A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Winter Leagues Australian Baseball League Saltiban has been on fire over the last week, but the walk and strikeout numbers are concerning given prior knowledge. Ferrebus is swinging freely and making plenty of contact. He needs to find a better approach, but also he is not striking out either. Joining the Giants this week will … Read more
Rest of Season Things to Watch I just did a midseason ranking before the trade deadline that you can read for how I would rank the top prospects in the system, so doing a stock watch where I write the same information felt sort of silly. I also am taking a vacation at the start … Read more
There will always be truths to baseball. One of those will be that players should not swing at bad pitches and should swing at good pitches. There is more nuance to that and I encourage you to read Rob Orr’s piece on that and the metric SEAGER that he created to measure it. It is … Read more
Original Post Top 50 Prospects 1. Mick Abel, RHP Age: 20 Acquired: Drafted in the 1st Round of the 2020 Draft by the Phillies B/T: R/R H/W: 6’5” 190lbs 2021 Stats: Team (LVL) G GS W-L IP ERA H/9 HR/9 BB% K% CLW (A-) 14 14 1-3 44.2 4.43 5.4 1.0 14.3% 34.9% Role: #2 … Read more
Original Post You can access and download a PDF version of the list here – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xggr9H2CX7bH4YPW45coe5fuzqcvwBY7/view?usp=share_link Another year, another list. After an unexpected run through the postseason to the World Series, the way Phillies prospects viewed changes dramatically. No longer are prospects the future of the franchise on which hopes and dreams are solely placed. … Read more
The week between the draft signing deadline and the trade deadline is a good time to take stock of the system, see where players now stand, and also look at how they fit into the deadline conversation. The Phillies system this year lacks obvious players to shop, and it lacks the depth to make a … Read more
You can access and download a PDF version of the list here – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xggr9H2CX7bH4YPW45coe5fuzqcvwBY7/view?usp=share_link Another year, another list. After an unexpected run through the postseason to the World Series, the way Phillies prospects viewed changes dramatically. No longer are prospects the future of the franchise on which hopes and dreams are solely placed. They are … Read more
I have agonized about nothing more this offseason than the order of these three hitters. Ultimately, the order does not matter in terms of value, it is really all about the same. The reason it is agony is because it is close, but also it is because it is about the hardest thing to judge, … Read more
You can find all of the rankings and other material for this year here. 10. Simon Muzziotti, OF Age: 23Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent in July 2015 by the Red Sox, contract voided by MLB in July 2016. Signed as an International Free Agent in July 2016 by the Phillies.B/T: L/LH/W: 6’1” 175lbs2021 Stats: … Read more
The Phillies system is not where it was at the height of the rebuild. It lacks depth, especially depth in the 11-20 range and it is probably short another top 100 prospect. That said, Alec Bohm and Spencer Howard are one of the best 1-2 punches of major league ready impact talent the organization has … Read more