MLB Spring Breakout: Phillies’ complete roster for 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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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

Phillies Roster for the MLB Spring Breakout

According to MLB.com, the Phillies’ roster will include 20 of their top 30 prospects, including Abel (No. 2), Aidan Miller (No. 3), Justin Crawford (No. 4), Starlyn Caba (No. 5), Devin Saltiban (No. 7), Bryan Rincon (No. 8), Eduardo Tait (No. 9) and Gabriel Rincones (No. 10).

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. 

Philadelphia Phillies 2024 Top 30 Prospect List >>

Phillies Spring Breakout: Full Roster via MLB.com

PITCHERS
Mick Abel, RHP, No. 2
Griff McGarry, RHP, No. 11
Samuel Aldegheri, LHP, No. 24
Alexis De La Cruz, RHP, No. 25
George Klassen, RHP, No. 29
Andrew Baker, RHP, NR
Jean Cabrera, RHP, NR
Estibenzon Jimenez, RHP, NR
Tommy McCollum, RHP, NR
Wesley Moore, LHP, NR
Micah Ottenbreit, RHP, NR
Andrew Walling, LHP, NR

CATCHERS
Eduardo Tait, C, No. 9
Caleb Ricketts, C, No. 21
Kehden Hettiger, C, No. 22

INFIELDERS
Aidan Miller, 3B, No. 3
Starlyn Caba, SS, No. 5
Devin Saltiban, SS/2B, No. 7
Bryan Rincon, SS, No. 8
William Bergolla, SS, No. 12
Nikau Pouka-Grego, 2B, No. 30

OUTFIELDERS
Justin Crawford, OF, No. 4
Gabriel Rincones, OF, No. 10
Carlos De La Cruz, OF, No. 13
Emaarion Boyd, OF, No. 17
TJayy Walton, OF, No. 18
Raylin Heredia, OF, No. 20

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

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.

Keep an eye on some of the Phillies 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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