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2015 MLB Prospect Rankings

Philadelphia Phillies 2015 Top 20 Prospect Rankings

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By: JP Schwartz
Twitter: @Jaypers413

Every year around this time I like to rank each team’s top overall prospects. My criteria are based on A: Past Performance and B: Future Potential (50% of each per prospect)

Disclaimer: I am not a professional scout, nor did I attend any minor league games this year. These lists are the product of my own research of online scouting reports and scouting videos, as well as statistics, and are compiled purely for entertainment purposes.

Send your questions or feedback to me on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify for these lists, a prospect must have no more than 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

1: J.P. Crawford SS
2: Aaron Nola RHP
3: Maikel Franco 3B
4: Jesse Biddle LHP
5: Kenny Giles RHP
6: Cam Perkins OF
7: Matt Imhof LHP
8: Cord Sandberg OF
9: Roman Quinn OF
10: Deivi Grullon C
11: Willians Astudillo 1B
12: Jesmuel Valentin 2B
13: Kelly Dugan OF
14: Severino Gonzalez RHP
15: Carlos Tocci OF
16: Miguel A. Gonzalez RHP
17: Aaron Brown OF
18: Dylan Cozens OF
19: Ranger Suarez LHP
20: Adam Morgan LHP

Prospect Rankings

Philadelphia Phillies 2014 Top 20 Prospect Rankings

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By: J.P. Schwartz
Twitter: @Jaypers413

Every year around this time I like to rank each team’s top overall prospects. My criteria are based on A: Past Performance and B: Future Potential (50% of each per prospect)

Disclaimer: I am not a professional scout, nor did I attend any minor league games this year. These lists are the product of my own research of online scouting reports and statistics, and are compiled purely for entertainment purposes.

Send your questions or feedback to me on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify for these lists, a prospect must have no more than 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

1. Maikel Franco 3B


2. JP Crawford SS


3. Jesse Biddle LHP


4. Miguel A Gonzalez RHP


5. Severino Gonzalez RHP


6. Roman Quinn SS


7. Cord Sandberg OF


8. Adam Morgan LHP


9. Ethan Martin RHP


10. Tommy Joseph C


11. Carlos Tocci OF


12. Kelly Dugan OF


13. Andrew Knapp C


14. Zach Green 3B


15. Shane Watson RHP


16. Dylan Cozens OF


17. Aaron Altherr OF


18. Jan Hernandez SS


19. Jiwan James OF


20. Jake Sweaney C

2012 Baseball Prospect Rankings

Philadelphia Phillies 2012 Mid-Season Top 5 Prospect Rankings

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By: J.P. Schwartz
@Jaypers413

As we are now halfway into the season and the signing deadline for 2012 draft picks has passed, here is my revised list of top 5 prospects in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

Remember, a prospect must have fewer than 130 ABs or 50 IP in the Major Leagues to qualify.
(Stats through 7/30/2012)

1) Jesse Biddle – P
Highest Level: High-A Clearwater Threshers
2012 Stats:
MILB: 6-4, 3.45ERA, 104.1IP, 42BB, 107K, .254BAA

2) Trevor May – P
Highest Level: AA Reading Phillies
2012 Stats:
MILB: 8-8, 5.15ERA, 110IP, 64BB, 109K, .245BAA

3) Tommy Joseph – C
Highest Level: AA Richmond Flying Squirrels (Traded To Phillies)
2012 Stats:
MILB: .260, 16(2B), 8HR, 38RBI

4) Julio Rodriguez – P
Highest Level: AA Reading Phillies
2012 Stats:
MILB: 6-4, 4.02ERA, 109.2IP, 61BB, 113K, .232BAA

5) Ethan Martin – P
Highest Level: AA Chattanooga Lookouts (Traded To Phillies)
2012 Stats:
MILB: 8-6, 3.58ERA, 118IP, 61BB, 112K, .214BAA

Send your questions or feedback to J.P. on twitter @Jaypers413

Minor League Baseball News

Video: Phillies Low-A Manager Mickey Mornadini Gets Ejected

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Who wasn’t a fan of Mickey Morandini back in the day. He turned an unassisted triple play with the Phillies, he had an awesome looking rookie card, and was even an All Star back in 1995. These days he is managing the Phillies Low-A Lakewood Blueclaws team in New Jersey. Earlier this week he produced one of the more animated minor league managerial ejections of the year. Not sure what set him off as the video picks up mid argument. Check out the video from the folks at the Phillies blog PhoulBallz.com.

