Franklyn Kilome garnered 56% of the vote as he was selected the #8 prospect in the organization. He got 242 of 432 votes cast (56%). Andrew Knapp finished second with 123 votes (28%). Big drop off to 25 votes for third place Zach Eflin after that. Continue reading Phuture Phillies 2016 Reader Top 30 #9
Jorge Alfaro was selected the organization’s #7 prospect. Of 521 votes cast, Alfaro received 196 (38%). Franklyn Kilome trailed closely all day and tallied 171 (33%). Andrew Knapp finished third with 99 (19%). No one else received more than 16 votes. Continue reading Phuture Phillies 2016 Reader Top 30 #8
Roman Quinn was selected the organization’s #6 prospect by a comfortable margin. Of 477 votes cast, Quinn received 164 (34%) and and easily outdistanced Jorge Alfaro who received 119 votes (25%). Franklyn Kilome made a late run at second but eventually fell short with 101 votes (21%). Continue reading Phuture Phillies 2016 Reader Top 30 #7
Cornelius Randolph is selected #5 prospect in the organization by a comfortable margin. He received 274 of the 479 votes cast (57%). The race for second was much closer. Roman Quinn edged Jorge Alfaro by 2 votes, 54-52. Continue reading Phuture Phillies 2016 Reader Top 30 #6
The race for the #4 prospect in the Phillies’ organization was close. It ended with Mark Appel edging Cornelius Randolph by 12 votes. A record 593 votes were cast. Appel received 184 votes (31%) followed closely by Randolph who received 172 (29%). The real surprise was that the top two vote recipients accounted for only 60% of the votes cast. Continue reading Phuture Phillies 2016 Reader Top 30 #5
Here’s the open discussion thread for Phillies’ talk and other topics. Another slow week.
Recent Phillies’ transactions include the invitation of Mark Appel, Zach Eflin, Jake Thompson, Andrew Knapp, Gabriel Lino, Logan Moore, Brock Stassi, J.P. Crawford, and Nick Williams as non-roster invitees to spring training; and the signing of free agent outfielder Cedric Hunter to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of January 11th
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
