Through the front eight rounds of the 2025 MLB Draft, the Phillies stuck with a common theme: pitchers. But the club shrewdly was able to nab an under-slot signing here and there, opening the door for a big swing in the ninth round, when they landed New Jersey prep shortstop

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The season is young, but Gage Wood has yet to allow more than two hits in any of his starts. The Phillies' No. 4 prospect continued that trend in his latest outing Wednesday for Single-A Clearwater. Wood struck out four while allowing a hit, three walks and plunking a batter

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PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies rookie Andrew Painter had a bad Sunday morning. A few hours later, the Phils’ baserunners had it even worse.

Striking out the side in your first inning of work is always a great way to start a game. On Friday, Phillies prospect Luke Gabrysh took that impressive opening to another level. Pitching for High-A Jersey Shore at ShoreTown Ballpark in Lakewood, N.J., Gabrysh -- a Philadelphia-area product out of

Making just his third start in professional baseball, Phillies No. 4 prospect Gage Wood is already finding a groove. He continued a dominant start to the 2026 season at Single-A Clearwater, pitching 3 1/3 innings against Tampa on Thursday with eight strikeouts. He allowed one run, scattering a pair of

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PHILADELPHIA -- Justin Crawford flung his helmet into the air. He had just laced a walk-off single to right field in the 10th inning of Wednesday’s 6-5 victory over the Nationals at Citizens Bank Park, capping a remarkable week that he never could have imagined. But he ran with it,

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Phillies’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Aidan Miller (MLB No. 21), SS -- Injured (back)
2. Andrew Painter (MLB No. 26), RHP -- Philadelphia (MLB)
3. Justin Crawford (MLB No. 51), OF -- Philadelphia (MLB)
4. Gage

PHILADELPHIA -- Andrew Painter stepped out of the Phillies’ dugout shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday. He was less than an hour from his highly anticipated MLB debut. The fans that noticed him at Citizens Bank Park applauded as he walked to the bullpen to begin the final preparations for

Andrew Painter was supposed to be Exhibit A for pitching phenoms, not the poster boy for how non-linear baseball development can be. Yet here we are. After a 2022 season that saw him dominate three levels at age 19, Painter was the clear choice for MLB Pipeline Pitching Prospect of

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The Phillies haven’t had a pitching prospect like Andrew Painter since Cole Hamels more than 20 years ago. Hamels couldn't have been more hyped. Then, he won 2008 World Series and NLCS MVP honors, made four All-Star teams, finished top eight in NL Cy Young voting four times and threw

PHILADELPHIA -- Justin Crawford waited 22 years and 72 days for this moment. It took seconds to make the most of it.

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Is it possible for a prospect who is ranked No. 53 on the Top 100 to be considered underrated? How about if he’s a career .322 hitter with a .385 on-base percentage since being taken as a mid-first rounder in 2022? Or averaged 45 stolen bases per season over his

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Phillies’ Opening Day roster is coming into focus. Manager Rob Thomson said on Friday that right-hander Andrew Painter made the team. No surprise there. Painter (MLB Pipeline's No. 28 overall prospect) was a near lock to make the 26-man roster entering camp. He will make his

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Gage Wood knows. Philly is different. Wood smiled on Saturday afternoon at BayCare Ballpark, remembering how Phillies fans DM’d him on Instagram in the minutes, days and weeks after the Phils selected him with the 25th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft. Wood was a hard-throwing

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Andrew Painter entered Phillies camp last month as a lock to make the Opening Day roster. The Phillies made it official on Friday. Phils manager Rob Thomson announced his starting pitchers for the season’s first five games. Cristopher Sánchez, Aaron Nola and Jesús Luzardo will start the

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Phillies’ top three prospects could make splashes this season in Philadelphia. Justin Crawford (PHI No. 3, MLB No. 53) is a lock to be the Opening Day center fielder. Andrew Painter (PHI No. 2, MLB No. 28) is a lock to make the rotation. Aidan Miller

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Dante Nori got back to his regular job on Wednesday at Carpenter Complex. He played in a Minor League game against Blue Jays prospects on Ashburn Field. There were more prospects than fans in the stands. In the bottom of the ninth, Nori flied out to left-center

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The last time the Phillies took a college pitcher in the first round of the Draft, before 2025, was when Aaron Nola was selected No. 7 overall in the 2014 Draft. In the 10 Drafts before the organization took Gage Wood No. 26 overall last year, the

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies pitching coach Caleb Cotham appreciates Andrew Painter's “high aptitude” for pitching. Cotham knows that nobody is going to be perfect all the time. Sometimes a pitcher has to grind to survive.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Phillies insist there is zero concern about top prospect Aidan Miller's back issue. However, there is also no timeline for his return to action. Miller, MLB Pipeline's No. 23 overall prospect, was sent to Philadelphia on Friday to see a team doctor about the recurring back