A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Last Week’s Schedule *Part of a Doubleheader This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight SS Bryan Rincon 6-18 2 2B 2 BB 7 K 2 SB It wasn’t a particularly stunning week for Bryan Rincon, but it was a step in the right direction for a player who entered the week hitting .140/.308/.220. He has looked passive … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule Lehigh Valley (6-6) @ Scranton/WB (10-4): W 7-1, L 4-5, L 4-8, W 9-3, L 2-5, W 7-4 Reading (3-6) @ Binghamton (3-5): L 2-3, L 3-4*, W 7-4*, W 8-2, L 3-6, W 5-4 Jersey Shore (5-4) vs Brooklyn (4-5): W 3-1, W 9-0, L 4-6, W 6-3, L 7-9, L … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule Lehigh Valley (3-3) vs Durham (3-6): L 10-28, W 3-2, L 6-10, W 9-4, W 6-1, L 9-12 Reading (1-2) vs Portland (0-1): W 9-8, W 5-1, L 0-11, L 2-9*, L 4-5*, L 5-9 Jersey Shore (2-1) @ Hickory (0-3): W 8-1, L 0-1, W 4-0*, L 0-5*, W 13-0, L … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule Lehigh Valley vs Worcester: W 7-4, L 2-5, L 2-6 This Week’s Schedule Lehigh Valley (1-2) @ Rochester (2-1) Reading (0-0) @ Bowie (0-0) Jersey Shore (0-0) vs Aberdeen (0-0) Clearwater (0-0) @ Bradenton (0-0) *All teams except for Lehigh Valley play a 3 game series starting on Friday 4/5 Hitter Spotlight … Read more
Top Prospects Mick Abel – Abel is the Phillies top healthy prospect and probably the most impactful prospect still in the minors for the 2024 season. Abel isn’t on the IronPigs Opening Day roster, but is expected to join them very early. He has remade himself a bit over the last year. This offseason he … Read more
The Phillies prospects faced off against their Tigers counterparts on Thursday afternoon, and after jumping out to the early lead, fell 5-1 behind from some poor defense, bad pitch location, and two Jace Jung home runs. It was however, a one game exhibition featuring an extremely young Phillies lineup. The youth was very apparent on … Read more
We are currently 6 games into Spring Training, a time when we are still seeing minor league players get into games and the novelty of the return of major league baseball has not worn off. There are very few actual takeaways one can make from 6 games, and especially 6 games where a starting pitcher … Read more
This year MLB is doing a new thing called the Spring Breakout where a team of prospects from one team will play a team of prospects from another. They are 7 inning games (though teams can agree to make them 9 if they would like)- EDIT: Phillies vs Tigers has been changed to a 9 … Read more
Name: Michael MercadoPosition: RHPBorn: April 15, 1999Country: USBats/Throws: R/RHeight/Weight: 6’4″ 160lbsHow Acquired: Drafted in the 2nd Round of the 2017 Draft by the Rays. Traded to the Phillies for Adam Leverett on November 6, 2023.Signed: June 25, 2017Bonus: $2,132,400Options Remaining: 3Rule 5 Eligible: 2021MiLB Free Agency: 2023 Articles Stats Rankings Stats Prospect Rankings 2024 #31 2024 #31 Role: Middle RelieverRisk: Medium – Mercado’s ERA wasn’t great … Read more
It is once again list season, a time and activity that brings me excitement and stress. Ultimately the list allows me to consolidate thoughts on a one year check in on the players in the system. The actual numbers help in identifying value and justifying that value. I don’t do OFPs or Future Values, but … Read more