Philadelphia Phillies 2024 Top 30 Prospect List

Listen, we all know the narrative surrounding the Phillies Farm System and player development. It’s not great.

The most prospects in recent memory that cracked the Top 100 list was (correct me if I’m wrong) in 2018, with Sixto Sanchez, Scott Kingery, JP Crawford, Adonis Medina, Mickey Moniak, and Adam Haseley. 

Save your comments. We are all aware how each of them turned out and with the exception of Scott Kingery, none of them are with the Phillies organization. That doesn’t mean that all hope for the future is lost heading into this season. 

Phillies Top 5 Prospects

1. Andrew Painter, RHP (MLB No. 27)
2. Mick Abel, RHP (MLB No. 49)
3. Aidan Miller, 3B/SS (MLB No. 61)
4. Justin Crawford, OF (MLB No. 77)
5. Starlyn Caba, SS

Andrew Painter is expected to be a bonafide starting pitcher that can be a rotations No. 1 or No. 2 but we won’t actually be able to see if that turns out to be something worth celebrating until the 2025 season since the Phillies’ top prospect underwent Tommy John Surgery last Summer.

Painter went 6-2 in the minors with a 1.48 ERA and 167 strikeouts in 109.2 innings while walking just 25 batters.

Andrew Painter goes the distance!

The top-ranked @Phillies prospect strikes out 11 in a 7-inning complete game for the @BlueClaws. pic.twitter.com/HJJ5s7uZG3

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 7, 2022

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. 

Mick Abel (MLB No. 49) hit 95 mph or higher on 7 pitches, fanning 2 in a perfect frame for the @Phillies. pic.twitter.com/quqlajqyh6

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) February 25, 2024

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

Aiden Miller uses the whole field. He’s hitting .414 so far this year.

He’s already too good for the league he’s in but the Phillies want to get him comfortable since he missed mostly his entire senior season in high school. Excited to see what his fall looks like. pic.twitter.com/dwWx63594B

— Philly Nation (@Philly__Nation) August 22, 2023

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.

Justin Crawford uses his 70-grade speed on a four-hit night.

MLB's No. 81 prospect (@Phillies) picks up two singles and two doubles for the @BlueClaws: pic.twitter.com/NPXbz7YbnB

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 31, 2023

Keep tabs on Starlyn Caba: The 5’10” shortstop from the Dominican Republic is just 18-years old. Caba yet to play in the U.S., but the organization’s top international get in the 2023 signing period is a serious pick to click as someone who will work their way onto that Top 100 soon. Playing internationally last year, he slashed .301/.423/.769 with 40 hits, 17 RBI, 16 stolen bases, and 29 runs scored in 133 at-bats. 

Phillies Top Prospects: MLB.com Best Tools

Players are graded on a 20-80 scouting scale for future tools – 20-30 is well below average, 40 is below average, 50 is average, 60 is above average and 70-80 is well above average. Players in parentheses have the same grade. [MLB]

• Hit: 55 — Justin Crawford (Starlyn Caba, William Bergolla)
• Power: 60 — Aidan Miller
• Run: 75 — Justin Crawford
• Arm: 60 — Bryan Rincon (Aidan Miller, Eduardo Tait, Raylin Heredia)
• Defense: 65 — Starlyn Caba
• Fastball: 70 — Andrew Painter (Alex McFarlane, George Klassen)
• Curveball: 55 — Mick Abel (George Klassen)
• Slider: 65 — Orion Kerkering
• Changeup: 55 — Andrew Painter
• Control: 65 — Andrew Painter

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