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Phillies Prospect Report: Threshers’ Slugger Turning Heads

By Josh Starr

SARASOTA, FL- MARCH 09: A general view of Spectrum Field during the game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Toronto Blue Jays on March 9, 2017 at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
SARASOTA, FL- MARCH 09: A general view of Spectrum Field during the game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Toronto Blue Jays on March 9, 2017 at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Florida. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /
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SECAUCUS, NJ – JUNE 5: Commissioner Allan H. Bud Selig at the podium during the MLB First-Year Player Draft at the MLB Network Studio on June 5, 2014 in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /

Which Phillies prospects finished last week on a strong note and who’s slipping in the rankings

The Phillies farm isn’t what it was a couple of years ago when they were rated as the worst farm system in baseball. Now with an abundance of talent, we look at two prospects who are rising among their peers and those who have slid early in the season.

Trending Up: Ramon Rosso, RHP, Lakewood

Rosso is one of many pitchers having a great season so far in Lakewood. It’s only his second professional season, but the 21-year-old has a 1.44 ERA in 25 career games (24 starts).

According to milb.com, Rosso is one of four4 Lakewood pitchers and six BlueClaws to be selected to the South Atlantic League All-Star Game.

As of June 8, the 6’4″ right-hander was 3-1 with a 1.62 ERA in 10 starts. He has two double-digit strikeout performances including 12 Ks in 5.0 innings on April 11 against West Virginia.

Rosso is a strikeout machine, notching 70 of them in 55.2 innings. The downside is that his strikeout numbers have prevented him from going deep into games because he throws so many pitches. He hasn’t pitched more than six full innings all year, but he is nasty.

With bullpen usage increasing every year, starting pitchers only need to go five or six innings now, so Rosso is looking pretty good in Lakewood right now.

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