Mick Abel

MLB Spring Breakout: What to expect from the Phillies’ prospects during the inaugural Minor League Baseball showcase

Minor League Baseball will hold a Prospect Showcase during MLB Spring Training. The four day event, called the MLB Spring Breakout and will be held over four days from March 14-17, 2024 at Grapefruit and Cactus league ballparks. 

MLB Spring Breakout will feature teams comprised of each MLB organization’s top 20-25 prospects. There will be a total of 16 games during the event. 

The Philadelphia Phillies will play the Detroit Tigers at 1:05 p.m. ET on March 16 at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida. The game will be broadcast on Phillies radio and MLB digital platforms. 

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Last week, Major League Baseball announced new details regarding its Spring Breakout event, including:

  • The league will carry at least 10 Spring Breakout games live without blackouts
  • MLB Network will air five games live
  • Rosters will be revealed during a March 7 episode of MLB Tonight at 11 a.m. ET
  • Tickets for all games can be found here and are on sale now

What to expect from the Phillies in MLB Spring Breakout 

We can certainly expect to see a healthy does of three out of the Phillies’ four top prospects that were featured on the MLB Pipeline Top 100 List in late January. 

Andrew Painter, Mick Abel, Aidan Miller, and Justin Crawford all cracked the Top 100 list. 

Phillies rankings in the MLB Top 100 Prospects List 

  • RHP Andrew Painter (No. 27)
  • RHP Mick Abel (No. 49)
  • INF Aidan Miller (No. 61)
  • OF Justin Crawford (No. 77)

Note: Before the latest version of the Top 100, the Phillies had four prospects ranked — Painter (No. 28), Abel (No. 45), Crawford (No. 77) and Miller (No. 90).

Andrew Painter: The Phillies former first round draft pick is 6-2 in the minors with a 1.48 ERA and 167 strikeouts in 109.2 innings while walking just 25 batters. We won’t see Painter this Spring after the No. 1 prospect in the Phillies’ organization underwent Tommy John Surgery last summer.

Mick Abel: The Phillies are hoping that Abel will be major league ready this season. He made it to Triple-A Lehigh Valley last season and has posted a 14-20 record with a 4.09 ERA. Abel has a killer curveball and strikes out 11.1 hitters per nine innings. 

Aidan Miller: Phillies first-round pick last summer. Played in 20 minor league games and posted a .303 batting average with Class-A Clearwater. 

Justin Crawford: Phillies 2022 first round draft pick has played his way to High-A Jersey Shore and is lightning fast. He finished last season  slashing .332/.392/.467/.859 with three home runs and 64 RBI. He hit 22 doubles, eight triples and stole 47 bases in 87 games.

Additional prospects include Carlos De La Cruz, who’s ranked No. 6 in the Phillies organization and currently in big league camp down in Clearwater.

According to Todd Zolecki on MLB.com, the Phillies are also likely to include some of their best young prospects, including 17-year-old catcher Eduardo Tait (No. 23) and 19-year-old outfielder Devin Saltiban (No. 18).

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