A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight C Alirio Ferrebus 5 G 11-20 2 2B 2 HR 9 RBI 0 BB 1 K 1 HBP 2 SB Ferrebus has been one of the best hitters in the Florida State League, and really the minors overall this year. He had to miss a game after getting hit by … Read more
Top Prospects RHP Matthew Fisher – The Phillies selected Fisher in the 7th round of the 2025 draft, but gave him a bonus more in line with a 2nd round pick. He has a good frame for a starting pitcher, and has very good feel for spin, showing very good spin rates on a collection … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight IF Matthew Ferrara 5 G 9-20 2 2B 2 3B 2 HR 8 RBI 2 BB 6 K If you have two games with 4 hits your line is going to look pretty good. Ferrara missed on a cycle by hitting two doubles instead of picking up a single. One … Read more
Jump to Rankings When I sat down to the yearly exercise of putting together this list, I was under no delusion that I was writing up a strong farm system. The Phillies are a competitive team that has struggled with development while not having the depth to cycle out players for influxes of talent like … Read more
Jump to Rankings When I sat down to the yearly exercise of putting together this list, I was under no delusion that I was writing up a strong farm system. The Phillies are a competitive team that has struggled with development while not having the depth to cycle out players for influxes of talent like … Read more
If the bottom of the system started (or starts, depending on the order you are reading this) to make you question what a prospect is, this part of the list gets into real prospects with MLB upside. That said, the shallowness of the system is clear, as is some of the work the Phillies have … 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
I will update this post as picks are made with any information I can find. Round 11: Will Vierling, C, Murray State Will is a cousin of Matt and is a left handed hitting catcher. He played sparingly over two seasons at Louisville before transferring to Murray State and making it to MCWS where they … Read more