2023 Phuture Phillies Readers’ Vote: #13 Prospect

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This will be the Readers’ Poll for the #13 prospect.

Alex McFarlane was your selection as the #12 prospect.  He received 18 of the 100 votes cast.  Here are the complete final results –

Alex McFarlane: 18 votes, 18.00%
Emaarion Boyd: 13 votes, 13.00%
Nikau Pouaka-Grego: 11 votes, 11.00%
Dalton Guthrie: 11 votes, 11.00%
Michael Plassmeyer: 10 votes, 10.00%
Rickardo Perez: 10 votes, 10.00%
Gabriel Ricones: 6 votes, 6.00%
Jordan Viars: 5 votes, 5.00%
Jhailyn Ortiz: 5 votes, 5.00%
Simon Muzziotti: 4 votes, 4.00%
Jaydenn Estanista: 1 vote, 1.00%
Alexeis Azuaje: 1 vote, 1.00%
Kendall Simmons: 1 vote, 1.00%
Donny Sands: 1 vote, 1.00%
Ethan Lindow: 1 vote, 1.00%
Taylor Lehman: 1 vote, 1.00%
Marcus Lee Sang: 1 vote, 1.00%

McFarlane’s spot in the poll will NOT be filled for this poll.

Here are the 2022 stats for the guys in the poll:

Pitchers (listed by WHIP)

Name Age Lev ERA G GS GF SV IP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9
Tommy McCollum 23 A 1.45 23 0 12 5 31.0 .871 3.2 0.9 4.6 15.1
Taylor Lehman* 26 AA,Rk,A+,A 2.93 21 6 0 0 27.2 .940 5.9 0.3 2.6 10.1
Tristan Garnett* 24 A,A+,Rk 1.80 23 0 10 2 35.0 .943 6.9 0.5 1.5 12.6
Jaydenn Estanista 20 Rk 2.01 12 5 0 0 31.1 .957 4.0 0.9 4.6 10.1
Estibenzon Jimenez 20 Rk,A 2.44 14 5 3 1 44.1 1.038 6.9 0.4 2.4 9.9
Michael Plassmeyer* 25 AAA 2.41 16 16 0 0 82.0 1.049 6.9 1.3 2.5 9.0
Jordan Fowler* 23 A,A+ 2.56 20 6 0 0 56.1 1.118 8.1 1.3 1.9 8.5
Brett Schulze 24 A+,AA,Rk,A 3.16 22 0 3 1 25.2 1.130 6.3 0.7 3.9 11.9
Ethan Lindow* 23 AA,A+ 3.70 27 19 0 0 116.2 1.174 8.3 0.9 2.3 7.6
Carlos Betancourt 21 A 2.78 26 1 7 2 45.1 1.235 7.9 0.4 3.2 10.1
Alex McFarlane 21 A 9.00 3 3 0 0 8.0 1.875 13.5 1.1 3.4 13.5

Position Players (listed by OPS)

Name Age Lev PA HR SB BB% SO% BA OBP SLG OPS Primary Positions
Nikau Pouaka-Grego* 17 Rk 125 3 2 12.8% 12.8% .301 .424 .466 .890 2B-17,3B-15
Dakota Kotowski 22 Rk,A 69 2 1 8.7% 33.3% .307 .377 .500 .877 RF-11
Emaarion Boyd 18 Rk,A 44 0 8 11.4% 11.4% .361 .477 .389 .866 RF-5,LF-5
Donny Sands 26 AAA,A 253 6 1 15.4% 18.2% .308 .411 .441 .852 C-38
Dalton Guthrie 26 AAA 374 10 21 6.4% 19.5% .302 .363 .476 .839 CF-59,RF-37
Rickardo Perez* 18 Rk 93 1 0 7.5% 14.0% .349 .387 .398 .785 C-13
Símon Muzziotti* 23 AA,AAA,A,Rk 194 5 8 11.3% 19.6% .249 .330 .414 .744 CF-36,LF-11
Marcus Lee Sang* 21 A,A+ 413 11 19 9.2% 29.3% .258 .337 .398 .736 LF-60,CF-27
Jhailyn Ortiz 23 AA 505 17 9 8.5% 32.7% .237 .319 .415 .734 RF-88,,CF-11
Alexeis Azuaje 20 A,Rk 171 1 16 3.5% 28.1% .273 .337 .364 .701 2B-36
Kendall Simmons 22 A,A+ 379 12 11 8.4% 25.9% .219 .303 .380 .683 2B-41,3B-40
Jordan Viars* 18 Rk,A 207 2 5 9.2% 23.7% .236 .324 .315 .638 LF-32,RF-6
Gabriel Rincones 21 Did
Not
 Play

And, finally, the poll –

Results, So Far

  1. Andrew Painter
  2. Mick Abel
  3. Grif McGarry
  4. Johan Rojas
  5. Justin Crawford
  6. Lee Hao Yu
  7. Andrew Baker
  8. Carlos De La Cruz
  9. William Bergolla
  10. Francisco Morales
  11. Erik Miller
  12. Alex McFarlane
  13.            ?

10 thoughts on “2023 Phuture Phillies Readers’ Vote: #13 Prospect”

  1. I voted for Rincones.

    Does anyone have a real scouting report on Tommy McCollum? His numbers in high A ball last year were mind blowing – crazy-low hit per 9 and crazy-high Ks per 9. I love how the new organization is focused on, and finds, really good arms. They are certainly showing they know how to coach these guys up. A soft tosser here and there is fine, but you want guys with excellent Fbs and plain old nasty stuff.

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    1. McCollum: RHP, 6’5″, 260 lbs, 2021 NDFA, Wingate University

      Walks were a problem in college, but he walked just 16 in 23 G/31 IP in 2022 with Clearwater. Shut down on 6/30 with an ankle injury.

      MId-to-upper 90s FB with a sharp slider and a drop-off-the-table splitter that could be plus pitches. Great movement on each pitch. Splitter is already an outpitch. Velo: FB (94-97, t98 ), splitter (83-88), slider (82-87)

      Possible high-leverage reliever. Potential for a rapid rise up the affiliate ladder in 2023. Likely opens the season in the BlueClaws bullpen.

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      1. Nice!! Thanks, Jim! Happy holidays!!! Another great arm found by the Phillies. Damn they are getting so good with the pitchers.

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          1. Because we follow the team, read statistics carefully (and, more importantly, follow the progression of these statistics), get positive scouting reports (and I have actually watched our top pitchers pitch – quite a bit actually) and see how much potential these pitchers have and have also improved. Yes, I am very confident they are doing well with pitchers. Very.

            Exactly who will become a star, who will become a solid contributor and who will fair is harder to gauge (just as it always is with prospects), but we know there is a ton of potential there. It would be shocking if several of these pitchers did not become really good major leaguers.

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    1. I like him too. From initial appearances, that was a great pick in the 11th round and might have even been a great pick in the second round.

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  3. For me I pretty much consider Alex McFarlane, Emaarion Boyd, Nikau Pouaka-Grego, and Rickardo Perez all about similar level of a prospect at this stage. I am excited for 2023 for each of them. Perez has the potential to become the next BCIB. The others intrigue me greatly and could put themselves on the radar next year.

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