In ranking released today, the strength of the Phillies minor league system was revealed once again, as a half-dozen of the organization's prospects were ranked within the Top 100 in the game by Baseball America.Following on the heels of yesterday's announcement that four of the club's prospects had made the Top 50 as ranked by … Continue reading Phils place six on Baseball America’s midseason Top 100 Prospects list
Charlie Morton gone for good
Back in mid-December, new Phillies general manager Matt Klentak completed one of his first trades, sending organizational pitcher David Whitehead to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for veteran starting pitcher Charlie Morton.The move was made to add an eight-year veteran to a rotation that was going to be relying heavily on a handful of inexperienced starting pitchers, while another … Continue reading Charlie Morton gone for good
Hot Prospect Jorge Alfaro Injured Again
Catcher Jorge Alfaro, rated here at TBOH as the Phillies #6 prospect in our 2016 preseason evaluations, has suffered an oblique injury while playing at AA Reading. While the severity of the injury is to be determined, it is likely that Alfaro will be out for a number of weeks.The injury is particularly unfortunate for Alfaro and the organization … Continue reading Hot Prospect Jorge Alfaro Injured Again
Five Phillies prospects in Baseball America Top 100
The Philadelphia Phillies have received more respect from yet another major prospect talent evaluation source.On Friday evening, Baseball America released their 2016 Top 100 Prospects list, and the Phillies were honored to have five players named to those ranks.For the few uneducated, Baseball America is a decades-old publication in both print and web media well-respected and widely … Continue reading Five Phillies prospects in Baseball America Top 100
Baseball America Preseason 2016 Top 30 Phillies Prospects
The Philadelphia Phillies farm system is universally considered to be greatly improved, which reflected in new rankings released by a respected source.Baseball America’s annual Prospect Handbook is being delivered all across the country. I received my copy yesterday, and reading online of others receiving theirs today. It is considered the bible of prospect evaluation by many, ranking each … Continue reading Baseball America Preseason 2016 Top 30 Phillies Prospects
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