A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Hendry Mendez 7-17 1 2B 1 3B 1 HR 4 RBI 1 BB 2 K 1 SB I try to avoid writing up the same player twice, but if you hit for the cycle you get to break the mold. On Friday, Mendez pulled off the feat in 8-5 … Read more
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