A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
If the last set of prospects represented the highs of the Phillies system, this group represents a but why it is thought so lowly of. The Phillies have a number of interesting catching prospects, with 4 of them here, and while they all might be major league contributors, and some regulars, but relying on the … Read more
Much of writing about prospects is about hope and optimism for the future. However, it can also be about failure and what that means and what the paths out of it are. It is no secret that the Phillies system is down compared to where it was a few years ago. Some of that has … Read more
The Phillies value the playoff experience for their minor leaguers. This year the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Clearwater Threshers, Lakewood BlueClaws, and GCL Phillies East all made the playoffs. The GCL playoffs were over quick, but for the full season leagues, it is just getting started. The 2018 Clearwater Threshers started the year as the power … Read more
The Phillies are holding a tenuous lead the NL East heading down the stretch in large part to graduations from their farm system. This year J.P. Crawford (1), Scott Kingery (3), Jorge Alfaro (4), Ramon Quinn (13), Seranthony Dominguez (14), Victor Arano (30), and Jesmuel Valentin (32) all have or will have graduated off of … Read more
What makes the Phillies depth so amazing is that the future major leaguers in the organization go deep into this list. This group of 5 includes a current major leaguer, 3 projectable short season prospects, and a breakout prospect who reached AA this year. None of them are superstars (at least not yet), but if … Read more
There has been a lot written about Phillies leadership mentioning rebuilding around pitching. Given that they received back a combined 17 pitchers in notable trades in the recent phase of their rebuild it is hard to argue against those comments. Most of those trades have brought back pieces in the high minors, what about rebuilding … Read more
Name: Mauricio Alejandro Llovera Born: 4/17/1996 Position: P Height: 5’11” Weight: 200lbs Bats/Throws: R/R Options Remaining: 3 Rule 5 Eligible: 2019 MiLB Free Agency: 2021 Drafted: International Free Agent (2014-2015 Class) From: El Tigre, Venezuela Signed: 5/14/2015 Bonus: $7,500 Stats: MiLB | B-Ref | Fangraphs | Baseball America | Baseball Prospectus [section=Reports and Scouting:] [endsection] [section=Video:] … Read more
Often minor league signings just go under the radar, whether a player just appears on a roster, on a BA transaction page, or just silently onto the official transactions page. These signings are not reported by beat writers, there is no press conference to announce. These players may never be impactful, but given that many … Read more