A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
There is no game today so we can live in blissful ignorance for a little bit of time. Apologies for the site being down for a week. I still am not sure of root cause, but it is back up and I definitely fiddled with enough things to have changed some things I probably did … 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
Stock Changes *Rankings are from Preseason Rankings / Statcast stats from Robert Orr’s website and MLBSavant Stock Up C Eduardo Tait (5) – It isn’t like Tait got off to a poor start, his OPS in April was higher than it was in May thanks to hitting for more power. However, there was an aggression … Read more
This Week’s Schedule * Season begins Monday June 2 Hitter Spotlight OF Hendry Mendez 7 G 7-22 1 HR 5 RBI 5 BB 5 K .318/.444/.455 If you liked Justin Crawford’s penchant for hitting hard ground balls, but wish it game with more plate discipline and a worse defensive profile, then Hendry Mendez was the … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight 2B Aroon Escobar 11-23 2 2B 2 HR 4 RBI 1 BB 5 K .478/.500/.826 What Aroon Escobar has done so far this year isn’t completely shocking. He was very very good in a small sample size last year and he has long had the physical tools to be a … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight C Eduardo Tait 5 G 23 PA 4 H 1 2B 3 HR 3 BB 6 K 2 HBP .222/.391/.778 It wasn’t quite the dramatic week that Escobar had, but it was a good week for the big catcher, who also got to catch Andrew Painter on Friday night. He … Read more
Top Prospects 2B Devin Saltiban – The Phillies moved Saltiban from the outfield to infield after he was drafted in 2023, and he has settled in at second base. He has the tools to make it work, but he does not always look natural. Hopefully another year will help him feel more comfortable there. At … 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
I talk a lot about tiers or groupings of players, and to me there is a distinct drop from 5 to 6 and then from 16 to 17. In a deeper system it would be better if this group started at 10 instead of 6, but this is not a group of bad prospects. What … Read more