A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight C Alirio Ferrebus 4 G 19 PA 3-14 2 HB 4 BB 1 K 1 HBP It was mostly a quiet week for Ferrebus outside of a two home run game (two opposite field shots on fastballs). He is only hitting .238 on season, mostly due to a high ground … Read more
Name: Griffin BurkholderPosition: OFBorn: August 30, 2005Country: USBats/Throws: R/RHeight/Weight: 6’2″ 195lbsHow Acquired: Drafted in the 2nd round of the 2024 Draft by the PhilliesSigned: July 24, 2024Bonus: $2,497,500Options Remaining: 3Rule 5 Eligible: 2028MiLB Free Agency: 2030 Articles Stats Rankings Reports Video Stats Prospect Rankings 2025 #6 2025 #6 Role: Above Average RegularRisk: Extreme – Burkholder hit a triple in his first pro plate appearance and then injured … 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
The Phillies decided to double up on high school outfielders taking Griffin Burkholder from Freedom HS in Virginia. Burkholder was rated higher on many boards than Nori and brings a similar, but not identical profile to the Phillies 1st round pick. Burkholder is big and projectable, and most sites have him rated with at least … Read more