Comments on: Odds And Ends: Minor Leagues

By: Tim Malcolm

Tim Malcolm — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:55:59 +0000

Completely overlooked Taylor. He went 0-for-4 for Reading. Berry (who is fringe if best with Harman) went 1-for-5.

By: philsphan

philsphan — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:40:59 +0000

Taylor certainly is a top prospect. Berry and Harman are almost fringe prospects at this point.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:20:57 +0000

Hate to burst your bubble NJ but Drabek is a frontline starter in the organizations eyes

By: NJ

NJ — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:47:48 +0000

^think Papelborn who had arm trouble early.

By: NJ

NJ — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:46:54 +0000

Yeah I see the point on that I just don’t see the organisation not moving him up if he continues to have success. I know we have a habbit of keeping pitching prospects on a specific path but this guys destined to have an impact on the back-end of the pen to start his career with his stuff.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:41:53 +0000

NJ he’s also in his first year back fully healthy since his Tommy John, you don’t want to push a guy that is a year back from Tommy John.

By: NJ

NJ — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:17:21 +0000

If Drabek’s 3 years away then he’s in trouble, the guys on the fast-track so expect the Sarmy treatment since the guys can flat out fan guys.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:35:30 +0000

I didn’t know that Michael Taylor and Quintin Berry (both in Reading) weren’t considered top prospects anymore, what happened to them?

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:56:06 +0000

Thanks for the post. I’m really watching the minors this year, it seems like this is the best bunch of prospects the Phils have had in years.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:55:33 +0000

I expect Drabek to be at AA Reading by the end of the year, still 2-3 years away I think. Guys like Brown and Michael Taylor should be at Reading by the end of the year as well. Donald needs to play a whole season for AAA AT THIRD BASE…apparently tyson brummet could turn into something there, as Tim featured him last year and hes developed seemingly well. I dont know anything about Schwimmer though, late inning reliver I take it?