A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
The Rule 5 draft has largely been rendered obsolete as a talent acquisition tool, but the threat of it and the managing of the 40 man roster spurs other parts of player movement. The Phillies under Dave Dombrowski have largely tried to keep their 40 man roster limited to players who can play in the … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule #completion of suspended game *double header This Week’s Schedule #completion of suspended game Hitter Spotlight 2B/SS William Bergolla 10-21 2 2B 1 HR 2 BB 2 K 1 SB As part of the BlueClaws barrage on the Greensboro park this year, Bergolla hit his first home run of his career and had … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule *Part of a double header #Game suspended This Week’s Schedule #Continuation of suspended game Hitter Spotlight OF Jordan Viars 9-18 1 2B 4 HR 11 RBI 1 BB 5 K .500/.526/1.222 I was apparently incorrect last week when I said Guillermo Rosario would have the best single game by a Phillies prospect … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight C/1B Guillermo Rosario 7-18 3 2B 1 3B 1 HR 2 BB 5 K – .389/.409/.833 On Friday, Guillermo Rosario might have had the best game any Phillies prospect will have all season, going 4 for 4 with 3 doubles, a home run, and a sac fly, … Read more
Top Prospects Carlos De La Cruz – Carlos De La Cruz has now been around for nearly 7 years in the Phillies system, but this will be just his age 24 season. He is repeating Reading and is a minor league free agent after the season. He is physical anomaly on a baseball field with … Read more
This year MLB is doing a new thing called the Spring Breakout where a team of prospects from one team will play a team of prospects from another. They are 7 inning games (though teams can agree to make them 9 if they would like)- EDIT: Phillies vs Tigers has been changed to a 9 … Read more
It is once again list season, a time and activity that brings me excitement and stress. Ultimately the list allows me to consolidate thoughts on a one year check in on the players in the system. The actual numbers help in identifying value and justifying that value. I don’t do OFPs or Future Values, but … Read more
It is once again list season, a time and activity that brings me excitement and stress. Ultimately the list allows me to consolidate thoughts on a one year check in on the players in the system. The actual numbers help in identifying value and justifying that value. I don’t do OFPs or Future Values, but … Read more
It is once again list season, a time and activity that brings me excitement and stress. Ultimately the list allows me to consolidate thoughts on a one year check in on the players in the system. The actual numbers help in identifying value and justifying that value. I don’t do OFPs or Future Values, but … Read more
During the Phillies rebuild years the system was full of high minors starting pitchers a break or two away from being a major league contributor. So far the Phillies have been pretty poor at getting those guys across the finish line, with only Zach Eflin, Nick Pivetta, and Vince Velasquez hanging around as reclamation projects … Read more