Minor League Baseball News

Ryne Sandberg Still Waiting For Chance To Manage In The Major Leagues While Others With No Experience Get Theirs

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Poor Ryne Sandberg (KEY ROOKIE: 1983 Topps), the guy has the dream of being a major league manager, he’s toiled through the minor leagues, successfully, four winning seasons in five years and Baseball America’s 2011 Minor League Manager of the Year Award, and yet the guy still can’t catch a break. Meanwhile Robin Ventura and Mike Matheny, two men with no managerial experience at any level, and lacking Sandberg’s Hall of Fame credentials are ready to embark on their careers as big league skippers, as Sandberg is set to begin his second season as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies Triple-A Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs affiliate. In the story link below, Sandberg talks about being back in the minors once again, and hirings of Ventura and Matheny. Additionally Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr shares his thoughts on Sandberg as does Cubs infielder Darwin Barney who played three seasons for Sandberg in the Cubs organization. It’s a very good read.

Hall of Famer Sandberg beating bushes hoping for return to majors — Sports Illustrated.com

2012 Baseball Prospect Rankings

2012 Philadelphia Phillies Top 15 Prospect Rankings

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By: J.P. Schwartz
@Jaypers413 on Twitter
JP’s FreedomCardboard Blog

2012 Philadelphia Phillies Top 15 Prospect Rankings

Every year at this time I like to rank each team’s top prospects. My criteria is based upon both past performance and future potential to his parent team. This is my ranking of the 2012 Philadelphia Phillies Top Prospects. If you have any questions about my rankings, feel free to shoot me a message on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify, a prospect must have fewer than 130 at-bats or 50 innings in MLB

#1 Trevor May RHP
Born: 9/23/1989
Highest Level Reached: High-A Clearwater Threshers
2011 Combined Stats: 10-8, 3.63ERA, 151.1IP, 67BB, 208K, .221BAA

#2 Jesse Biddle LHP
Born: 10/22/1991
Highest Level Reached: High-A Clearwater Threshers
2011 Combined Stats: 7-8, 2.98ERA, 133IP, 66BB, 124K, .219BAA

#3 Sebastian Valle C
Born: 7/24/1990
Highest Level Reached: High-A Clearwater Threshers
2011 Combined Stats: .284, 19(2B), 2(3B), 5HR, 40RBI

#4 Brody Colvin RHP
Born: 8/14/1990
Highest Level Reached: High-A Clearwater Threshers
2011 Combined Stats: 3-8, 4.71ERA, 116.2IP, 42BB, 78K, .289BAA

#5 Roman Quinn OF
Born: 5/14/1993
Highest Level Reached: 2nd Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft
2011 Combined Stats: Did Not Play In 2011

#6 Larry Greene OF
Born: 2/10/1993
Highest Level Reached: Supplemental 1st Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft
2011 Combined Stats: Did Not Play In 2011

#7 Jonathan Pettibone RHP
Born: 7/19/1990
Highest Level Reached: High-A Clearwater Phillies
2011 Combined Stats: 10-11, 2.96ERA, 161IP, 34BB, 115K, .248BAA

#8 Jiwan James OF
Born: 4/11/1989
Highest Level Reached: High-A Clearwater Threshers
2011 Combined Stats: .268, 26(2B), 6(3B), 4HR, 38RBI, 31SB

#9 Julio Rodriguez RHP
Born: 8/29/1990
Highest Level Reached: High-A Clearwater Threshers
2011 Combined Stats: 16-7, 2.76ERA, 156.2IP, 56BB, 168K, .186BAA

#10 Maikel Franco 3B
Born: 8/26/1992
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Williamsport Crosscutters
2011 Combined Stats: .247, 19(2B), 1(3B), 3HR, 44RBI

#11 Ethan Stewart LHP
Born: 1/19/1991
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Williamsport Crosscutters
2011 Combined Stats: 5-4, 3.39ERA, 63.2IP, 27BB, 60K, .275BAA

#12 Perci Garner RHP
Born: 12/13/1988
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Williamsport Crosscutters
2011 Combined Stats: 1-1, 1.20ERA, 30IP, 9BB, 30K, .252BAA

