Philadelphia Phillies: Bold Predictions for Phillies’ Top 25 Prospects in 2012

The Philadelphia Phillies have invested a lot of time and money into the future of the franchise, and when you dig into the facts, it shows. Though the Phillies have been competitive at the MLB level for quite some time now, they’ve also been quite competitive in building the farm system in order to sustain the big-league roster.

How they’ve used that system has varied. Fans of the club will see the fruits of those labors in Major League talents like Chase Utley or Cole Hamels, or similarly, in players acquired from other clubs, like Hunter Pence or Roy Halladay. Inversely, most of the fruits of that labor are yet to be seen.

Though prospects are certainly no guarantee to work out at the major league level, teams spend top dollar on resources to help them make sound decisions, and the Phillies are no different. This list will analyze the Phils’ top 25 prospects and offer a bold prediction or two about what 2012 has in store for each of these players.

Before we begin, however, it is important to note that the actual ranking here is secondary. The top 10 prospects on this list were organized by esteemed baseball scouting organization Baseball America, and the rest were filled in by yours truly.

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