Hector Neris takes the 40th prospect slot in our poll. He received 23 of 100 votes (23%). Brian Pointer finished second with 20 votes.
Jonathan Arauz, Daniel Brito, Grenny Cumana, Carlos Indriago, Colin Kleven, Mark Leiter, Adam Morgan, Jesus Posso, Jose Taveras and David Whitehead have been added to poll #41.
The current poll’s selections so far are listed below. Continue reading PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 (50) Poll for #41
There has been some discussion regarding the definitions of these two prospect classifications. So, I reached back into the archives for the definitions that James used in 2011 and 2012. Continue reading 2015 Sleeper and Break Out Prospects
Chris Oliver takes the 39th prospect slot in our poll. He received 51 of 146 votes (35%). Hector Neris finished second with 18 votes.
The current poll’s selections so far are listed below. Continue reading PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 (50) Poll for #40
Arquimedes Gamboa takes the 38th prospect slot in our poll. He received 30 of 154 votes (19%). Chris Oliver finished a close second with 24 votes.
The current poll’s selections so far are listed below. Continue reading PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 (50) Poll for #39
Elniery Garcia takes the 37th prospect slot in our poll. He received 44 of 166 votes (27%). Arquimedes Gamboa finished second with 29 votes.
The current poll’s selections so far are listed below. Continue reading PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 (40) Poll for #38
Willians Astudillo, whose .333 batting average was second highest in the SAL in 2014, takes the 36th prospect slot in our poll. He received 36 of 177 votes (20%). Elniery Garcia finished second with 29 votes. Astudillo also struck out a meager 20 times in 465 plate appearances.
The current poll’s selections so far are listed below. Continue reading PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 (40) Poll for #37
Brandon Leibrandt takes the 35th prospect slot in our poll. He received 34 of 162 votes (21%). Willians Astudillo and Arquimedes Gamboa finished in a tie for second with 21 votes each.
The current poll’s selections so far are listed below. Continue reading PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 (40) Poll for #36
Rhys Hoskins takes the 34th prospect slot in our poll. He received 37 of 165 votes (22%). Willians Astudillo finished a close second with 23 votes.
The current poll’s selections so far are listed below. I’ll start the sleeper pick column sometime this the next week. Continue reading PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 (40) Poll for #35
Joely Rodriguez takes the 33rd prospect slot in our poll. He received 36 of 162 votes (22%). Rhys Hoskins finished a close second with 30 votes.
Maikel Franco had started off slowly in the Caribbean Series. He had 1 hit in 15 at bats and stranded 18 base runners through the first 3 games. He had struck out 6 times and looked overmatched against a steady diet of curve balls and change ups with the occasional well-placed fastball. Friday night, he exorcised his demons with a solo home run in his second at bat that broke up a no-no in the 4th inning and gave Dominicana the early lead. Later he drove in a game-tying run with two out in the ninth inning on a single to left-centerfield. HIs team lost in the bottom of the inning, but advanced to the semifinals tomorrow. I watched the game on ESPN Desportes. The announcers provide the same enthusiasm on a home run as they provide on a goal in futbol.
The current poll’s selections so far are listed below. I’ll start the sleeper pick column sometime in the next week or so. Continue reading PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 (40) Poll for #34
Jiandido Tromp takes the 32nd prospect slot in our poll. He received 33 of 169 votes (19%). Joely Rodriguez finished a close second with 27 votes.
Yesterday, Baseball America posted updated Top 10 lists. Their original Phillies Top 10 was published on December 15th, and didn’t include recent Phillies’ acquisitions in the Jimmy Rollins and Marlin Byrd trades. The revised list inserts Zach Eflin, Tom Windle, and Ben Lively consecutively between #3 Maikel Franco and Roman Quinn who slides down to #7 in the BA list. Jesmuel Valentin, Yoel Mecias, and Franklyn Kilome were then pushed out of the BA top ten.
I updated the Prospect Rankings/Industry Lists to reflect these revisions.
The current poll’s selections so far are listed below. I’ll start the sleeper pick column sometime in the next week or so. Continue reading PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 Poll for #33
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