J.P. Crawford-In 2012 the Phillies finished their season 81-81 and ended up with the 16th pick in the 2013 Amateur draft. They selected J.P. the cousin of Carl Crawford with that pick. JP has been everything they had hoped he would be since he entered the system.
As a hitter JP has incredible hand eye coordination and pitch recognition skills. Rarely will you see JP fooled on a pitch and rarely will you see him strike out. He can grind out an AB and will take walks but that is not the end of his bat talent. When JP sees the pitch he wants it comes off his bat with authority and crack.
Defensively Crawford is really smooth and he may not possess the same kind of range and arm as Jimmy Rollins but he will get the job done and possibly improve that area of his game significantly after he gets to the majors.
Floor-Everyday SS in the MLB that plays above average defense
Ceiling Perenial All Star candidate; Prototypical lead off skills and run scorer. I could see him having a Jeter-Esque career in Philly
Jake Thompson-Came over in the Hamels to TX trade. I love the way this kid competes. Nothing about him is flashy. He doesn't sit 96-97. What he does do is get hitters out with a good FB, good curve ball mix.
Floor-Brett Myers
Celing-Brett Myers/Peavy
Nick Williams-Another blue chip piece in the Hamels to TX trade. Nick has great tools. He generates great bat speed, runs well, throws well. The questions are can he hit lefties enough to be an everyday player and can he minimize his K's. What type of in game power will he develop. The swing is short and quick tremendous bat speed so its not like he can't put balls out of the yard now. He can hit them a long way when he squares them up.
Floor-Michael Bourn with not quite the same speed and base stealing ability but more pop
Ceiling-.275 25+ HR guy I think possibly an Alex Gordon type.
Andrew Knapp-53rd overall pick in 2013 out of Cal Berkley. The Phillies thought enough of him to pay him a six figure signing bonus. Injuries hampered his first 2 seasons but Andrew got it together in 2015 hitting a combined .308 with an .876 OPS at 2 Levels Hi-A and AA. A switch hitting catcher has tons of value.
Floor-Jarrod Saltalamachia
Ceiling-Something just short of Posada
Cornelius Randolph-The 10th pick overall in the 2015 Amateur Draft Randolph simply put is the LF version of Tony Gwynn in stature and profile. He is kind of a throw back to a Wade Boggs in my opinion. I think defensively we are looking at an average player that hits near .300 with 20-30 doubles and maybe 10-15 HR's a season.
Floor-Daniel Murphy
Ceiling-Tony Gwynn
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