Stock Up, Stock Down for the Phillies’ Top 10 Prospects for Week 13

The Phillies have had an interesting week on the farm.

Several of the players in this article struggled mightily, but others have rebounded from recent slumps. There seems to be trends developing at this point of the year, though, and the signs are not encouraging for some. Prospects are seeing their stock drop every week, but we can hope that their issues will be corrected.

I’m sorry for beginning this post on a somewhat negative note, but perhaps this will be the final time I have do so. Maybe this coming week will be better for the Phillies’ farm system.

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Stock Up, Stock Down for the Phillies’ Top 10 Prospects at Midseason

The major league Phillies got on a bit of a hot streak this past week, but the same can’t be said for their prospects. Although there have certainly been some positive developments for some of the players on the following list, performances are becoming inconsistent and potentially problematic.

That being said, we are only about halfway through the season, so there’s plenty of time for a second-half rebound.

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Stock Up, Stock Down for the Phillies’ Top 10 Prospects for Week 10

It was an interesting week down on the farm for the Philadelphia Phillies. Many of the guys who had been underperforming so far had comebacks, but some of the frequently strong performers slipped off this week.

However, three of the players on this list are now in the majors, and that does speak a good deal to the team’s development system. It is always nice to see guys make it to The Show.

Also, it is interesting that almost everyone on this list has returned from injury, even though most of them have dealt with injuries at some point this season. With one more recovery, the Phillies prospects will be ready to develop into higher-level performers.

Anyway, you always hope for a week where everyone overperforms, but this week was not too bad for the Phillies’ top 10 prospects.

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Stock Up, Stock Down for the Phillies’ Top 10 Prospects for Week 9

It has been a tough week down on the farm for the Philadelphia Phillies. The previous week was great, but almost every top player took a step back this week. Obviously it is a long season, and there are peaks and valleys all along the way. However, it is kind of interesting that these seem to happen in waves.

Regardless, here is how Week 9 went down for the top 10 prospects in the Philadelphia Phillies’ farm system.

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Stock Up, Stock Down for the Phillies’ Top 10 Prospects for Week 8

The Philadelphia Phillies are starting to get their minor league system back together. Players who were injured are starting to come back, and those who were off to slow starts are getting their acts back together. I was looking over this list, and it is quite possible that three, if not four, of them might be in the majors by the end of this year.

That is a pretty solid percentage, and it shows their organizational depth. There is talent at all levels of this minor league system.

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First-Quarter Stock Up, Stock Down for the Phillies’ Top 10 Prospects

Baseball season is already about a quarter of the way through, and by and large, the Philadelphia Phillies have many reasons to be excited about the future. Overall, in terms of prospect development, the Phillies have seen many of their players have success and even be promoted already.

Obviously, we are nowhere near the time of year when rosters expand, so we won’t see most of these guys for at least a little while, but it is good to see some promise.

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Stock Up, Stock Down for the Phillies’ Top 10 Prospects Entering May

We have almost made it through a month of the 2014 Major League Baseball season, and for each of the 10 men on this list, they are hopefully one month closer to breaking into the majors. It has not been an easy start for some of the Phillies’ top prospects, but you can see some of the pieces starting to fall into place.

On the other hand, you can see some players beginning to perhaps break out. They may be finally finding their stride and are ready to rocket through the farm system.

Let’s move ahead, though, and start talking about the top 10 prospects in the farm system and assess whether or not their stock went up or down so far this season.

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Stock Up, Stock Down for Phillies’ Top 10 Prospects for Week 1

Last week, I wrote an article about the top-10 prospects in the Philadelphia Phillies farm system, and now it is time for a progress report. With the regular season now underway, we can assess how the 2014 campaign has started for each of these 10 individuals.

Ideally, I would not make changes to this list so early in the season. After only a few games, it really would not be fair to start removing prospects from the list. However, four of the men on my list last week have not played so far this year due to injury. They are Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, Roman Quinn, Aaron Altherr and Ethan Martin. As a result, everyone is going to move up accordingly, and I will include the next four-best prospects in the Phillies organization.

 

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Breaking Down the Phillies’ Top 10 Prospects to Start the 2014 Season

It is no secret that the Philadelphia Phillies are aging far too quickly. That means it is all the more important for the Phillies to develop a strong farm system. But how well is that going?

That is what we are talking about today. This is going to be a crash course on the top 10 Phillies prospects right now. Obviously, many of them are spread across different levels of development, and some have more potential to help right now while others are still valued for their potential.

In either case, this team needs to get prepared for its future sooner rather than later, and these 10 players are going to be very important in doing so.

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Predicting Phillies’ Biggest Snubs, Surprises from Final 25-Man Roster

Although I have never been in the running for a spot on a major league roster, I am sure that the final days of spring training have the potential to be the best or worst days of your life. At that point, everyone is so close to making the final roster that heartbreak or exhilaration are the two potential yet inevitable outcomes.

The Philadelphia Phillies are no different this season. Some players are excited that they are even in the running while others are going to experience the disappointment of heading back down to the farm. I want to highlight four of these guys. In my mind, two of them are going to make the roster, and two of them will not. Be sure to let me know in the comments if you have any other thoughts or players who you think should or should not be on the Phillies for Opening Day.

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