A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Edwin Ramirez 4 G 8-14 3 2B 2 RBI 1 BB 3 K 1 SB .571/.600/.786 Ramirez was supposed to sign with the Marlins in the last signing period and then signed with the Phillies a month into the 2026 signing period. He missed most of the spring and … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Jonathan Hogart 5 G 9-19 1 2B 3 HR 14 RBI 5 BB 6 K .474/.560/1.000 Much like former teammate Nathan Humphreys, Hogart was brought in as an undrafted free agent by the Phillies in 2025. Hogart rarely chases, and aggressive in the zone, but has real contact issues … Read more
The trade deadline gives another good snapshot of the season to add in the new draft picks, take a larger view of the DSL season, see some prospects deal with the dog days of the season, and then really make some assessments of how players might be viewed outside the system. The Phillies are a … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Elian Adames 5 G 10-18 3 2B 2 HR 6 RBI 2 BB 2 K .556/.600/1.056 The Phillies signed Adames for $75,000 in January of 2025 and he had about the season you normally get from a 17 year old in the DSL. He hit the ball hard a … 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 IF Juan Villavicencio 5 G 6-20 2 HR 3 RBI 1 BB 3 K 1 SB Villavicencio has made the fringes of prospect lists in the past, notably Fangraphs, but he has never been a real prospect of note. Injuries and ineffectiveness have largely limited Villavicencio the last two seasons … 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
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight C Alirio Ferrebus 8-21 2 2B 2 HR 9 RBI 0 BB 1 K 2 HBP .381/.417/.762 Over the first few weeks of the season, Ferrebus has been one of the best hitters in the FSL, with a season line of .308/.395/.538. In his repeat appearance through the league he … 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
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Dante Nori 9-22 2 2B 1 3B 1 HR 0 BB 5 K 0 SB 3 CS .409/.435/.727 Nori not playing the field due to an arm injury and going 0 for 3 on stolen base attempts this week are out of the normal things for him, but aren’t … Read more