Law Ranks Phillies 11th In Farm System Assessments

ESPN Minor League writer Keith Law named the Phillies the 11th best farm system in his annual organization rankings:

Philadelphia Phillies: This system has improved dramatically in the past year, in particular because of the emergence of two tools guys, Dominic Brown and Michael Taylor, who weren’t really on the radar last winter. The system could make a big move up if a few high-risk/high-reward picks from this year pan out.

Hat tip to reader Justin. Everything outside of the top 10 is insider only.

Frankly, that’s a great sign. The Phillies were usually one of the bottom feeders, especially during the Ed Wade era (ironically, the Wade-run Astros are dead last this year). It’s good that the toolsy players are panning out enough to justify a higher ranking in some minds. Hopefully the payoff is richer.

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.