A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
The MLB trade deadline is July 31 6pm EDT. The Phillies have a need in their bullpen and in left field or on their bench. By all accounts they are motivated to make a deal, however the market is in flux and that means there could be a lot available, little available, or even only … Read more
Entering the draft I wrote the Phillies had an obvious need for pitching. It wasn’t a new or novel concept, and saying they needed both depth and talent was obvious to anyone who started to put together a ranking or tried to figure out who the Phillies had to give up in trade. We may … Read more
In past drafts there has been smoke both before the draft and afterwards that the Phillies intended to select college pitchers, but the board didn’t fall that way. Drafting three college pitchers with their first 3 picks doesn’t necessarily mean the Phillies set out to rejuvenate a pitching starved organization, but it does mean they … Read more
With the 26th pick of the 2025 draft the Phillies select RHP Gage Wood out of Arkanas. Wood popped onto popular radars when he threw a no-hitter in the College World Series, and he has some of the best stuff in the draft. He is short, but solidly built, which allows him to release his … Read more