2022 Phillies Mid-Season Prospect Rankings - A+

Hitting struggles have persisted all year for the A+ Jersey Shore Blue Claws, who sit at just 31-55 at the All-Star Break, but the club has been boosted by strong pitching production out of a core made up mostly of former high school draftees. Here are the club's top fifteen prospects:

Andrew Painter
Mick Abel
Kyle Glogoski
Christian McGowan
Ben Brown
Ethan Wilson
Erubiel Armenta
Andrick Nava
Victor Vargas
Rixon Wingrove
Carlos De La Cruz
Cristian Hernandez
Luis Garcia
Rafael Marcano
Albertus Barber

Painter of course of the biggest name on this list as the consensus top prospect in the system having just turned 19 and already dominating at the A+ level. Abel at #2 is no surprise, but Glogoski takes the wide open #3 spot having shown well in his return from an injury-crossed 2021 season. Brown is having a breakout season, and could see his stock rise even more if he can translate his A+ success into AA success. Armenta slides a bit thanks to less impressive production in his second go at the A+ level. Nava looked poised for a breakout season in his first year above the rookie level, but he was sent down to Clearwater after his hot stretch ran out. Two names increasing their stock this season have been Vargas and Wingrove, both of whom have rebounded this season after nightmarish 2021 campaigns. Hernandez, Garcia, Casey Martin, and Nicolas Torres, on the other hand, have struggled to perform at the A+ level, with the hitters particularly taking a hit after having already played at the A+ level prior.

2022 Phillies Mid-Season Prospect Rankings - Low-A

The Clearwater Threshers, in spite of having struggled to hit very much this season, have a 42-44 record and boast an interesting collection of recently drafted and signed pitchers. Because of this the list of prospects to watch at this level is long. Here are the top 15:

Hao Yu Lee
Alexeis Azuaje
Samuel Aldegheri*
Corey Phelan*
Eiberson Castellano
Wilfredo Flores
Starlyn Castillo
Jared Wetherbee
Rodolfo Sanchez
Buddy Hayward
Tommy McCollum
Andrew Brown*
Micah Ottenbreit
Gabriel Cotto
Fernando Lozano

Lee, as expected leads the way in spite of having missed time with injury this season thanks to continued strong production at the plate as Clearwater's youngest regular in the lineup. The same thing could be said about Azuaje, though he could struggle to stay atop these rankings if his health issues persist. Aldegheri and Phelan have missed most of the season, with the former just starting a rehab assignment and the later recovering from cancer treatment. Castellano appears for the first time on any list after having jumped from the DSL to A-ball and having held his own in a long-relief/starting role, having taken this jump better than #20 Jean Cabrera and #23 Oswald Medina. McCollum and Cotto have made big gains since the start of the season, as the pair went unranked on the prior list and now reside within the top-15. Sanchez meanwhile jumped from 27th to 9th, while Flores went from 20th to 6th. Rapidly falling on the list are Yhoswar Garcia and Jamari Baylor, now at 19th and 25th, respectively. Both have struggled to hit in their second runs at the Low-A level, putting them at risk of falling out of the prospect picture entirely.

2022 Phillies Mid-Season Prospect Rankings - FCL

Now that the All-Star break has arrived, it's about time that you'll see all the "mid-season" this and that in the world of baseball. While never the mathematical midpoint in the season, the All-Star break still provides a good point at which to evaluate the progress of things within the MLB season. I have decided to take another look at the Phillies prospects, following the same procedure I did in the past by ranking prospects level by level. Because it is during the season, I will consider a player who is on the 60-day IL for a level but has only played in rehab at a lower level as part of the former level's list. Starting off we will examine the FCL level again. The FCL Phillies 11-17 and boast an interesting collection of position prospects in particular. Here are the rankings for the team:

Rickardo Perez
Nikau Pouaka-Grego
Jordan Viars
Gavin Tonkel*
Lou Helmig
Diego Gonzalez
Jaydenn Estanista
Estibenzon Jimenez
Jonathan Petit
Giussepe Velasquez
Ricardo Rosario
Sergio Sanchez
Jose Pena
Daniel Mejia
Nick Fanti*

Rickardo Perez is the consensus top prospect of this group and it isn't really close. A former top bonus-getter on the international amateur market, Perez moved up to the FCL after a year with the DSL Phillies and has come out of the gate hitting for a .357 average in 16 contests. With the organization's wealth of catching depth, he could be a name on the move in the near future, but if not, he will be a name to watch rise though the levels of the system. Nikau Pouaka-Grego is also a name to watch, as he has been the club's best hitter at just 17. The New Zealand-born shortstop has slashed .326/.475/.478 in 15 contests. Lou Helmig was also a member of the same class as him, but has not impressed as much off the start. Jordan Viars and Gavin Tonkel, meanwhile, were high school draftees from the 2021 class, though both have dealt with injuries this season.