splitter in the Arizona Fall League. Pulido’s fastball has some ride, but he does not consistently show good shape on it. He also has struggled to throw strikes, and better hitters will chase less. He has intriguing arm strength and if he can find consistency, he has enough to grow into a major league reliever.
2026 Outlook: Coming off time in the Australian Baseball League and his good 2025 season the Phillies likely push Pulido to Jersey Shore. He will be Rule 5 eligible this year again so if things do click, they will be incentivized to push him up as the year goes on.
ETA: 2028
Previous Rank: UR

47. Raylin Heredia, OF

Age: 22 (11/10/03)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent by the Phillies in 2021
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’0” 174lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSHRSBBB%K%AVGOBPSLG
PHI (Rk)1037122.7%16.2%.343.351.486
JS (A+)50184756.5%25.0%.285.343.467
Total60221875.9%23.5%.295.344.470

Role: Bench Outfielder
Risk: High – Despite showing improvements in contact abilities, there is still plenty of risk that Heredia will not hit the ball enough to make it through the high minors.
Overview: Heredia has hovered on the periphery of prospect conversation for a few years now. After a mediocre 2024 season, he had a solid 2025 campaign with Jersey Shore. Heredia did miss a month and a half to injury and was not fully an everyday player for much of the year, but he had a blistering end of the season to make things interesting. He has above average raw power and is a solid defender in right field with a strong throwing arm. He hit righties as well as lefties on a macro level this year. His one glaring problem has been his approach. He has been a free swinger at each level, and this season he didn’t really cut down on that problem, but he did swing and miss less, and swung in the zone more. He can be susceptible to offspeed pitches, and there is a decent chance that when he hits AA or AAA he just gets a procession of breaking balls off the plate and won’t be able to handle them. If he can reign in those tendencies a bit, he has the underlying tools to be a bench outfielder on the fringes of a roster.
2026 Outlook: There are outfield spots available in Reading and more of a backlog in Jersey Shore. If he finishes off the ABL season well, it could do well for his ability to start in AA.
ETA: 2028
Previous Rank: 45

48. Estibenzon Jimenez, RHP

Age: 24 (1/25/02)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent by the Phillies in 2019
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’1” 172lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
JS (A+)1465-253.05.098.81.56.6%24.6%
REA (AA)13133-470.04.639.01.46.4%20.3%
Total27198-6123.04.838.91.56.5%22.2%

Role: #6 Starter/Middle Reliever
Risk: High – Jimenez lacks a pitch to lean on as a high leverage reliever or definitive starting pitcher, but has a good base that could work if he can find that pitch.
Overview: After a down 2024 season, Jimenez leveraged a good ABL season into a bounceback 2025 season. He started in the bullpen, but moved into the rotation in late May and made it to Reading in June. As a starter, his fastball sat 92-96, but he has shown as a reliever he can sit more in the top end of that range. He throws a solid slider and changeup, both of which he can throw in the zone. Jimenez fills the zone with good control and solid command, but none of his pitches elicit plus whiff rates either in or out of the zone. He could use a bigger breaking ball or other change to get hitters to expand the zone more. Currently, Jimenez is fly ball prone, which has led to high home run rates. Without improvement, Jimenez could still reach the majors because he can pitch multiple innings both in or out of the rotation in the same sort of role that Alan Rangel provided the 2025 Phillies. However, he is unlikely to be a major league mainstay without finding a way to miss bats.
2026 Outlook: Jimenez likely returns to Reading in the rotation to start the year, but if there is an opening in Lehigh Valley his role could change to meet org needs. He is a minor league free agent after the year so he could be auditioning for other teams as well.
ETA: 2027
Previous Rank: UR

49. Zuher Yousuf, LHP

Age: 19 (5/24/06)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent by the Phillies in 2024
B/T: L/L
H/W: 5’10” 174lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
PHIW (DSL)331-012.10.735.80.06.5%39.1%
PHI (Rk)430-119.01.895.70.56.6%19.7%
CLW (A-)522-117.22.047.61.013.8%27.5%
Total1283-2491.656.4.69.4%27.2%

Role: Middle Reliever
Risk: Extreme – There aren’t many 5’10” starting pitchers, and especially not many that throw around 90. None of Yousuf’s stuff is particularly special either, so there is no pitch to fall back on.
Overview: A season ago, Yousuf was just an overage, late signing putting up good numbers in middle relief in the DSL. This season he dominated both the Dominican and Florida complex leagues before getting a taste of A-ball at the end of the year. It is going to be years before light tossing lefty international pitchers for the Phillies stop getting tagged with Ranger Suarez vibes, but you get it with Yousuf. He throws a pair of fastballs 88-92 with middling movement profiles as he doesn’t really leverage his height in his approach angle. His slider has some sweep and drop to it, almost like a mini-curveball. His best pitch results wise has been his changeup that he sells well off of his fastball. He fills up the zone with his fastball and slider which sets up the changeup nicely and keeps hitters from sitting on his below average offerings. Currently, he does not have major league stuff, and his body does not portend major league stuff coming in the future. However, Yousuf pitches with a swagger and command that makes him fun to watch and gives him a slight opening to be more if the stuff does improve.
2026 Outlook: Despite finishing with the Threshers, it would not be surprising if he starts pitching in the complex and then joins the Threshers once the first set of players are promoted to Jersey Shore.
ETA: 2029
Previous Rank: UR

50. Deiry Gonzalez, RHP

Age: 17 (4/8/08)
Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent by the Phillies in 2025
B/T: R/R
H/W: 6’1” 172lbs
2025 Stats:

Team (LVL)GGSW-LIPERAH/9HR/9BB%K%
PHIR (DSL)10102-040.01.136.80.05.3%22.5%

Role: Starting Pitcher
Risk: Extreme – Gonzalez is a 17, soon to be 18 year old pitcher who averages about 90 mph with his fastball and a frame that is unlikely to grow into a large velocity jump. However, he shows good command and feel for pitching at a young age.
Overview: Gonzalez was the best statistical pitcher on the Phillies DSL teams. He has a skinny upper body, but a decently developed lower half, who repeats his low three quarters delivery well. His fastball sits 87 to 91 with sinker shape and he pairs it with a slider, changeup, and curveball. His delivery has some deception, and he was able to locate his pitches better than most pitchers at the level. If Gonzalez’s stuff does not improve with age he will likely top out in A-ball as better hitters are able to hit the pitches in the zone. However, occasionally for pitchers with this type of pitchability they are able to use this foundation to build into a workable back end of a rotation type arm as their body grows into average stuff.
2026 Outlook: Given his results in the DSL and feel for pitching, Gonzalez makes an ideal candidate to come over and pitch in the complex and FCL. 
ETA: 2031
Previous Rank: N/A