A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Stock Changes *Rankings are from June Ranking Stock Up Juan Parra (#18) – In general the industry has a good grasp on fast rising international prospects as the signing period approaches, but it is still good to see a player meet the hype. Unlike Renteria, Parra stands out less for raw tools and more for … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight IF Aroon Escobar 6 G 6-24 2 HR 2 SB 7 BB 4 K .250/.438/.500 Coming into this week, Escobar had not had an extra base hit in nearly two weeks. The two home runs he hit this week bring him to only 6 on the season, and his .100 … Read more
Preseason Top 50 It has not been a great season for the Phillies system, and it starts at the top. Justin Crawford and Andrew Painter both graduated to the majors where they have struggled to varying degrees. Aidan Miller’s back injury has put a grey cloud over the system, and poor performances by top prospects … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Raylin Heredia 6 G 7-24 2 HR 4 RBI 1 SB 2 BB 3 K .292/.346/.542 With two walks this week, Heredia set a new monthly high water mark for walks in a month with 5. His strikeout rate is down as well, which is important because Heredia’s contact … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight IF Robert Phelps 6 G 11-27 2 2B 2 HR 7 RBI 3 SB 2 CS 3 BB 0 K .407/.467/.704 After putting up a very quiet .646 OPS in April, the Phillies 19th round pick from last year’s draft had a monster May hitting .333/.424/.551 on the months with … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight C Alirio Ferrebus 5 G 11-20 2 2B 2 HR 9 RBI 0 BB 1 K 1 HBP 2 SB Ferrebus has been one of the best hitters in the Florida State League, and really the minors overall this year. He had to miss a game after getting hit by … Read more
Stock Changes *Rankings are from preseason rankings Stock Up RHP Gage Wood (#4) – If I were to put out a ranking today, Wood would rank #2 in the system purely on graduations in front of him, but that sort of change in ordinal ranking doesn’t communicate how his outlook has changed over the first … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight SS Bryan Rincon 7-21 1 2B 2 HR 5 RBI 8 BB 3 K 3 SB .333/.500/.667 After a very good week, Bryan Rincon’s home/road splits are looking more even, though the Yard Goats are not a particularly good team. On the season, Rincon is hitting .256/.387/.477 and has mostly … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight C Alirio Ferrebus 8-21 2 2B 2 HR 9 RBI 0 BB 1 K 2 HBP .381/.417/.762 Over the first few weeks of the season, Ferrebus has been one of the best hitters in the FSL, with a season line of .308/.395/.538. In his repeat appearance through the league he … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Griffin Burkholder 1 G 5 PA 2-4 1 RBI 1 BB 0 K Burkholder played in only one of the Threshers three games, but that is notable in its own way. The 2024 2nd round pick has struggled to stay health and he has struggled to perform when on … Read more