#13 Tyler Greene SS
Born: 12/1/1992
Highest Level Reached: Rookie League GCL Phillies
2011 Combined Stats: .276 (16 hits in 58 at-bats), 6(2B), 4RBI, 5SB (11th Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#14 Cody Asche 3B
Born: 6/30/1990
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Williamsport Crosscutters
2011 Combined Stats: .192, 11(2B), 2HR, 19RBI (4th Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#15 Adam Morgan LHP
Born: 2/27/1990
Highest Level Reached: Short-A Williamsport Crosscutters
2011 Combined Stats: 3-3, 2.01ERA, 53.2IP, 14BB, 43K, .206BAA (3rd Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

Disclaimer – I did not attend any minor league games this year, nor do I claim to have any scouting experience. These lists are the product of my own research of statistics and online scouting reports.

Prospect Rankings

2011 Philadelphia Phillies Top 15 Prospects Post Season Report Card

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With the 2011 minor league season complete we check in on the progress of each of the Philadelphia Phillies preseason Top 15 prospects as ranked by our prospect ranker J.P. Schwartz. The post season grading report was done by the publisher of Top Prospect Alert, not Mr. Schwartz, and reflects only the 2011 season and not future upside or downside of the individual prospect. Our 2012 preseason rankings will be published in the coming months.

#1 Domonic Brown GRADE: C+
Brown batted .245 with 10 Doubles, 1 Triple, 5 Home Runs and 19 RBI’s in 56 games with the Phillies. He walked 25 times and struck out 35 times. In the minors Brown hit a combined .274 with 7 Doubles, 5 Home Runs and 19 RBI’s five games with the High-A Clearwater Threshers and 41 with the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

#2 Jonathan Singleton TRADED TO HOUSTON
Singleton was traded to the Astros as part of the Hunter Pence deal. Singleton batted a combined .298 with 23 Doubles, 1 Triple, 13 Home Runs and 63 RBI’s between Clearwater and the Astros’ High-A Lancaster Jethawks.

#3 Brody Colvin GRADE: C
Colvin went 3-8 with a 4.71ERA for High-A Clearwater. He walked 42 and struck out 78 in 116.2 innings of work. Opposing batters hit .289 off Colvin on the season.

#4 Jarred Cosart TRADED TO HOUSTON
Cosart was traded to the Astros as part of the Hunter Pence trade. Cosart went a combined 10-10 with a 4.12ERA between High-A Clearwater and the Astros’ Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks.

#5 Trevor May GRADE: A
May went 10-8 with a 3.63ERA for High-A Clearwater. He walked 67 and struck out 208 in 151.1 innings. Opposing batters hit just .221 off May on the season.

#6 Jesse Biddle GRADE: A-
Biddle went 7-8 with a 2.98ERA for the Low-A Lakewood BlueClaws. He walked 66 and struck out 124 in 133 innings. Opposing batters hit .219 off of Biddle on the season.

#7 Cameron Rupp GRADE: B-
Rupp batted .272 with 19 Doubles, 1 Triple, 4 Home Runs and 44 RBI’s for Low-A Lakewood. He walked 31 times and struck out 96 times in 99 games.

#8 Domingo Santana TRADED TO HOUSTON
Santana was the player to be named later in the Hunter Pence trade. He batted a combined .287 with 33 Doubles, 4 Triples, 12 Home Runs and 53 RBI’s between Low-A Lakewood and the Astros’ Low-A Lexington Legends.

#9 Jiwan James GRADE: B-
James batted .268 with 26 Doubles, 6 Triples, 4 Home Runs and 38 RBI’s for High-A Clearwater. He also stole 31 bases. James walked 40 times and struck out 120 times in 130 games.

#10 Nick Hernandez GRADE: DID NOT PLAY
Hernandez missed all of the 2011 season following shoulder surgery.

#11 Eric Pettis GRADE: B
Pettis went a combined 2-3 with a 2.84ERA and 5 Saves between Low-A Lakewood and High-A Clearwater. He walked 16 and struck out 55 in 69.2 innings. Opposing batters hit .230 off Pettis.

#12 Gauntlett Eldemire DID NOT PLAY
Missed the entire 2011 season due to a wrist injury.

