Baseball Prospectus released the first legit Top prospects list for the Phillies today (no, mine doesn't count as legit) and the rankings show a marked improvement in the Phillies system over the last couple years. In their prospect rankings, BP ranks players anywhere from a 2-5 stars and they are very stingy in giving out high rankings, so don't compare the stars to basketball or football H.S. recruiting sites. Below, I have made a chart that shows BP's rankings of the Phillies prospects … [Read more...]

note: this article was written prior to any 2009 games being played, you can find all the most recent Phillies' top prospects articles on our prospects' page here With the Phillies giving me absolutely nothing to write about (Mike Koplove? C'mon!), I figured I'd get some discussion going about our future prospects. The World Championship squad was built primarily from players that came up through our system, and the Phillies have no reason to change that strategy now. The farm system that … [Read more...]