A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
The minor league season is over, but there was some news and notes over the last week plus. Arizona Fall League The Phillies are sending 9 players to the Arizona Fall League this year. None of them are Andrew Painter, which is disappointing to some, but is not unsurprising given where he is in his … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule *Game played as part of a doubleheader This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Gabriel Rincones Jr. 9-24 3 2B 3 HR 8 RBI 2 BB 8 K 1 SB Rincones had opened the season by hitting .300/.417/.600 with Reading, but since starting his rehab he had hit only .221/.315/.325 in 21 games … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Raylin Heredia 16 PA 5-15 1 3B 2 HR 8 RBI 1 BB 3 K 1 SB A year ago I over-ranked Heredia on my midseason list. He was in his age 19 season and had laid waste to the FCL to the tune of .326/.415/.532 … Read more
The draft picks have all signed and the trade deadline is next week, so like last year I am going to combine the two into a rankings update and thoughts on the trade deadline. Like always I have divided the list up into tiers. Within a tier the order is my preference. It isn’t 100% … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule *Part of a double header This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Justin Crawford 11-26 1 2B 2 HR 1 BB 4 K 2 SB .423/.444/.692 I wanted to talk about Crawford because of this swing. I am certainly hard on Crawford, but that is a beautiful swing. Most of his pulled home … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight IF/OF Weston Wilson 10-24 4 HR 4 BB 7 K .317/.500/.917 I generally avoid treating Wilson as a prospect because he is 29, but he is still technically a rookie. This week he hit 4 home runs in 6 games, the week before he hit 4 home … Read more
We are now 12 weeks into the minor league season and 6 weeks before the trade deadline. With the FCL season over a month in, this year gives a good chance to have actual information on the breakouts already happening. Not all rankings changes may be as reflected in the actual number, as the tiers … Read more
This year MLB is doing a new thing called the Spring Breakout where a team of prospects from one team will play a team of prospects from another. They are 7 inning games (though teams can agree to make them 9 if they would like)- EDIT: Phillies vs Tigers has been changed to a 9 … Read more
Name: Wen Hui PanPosition: RHPBorn: September 19, 2002Country: TaiwanBats/Throws: R/RHeight/Weight: 6’3″ 220lbsHow Acquired: International Free Agent (2023 Class)Signed: January 15, 2023Bonus: $350,000Options Remaining: 3Rule 5 Eligible: 2026MiLB Free Agency: 2029 Articles Stats Rankings Stats Pitcher Statcast *Statcast data only available for FSL (2021-2023), AAA (2023), and isolated select games and locations. Pitch Type Year # of Pitches Average Velocity Max Velocity Median Spin Vbreak Hbreak … Read more
It is once again list season, a time and activity that brings me excitement and stress. Ultimately the list allows me to consolidate thoughts on a one year check in on the players in the system. The actual numbers help in identifying value and justifying that value. I don’t do OFPs or Future Values, but … Read more