A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
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
Name: Dante NoriPosition: OFBorn: October 7, 2004Country: CanadaBats/Throws: L/LHeight/Weight: 5’10” 190lbsHow Acquired: Drafted in the 1st Round of the 2024 Draft by the PhilliesSigned: July 23, 2024Bonus: $2,497,500Options Remaining: 3Rule 5 Eligible: 2027MiLB Free Agency: 2030 Articles Stats Rankings Reports Video Stats Prospect Rankings Season Reports/Highlights 2024 Midseason #10 2024 Midseason #10 Phillies 2024 Midseason Prospect Ranking and Trade Deadline Preview The Phillies made Nori … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Hendry Mendez 8-17 1 2B 1 3B 2 RBI 4 BB 1 K .471/.571/.647 Since the start of July, Mendez is hitting .338/.424/.507 with 14 doubles, 2 triples, and 2 home runs. After hitting just 6 extra base hits in the first half, it is a … Read more
The draft picks have all signed and the trade deadline is next week, so like last year I am going to combine the two into a rankings update and thoughts on the trade deadline. Like always I have divided the list up into tiers. Within a tier the order is my preference. It isn’t 100% … Read more
I wrote up brief highlights on the Phillies two picks at #27 and #63, but I wanted to combine some thoughts about how things stand so far. When I went back and looked at the Phillies previous drafts, it was littered with not so great hitters. Aidan Miller looks like a steal, but he also … Read more
With the 27th pick in the draft Phillies draft HS OF Dante Nori. Nori is already 19 years old and will turn 20 in October, that means he was born in 2004 the same year as Justin Crawford and Aidan Miller. He is athletic with at least plus plus speed, and supposed to have a … Read more