With the Phillies torturing us on their way to missing the playoffs, I thought you might get some mileage out of this.
Last week, Mike Drago of the Reading Eagle canvassed radio and TV personalities, baseball writers, and others who follow the Phillies minor league system for input into his annual end of season top 30 prospect list.
We were asked to rank the prospects based on their present value to the Phillies, their ceiling/potential, age, and performance relative to level.
Players arrived Sunday for Instucts and Strength and Conditioning. Monday, they began. And, so did we. My friend Steve Potter and I arrived around 9:00 AM and waited until the players came out to take part in exercises and baseball drills at 11:00 AM. They were divided up into groups, and progressed from one activity to another in those groups. Players were on the field for about 2.5 hours. Here’s who and what what we saw these first few days. Continue reading 2019 Instructs, First Week
