A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight SS Tyler Spangler 4 G 3-16 1 2B 1 HR 3 RBI 4 BB 4 K .188/.350/.438 With the regular season over it is worth checking in on the Phillies 2026 first round pick. He hit .176/.310/.294 in his 9 games with the Threshers, which isn’t a meaningful sample size, … Read more
Stock Changes *Rankings are from Trade Deadline List Stock Up 3B Carson DeMartini – DeMartini had an ok start to the year before then missing two and a half months to a wrist injury. He came back on fire in August, hitting for power and average, while walking more than he struck out. DeMartini is … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight IF Carson DeMartini 6 G 8-17 3 2B 1 HR 3 RBI 5 BB 2 K 2 SB .471/.591/.824 DeMartini entered the year in need of health and redemption from a poor end to the year with Reading. He had a fine first month plus of the season, with his … Read more
The trade deadline gives another good snapshot of the season to add in the new draft picks, take a larger view of the DSL season, see some prospects deal with the dog days of the season, and then really make some assessments of how players might be viewed outside the system. The Phillies are a … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Pitcher Spotlight RHP Gabriel Barbosa Barbosa announced via his Instagram this week that he was diagnosed with colon cancer and had begun treatment. I wish the best for Gabriel and his family, and positive thoughts towards his treatment and hopeful recovery. Hitter Spotlight IF Juan Villavicencio 2 G 4-5 1 3B 3 … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Full season teams play a 3-game week Hitter Spotlight SS Juan Parra 8-20 2 2B 3 RBI 9 BB 3 K 1 SB .400/.586/.500 While largely being overshadowed by Francisco Renteria, Juan Parra is hitting .313/.470/.417 on the season with 31 walks to 23 strikeouts, in July that is .353/.551/.500 with 15 … 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 1B Keaton Anthony 6 G 5-20 3 HR 3 BB 5 K .250/.385/.700 Keaton Anthony has 5 home runs in 22 games this year and hit a home run in 3 games in a row. Given that the knock on him has been power output, it was worth looking at … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Francisco Renteria 5 G 8-17 2 3B 2 RBI 3 BB 5 K 3 SB .471/.571/.706 The Phillies top international signing hasn’t done anything in 6 games that makes your jaw drop. He has a hit in every game, and Monday was the first time he didn’t reach base … Read more