Phillies farm system named #5, top 30 prospects revealed
New faces are joining the Phillies top-30 prospects list
Years of rebuilding and trading veteran players is finally paying off for the Phillies, who have been named to have the fifth best farm system in baseball.
MLB Pipeline also released the team’s latest top-30 prospect ranking, which was once led by Mickey Moniak. Right-handed pitcher Sixto Sanchez now reigns atop the list with several new players joining towards the bottom.
Here’s the updated list of Phillies top prospects after trades this offseason and the last year of draft picks.
Philadelphia Phillies
- Sixto Sanchez, RHP
- Scott Kingery, 2B
- J.P. Crawford, SS
- Adonis Medina, RHP
- Mickey Moniak, OF
- Adam Haseley, OF
- Jorge Alfaro, C
- Jhaylin Ortiz, OF
- JoJo Romero, LHP
- Franklyn Kilome, RHP
- Arquimedes Gamboa, SS
- Ranger Suarez, LHP
- Serathony Dominguez, RHP
- Daniel Brito, 2B
- Enyel De Los Santos, RHP
- Thomas Eshelman, RHP
- Roman Quinn, OF
- Cornelius Randolph, OF
- Dylan Cozens, OF
- Jose Gomez, INF
- Kyle Young, LHP
- Francisco Morales, RHP
- Spencer Howard, RHP
- McKenzie Mills, LHP
- Drew Anderson, RHP
- Cole Irvin, LHP
- Luis Garcia, SS
- Victor Arano, RHP
- J.D. Hammer, RHP
- Kevin Gowdy, RHP
Prospects falling off the list: Cole Stobbe, 3B; Elniery Garcia, RHP; Abrahan Gutierrez, C; Eliezier Alvarez, INF; Edgar Garcia, RHP
Prospects new to the list: Arquimedes Gamboa, SS; Kyle Young, LHP; Francisco Morales, RHP
At some point in the near future Crawford and Alfaro will come off the list once they are no longer considered prosepcts and purely major league players. That could mean a bump for Stobbe or Garcia on the list.
It’s great to see Young finally hit the list after an outstanding year with the Crosscutters. A commanding 6’10 on the mound Young struckout 72 batters in 13 starts with a 2.77 ERA after being drafted in the 22nd round of the 2016 draft.
First round picks Moniak, Randolph, and Haseley slipped from last year after being drafted as pure hitters. Moniak being the first overall pick two years ago still have time to grow, while Haseley is expected to move quickly coming out of Virginia.
Next: Scott Kingery off to another hot start in spring
Mark Appel also is no longer ranked after leaving baseball despite being the number one overall pick a couple of years ago by the Houston Astros.