Reading Phillies

Who: Reading Phillies (AA, Philadelphia) vs. New Hampshire Fisher Cats (AA, Toronto) The starting pitchers were two guys you might’ve heard of: Deck McGuire, Toronto’s first-round pick in the 2010 draft (11th overall) and 8th-ranked prospect acco...

Going unnoticed in most of this season is that the Reading Phillies are currently barreling through the Eastern League with a 5-0 record, disregarding the “wither … [visit site to read more]...

Right-handed pitcher Austin Hyatt has been a bit of an underrated talent since joining the organization in 2009. Often considered old for each level he pitches in, Hyatt has simply excelled in his career and has recorded strong stats at every level.

It started as a seed in the soil. Two seasons ago, I asked Brian Michael to put up the money for an HD Flip Cam. I though nightly/weekly reports from Citizens Bank Park would show that we were THE insider blog. The “Phillies Nation PhancastR...

Harold Garcia was signed as a free agent at the age of 17 back in 2004. The 5-foot-11-inch, 190-pounder got his professional career started with three seasons in the Venezuelan Summer League before heading to the United States to continue his ascent...

Lefty reliever Jake Diekman raised his value a considerable amount in 2011. The 6-foot-4-inch 190-pounder was fresh off a dismal effort in the Arizona Fall League, over the off-season, when a revised focus and some simple adjustments to his loosening...

For more than two years, righty hurler J.C. Ramirez has been primed to become an impact prospect in the Phillies system, but inconsistency seems to be preventing the Nicaragua native from truly proving himself as a dependable talent. Last season, Ram...

Cody Overbeck has proven himself to be an impact slugger after slamming 48 total homeruns and driving in 154 runs across three levels of the Philadelphia developmental ranks from 2010-2011. Throughout his time in the Philadelphia system, Overbeck, wh...

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Throughout the autumn and winter months, I have been checking in with various Phillies minor league players to inquire about how they try to maintain their baseball acumen during the long, drawn-out off-season. This edition features 2009′s 15th...

Phillies prospect Freddy Galvis has wrapped up his Venezuelan League season after playing in 47 games for the Aguilas del Zulia. The 22-year-old, who was ranked as the Phillies’ 4th best prospect in an August survey of Phillies minor league exp...

I'll have you know the minor leagues are a bastion of future glory, where dreams go to thrive, or simmer. Or explode or die or be smeared over the course of a decade. It's a wild place! And you're boring and unfulfilled. No wonder you hate it.