At the beginning of the 2016 Major League Baseball regular season, more than four months ago now, I came out with my predictions for the upcoming Phillies season.In that prediction piece, I picked the club to finish a dozen games better than their putrid bottom-of-baseball 2015 campaign, going 75-87 when the books were closed on … Continue reading Phillies enduring a see-saw 2016 season
Reading Eagle: Phillies 2016 Top Prospects Survey
Over the last couple of seasons, especially over the last calendar year, a concerted effort finally began to completely rebuild the Phillies minor league system. The results have been dramatic. Nearly every respected prospect evaluation resource places the Phillies organization near the top of their organizational rankings, and a number of the club's best individual … Continue reading Reading Eagle: Phillies 2016 Top Prospects Survey
Phils rally falls short in Jake Thompson debut
The Phillies top pitching prospect, 22-year old right-hander Jake Thompson, made his highly anticipated big league debut. But the host San Diego Padres got to him early, and held on late for a 9-7 victory on Saturday night at Petco Park.Thompson (0-1) allowed six earned runs on seven hits while striking out one batter and walking two … Continue reading Phils rally falls short in Jake Thompson debut
Phils place six on Baseball America mid-season Top 100 Prospects list
The Philadelphia Phillies have placed six prospects among the Top 100 in the game on Baseball America’s Midseason Top 100 list.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 … Continue reading Phils place six on Baseball America mid-season Top 100 Prospects list
Phils place six on Baseball America’s midseason Top 100 Prospects list
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
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