Prospect Lists - Phillies and Overall - 2022-2025

[bkox]

Thank you both for the clarifications. My mind immediately thought we were doomed for hitting for the next decade

[Squire]

Updated MLB.com Top 30

https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/2025/phillies/

[andyb]

Spring breakout roster. We won't see Painter of course, but we probably will see Chace. And Crawford, Miller, Nori, Tait, Burkholder, etc.

https://www.mlb.com/milb/news/phillies-spring-breakout-roster-2025?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

And more from Matt:

Phillies 2025 Spring Breakout Roster

[Squire]

MLB.com ranked the Phillies System 17th

[andyb]

Nice piece on one of the prospects I am most excited to see this year (and on Friday).

3/11/25 : Spotlight - OF Griffin Burkholder

[Austinfan]

Escobar is the one I want to see a lot more of, he may be the "steal" of the organization.
Plus power combined with high contact/low K rates suggest the possibility of something special.
He's got the hands and arm to play IF, whether he has enough range for 2B remains to be seen, but good bet to be an above average 3B.

[phillychuck]

I saw a piece of news on the philliesbaseballfan site that Steve is moving back to PA and has obtained coverage credentials for Reading and Lehigh Valley. He will really be missed in FLA!!

[julio]

Yeah. We'll get enhanced coverage of the AAA and AA clubs in-season, but lose a lot of insight about what's going on in Clearwater, pretty much all year long.

Can't fault Steve, though; moving to be closer to family, I believe. (I don't know what Steve might think about the direction that Florida has chosen to go.)

[fish]

Escobar is the one I want to see a lot more of, he may be the "steal" of the organization

My first impression was that he looked thicker than I would have guessed/hoped- or at least has the frame that is going to get thick. But he moved really well in the field and was lightning quick with the bat. Like a right handed Rafael Devers.

[zambonir]

Can't fault Steve, though; moving to be closer to family, I believe. (I don't know what Steve might think about the direction that Florida has chosen to go.)

You mean the one PA is also going in?

[andyb]

Escobar was a $450K signing bonus guy (tied for 2nd behind Bergolla in his class) so it is not like he was any sort of unknown steal for the Phillies. And he's been hurt half the time and has not played much. Devers seems a pretty good comparison. Bat-first prosect with a good hit tool but probably questions on whether his defense will ever be that good.

[Austinfan]

$450K is decent but not great LA money, 5th rd equivalent.

[Pat_Burrell]

Tv reminder - Phills-Pirates Spring Breakout game on MLB network at 1pm

[phillychuck]

Here (again) are Matt's comments on the roster: https://philliesminorthoughts.com/phillies-2025-spring-breakout-roster/

Wonder why Nori is starting ahead of Burkholder?

Is the breakout game available if you don't subscribe to MLB TV?

[Matt_Winkelman]

Burkholder is out precautionarily due to a hamstring injury (which is worryingly the same injury as last year)

[phillychuck]

Wow--gotta get him fully recovered in time for him to play some baseball this season. It's important for his development. Season-to-season hamstring problems can require surgery and crash the early part of a career.

[fish]

Burkholder is out precautionarily due to a hamstring injury (which is worryingly the same injury as last year)

Do we know is it a new injury? The recent inquirer article read “ As of right now, he’s good to go [for the season],” Murton said. “We just want to protect him.””

Which is really odd all this time later unless he reinjured himself. I don’t know how it works with hamstrings, but if was hurt in highschool, and again in proball, does that mean it was really a tear…and if so, does that fully heal and if so, how long does it take?

[phillychuck]

Most hamstring injuries fully heal, although, if not treated properly, athletes run the risk of muscle atrophy or permanent muscle damage, which limits speed and mobility but doesn't automatically just get re-injured. I would hope the Phillies' medical staff knows way more than I do about this stuff and treats him properly, and gives him a thorough pre-game and in-game stretching routine. People who chronically re-injure their hamstrings have to be incredibly dedicated to proper stretching. Baseball is such an explosive sport (lots of quiet followed by instant action) that hamstring injuries do recur absent obsessive-level stretching.

[zambonir]

It doesn't sounds like he's newly injured or re-injured, they just didn't want him going all-out in something like the breakout game.... but still wanted to give him the honor and experience of being there.

[phillychuck]

It's unusual to be resting players as a precaution six months after a hamstring injury. I'm pretty sure that's what worried Matt.