A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
Really digging Sixto Sanchez and not just because of his game. 91-95 with life, throwing strikes. 8 K's and 1 BB through 5 IP #Phillies — đžhris King (@StatsKing) June 30, 2016 The above tweet by Chris King was the first I had heard about Sixto Sanchez. While I watched the GCL box scores roll … Read more
Things are not going well in the major leagues for the Phillies. This has meant that the state of the Phillies’ rebuild has been cast into doubt. The problem with this assumption is that in the minors that the Phillies rebuild in the minors is going fine (even if it is not going at the … Read more
On April 13th, I went to my 1st minor league game of the year. It was the home opener for the Lakewood and Sixto Sanchez’, arguably the Phillies top pitching prospect, depending on who you talk to, was on the bump. While he got zilch in run support that night in a loss, it was a … Read more
The Top 10 prospect list is the most universal ranking, and it is supposed to represent the top of the top. By splitting the Top 10 into two parts, a separation occurs as the elite are removed. As I mentioned in the 11-15 introduction, the prospects ranked 8-10 on this list are part of the … Read more
The GCL Phillies steamrolled through the GCL this year until they reached the championship game and the GCL Cardinals. The GCL is a 17 team league, so getting 2 on the list would get you in the top tier, instead the Phillies placed the most on the list with 4. It is important to note … Read more
The Phillies don’t have the best farm system in baseball, and it is easy to look at a list like this and see a system bolstered mainly by the trade that sent Cole Hamels to Texas. This list does give me a chance to peel back the top of the system a bit to show … Read more
There has been a lot written about Phillies leadership mentioning rebuilding around pitching. Given that they received back a combined 17 pitchers in notable trades in the recent phase of their rebuild it is hard to argue against those comments. Most of those trades have brought back pieces in the high minors, what about rebuilding … Read more
Embed from Getty Images Name: Sixto Sanchez Born: 7/29/1998 Position: P Height: 5’10” Weight: 160lbs Bats/Throws: R/R Options Remaining: 3 Rule 5 Eligible: 2019 MiLB Free Agency: 2021 Drafted: International FA 2015 From: San Cristobal, D.R. Signed: 3/30/2015 Bonus: $35,000 Stats: MiLB | B-Ref | Fangraphs | Baseball America | Baseball Prospectus [section=Reports and Scouting:] … Read more