Baseball America released their Phillies Top 10 List. You can find it here. I was able to view on my cell phone earlier today. I expect that loophole might be closed by now. BA offers a lot of behind the paywall write ups on prospects.
Their Top Ten List is:
- Painter
- Miller
- Caba
- Tait
- Crawford
- Chace
- Johnson
- Burkholder
- Rincones
- Nori
No surprise that Painter and Miller top the list. I find Crawford behind Caba and Tait surprising. Chace and Johnson are the only pitchers on the list other than Painter, and both were acquired at the deadline. Top picks Burkholder and Nori slip into the top ten in the reverse order of their selection. And Rincones maintains a position in the top ten.
BA offers opinions on specific skills.
- Hitter for Average – Crawford
- Power – Tait
- Plate Discipline – Caba
- Baserunning – Boyd
- Athlete – MacFarlane
- Defensive Catcher – Dissin
- Defensive Infielder – Caba
- Infield Arm – Rincon
- Defensive Outfielder – Boyd
- Outfield Arm – Heredia
- FB – Painter
- CB – Johnson
- SL – Chace
- CH – Cabrera
- Control – Cabrera
Burkholder was injured early after he was activated. I would expect him to overtake Tait in the power category based on what I saw this fall at the Complex.
BA also projects a 2028 lineup barring trades, etc.
- C Tait
- 1B Harper
- 2B Turner
- 3B Miller
- SS Caba
- LF Crawford
- CF Rojas
- RF Burkholder
- DH Bohm
- #1 Nola
- #2 Painter
- #3 Sanchez
- #4 Suarez
- #5 Chace
- CL Kerkering
Turner at 2B? Let’s do it sooner than 2028. Rojas still in CF might raise a few eyebrows. As well as Nola as the #1 starter.
Now, please discuss.
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