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Baseball America Announces Phillies Prospect Rankings

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It may only be November, but with the release of Baseball America’s top ten Phillies prospects list has given everybody an idea of what we’re working with. The list, which comes out every year, named Trevor May, the top prospect, an improvement from the fifth spot he held in 2010 and 2011.
 This isn’t May’s only distinction this year, as he won the Best Pitcher Award for the farm system after setting strikeout records for Clearwater with 208 Ks in 151.1 innings.

“It’s really exciting and it’s an honor to be recognized,” said May in a tweet. The full list, like the Phillies in general, is heavy on pitching, with Jesse Biddle (2nd on the list), Jonathan Pettibone (4th), Phillippe Aumont (5th), Justin DeFratus (7th) and Brody Colvin (8th) all cracking the list. Sebastian Valle, who caught in Clearwater last year and hit .284 with 40 RBIs, was the top rated position player at third place, and possible shortstop heir-to-the-throne Freddy Galvis was ranked as sixth best. Frequent tiwtter-er Jiwan James was ranked ninth and utility man (and by that I mean he’s played first base, third base and the outfield in his short time in the system) Maikel Franco rounded out the list at 10th. Since the list is so pitcher-heavy, it would not be surprising to see the Phils trade at least one of these guys to get some hitting, especially with a rotation that already has Halladay, Hamels, Lee and Worley. Continue reading →

Yesterday in the Minors: Reading Battles, Loses Late

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Coming into Friday’s game against Portland, the Reading Phillies (67-55) were confident: they had one of their better pitchers, 24 year old Tyler Cloyd (seen in picture), starting for them and the team they were playing was 23 games under the .500 mark. Their cleanup hitter, right fielder Brent Cleven, came into the game riding an eight game hitting streak, and it looked to be an easy win against the struggling Portland Sea Dogs. But, unfortunately, things aren’t always as they seem. Continue reading →

The Baby Aces: Julio Rodriguez Gains Minors’ Best 15th Win

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When the Phillies’ aces are talked about, usually the names Halladay, Lee and Hamels are brought up, but in Clearwater , a new batch of aces have popped up. The ‘Baby Aces’, a nickname given to the best pitching prospects in the system, have proven that they are nothing to overlook. The group consists of righthanders Brody Colvin (20) and Trevor May (21), and lefthanders Julio Rodriguez (20) and Jon Pettibone (21) (the group did have a fifth ace, Jarred Cosart, who was part of the Hunter Pence  trade). At the FSL All-Star Game, the Baby Aces (minus Colvin) were perfect, each throwing a hitless inning.

The star of the group, at least so far this season, has been Julio Rodriguez, who picked up his Minors’ best 15th win last night, allowing three runs on two hits and striking out seven over five innings. Rodriguez, who has won his last seven starts and hasn’t lost a game since June 29, has a record of 15-6 this season, with a 3.13 ERA and 126 Ks in 126.2 innings. A close second is Trevor May, who has already the Threshers’ single season strikeout record (story here) with more than a month to go in the season. May has struck out 10 or more batters in six of his 22 starts, and his season total sits at 169 in only 124.1 innings pitched , giving him a Randy Johnson -esk K/9 ratio of 12.23, better than any of the Phillies’ Aces. His record currently stands at 8-6, and he has a 3.60 ERA.
Unfortunately though, not all the Baby Aces have had a great year. Jon Pettibone (8-9), started the year off strong, coming into the all-star break with a 6-4 record and a 2.47 ERA. But, post all-star game Pettibone struggled, collecting a 2-5 record with a 3.90 ERA. Pettibone is a solid pitcher, his 1.19 WHIP proves that, and with time the 21 year old will mature into a decent starting pitcher.
And then there’s Brody Colvin. His 2-6 record and 4.25 ERA do not reflect the kind of potential this guy has. Coming off of a back injury earlier this year, his numbers may be affected by pain that he still has. Being young, though, he can hopefully pull through and improve as time goes on.