Phillies - A Fan’s View

Last season apparently “ no one saw coming ” the breakout years that players like Otto Kemp and Felix Reyes experienced unless of course you were paying attention to the daily grind of minor league player development prior to that and the endless amount of notes written by yours truly and others that each player had those type of capabilities. As a former PD Director once told me it’s easy to point out both successes and struggles while they occur however it’s the consistentl

Notes on Phillies and former Phillies participating in winter leagues from games played on 1/5. Current Phillies bolded and underlined. Dominican Winter League :   Round Robin Playoff Tournament :  Bryan De La Cruz (RF) went 2 for 3 (singles) with two walks a and run scored for the Toros del Este (6-2) in a 3-1 win over the Leones del Escogido (6-2). Yairo Munoz (2B) was 2 for 3 (singles) with a walk for the Toros. Right handed pitchers Hector Neris (1 K) and Aneurys Zabala

Notes on Phillies and former Phillies participating in winter leagues from games played on 1/4. Current Phillies bolded and underlined. Dominican Winter League :   Round Robin Playoff Tournament :  Bryan De La Cruz (RF) went 1 for 3 (single) with an RBI and run scored for the Toros del Este (5-2) in a 10-6 win over the Gigantes del Cibao (0-7). RHP Jeurys Familia pitched a scoreless inning (1 H, 1 K) for the Aguilas Cibaenas (3-4) in a 5-2 loss to the Leones del Escogido (6-

Notes on Phillies and former Phillies participating in winter leagues from games played on 1/3 and 1/4 (Australia).  Current Phillies bolded and underlined. Dominican Winter League :   Round Robin Playoff Tournament : RHP Jonathan Hernandez pitched a scoreless inning in relief (1 H, 1 K - 13 pitches - 10 strikes) for the Aguilas Cibaenas (3-3) in a 4-1 win over the Leones del Escogido (5-1). RHP Hector Neris pitched an inning (0 R, 1 H, 1 BB) and RHP Aneurys Zabala threw a

Notes on Phillies and former Phillies participating in fall/winter leagues from games played on 1/2 and 1/3 (Australia).  Current Phillies bolded and underlined. Dominican Winter League :   Round Robin Playoff Tournament : Johan Rojas (CF) was 1 for 5 (single) with a run scored for the Gigantes del Cibao (0-5) in a 8-7 ten inning loss to the Aguilas Cibaenas (2-3). RHP Aneurys Zabala pitched a perfect inning for the Leones del Escogido (5-0) in a 10-5 win over the Toros del

Notes on Phillies and former Phillies participating in winter leagues from games played on 1/1 and 1/2 (Australia).  Current Phillies bolded and underlined. Mexican Winter League :  first round of playoffs Charros de Jalisco (1-0) 6 Naranjeros de Hermosillo (0-1) 5 - RHP Alan Rangel pitched 1.1 innings (0 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 36 pitches - 23 strikes) for the Naranjeros. Águilas de Mexical (1-0) 3 Yaquis de Obregón (0-1) 2 - RHP Efrain Contreras pitched two innings (1 R, 1 H,

Notes on Phillies and former Phillies participating in fall/winter leagues from games played on 1/1.  Current Phillies bolded and underlined. Australian Baseball League : Adelaide Giants 9 Sydney Blue Sox 3 : Raylin Heredia (CF) went 4 for 5 (two singles & two doubles) with two RBIs and a run scored, Alirio Ferrebus (1B) 3 for 4 (two singles & double) with two runs scored, Robbie Glendinning (RF) 4 for 5 (singles) with two RBIs and two runs scored, Nick Ward 3 for 5 (two si

Notes on Phillies and former Phillies participating in winter leagues from games played on 12/30.  Current Phillies bolded and underlined. Dominican Winter League : Round Robin Playoff Tournament : Bryan De La Cruz (RF) went 3 for 5 (two doubles & HR) with five RBIs and three runs scored for the Toros del Este (3-1) in a 8-5 win over the Aguilas Cibaenas (1-3). RHP Jonathan Hernandez pitched a scoreless inning (1 BB, 1 K - 17 pitches - 9 strikes) for the Aguilas. The Leones

Every MLB organization attempts to build quality coverage each off-season to provision the upcoming elongated professional baseball season else success is generally not found. While the primary focus is on constructing the forty man roster to compete in spring training for opening day roster spots it’s also vital that minor league depth along with providing for player development is accounted for. Yesterday I published part one of this two part series on the AAA and AA levels

