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Philadelphia Phillies 2017 mid-season top ten prospect list

By John Town

SARASOTA, FL - MARCH 13: Nick Williams #65 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates after hitting a solo home run during the eight inning of the Spring Training Game against the Baltimore Orioles on March 13, 2017 at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida. Baltimore defeated Philadelphia 6-4. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
SARASOTA, FL - MARCH 13: Nick Williams #65 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates after hitting a solo home run during the eight inning of the Spring Training Game against the Baltimore Orioles on March 13, 2017 at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida. Baltimore defeated Philadelphia 6-4. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 15: Roman Quinn #24 of the Philadelphia Phillies is unable to catch the ball on the dive in the ninth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citizens Bank Park on September 15, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Pirates won 15-2. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images) /

Honorable Mentions

OF Cornelius Randolph

Cornelius Randolph just missed the top ten for me and is hitting well after a slow start to the season. Since May 20, Randolph has an .893 OPS with a 164 wRC+ and 14.5 percent walk rate. There is a lot of pressure on his bat because he is a left fielder – and not a particularly great defensive one – and his ceiling his limited because he doesn’t hit for a whole lot of power. However, if Randolph can hit for a high average, he can make his way to the majors.

RHP Adonis Medina

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Adonis Medina is in his first full season after spending four years in professional baseball but is having a strong season. He is striking out 10.73 batters per nine innings but also walking 3.21 per nine. He is inducing slightly fewer ground balls but that is balanced out by his increased strikeout rate. The fact that Medina is finally showing some strikeout ability is a good thing considering he has fallen behind other pitchers in the system.

RHP Kevin Gowdy

Kevin Gowdy has barely pitched at the professional level due to injury. Last year he pitched just nine innings in the GCL and hasn’t pitched yet this year either. He is on short-season Williamsport’s roster, but has suffered from biceps tendinitis. Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly reports that Gowdy will still get some innings this summer, but the clock is ticking. Despite all the injury, Gowdy continues to be one of the better pitching prospects in the system and has the potential to be a consistent mid-rotation starter.

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OF Roman Quinn

All I want is for Roman Quinn to have one healthy year and show just what he can do when he is healthy. He started off the year well in Triple-A, hitting .274 with a .732 OPS and stealing ten bases in 45 games. Then he strained a ligament in his non-throwing elbow sliding headfirst into third and has not played since May 28. He is rehabbing in Florida currently and is expected back by the end of the month. He has such potential as a leadoff hitter, but he’ll never reach it if he keeps getting injured.

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