A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Stock Changes *Rankings are from June Ranking Stock Up Juan Parra (#18) – In general the industry has a good grasp on fast rising international prospects as the signing period approaches, but it is still good to see a player meet the hype. Unlike Renteria, Parra stands out less for raw tools and more for … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight C/2B/3B/SS/CF/LF/RP Jose Tovar 5 G 7-18 2 2B 7 R 3 RBI 2 BB 5 K 5 SB .389/.476/.500 Not every prospect is a mega prospect, sometimes they are just utterly fascinating. This week Jose Tovar started two games at third, one each at second, short, and center, and caught … 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 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 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
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight IF Robert Phelps 6 G 11-27 2 2B 2 HR 7 RBI 3 SB 2 CS 3 BB 0 K .407/.467/.704 After putting up a very quiet .646 OPS in April, the Phillies 19th round pick from last year’s draft had a monster May hitting .333/.424/.551 on the months with … Read more
The DSL season begins on Monday. Due to a smaller signing class and the pressures of the league for teams to shrink their systems the Phillies have gone with a single team this year. That leaves the roster a bit more concentrated in talent than previous years. Since the Phillies gave most of their bonus … Read more