A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight IF Matthew Ferrara 5 G 9-20 2 2B 2 3B 2 HR 8 RBI 2 BB 6 K If you have two games with 4 hits your line is going to look pretty good. Ferrara missed on a cycle by hitting two doubles instead of picking up a single. One … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Dante Nori 9-22 2 2B 1 3B 1 HR 0 BB 5 K 0 SB 3 CS .409/.435/.727 Nori not playing the field due to an arm injury and going 0 for 3 on stolen base attempts this week are out of the normal things for him, but aren’t … 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
Top Prospects RHP Gage Wood – Wood was the Phillies top draft pick in 2025. There have been a lot of attempts to portray him as a fast mover through the system, the Phillies have generally been more conservative with their timelines for him. His fastball, which will sit 95-98, is going to overwhelm low … Read more
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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
If the bottom of the system started (or starts, depending on the order you are reading this) to make you question what a prospect is, this part of the list gets into real prospects with MLB upside. That said, the shallowness of the system is clear, as is some of the work the Phillies have … 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 Hitter Spotlight OF Hendry Mendez 7-17 1 2B 1 3B 1 HR 4 RBI 1 BB 2 K 1 SB I try to avoid writing up the same player twice, but if you hit for the cycle you get to break the mold. On Friday, Mendez pulled off the feat in 8-5 … Read more