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Heading into his first full season of pro ball, it was only a matter of time before Aidan Miller would show off the raw power that has turned so many heads early in his young career. MLB Pipeline's No. 56 overall prospect managed just one extra-base hit through his first

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Phillies’ Top 30 prospects are projected to start: 1. Andrew Painter (MLB No. 26), RHP -- Reading (Double-A) -- Injured list (Tommy John rehab) 2. Mick Abel (MLB No. 47), RHP -- Lehigh Valley (Triple-A) 3. Aidan Miller (MLB

PHILADELPHIA -- Last April, Orion Kerkering pitched his first game of the season for Single-A Clearwater in Bradenton, Fla. Less than six months later, he debuted with the Phillies. A couple weeks after that, he pitched in Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series against Miami, becoming the first

This is an excerpt from the latest edition of the Ben's Biz Beat Newsletter, bringing Minor League Baseball business and culture news to your inbox each and every Thursday. Check out the full newsletter HERE. The season is imminent and yet new alternate identities just keep on coming. Here are

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LAKELAND, Fla. -- Mick Abel dreamt on Saturday, like a lot of other people. He pitched the first two innings in a Spring Breakout exhibition between top Phillies prospects and top Tigers prospects at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. It was Abel’s first time playing with other Phils prospects

On Saturday, March 16, the Tigers will host the Phillies in Spring Breakout, a first of its kind exhibition featuring the top prospects in each farm system. Here’s everything to know about that game and this exciting new event.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Eduardo Tait knows if you are a catcher from Panama and you play for the Phillies that you will be asked about the most famous and beloved catcher from Panama who also played for the Phillies. You will be asked about Carlos Ruiz. “I met him when

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- A few weeks ago, before MLB announced the Phillies’ Spring Breakout roster, Preston Mattingly was asked a simple, albeit obvious question. Is Mick Abel going to start? Mattingly smiled. “I expect a really competitive game,” said Mattingly, who is the Phillies’ assistant general manager of player development.

CLEARWATER, Fla. – When the Phillies’ Spring Breakout roster was announced last week, there were the big names fans would have been looking for -- Mick Abel, Aidan Miller and Justin Crawford. But upon a closer look, what might have popped even more than the Top 100 talents were the

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The Phillies' stable of prospects is still topped by the same two right-handed pitchers who were there a year ago at this time, but this go-round, the optimism surrounding the dynamic duo is just a touch more cautious. That’s because top guy Andrew Painter, who looked like he was making

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CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Phillies will be on Florida’s East Coast for a couple of games in mid-March, but fans who make the trip to Clearwater for Spring Training will still have an opportunity to watch the organization’s top prospects play a little closer to BayCare Ballpark. Major League Baseball

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According to industry sources, the Phillies are adding a talented Dominican outfielder to their system, agreeing to a $1.4 million deal with Jalvin Arias, MLB.com’s No. 19 international prospect upon Monday's opening of the 2024 signing period. The club has not yet confirmed the agreement. The Phillies lost $1 million

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Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in each farm system. Next up in our 2023 Organization All-Stars series are the Philadelphia Phillies. 2023 organization summary: Triple-A Lehigh Valley: 80-66

This story was excerpted from Todd Zolecki’s Phillies Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said a couple of times recently that the Phillies will not anoint Johan Rojas as their everyday center

The 31st rendition of the Arizona Fall League has come to a close, and it comes as no surprise that baseball’s best prospects shined in the desert-based circuit. The Fall League has annually given the Joe Black MVP Award to the top performer, and the Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award has