#13 Aaron Altherr GRADE: C
Altherr batted a combined .243 with 18 Doubles, 2 Triples, 6 Home Runs, and 46 RBI’s between the Short-A Williamsport Crosscutters and Low-A Lakewood. He also stole 37 bases. Altherr walked 24 times and struck out 99 times in 112 games.

#14 Perci Garner GRADE: B+
Garner went 1-1 with a 1.20ERA for Short-A Williamsport. He walked 9 and struck out 30 in 30 innings. Opposing batters hit .252 off of Garner on the season.

#15 Phillippe Aumont GRADE: A-
Aumont went 2-5 with a 2.68ERA and 7 saves between the Double-A Reading Phillies and Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He walked 25 and struck out 78 in 53.2 innings. Opposing batters hit just .216 off of Aumont on the season.

Minor League Baseball News

Q&A With Philadelphia Phillies Prospect Jiwan James

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By: Andrew Martin
@RedSoxFanNum1
BaseballHistorian.Blogspot.com

Major league teams love athletic players because of the versatility and potential they possess. Jiwan James, a rising outfield prospect in the Philadelphia Phillies’ minor league system, fits that bill. He was taken out of high school in the 22nd round in the 2007 draft as a pitcher, although many believed that he was going to forego baseball altogether and play college football. James ended up signing with the Phillies, and in 2009 was converted to an outfielder.

James adapted to being a position player quickly, hitting .268 since the conversion. His most advanced tool at this point is his speed, as evidenced by the 33 stolen bases he had last year and the 31 he had this season. He is also considered a dominant defensive outfielder. James has never hit more than 5 home runs in any season during his career, but he has the size (6’4, 180) and athletic talent to do just about anything he wants on the baseball diamond.

With the aging Raul Ibanez set to become a free agent, it is possible that James could be fast-tracked to the majors. I recently exchanged emails with James, and hope that you enjoy learning a little more about this Phillies’ prospect.

How did you first become interested in baseball?
It was the first sport I played, at like age 5 I think.

How did you first find out that the Phillies were interested in you?
I really don’t remember. All of the questionnaires started coming in around the same time, during my senior year. I did talk to the Phillies more than anyone else leading up to the draft though, so that’s probably when I figured it would be them.

You dropped a little in the draft because most teams thought you were going to the University of Florida. What made you change your mind and sign?
The pros and cons of signing and not signing, sitting down with the family to talk about it, and the change in the (Florida) coaching staff.

Who was your favorite team and player growing up?
Yankees and Derek Jeter.

What is the attention and scrutiny like, being a top prospect for Philadelphia?
I really don’t pay too much attention to it. I’m more into having fun playing the game and enjoying my teammates first.

You were drafted as a pitcher… do you miss pitching?
Not at all. I’m having too much fun playing every day.

What has been your favorite moment in your professional playing career thus far?
Winning the South Atlantic League Championship last season. That was the most fun I’ve had yet playing baseball, from the start of the season until the end.

What is your thought process/mind set like right now as you get closer to the major leagues?
The closer I get, the harder I work.

Major League Baseball News

VIDEO: Very Upset Six Year Old Fan Doesn’t Think The Cardinals Tried Hard Against The Phillies On Tuesday

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This six year old St Louis Cardinals fan is very upset about the team’s loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the NLDS on Tuesday. The mother tries to console him by telling him that “They will win the next one maybe”, and the kid responds “No they won’t cause they are not trying”. After watching them leave 14 on base last night, I have a hard time disagreeing with the kid. The video is classic. Enjoy.

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Phillies Michael Martinez Went From Pro Basketball To Police Work To The Big Leagues

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There have been a number of strange journeys to the big leagues recently, like John Axford’s journey from cell phone salesman to big league closer, or Mariners rookie Steve Delabar’s six month journey from school teacher to big league pitcher. The Phillies have their own unlikely major leaguer in the form of utility player Michael Martinez. He went from a short lived professional basketball career, to being a police officer in his Dominican Republic hometown before being discovered with little more than the local police league keeping him active. Now he is on the Phillies team that just got through winning 102 games in the 2011 regular season. In the outstanding story below, from Geoff Morrow who you can follow on twitter @patriotnews_gmo, the amazing story of Martinez’ path to the majors is told by those who were a part of making it happen and the player himself.

Former Harrisburg Senators utility man Michael Martinez living his dream this season with the Philadelphia Phillies — PennLive.com