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
Reunion with Chase not so grand for Phillies
It is very seldom that an actual Major League Baseball game takes a backseat to some event unfolding within the context of that game, but such was the case on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park.A mid-week crowd of more than 28,000 were in attendance, and the odds are that the majority were there for … Continue reading Reunion with Chase not so grand for Phillies
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
Phillies Trade Chips: Cameron Rupp
One of the more positive developments during this season of slow growth for the rebuilding Philadelphia Phillies organization has been the progress of the starting catcher.Cameron Rupp, who turns 28 years old in September, was the club's 3rd round selection in the 2010 MLB Amateur Draft out of the University of Texas.Rupp was born in … Continue reading Phillies Trade Chips: Cameron Rupp
Phillies trade chips: Jeanmar Gomez
During the off-season, Phillies GM Matt Klentak dealt away closer Ken Giles in exchange for a large haul of prospects that included current starting pitcher Vincent Velasquez.While some Phillies fans were initially disappointed in losing '100-Miles Giles', whom they saw as one of the few exciting, young drawing cards with the cub, those have been mitigated by the … Continue reading Phillies trade chips: Jeanmar Gomez
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