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2021 Phillies Top Prospects Countdown: #4 Catcher Rafael Marchan

Please visit  Patreon.com/PhoulBallz  in order to support my work and get access to material like this before anyone.  Plus you'll get interviews as well as other exclusive content you won't be able to enjoy anywhere else.  At a valued position, backstop  Rafael Marchan   is one of the Phillies' most valued prospects as he has built a reputation as an intelligent and physically talented player. Signed in the same off-season that the Phils dished out a $4 million signing bonus to outfielder Jhailyn Ortiz, Marchan inked a deal for a reported bargain price of $200,000, as a 16-year-old in 2015. He made his professional debut in the Dominican Summer League in 2016, posting a .333 average with seven doubles, a triple and 34 RBI in 44 games. In 2017, Marchan tallying a .238/.290/.298 slash line in 30 games in the short-season Rookie level Gulf Coast League. The following year as a 19-year-old, the Venezuela native played with Class A short-season Williamsport and began making a n

2021 Phillies Top Prospects Countdown: #5 LHP Erik Miller

Please visit  Patreon.com/PhoulBallz  in order to support my work and get access to material like this before anyone.  Plus you'll get interviews as well as other exclusive content you won't be able to enjoy anywhere else.  Left-handed pitcher  Erik  Miller is widely regarded as one of the Phillies most promising prospects.  Selected in the 4th round of the 2019 draft out of Stanford, the Missouri native quickly made an impact as a professional and was promoted twice in his brief stint in the minor leagues. At three levels of the minors as a 21-year-old, Miller tallied a 1-0 record with a 1.50 ERA, a .188 batting average against, a 1.11WHIP along with a 13.0 K/9 mark in 11 appearances. Listed at six-feet-five, 240 pounds, Miller likely would have pitched at the Double-A level last year if the minor league season had not been cancelled due to the pandemic.   Regarded as one of the best college lefties in his draft class, Miller was outstanding in college as well.  In his junior

2021 Phillies Top Prospects Countdown: #6 RHP Adonis Medina

Please visit  Patreon.com/PhoulBallz  in order to support my work and get access to material like this before anyone.  Plus you'll get interviews as well as other exclusive content you won't be able to enjoy anywhere else.  Medina, image- Jay Floyd Widely ranked among the Phillies' top prospects by many outlets, righty hurler  Adonis Medina  has made a name for himself, as scouts rave about his skills, coaches boast about his potential and Phils' brass adores his ability. Signed in 2014 at age 17, Medina made his pro debut that year as part of the Phillies' Dominican Summer League team. In 11 games (two starts) he notched a 2-3 record with a save, a 1.27 ERA and a 7.5 K/9 mark along with a .220 batting average against. In 2015, the six-foot-one 185-pounder competed with the rookie level Gulf Coast League Phils, sporting a 3-2 record with a 2.98 ERA, a .253 BAA and a 6.9 K/9 mark in 10 games (eight starts). The following season, at the age of 19, he would pitch with

2021 Phillies Top Prospects Countdown: #7 RHP Mick Abel

Please visit  Patreon.com/PhoulBallz  in order to support my work and get access to material like this before anyone.  Plus you'll get interviews as well as other exclusive content you won't be able to enjoy anywhere else.  Selected with the 15th overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft, Mick Abel swiftly landed among the Phillies' top prospects.   He was a victim to a cancelled high school and minor league seasons last year, but  sported a 1.26 ERA and a 13.8 K/9 mark in 72 1/3 innings of work while helping his school lock down a state championship in his junior season in 2019. Scouting reports describe him as having a low-effort approach with loose arm action and exciting velocity potential.   His four-pitch arsenal includes a  mid-90's four-seam fastball, an effective slider with good movement, a quality curve ball and a change up that earns raves and features sink.  His six-foot-five frame allows him to better throw his offerings downhill, giving the opposition a less tha

2021 Phillies Top Prospects Countdown: #8 OF Simon Muzziotti

Please visit  Patreon.com/PhoulBallz  in order to support my work and get access to material like this before anyone.  Plus you'll get interviews as well as other exclusive content you won't be able to enjoy anywhere else.  Muzziotti, image- Jay Floyd Since joining the organization  Simon Muzziotti  has emerged as one of the Phillies' most promising outfield prospects.  Signing infractions by his former organization, the Red Sox, lead the talented youngster to be declared a free agent by Major League Baseball approximately a year after he signed with Boston at the age of 16.  Muzziotti was subsequently inked by the Phillies and has been an attention grabber as he has moved up the developmental ranks with quickness. In 2016, he played in the Dominican Summer League, tallying a .256 average with six doubles, two triples and eight steals in his combined time with the Sox and Phils teams there. The following year, at the age of 18, the left-handed hitter notched a .269 batting

2021 Phillies Top Prospects Countdown: #9 OF Mickey Moniak

Please visit  Patreon.com/PhoulBallz  in order to support my work and get access to material like this before anyone.  Plus you'll get interviews as well as other exclusive content you won't be able to enjoy anywhere else.  Moniak, image- Jay Floyd Chosen with the first overall selection in the 2016 MLB amateur draft, outfielder  Mickey Moniak  has garnered loads of attention with many eyes watching closely, in hopes he can live up to the high expectations that come along with being such a high pick. After signing out of La Costa Canyon High School, where he was ranked as the top high school player in the nation by Baseball America, the left-handed hitting Moniak had a very good professional debut.  In 46 games with the Phillies' Rookie level Gulf Coast League team, Moniak notched a .284 batting average with 11 doubles, four triples, a home run and 28 RBI. He also showed some speed, swiping 10 bases in 14 opportunities. Following the regular season, Moniak participated in t

2021 Phillies Top Prospects Countdown: #10 RHP Ramon Rosso

Please visit  Patreon.com/PhoulBallz  in order to support my work and get access to material like this before anyone.  Plus you'll get interviews as well as other exclusive content you won't be able to enjoy anywhere else.  Ramon Rosso in 2018, image- Jay Floyd Despite missing out on a minor league season in 2020, hurler  Ramon Rosso  has thrust himself into discussions of being among the Phillies' top prospects over the past year or so.   Among the players designated to stay ready on the organization's Taxi Squad last year, Rosso made his big league debut with the Phils last July.  In seven big league appearances (one start) the Dominican Republic native notched a 0-1 record with a 6.52 ERA while striking out 11 batters in 9 2/3 innings.   Over this past off-season Rosso looked exceptionally strong with the Aguilas in the Dominican Winter League.  The right-hander tallied a 1-0 record with a 0.47 ERA over five appearance while striking out 20 and walking three in 19 in

2021 Phillies Top Prospects Countdown: #11 SS Jamari Baylor

Please visit  Patreon.com/PhoulBallz  in order to support my work and get access to material like this before anyone.  Plus you'll get interviews as well as other exclusive content you won't be able to enjoy anywhere else.  I could use, and I would value, your backing. A third round draft selection by the Phillies in 2019 out of Benedictine Prep, a military school in Virginia, shortstop Jamari Baylor signed his first pro contract for a reported $675,000 and put his significant tools on display during his brief initial minor league stint. In four games in the rookie level Gulf Coast League, five-foot-11 190-pounder sported a .273 average with a pair of doubles.  His playing time that season was limited due to an undisclosed ailment. Baylor was initially slated to take part on the Australian Baseball League this winter, but did not make the trip down under in time for the season.  He trained at Driveline Baseball this off-season and got some game action at Fall Instructs in Flor