Notes on Phillies and former Phillies participating in winter leagues from games played on 12/29.  Current Phillies bolded and underlined. Dominican Winter League : Round Robin Playoff Tournament : RHP Aneurys Zabala pitched a perfect inning (2 K’s) for the Leones del Escogido (3-0) in a 4-2 win over the Gigantes del Cibao (0-3). The Gigantes dismissed their manager after the game. Johan Rojas (CF) was 0 for 4 for the Gigantes. Bryan De La Cruz (RF) was 1 for 3 (single) with

Notes on Phillies and former Phillies participating in winter leagues from games played on 12/28.  Current Phillies bolded and underlined. A roundup article on my birthday - a day I’m honored to share as a birthday with Phillies legend Roly deArmas and former Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera. Dominican Winter League : Round Robin Playoffs : Bryan De La Cruz (RF) went 1 for 4 (single) with two walks, a run scored and RBI for the Toros del Este in a 8-7 ten inning loss to th

A feature article on my birthday - a day I’m honored to share as a birthday with Phillies legend Roly deArmas and former Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera. Every MLB organization attempts to build quality coverage each off-season to provision the upcoming elongated professional baseball year of play else success is generally not found. While the primary focus is on constructing the forty man roster to compete in spring training for opening day roster spots it’s also vital th

Notes on Phillies and former Phillies participating in fall/winter leagues from games played on 12/27 and 12/28 (Australia).  Current Phillies bolded and underlined. Dominican Winter League : Round Robin Playoffs began : Jonathan Guzman (3B-SS) went 1 for 5 (single) with two RBIs for the Leones del Escogido in a 12-2 win over the Aguilas Cibaenas. Bryan De La Cruz (RF) went 4 for 5 (two singles, two doubles) with a run scored and two RBIs and Yairo Munoz (2B) was 2 for 3 (sin

Notes on Phillies and former Phillies participating in fall/winter leagues from games played on 12/26 and 12/27 (Australia).  Current Phillies bolded and underlined. Australian Baseball League : Devin Saltiban (CF) had an outstanding game for the Adelaide Giants going 4 for 4 (two singles & two doubles) with five RBIs and two runs scored in a 12-10 loss to the Perth Heat. Alirio Ferrebus (C) also had a day going 3 for 5 (singles) with an RBI and run scored. Manolfi Jimenez (L

Free agent catcher Mark Kolozsvary has signed a minor league contract with the Phillies for the 2026 season. The now 30 year old was originally drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 7th round of the 2017 draft from the University of Florida. He’s from Taveras, Florida and graduated from Taveras High School. After initially playing in the Reds organization Kolozsvary was claimed off waivers by the Orioles on 10/14/22. He signed with the Minnesota Twins as a free agent on 6/20/

Free agent LHP Genesis Cabrera has signed a minor league contract with the Phillies for the 2026 season. He also receives an invitation to big league spring training. The now 29 year old was originally signed by the Tampa Rays on 11/1/13 as an international free agent from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Rays traded him to the Cardinals on 7/31/18. Cabrera was a big part of the St Louis Cardinals bullpen contingent from 2019 to 2023 - he was traded to the Blue Jays mid

Notes on Phillies and former Phillies participating in fall/winter leagues from games played on 12/25 and 12/26 (Australia).  Current Phillies bolded and underlined. Australian Baseball League : Jose Colmenares (SS) made his debut for the Adelaide Giants and hit a solo home run in his first at bat - he went 1 for 3 in a 5-4 ten inning win against the Perth Heat.  Raylin Heredia (RF) also debuted going 1 for 4 (double) with two runs scored - he scored the game winning run in t

Notes on Phillies and former Phillies participating in fall/winter leagues from games played on 12/23.  Current Phillies bolded and underlined. Dominican Winter League : RHP Michael Mariot pitched three innings (2 R - 1 earned, 3 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s) for the Toros del Este in a 6-3 win over the Aguilas Cibaenas. Robert Moore (2B) went 0 for 2 in the game for the Aguilas. LHP Jordi Martinez pitched two scoreless innings (1 H, 1 K) for the Tigres del Licey in a 3-2 ten inning loss t

Notes on Phillies and former Phillies participating in winter leagues from games played on 12/22.  Current Phillies bolded and underlined. Dominican Winter League : Johan Rojas (CF) went 0 for 5 but RHP Jimmy Cordero (1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s) posted his fifth save of the season for the Gigantes del Cibao in a 5-3 win over the Tigres del Licey. RHP Yunior Marte pitched a perfect inning in relief for the Tigres. With the game result the Gigantes advance to the playoff rou