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
Phillies 2016 Closer options
With the trade of Ken Giles to Houston, the Philadelphia Phillies have a few options for the 2016 closer role.Giles was always considered the heir apparent to Jonathan Papelbon, took over that role when the veteran was dealt to the Washington Nationals at the trade deadline this past season, and succeeded as most evaluators believed he would.In fact, … Continue reading Phillies 2016 Closer options
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
Zach Eflin has high hopes
Zach Eflin found himself the property of three different teams in Major League Baseball within a 24-hour span back in the middle of December. The 1st Round pick at 33rd overall by the San Diego Padres in the 2012 MLB Draft, Eflin was first sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of the deal bringing Matt Kemp to … Continue reading Zach Eflin has high hopes
Phillies Top 10 Prospects – winter 2014
Shortstop J.P. Crawford is the Phils top prospectThe Philadelphia Phillies website "That Ball's Outta Here" (TBOH) released their Phils Top 10 Prospects list yesterday.The release came just after the trade of Jimmy Rollins, in which the team received a pair of pitchers, lefty Tom Windle and righty Zach Eflin, each of whom made it onto … Continue reading Phillies Top 10 Prospects – winter 2014
MATT VEASEY 