PHILADELPHIA -- MLB Pipeline recently released its annual Top 30 International Prospects list for players eligible to ink deals in the 2020-21 signing period. Some of them could become the game’s next international stars, following in the footsteps of thousands of players from around the globe before them. • Here

Alex Agostino was always a hockey guy. Before he got into baseball full-time and began the career that now sees him in his 26th year of working in the game -- currently a regional crosschecker with the Phillies -- he was running hockey schools and camps, working at a local

Right now, all baseball fans can do is look ahead to the future. We decided to take that to the extreme by looking two years down the road at which prospects we expect to be big names in 2022. The fact that 14 of the Top 20 players on MLB

The Phillies and Venezuelan outfield prospect Yhoswar Garcia have come to terms on a contract expected to be in the $2.5 million range, according to industry sources. The club has not confirmed the agreement. Garcia, 18, was originally scheduled to sign at the start of the 2019-20 international signing period

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The 14th overall pick in the 2019 Draft, shortstop Bryson Stott was UNLV's earliest selection since Donovan Osborn went 13th in 1990. He has the upside for solid tools across the board and batted .295/.391/.494 in his pro debut last summer, mostly at short-season Williamsport. The Phillies'

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Phillies went all-in a year ago. They signed Bryce Harper to a $330 million contract, shelled out another $73 million for two more free agents in Andrew McCutchen and David Robertson, assumed $58 million more in contract responsibilities in a trade for Jean Segura and packaged

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- It is one thing to hear a manager or general manager say whom has impressed them this spring. It is something entirely different to hear whom a player has been impressed by. They have a totally different perspective. MLB.com asked a few Phillies players whom has impressed

The progress may be slower than many would like, but it’s progress nonetheless. It was after the 2014 season that the Phillies decided to start a rebuild and it was after the 2015 season that Matt Klentak was hired to be the team’s general manager. After a 96-loss year in

Feel to spin. Deception. Missing bats. Generating weak contact. These are all terms used in describing pitchers’ secondary stuff. Whether it’s a curveball, slider, changeup or occasionally something like a splitter or cutter, these are the offerings a pitcher often uses to put away hitters. And a lot of pitching

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Joe Girardi caught 15 seasons in the big leagues. He managed catchers like Jorge Posada, Ivan Rodriguez, Brian McCann, Gary Sanchez and Russell Martin. But Girardi never saw what he saw Monday from Phillies catching prospect Rafael Marchan.

The 2019 Major League season will be remembered as the Year of the Home Run after players across baseball combined to hit a record 6,776 homers -- up from 5,585 in 2018 -- and 14 different teams set a new franchise record. National League Rookie of the Year Pete Alonso

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Spencer Howard is not going to make the Phillies coming out of Spring Training. He knows that. But the Phillies have said openly and often that they believe the 23-year-old righty will contribute in the big leagues at some point this season. Howard is their top pitching

Perhaps nothing gets a ballpark buzzing more than a long home run or a sizzling fastball. Scoreboards display velocity so fans can marvel at how hard flamethrowers deliver their heat. The current king of big league fastballers is Jordan Hicks, who threw the 23 fastest pitches in MLB last year

Think fast! That’s what we’re doing this week at MLB Pipeline. We assure this will be a quick read. That’s because we’re looking at the fastest players in each organization. This isn’t just a list of top prospects, as many organizations have speedsters who might not have other tools that

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies added to their Spring Training mix Monday, when they announced 15 internal non-roster invitees to big league camp. Top prospects Alec Bohm and Spencer Howard head the list. They are the organization’s No. 1 and No. 2 prospects, respectively, according to MLB Pipeline. Neither is expected

Eight Phillies prospects are playing for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the 2019 Arizona Fall League: Third baseman Alec Bohm (No. 1, MLB No. 34), right-hander Spencer Howard (No. 2, MLB No. 88), outfielder Mickey Moniak (No. 8), left-hander JoJo Romero (No. 10), shortstop Nick Maton (No. 14), left-hander Zach Warren,

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- After missing two months of the 2019 season, Spencer Howard’s main objective in coming to the Arizona Fall League was to get more work in. Being able to do that, while also showing off the stuff that places the Phillies' No. 2 prospect 89th on MLB Pipeline’s

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Phillies pitching prospect Connor Seabold was dominant. His Scottsdale Scorpions teammates were resilient. The offense racked up 18 hits, a third of which came from other players in his organization. The result was an 8-6 victory against the Surprise Saguaros on Thursday at Peoria Sports Complex that

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies are going to need a new third baseman in 2020. It is expected they will part ways with Maikel Franco, who fell out of favor last summer with the team. Scott Kingery could play there, but he might be needed at second base, if the Phillies

PHILADELPHIA -- With active rosters expanding to 40 players on Sunday, the Phillies made a handful of moves prior to their series finale against the Mets at Citizens Bank Park, including activating outfielder Jay Bruce from the 10-day injured list. Philadelphia also recalled left-hander Cole Irvin and selected the contracts

Players of the Week Co-Player – INF Kendall Simmons, Williamsport… Simmons, 19, posted a .391/.483/.913 slash line, going 9-for-23 with one double, one triple, three home runs, nine RBI, eight runs scored and five walks in seven games. Additionally, he slugged seven home runs over 13 games from July 27-Aug.

Players of the Week Player – C Logan O’Hoppe, Williamsport… O’Hoppe, 19, batted .400 (8-20) with four doubles, two triples, one home run, seven RBI, three runs scored and posted a 1.350 OPS over five games. He collected at least one extra-base hit in each of his five games during

The Phillies began signing players on the first day of the international signing period, and the process will continue through next spring. According to industry sources, Yhoswar Garcia, a center fielder out of Venezuela, will highlight the club’s signing class and is expected to sign a deal worth more than

MIAMI -- After being drafted as the third overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, Alec Bohm -- the Phillies' top prospect, according to MLB Pipeline -- will get a chance to show off what he can contribute at the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game. This year’s Futures Game will be

PHILADELPHIA -- Bryson Stott hopes to follow the paths of Adam Haseley and Alec Bohm as fast-moving first-round Draft picks in the Phillies’ Minor League system. The Phillies selected Stott with the 14th overall pick in the 2019 Draft. He inked a $3.9 million signing bonus on Thursday. Stott is