Jonathan Pettibone edges Ethan Martin for the #8 spot. To keep up with variety of choices I have added Mitch Gueller, Dylan Cozens, and Andrew Pullin, the additions will likely come in larger patches for a bit as there are a lot of viable candidates beyond the top 10-12 or so.
Category Archives: Prospect Rankings
Reader Top 30 #8 – Jonathan Pettibone
Reader Top 30 #7 – Cody Asche
Reader Top 30 #6 – Darin Ruf
Reader Top 30 #5 – Maikel Franco
Reader Top 30 #4 – Tommy Joseph
Reader Top 30 #3 – Adam Morgan
Reader Top 30 #2 – Roman Quinn
Reader Top 30 #1 – Jesse Biddle
Welcome to the Reader Top 30, I will be releasing a new poll every day Monday-Friday until we are done. Each poll will contain the names of nine prospects and a space for a write-in answer. The top write-in vote receiver (or popular request from the comments) will be added to the next day’s poll to replace the winner. For the initial poll I have used the Top 9 from Baseball America’s Top 10 (the order should be randomized every time the poll appears). Feel free to give a reason for your choice and please post if you added a write-in vote. I will post the winner in the next day’s poll as well as update the title of the poll to reflect the winner.
So without further ado your first Reader Top 30 poll.
Kevin Goldstein releases his Phillies Top 20 Prospects List
You can check it out here. The scouting reports for 1-11 are behind the BP pay wall, so please don’t copy/paste that stuff here. His one line blurbs for 12-20 are free to read. I’ll add in a one line summary of his thoughts for 1-11, but check BP for the full content.
Four-Star Prospects
1. Trevor May, RHP – 3 good pitches, has improved command, still tends to lose his release point and works high in the zone which is dangerous.
2. Jesse Biddle, LHP – 3 good pitches, inconsistent fastball velocity, needs to focus on repeating his delivery.
Three-Star Prospects
3. Phillippe Aumont, RHP – Huge fastball, still struggles with his mechanics.
4. Freddy Galvis, SS – Defensive wizard, might hit enough to be a regular.
5. Sebastian Valle, C – Good power potential, improving defense, zero approach at the plate.
6. Jonathan Pettibone, RHP – 3 good pitches but no real out pitch right now, looks like a durable #4 SP.
7. Larry Greene, OF – Huge power, huge question marks about the rest of his tools.
8. Roman Quinn, SS – Great speed, good pop for his size, defensive home is yet to be determined.
9. Julio Rodriguez, RHP – He’s a magician.
Two-Star Prospects
10. Maikel Franco, 3B – Good upside as a hitter, good defender but not a great athlete.
11. Brody Colvin, RHP – Bad year, stuff was down, delivery was a mess.
Nine More:
12. Justin De Fratus, RHP: Could pitch in the Philly bullpen this year; ceiling is set-up man.
13. Carlos Tocci, OF: High-profile international sign has plus-plus speed and line-drive swing.
14. Lisalberto Bonilla, RHP: Smallish Dominican throws strikes with three average pitches.
15. Jiwan James, OF: Still as toolsy as they come, but has made little progress.
16. Cesar Hernandez, 2B: Impressive pure hitter, but pressure is on bat due to defensive limitations.
17. Aaron Altherr, OF: Anticipated breakout player collapsed at Low-A, but ceiling is still high.
18. Mitchell Walding, SS: Fifth-round pick is big athlete with plenty of upside.
19. Jake Diekman, LHP: Lefty side-armer with more velocity than most of his type.
20. Perci Garner, RHP: Power reliever who could move quickly with health.
Sleeper is Kenny Giles.
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