Phillies minor-league system: 2017 season in review

By John Town | Sep 17, 2017

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 05: J.P. Crawford #2 of the Philadelphia Phillies looks out onto the field before a game against the New York Mets at Citi Field on September 5, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Crawford is making his major league debut. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /

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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 05: J.P. Crawford #2 of the Philadelphia Phillies looks out onto the field before a game against the New York Mets at Citi Field on September 5, 2017 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Crawford is making his major league debut. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /

The Phillies minor-league season is now over, so it’s time to take a look at how each team performed and which players took a step forward.

For the most part, 2017 was a successful season for the Phillies minor-league system. Several prospects took a step forward, which was shown by the several rookies making an impact on the major-league roster by the end of the season. There were some that didn’t progress the way we hoped, but that is to be expected. Development is never a straight line.

Let’s take a look at each of Philadelphia’s six minor-league teams, breaking down who surged, who struggled, and how the team did as a whole.

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