A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
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 Hitter Spotlight OF Elian Adames 5 G 10-18 3 2B 2 HR 6 RBI 2 BB 2 K .556/.600/1.056 The Phillies signed Adames for $75,000 in January of 2025 and he had about the season you normally get from a 17 year old in the DSL. He hit the ball hard a … 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
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 OF Raylin Heredia 6 G 7-24 2 HR 4 RBI 1 SB 2 BB 3 K .292/.346/.542 With two walks this week, Heredia set a new monthly high water mark for walks in a month with 5. His strikeout rate is down as well, which is important because Heredia’s contact … 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
Stock Changes *Rankings are from Preseason Top 50 Stock Up RHP Ramon Marquez (#14) – A minor injury, plus some worries about building workload meant that Marquez didn’t make his official season debut until May. In those 18.2 innings he has walked 6 to 32 strikeouts. He is throwing harder this year with his fastball … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight IF Juan Villavicencio 5 G 6-20 2 HR 3 RBI 1 BB 3 K 1 SB Villavicencio has made the fringes of prospect lists in the past, notably Fangraphs, but he has never been a real prospect of note. Injuries and ineffectiveness have largely limited Villavicencio the last two seasons … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight C Alirio Ferrebus 5 G 11-20 2 2B 2 HR 9 RBI 0 BB 1 K 1 HBP 2 SB Ferrebus has been one of the best hitters in the Florida State League, and really the minors overall this year. He had to miss a game after getting hit by … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight SS Bryan Rincon 7-21 1 2B 2 HR 5 RBI 8 BB 3 K 3 SB .333/.500/.667 After a very good week, Bryan Rincon’s home/road splits are looking more even, though the Yard Goats are not a particularly good team. On the season, Rincon is hitting .256/.387/.477 and has mostly … Read more