Matt Veasey MINORS

Minor league second baseman Daniel Brito earns Gold Glove Award

For the second consecutive season the Philadelphia Phillies organization has the best defensive second baseman in the minor leagues. Daniel Brito, who split the season between the Low-A Lakewood BlueClaws and the High-A Clearwater Threshers, was named as a Gold Glover by Minor League Baseball and the Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. in honors announced … Continue reading Minor league second baseman Daniel Brito earns Gold Glove Award

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Sixto Sanchez pulled from Arizona Fall League by Phillies

Play gets underway today in the Arizona Fall League, the annual fall showcase event for some of the top prospects from each organization in Major League Baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies were scheduled to send eight players to participate in the AFL with the Scottsdale Scorpions squad: first baseman Darick Hall, third baseman Luke Williams, shortstop Arquimedes Gamboa, outfielder Austin Listi, and pitchers Luke … Continue reading Sixto Sanchez pulled from Arizona Fall League by Phillies

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Cole Irvin named as Lehigh Valley IronPigs POY

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs have been the Triple-A minor league affiliates of the Philadelphia Phillies since the 2007 season. But the franchise has a long and winding history. Founded in 1993 as the Ottawa Lynx in Canada, they were an affiliate of the old Montreal Expos for their first decade of existence. The Baltimore Orioles then took control of … Continue reading Cole Irvin named as Lehigh Valley IronPigs POY

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JoJo Romero named as Double-A Reading Fightin’ Phils POY

JoJo Romero, Reading Player of the Year(Photo: Baseball Betsy)The Reading Fightin’ Phils have been the Philadelphia Phillies Double-A minor league affiliates since their founding all the way back in 1968 when they were simply named the Reading Phillies.The relationship between the two teams is tied for the longest minor league affiliation in baseball.In 2008 the Philadelphia Phillies … Continue reading JoJo Romero named as Double-A Reading Fightin’ Phils POY

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WIP’s Angelo Cataldi dukes it out with Phillies manager Gabe Kapler

I rehashed the Philadelphia Phillies collapse over the final two months of the season in last week’s piece on the “significant changes” that I feel general manager Matt Klentak needs to make in this coming off-season. So, let’s not wade through that murky water again. A great many Phillies fans became disillusioned by the collapse of the … Continue reading WIP’s Angelo Cataldi dukes it out with Phillies manager Gabe Kapler