A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Stock Changes *Rankings are from preseason list / Statcast stats from Robert Orr’s website or Baseball Savant Stock Up 2B Aroon Escobar (#11) – Escobar entered the year as a popular sleeper because his underlying numbers were very good, and he just had not stayed healthy or consistent. In April, Escobar hit .360/.461/.627 in 19 … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight 2B Aroon Escobar 11-23 2 2B 2 HR 4 RBI 1 BB 5 K .478/.500/.826 What Aroon Escobar has done so far this year isn’t completely shocking. He was very very good in a small sample size last year and he has long had the physical tools to be a … Read more
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight C Eduardo Tait 5 G 23 PA 4 H 1 2B 3 HR 3 BB 6 K 2 HBP .222/.391/.778 It wasn’t quite the dramatic week that Escobar had, but it was a good week for the big catcher, who also got to catch Andrew Painter on Friday night. He … Read more
Top Prospects SS Aidan Miller – Miller nearly immediately became the Phillies best hitting prospect as he took on his first full season of pro ball. Once thought to be a third baseman, he is now a shortstop who might have to switch position due to team need and not skills. At the plate he … Read more
Gameday / Statcast Spring Breakout Notes Pitcher Velocity Exit Velocity Other Notes Videos
The different tiers of prospects unsurprisingly look like a pyramid, with a large number of interesting players in the organization narrowing to a very few elite prospects at the top. Even here in this group of five there are three distinct tiers. At the top, Painter is an elite prospect, talent wise one of the … Read more
Teams in competition windows are usually in the business of reducing their amount of minor league talent. It is the cost of obtaining players from other teams, and with team record and spending tied to how teams acquire amateur talent the pipeline is squeezed as well. The really obvious answer to this problem has always … Read more
The Rule 5 draft is the highlight (or really in reality, last) thing of the Winter Meetings, occurring on Wednesday, December 11. Teams must set their 40 man and AAA protection rosters by 6pm EDT on Tuesday, November 19. This makes it a movement day for 40 man rosters across the sport, so it will … Read more
Name: Moises ChacePosition: RHPBorn: June 9, 2003Country: VenezuelaBats/Throws: R/RHeight/Weight: 6’1″ 213lbsHow Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent by the Orioles in 2019. Traded to the Phillies with Seth Johnson for Gregory Soto in July 2024Signed: July 2, 2019Bonus: $225,000Options Remaining: 3Rule 5 Eligible: 2023MiLB Free Agency: 2026 Articles Stats Rankings Reports Video Stats Prospect Rankings 2025 #3 2025 #3 Role: Mid Rotation StarterRisk: High … Read more
Some Awards I Made Up Hitter of the Year: Otto Kemp, IF This could easily be Keaton Anthony, Justin Crawford, Aidan Miller, or Eduardo Tait, but I went Kemp and his .285/.392/.489 line. Kemp played at 3 different levels (4 if you include rehabbing in Clearwater) and was often the best hitter on each team. … Read more