The long offseason is finally over, and minor league games are beginning. For the first time in what seems like a long while, there are some minor league affiliates opening before their parent clubs. On Thursday, all four of the Phillies full-season affiliates started their season just like the big club. Two affiliates reached the [More...]
Yahoo recently opened registration for fantasy baseball, and that means Opening Day is quickly approaching. Every year, there are rookies that come up and make an impact in both the real and fantasy worlds. Players like Buster Posey, Desmond Jennings, Jeremy Hellickson and Craig Kimbrel have helped some managers win their leagues over the past [More...]
Continued from Part 1: The Top Ten… 11. Brian Goodwin, CF, Washington – Goodwin was one of Washington’s last chances to splurge in the draft with the new draft spending rules now in place. He hasn’t made his pro debut yet, but he’s a potential five tool player in center with plus or better speed [More...]
Now that we’ve gone over the Phillies organization’s top 30 prospects, it’s time to see how they stack up against the rest of the division. The Phillies have had a stranglehold on the NL East for the past five seasons, but the gap may be shrinking. While the Mets are rebuilding, the other three rivals [More...]
After reviewing the top 15 hitters and pitchers in the organization, it’s time to combine them into an overall top 30. However, it’s not quite a 15/15 split; there will be 16 pitchers. There is a lot of talent in the lower levels, but it’s still going to be a few years before those guys [More...]
Last week, I went over the organization’s top position player prospects. Sebastian Valle leads the pack after recent trades depleted their depth. Throw in Domonic Brown’s graduation from prospect status, and Valle is in the right place at the right time. As usual, they have a number of players in the lower levels who have [More...]
It’s finally January, and it’s only a month and a half until spring training starts. It’s right in the middle of prospect ranking season. Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus, Minor League Ball, among other sites, are all gradually rolling out top 10-12 lists for each team. At the end of the month, Baseball America will release [More...]
Prospect A-Z finally wraps up this week. Last week, I reviewed Quebec native Phillippe Aumont, Julio Rodriguez, Ethan Stewart, Tyler Greene and Harold Garcia. The upper and lower levels of the system were each covered, and it was a somewhat talented group. Aumont can be a late inning reliever and Greene has the tools to [More...]
Last week, Prospect A-Z reviewed Trevor May, Lisalberto Bonilla, Adam Morgan, Michael Nesseth, Cody Overbeck and Jonathan Pettibone. That was an even split of players that will spend 2012 in the upper and lower levels of the minors, but in 2011, only Overbeck ever played above AA. This week will still have a slight focus [More...]
After an uneventful rule 5 draft last week, Phillies Prospects A-Z is back. Two weeks ago, I reviewed Maikel Franco, Freddy Galvis, Anthony Hewitt, Steven Inch and Jiwan James. Aside from Galvis, all of those players are in high-A or below, so it’ll be a while before they help the major league club, if at [More...]