A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Top Prospects Justin Crawford – The Phillies decided to aggressively push Crawford to AAA after just 40 games in AA. Crawford is a divisive prospect across the industry, but the Phillies clearly think highly of him. It is likely to be a process over results season for Crawford, both in the positive and negative. Is … Read more
These recaps won’t start in earnest until the minor league season begins, and I cannot promise there will be enough prospect content for each week in March. However, there are prospects in camp playing in games for now. Notes and Thoughts Pitcher Spotlight – Velocity Readings You can find all prospect velocity readings over the … Read more
The baseball offseason kicked off in earnest on Monday, especially on the minor league side. Teams needed to clear up their 40 man roster and minor league free agents became eligible at the end of the day. That leads to a flurry of claims, trades, additions, and saying good bye. The Cuts Phillies outright RHP … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight 1B Darick Hall It wasn’t a good last two weeks of the season for Hall, who finished up his worst minor league season as the most prolific home run hitter in the history of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. Hall hit 76 home runs in 410 games with the Phillies AAA … Read more