A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
The DSL season kicks off on Monday, June 2. The Phillies are once again fielding two teams (Red and White), and to start both teams have a fairly even spread of talent. This year, the Phillies did not not give out a bonus of $1,000,000 or more, and opted to trade over $1,000,000 to the … 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
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
I feel fortunate that coverage of the DSL has reached a point where I can actually do a preview. That said, this is one of those areas where I do need to call out that this required blending information from watching the 2023 DSL season, 2024 Spring Training, Ben Badler’s Phillies signing review, help from … Read more