As expected, this one was over early. After a close battle with Nick Williams for the #2 prospect spot in the organization, Jake Thompson posted a landslide victory over the field as the #3 Phillies’ prospect. Thompson garnered over 78% (395) of the 506 votes cast. Continue reading Phuture Phillies 2016 Reader Top 30 #4
In what began as a very close race, Nick Williams pulled away only to watch Jake Thompson close late. Williams posted a 228-218 victory as the organization’s #2 prospect. Williams received 44.7% of the over 500 votes cast. Thompson received 42.7% of the vote.
Williams posted a combined .303/.354/.491/.845 in 2015 that was bolstered by his .320/.340/.536/.876 in Reading. Williams exhibits power to all fields. But he is a free swinger who doesn’t walk much. However, he lowered his 2014 K% from 30.97% to 20.4% in 2015. Continue reading Phuture Phillies 2016 Reader Top 30 #3
To the surprise of no one, J.P. Crawford was the overwhelming selection as the top prospect in the Phillies’ organization. Crawford garnered 91% of close to 500 votes.
Last year, Crawford finished with 89% of the vote when he was selected the number one prospect over Maikel Franco. This year, the runner up was “Other” with a little over 2%. Mark Appel was the closest player with 1% of the vote. Crawford is the first player to repeat as the top prospect since Domonic Brown in 2010 and 11. I don’t know what that means. Let’s hope nothing. Continue reading Phuture Phillies 2016 Reader Top 30 #2
Welcome to the 2016 Reader Top 30!
Well, here we go. This should take us right up to pitchers and catchers in February. They are scheduled to report on the 17th. The first workout will be on the 18th. Just 44 days.
As I mentioned over the weekend, I expect to post most week days. The first ballot is comprised of the 22 players who make up MLB’s top twenty and Baseball America’s top ten. I’ll add names as needed. I expect to add about 10-15 names before we reach #10. If I think it is warranted, I’ll remove names to make room for additional candidates. Continue reading Phuture Phillies 2016 Reader Top 30 #1
Happy New Year! This is the first open discussion of 2016. Another slow week, no transactions. But the Phillies raided the Orioles front office to sign Ned Rice as an assistant general manager to Matt Klentak. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of January 4th
Time to get ready for the 2016 Reader Top 30 Prospect Survey. I will start next week and try to post a poll each weekday. I will continue to follow baseball’s standards for prospect lists which states –
“To be eligible for a list, a player must have rookie eligibility. To qualify for rookie status, a player must not have exceeded 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues, or accumulated more than 45 days on the active roster of a Major League club or clubs during the 25-player limit period, excluding time on the disabled list or in military service.” Continue reading Upcoming 2016 Reader Top 30 Poll
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