A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
The Phillies value the playoff experience for their minor leaguers. This year the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Clearwater Threshers, Lakewood BlueClaws, and GCL Phillies East all made the playoffs. The GCL playoffs were over quick, but for the full season leagues, it is just getting started. The 2018 Clearwater Threshers started the year as the power … Read more
I decided to do a Top 30 list this year because it was as deep as I felt I could go while keeping the integrity of a list. However, 30 is just an arbitrary cut off and there are more players worth talking about. So here is a collection of other prospects I have thoughts … Read more
It is list time of year again, or in reality we are reaching the end of the list season. I apologize for the late start to this and the lack of content in general. Before getting into the numbers and names, my hope is that I provide you the resources to create your own order … Read more
Trade Deadline Day can be such a stressful time for a number of executives as they try to make the right move for the team’s future or it’s present. On a day we have seen the Dodgers and Yankees beef up their rotations with Yu Darvish and Sonny Gray respectively, and a whole other bevy … Read more
Last night the Phillies shipped out their best trade piece in Pat Neshek for a trio of prospects. None of the prospects are going to make anyone’s jaw drop (unless it is the name and appearance of J.D. Hammer). When I publish my midseason ranking on Tuesday, none of these prospects will have a number … Read more