The Phillies 'Low-A' level minor league club, the Lakewood BlueClaws, currently find themselves at the bottom of the South Atlantic (SAL) League standings in the North Division.The BlueClaws are 16-24, which has them tied with the Marlins' affiliates in Greensboro for last place. Both teams trail the first place Hagerstown Suns (Nationals) by 10.5 games already.Manager … Continue reading Pharm Report: Low-A Lakewood BlueClaws
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
Looking ahead to Phillies 2016 outfield mix
On April 6th, 2015 for Opening Day against the Boston Red Sox at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies starting outfield consisted of Ben Revere in left, Odubel Herrera in center, and Grady Sizemore in right field.Six months later, on October 4th, the Phillies closed out the season hosting the Miami Marlins with a starting outfield of Darin Ruf in left, Aaron Altherr in center, and Jeff Francoeur in right field. During … Continue reading Looking ahead to Phillies 2016 outfield mix
Reading Eagle: Phillies Top Prospects Survey Results
Back in August, I was contacted by Mike Drago (Twitter: @mldrago) of the Reading Eagle to participate in the publication's annual survey regarding the Phillies' top prospects. The task was to provide my own personal Top 20 prospects list from the team's minor league system. Those were then pooled with the results of lists provided … Continue reading Reading Eagle: Phillies Top Prospects Survey Results
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