I haven't posted since April 2015. It was fun to read through that post as most of it came to fruition. The rebuild is full on...We added "C" Randolph in June and a wealth of prospects in the Hamels and Giles deals. And finally we secured the first overall pick in this years amateur draft preceded by a $4 Million dollar LA sign in Jhailyn Ortiz a projected big power bat.
Chances are good we will secure another top 10 pick for 2017!
J.P. Crawford the 16th pick overall in 2013 started the year in Clearwater and had a torrid 21 games before getting the promotion to AA Reading where he stayed hot until the end of the season. He will begin 2016 as a 21 year old and more than likely push to get a call to Philly sometime this season. Probably not likely we see him in pinstripes before August but you never know.
We saw our first round pick from 2014 make his MLB Debut. Aaron Nola put up a 1.197 WHIP and showed the command all the scouts projected he would have.
Franco showed glimpses of possible stardom in Philly. We'll need him to stay healthy and have a 2016 season where he plays 140+ Games.
We moved the Front Office forward with Middleton finally asserting himself as the managing partner then adding MacPhail and Klentak to oversee and steer the ship.
It's a long road back from a 100+ loss season but there are some real talented youngsters in the system now with very high upside. It will be up to them to realize that potential and gel into the core of the next Phillies teams to contend.
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