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
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
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
My top prospect list will be a little different from most others for the following reasons –
So, after eliminating all those players from consideration, here’s what I have – Continue reading My Top Prospect List
This year, we extended the Reader Top 30 out to 50 positions. There has been some discussion among commenters whether the organization was strong enough to provide 50 prospects to such a list. I would suggest that even though some of the players who made the top 50 are at best questionable that there are some talented, young players who didn’t make the list because we just aren’t familiar enough with the lowest levels within the organization. I would further suggest that an older player designated a prospect in the 30-50 range is less of a prospect than a considerably younger player who didn’t make the list. Players in their age 25 or age 26 season are really at the outer edge of being a prospect. They should be much higher on the list to be considered a true prospect. That said, here are some observations about the Reader Top 30 (and, in keeping with previous year’s, I’m only going to consider the Top 30). Continue reading Observations on the 2015 Reader Top 30
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