A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight C/2B/3B/SS/CF/LF/RP Jose Tovar 5 G 7-18 2 2B 7 R 3 RBI 2 BB 5 K 5 SB .389/.476/.500 Not every prospect is a mega prospect, sometimes they are just utterly fascinating. This week Jose Tovar started two games at third, one each at second, short, and center, and caught … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight IF Aroon Escobar 6 G 6-24 2 HR 2 SB 7 BB 4 K .250/.438/.500 Coming into this week, Escobar had not had an extra base hit in nearly two weeks. The two home runs he hit this week bring him to only 6 on the season, and his .100 … Read more
Preseason Top 50 It has not been a great season for the Phillies system, and it starts at the top. Justin Crawford and Andrew Painter both graduated to the majors where they have struggled to varying degrees. Aidan Miller’s back injury has put a grey cloud over the system, and poor performances by top prospects … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Raylin Heredia 6 G 7-24 2 HR 4 RBI 1 SB 2 BB 3 K .292/.346/.542 With two walks this week, Heredia set a new monthly high water mark for walks in a month with 5. His strikeout rate is down as well, which is important because Heredia’s contact … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Francisco Renteria 5 G 8-17 2 3B 2 RBI 3 BB 5 K 3 SB .471/.571/.706 The Phillies top international signing hasn’t done anything in 6 games that makes your jaw drop. He has a hit in every game, and Monday was the first time he didn’t reach base … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight SS Romeli Espinosa 5 G 9-22 3 2B 5 RBI 2 BB 1 K .409/.480/.545 The FCL Phillies have been brutal, and Espinosa was a decent part of that with some real struggles to open the season. After striking out 8 times in the first 4 games of the season, … Read more
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
Stock Changes *Rankings are from preseason rankings Stock Up RHP Gage Wood (#4) – If I were to put out a ranking today, Wood would rank #2 in the system purely on graduations in front of him, but that sort of change in ordinal ranking doesn’t communicate how his outlook has changed over the first … 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 OF Griffin Burkholder 1 G 5 PA 2-4 1 RBI 1 BB 0 K Burkholder played in only one of the Threshers three games, but that is notable in its own way. The 2024 2nd round pick has struggled to stay health and he has struggled to perform when on … Read more