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After taking two high school pitchers with their first two picks in the 2012 draft, the Phillies didn’t really add much depth in this draft. A couple of the college arms could be solid minor leaguers and provide some decent ML innings at some point, but it wouldn’t surprise me if none of the high [More...]
The Phillies drafted more pitchers than hitters in last week’s 2013 draft, but they certainly showed a preference for position players early. Like a couple years ago when they took players like Roman Quinn and Mitch Walding early on, they really seemed to focus on the infield again, and it’s clear they wanted more depth [More...]
Before I get to potential 2013 picks, I’d like to focus on one hitter drafted in 2006: Domonic Brown. The Phillies’ left fielder is on fire right now and leads the National League in home runs. Even if he can’t sustain this power surge, the scouting and development of Brown was great work by those [More...]
The 2013 MLB draft is rapidly approaching, and draft boards are probably taking shape. Mock drafts are starting to be released, and with teams starting to be connected to specific players, it’s time to start previewing which players the Phillies could be interested in. I’ll start with pitching this week. In the first round, the [More...]
With the draft coming up in about two weeks, the Phillies are scrutinizing possible players to add to the organizations. Teams don’t, and shouldn’t, draft for need at the major league level, but they should see which areas of the organization need depth and if those areas can be addressed through the draft. Overall, it’s [More...]
Top 30 lists are very fluid. Injuries and fluctuations in performance can change things quickly as new information is gathered. Nearing Memorial Day, we’re getting close to the point where statistics are no longer immediately written off as small samples. That’s the time for starting to get excited about players off to starts, while on [More...]
We’re now nearly three weeks into the minor league season, and seasons are starting to take shape. That’s still too much of a small sample to make a big deal about things, but the rate stats are settling into realistic ranges and aren’t wildly affected by one 0 for 4 game. Around Memorial Day, it’ll [More...]
Minor league baseball has been in action for a week and a half now, but it’s not too late for a preview. Maybe it’s even better because there are plenty of box scores to check as players get acclimated to their roles, and there’s no guesswork as to who’s in the rotations or slated to [More...]