A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Most projection systems have been not kind to the Phillies this offseason. It is not too surprising, the Phillies were bad in 2015 and most of their players were young and inexperienced. Projection systems in general tend to be conservative in their prognostications, they also are not always the greatest at recognizing breakouts and changes … Read more
Prospect lists are an easy way to take a glimpse into an unknown future. If any player has made the majors, their stay has been short enough to not give us much. The problem with prospect lists is that they do not give a complete look into the young talent in an organization, and consequently … Read more
There is a point in evaluation where you just need to throw away a previous set of opinions and start fresh. This was the case with Aaron Altherr at the plate this year. It wasn’t that his swing was overhauled dramatically, it was that Altherr had taken his swing and other parts of his game … Read more
The League Top 20s come to an end with the strongest AAA list I have ever seen come out. The only players on the list to not play in the majors were Jose Berrios, Robert Stephenson, and Josh Bell. Overall the #1 player on the list should win the AL Rookie of the year and … Read more
It has been a slow news day for positive news, so here is some at least fun news. Congrats @sandberg_cord on being named the @RawlingsSports Gold Glove Award winner in LF! @BlueClaws @Phillies pic.twitter.com/mJYumBBjhS — MiLB Communications (@MiLB_PR) September 28, 2015 Congrats @AAltherr! @RawlingsSports Gold Glove Award winner in RF. @ReadingFightins @IronPigs@Phillies pic.twitter.com/glPXFZAbZn — MiLB … Read more
At their best awards are just fun and meaningless. When there are a plethora of good candidates for something like the best minor league hitter in your organization, there really is no losers. In the past few years this has not been the case for the Paul Owens Award, where the winning candidates have been rough … Read more
This is not how any of us wanted Aaron Altherr to make his return to the major leagues, as the team loses Maikel Franco. This is also not Altherr’s actual major league debut, as he got to quickly do that last year. However, this is his first real chance Altherr is going to get to … Read more
Really? Has it really been six weeks since I sat down to write about what I’m seeing at Coca-Cola Park and First Energy Stadium? It certainly hasn’t been a lack of games we’ve attended. I can count at least eight off of the top of my head. I guess at this point in the season, … Read more
Development is rarely linear. There is no prospect that better exemplifies this than Aaron Altherr. Altherr was a 9th round pick in 2009 and at the time Perfect Game listed him as 6’1 155lbs and Baseball America cited him as an athlete who hadn’t played much baseball. He went unranked by Baseball America that offseason, but then … Read more
It was a big weekend for hitting in the Phillies system. So this week is a jam packed spotlight, and it doesn’t even include any members of the Williamsport team that has started the year on a 9-0 run. Hitter Spotlight #1: Brian Pointer 6-9 3 HR 2 BB Pointer’s Saturday was probably the best … Read more