A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
I want to skip to the Midseason reports The Phillies, and really every team, has been desperate for impact relievers the whole deadline. The tea leaves heading into the deadline was that they had made catcher Eduardo Tait available as a big piece, and ever since his resurgence it was clear that RHP Mick Abel … Read more
The MLB trade deadline is July 31 6pm EDT. The Phillies have a need in their bullpen and in left field or on their bench. By all accounts they are motivated to make a deal, however the market is in flux and that means there could be a lot available, little available, or even only … Read more
This Week’s Schedule *Last game of FCL season is Thursday July 24 Hitter Spotlight C Paul McIntosh 7-12 4 2B 1 HR 4 RBI 1BB 0 K .583/.615/1.167 McIntosh came over to the Phillies in the Jesus Luzardo deal, but has only played in 40 games due to missing a month to an injury and … Read more
This Week’s Schedule *All full season teams playing 3 game series Hitter Spotlight 3B Francisco Loreto 4 G 6-13 1 2B 2 HR 5 RBI 2 BB 1 K .462/.533/1.000 Francisco Loreto might be having the most fascinating season in the Phillies org this season. In 2024, he played 30 games in the DSL and … Read more
Stock Changes *Rankings are from preseason rankings / Statcast stats from Robert Orr’s website and Baseball Savant Stock Up OF Avery Owusu-Asiedu (UR) – It is hard to overstate just how poor 2024 was for Owusu-Asiedu. He struck out at a 36.1% rate and had a zone contact rate of 72.6%. He just did not … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight 1B Keaton Anthony 12 G 48 PA 16-46 5 2B 2 HR 2 BB 7 K .348/.375/.587 This is really a celebration of a strong month for Anthony who has hit .368/.417/.604 since the start of May. He is a bit of an odd first baseman with just 4 home … Read more
This Week’s Schedule * Season begins Monday June 2 Hitter Spotlight OF Hendry Mendez 7 G 7-22 1 HR 5 RBI 5 BB 5 K .318/.444/.455 If you liked Justin Crawford’s penchant for hitting hard ground balls, but wish it game with more plate discipline and a worse defensive profile, then Hendry Mendez was the … Read more
It feels fated that the two pitching prospects in the organization headed most in the opposite directions would have major news on the same day, no matter if the two moves are completely unconnected. Dealing with the bad first, Rob Thomson said RHP Moises Chace will be heading for Tommy John surgery. Chace came into … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Avery Owusu-Asiedu 7-17 1 2B 1 HR 6 BB 2 K 4 SB .412/.583/.647 The Phillies selected Owusu-Asiedu in the 9th round of the 2023 draft as a junior in college, but he still is only 22. Last year he posted a 36.1% strikeout rate thanks to very low … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight IF/OF Felix Reyes 5 G 6-15 2 2B 1 HR 0 BB 1 K 1 HBP .400/.412/.733 Reyes is a prospect that has always fascinated me. He began the season on the Development List playing games in Extended Spring Training, was then activated by Reading and was hitting cleanup at … Read more