If he is really 95-97 and everything is 2-3 mph harder, then yes. Wood is obviously over him, but I would put him in the same group as Obermueller, Fisher, McFarlane, and Chace, and McFarlane is the only other arrow up guy and is a reliever.

Ramon Marquez’s first real game of the season - 4 IP 1 H 2 R 0 ER 2 BB 9 K

Ramon Marquez getting the start in Game 2 of Clearwater’s doubleheader, and all he’s done is strike out the first 6 batters he’s faced. Broadcast said he’s sitting 95-96 in the first two innings

Cody Bowker comes in as the piggy back tonight. His ERA is not great, but tonight - 4 IP 1 H 0 R 1 BB 6 K. On the season now 20.1 IP 37 strikeouts.

I don’t think they win the series, but they probably win 1-2 games if Tippet is healthy and they didn’t spend the last month of the season having to go 110%. They need high end talent, but also that was fun to watch and see the young guys compete.

Mavis Graves with a bounce back start - 5 IP 3 H 1 ER 2 BB 9 K

Flyers have had so many shots that I have no idea how they didn’t go in

The thing about Alec Bohm is he has been their worst player and their best upside option for third base

Devin Saltiban is now 3 for 3 tonight for Jersey Shore and has driven in 5 runs as the BlueClaws have a 10-1 lead

They keep crediting Ersson with great saves, which is really impressive to do from the bench

FCL Phillies got their second win of the season powered by a 3-run home run by Romeli Espinosa

Bryan Rincon goes down to get this breaking ball and drives it inside the fair pole for his sixth home run of the season, this one hit at 108 mph. Over his last 17 games, Rincon now hitting .323 with all six of his home runs, 12 XBH, and an 11/11 K/BB ratio

Devin Saltiban picks a good time for his first home run of the season. His eighth-inning three run shot gets Jersey Shore tied at 5-5

Bryan Rincon with his 6th home run of the season, tying his full season total from last season.

Phillies have been cutting down to one DSL team (I expect others to do the same as part of the coming next level of minor league contraction). Enyel was 89-94 (up from last year) this spring with a slider and change. Maicol was 87-90 with a slider.

Ramon Marquez assigned to Threshers from FCL. Marquez was a breakout pitcher last year and has seen his velocity increase this spring. Sinker up to 97 with a slider and a plus or better changeup

Rigged game

Fucking bullshit

In a just society Hall is kicked out of the game

Alirio Ferrebus, who is hitting .351 with an OPS over 1.000, takes a 97 mph fastball to the left wrist. It was originally ruled a foul ball before being changed to an HBP. Ferrebus was removed from the game

They keep going in with fastballs to righties and they are getting pulled. Guys are just not threatened by it being anything else.

Rodolfo Duran!!!!

I understand the Phillies being sketchy and past trauma. In Painter's case we knew the injury, and the treatment is an attempt to avoid the surgery that often happens. In this case backs are tricky, and they haven't told us the injury, but there are reasons to slowly work him back.

Very low unless we hear that Miller is going for surgery (which would contradict everything that has been backchanneled). Aroon is a fine prospect, but I worry about his approach, his glove, and overall upside. I also don't really think he can play 3B and is worse than their current 2B.

If anyone has other questions I will answer them here and if I remember I will add them to the mailbag

If you have open roster spots (the Phillies have two) no reason not claim pitchers with options

They are currently losing 17-8 after losing 14-1 on Tuesday and 5-1 and 8-7 over the weekend. Also the mlb's website does not actually have the FCL as actually existing with teams linked to their parent teams or stats flowing out, but that might just be a preview of the next CBA.

I knew the Phillies FCL team would be really bad, I was unprepared for just how bad it would be.

I didn’t do a full re-ranking but you can get a sense of that movement a month into the season

Based on how roster moves are being reported, the Phillies are officially only having one DSL team this year.

A look back on April in the Phillies system with prospects who have increased their stock, are maybe slipping, and other notes. Also a bunch of your mailbag questions.

Holy Gabriel Rincones Jr! In the second game of his rehab stint in Clearwater, Rincones unloads on a cutter up to the tune of 496 feet for a 2-run home run. Yup, you heard that right, 496 feet according to the broadcast.

In DSL spring training, the Phillies catcher is tapping his head to challenge pitches, but rather than being official and changing the game he looks to be getting feedback from the dugout on if he was correct.

It has been 4 months of Duran and TMac is unable to determine splinker vs fastballs if they aren’t labeled correctly

If we view this as a rehab appearance, it feels less bad

Second home run of the night for Alirio Ferrebus is a 2-run shot to cushion Clearwater’s lead. Ferrebus is 4 for 4 tonight and has driven in 5 of the Threshers’ 8 runs

Alirio Ferrebus 4-4 with 2 home runs tonight, his season OPS is now back over 1.000

Bryson Stott has raised his OPS 87 points so far in May

Former second round pick Griffin Burkholder goes 389 feet to left field for a solo shot, his first of the season for Clearwater. Burkholder is a triple shy of the cycle tonight, it’s just the second three-hit game of his injury-plagued career

Matt Ferrara unloads for his fourth home run of the season for Clearwater, a solo shot that puts the Threshers up 3-0

Phillies Minor League Recap (Week 6 4/28-5/4) This Week's Schedule Lehigh Valley (17-16) v Buffalo (15-18) Reading (13-13) v Somerset (12-15) Jersey Shore (14-12) @ Frederick (14-12) Clearwater (16-11) @ Daytona (10-17) FCL Phillies (0-2) Hitter Spotlight SS Bryan Rincon 7-21 1 2B 2 HR 5 RBI 8 BB…

Gabriel Rincones has begun a rehab assignment with the Threshers.

Matthew Fisher making his official pro debut right now in FCL

Estibenzon Jimenez and Kevin Warunek sent on rehab assignment with FCL Phillies

Some roster moves this morning. OF Nathanael Cijntje to full season IL RHP Naiker Velasquez to 60 day IL RHP Pedro Peralta and RHP Gerardo Lopez DSL>FCL SS Jose Rodriguez released

Phillies now 2-11 vs >.500 teams, 2-11 vs Cubs and Braves, and 12-9 vs everyone else.

Mickey Moniak at Coors continues to be the greatest hitter in baseball history

I am very done with Taylor Hall

An uncalled push off injuring Embiid is some real bullshit

I have already declared this series “a good learning experience”