A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Jump to Rankings 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 … Read more
Jump to Rankings 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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Minor League Awards All of these awards are made up. Unless otherwise stated they are not about prospect ranking and evaluation, but are about how a player actually performed. Hitter of the Year – Felix Reyes 101 G – 343 PA – 34 2B – 4 3B – 16 HR – 13 SB – .331/.362/.562 … Read more
This week was late due to personal commitments and this will be the last weekly recap for a little bit. I am taking a break and a vacation. When I return I will return to recap the weeks that passed in that time and then will move into season wrap ups. Hitter Spotlight C Caleb … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Devin Saltiban 10-23 3 2B 2 3B 1 HR 4 RBI 3 BB 4 K 3 SB .435/.519/.870 Saltiban has exclusively played center field since the beginning of July, and unsurprisingly has looked fine at the position. The BlueClaws returned home last week, and Saltiban put his terrible week … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF TJayy Walton 7 G 8-25 1 2B 1 3B 3 RBI 2 SB 5 BB 7 K .320/.433/.440 Walton has struggled to stay healthy and has struggled on the field when healthy. Walton missed the first two months of 2025 with a hamate injury, which was always going to … Read more
The MLB trade deadline is July 31 6pm EDT. The Phillies have a need in their bullpen and in left field or on their bench. By all accounts they are motivated to make a deal, however the market is in flux and that means there could be a lot available, little available, or even only … Read more
This Week’s Schedule *Last game of FCL season is Thursday July 24 Hitter Spotlight C Paul McIntosh 7-12 4 2B 1 HR 4 RBI 1BB 0 K .583/.615/1.167 McIntosh came over to the Phillies in the Jesus Luzardo deal, but has only played in 40 games due to missing a month to an injury and … Read more
This Week’s Schedule *All full season teams playing 3 game series Hitter Spotlight 3B Francisco Loreto 4 G 6-13 1 2B 2 HR 5 RBI 2 BB 1 K .462/.533/1.000 Francisco Loreto might be having the most fascinating season in the Phillies org this season. In 2024, he played 30 games in the DSL and … Read more