A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
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
The Phillies are currently in a playoff spot thanks to a variety of factors, one of which is the contributions from their young players. Last January, the Phillies were staring at a long of questions about how they would have a deep enough lineup to outscore their other problems. Part of the problem was that … 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
I am not sure how this is going to go, but I am going to try writing things again and doing that with a recap of the last week of 6 game series. The goal is to highlight the most interesting hitter and pitcher, give an overall feel, and then some quick notes. We will … Read more
Not every prospect that will set foot on a major league field will be an impact player. The drafts under Johnny Almaraz have done a very good job of finding players who look like major league contributors regardless of the round they were drafted in. Pitchers like Kyle Dohy and Zach Warren may have been … Read more
The minor league playoffs kicked off in earnest yesterday with the Clearwater Threshers winning Game 1 of their series. Today the Lakewood BlueClaws and Lehigh Valley IronPigs get their turn. Lakewood enters the playoffs having gone 87-51 on the year and winning both halves of the season in the SAL North. Much like their friends … Read more
I decided to do a Top 30 list this year because it was as deep as I felt I could go while keeping the integrity of a list. However, 30 is just an arbitrary cut off and there are more players worth talking about. So here is a collection of other prospects I have thoughts … Read more
Name: Matthew Gregory Vierling Born: 9/16/1996 Position: OF Height: 6’3″ Weight: 205lbs Bats/Throws: R/R Options Remaining: 3 Rule 5 Eligible: 2021 MiLB Free Agency: 2024 Drafted: 5th Round, 2018 Draft by the Phillies School: Notre Dame From: St. Louis, MO Signed: 6/12/2018 Bonus: $380,000 Stats: MiLB | B-Ref | Fangraphs | Baseball America | Baseball Prospectus … Read more
On Monday night the Phillies took Alec Bohm with the third overall pick. It would then feel like an eternity before we would see them pick another player. In fact they would watch 103 draft picks go by, before they would make their first selection on day two of the MLB Draft. But as Almaraz … Read more
In the 5th round the Phillies took Notre Dame center fielder Matt Vierling. Vierling has pitched a bit, but the Phillies had him listed as an outfielder. Vierling put up some decent numbers this year with a .310/.402/.505 line, but he sacrificed some power (19 XBHs in 2018, after 31 in 2017) while striking out … Read more