A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Not all projections come true in the Rule 5 draft, but it looked like the Phillies might lose Griff McGarry and were likely to select a RH reliever with their own pick. Both of those things came to pass. They also acquired a live armed potential reliever convert from the Rays in a trade after … Read more
The Rule 5 draft typically ends the Winter Meetings, and in this case that will be Wednesday 2pm ET, and so we continue the series of offseason posts entirely related to the transactions around it. For the major league phase, the Phillies have not selected and kept a player in a number of years, but … Read more
This Week’s Schedule *3 Game Series beginning 4/4 Hitter Spotlight 1B Carson Taylor 4-6 2 2B HR BB 2 K It is a 3 game sample size, and if you go 3 for 3 with 2 doubles and a home run in a game that is going to weigh pretty heavily. Taylor got a hit … Read more
Stock Changes *All rankings from preseason list Stock Up SS Aidan Miller (3) – Last month I noted that Miller was showing the pieces for a breakout, but has not yet done it. May was his breakout. He hit .309/.478/.588 for the month with 10 doubles, 3 home runs, and 17 walks (18.9%) to 20 … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule Lehigh Valley (6-6) @ Scranton/WB (10-4): W 7-1, L 4-5, L 4-8, W 9-3, L 2-5, W 7-4 Reading (3-6) @ Binghamton (3-5): L 2-3, L 3-4*, W 7-4*, W 8-2, L 3-6, W 5-4 Jersey Shore (5-4) vs Brooklyn (4-5): W 3-1, W 9-0, L 4-6, W 6-3, L 7-9, L … Read more
Name: Carson TaylorPosition: 1B/CBorn: June 2, 1999Country: United StatesBats/Throws: L/RHeight/Weight: 6’2″ 205lbsHow Acquired: Drafted in the 4th Round of the 2020 Draft by the Dodgers. Selected in the Minor League Rule 5 Draft by the Phillies on December 6, 2023Signed: June 21, 2020Bonus: $397,500Options Remaining: 3Rule 5 Eligible: 2023MiLB Free Agency: 2026 Articles Stats Rankings Reports Video Stats Prospect Rankings 2025 UR Taylor was a … Read more
As predicted heading into the Rule 5 Draft the Phillies had an uneventful major league portion of the Rule 5 draft. They did not have any prospects who were likely to help a major league team in 2024 and picking late in a weak draft they decided to not make any selections. The minor league … Read more