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Phillies top prospect Miller (back) 'moving in the right direction'

6:03 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA -- Aidan Miller appears to be making some progress with his nagging back injury.

“Aidan Miller is beginning to do light baseball activity,” interim manager Don Mattingly said prior to Tuesday's game against the Reds at Citizens Bank Park.

Gage Wood highlights

August 8, 2025

Start 1? 9 K's. Start 2? 9 K's! Fitting beginning to 2026 for Phillies' No. 9 prospect 

May 17, 2026

Ramon Marquez appears to be getting better and better with every start he makes.

The Phillies' No. 9 prospect backed up his stellar 2026 season debut with another dazzling performance on Saturday. The 20-year-old worked five scoreless innings, allowing just three hits, walking two and striking out

Wood keeps stacking strikeouts in first start as Phils' top pitching prospect

May 15, 2026

Gage Wood just keeps striking guys out.

The Phillies' No. 2 prospect turned in yet another strong outing on Friday night, striking out six while allowing just one run on three hits over four innings for Single-A Clearwater in their 6-2 victory over Lakeland at

The key for Painter finding success in The Show? Fixing his fastball

@ToddZolecki
May 7, 2026

PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly approached Andrew Painter in the dugout in the middle of the third inning on Thursday at Citizens Bank Park.

Painter had been hit hard in the first three innings in a 12-1 loss to the A’s, so Mattingly told Painter he could

Phillies' No. 6 prospect is just 21, but he's CRUSHING Double-A pitching

May 6, 2026

Standing 5-foot-9, Aroon Escobar packs a lot of offensive punch into his compact frame.

The Phillies' No. 6 prospect made his full-season debut last year and worked his way up to Double-A at just 20 years old. Now in his return to the Eastern League, where he’s

Phillies' 2025 first-rounder continues to overpower with 70-grade heater

@MavalloneMiLB
May 3, 2026

Slow and steady has been the mantra for Gage Wood. To that end, he's doing exactly what is expected of him as he traverses what is, for all intents and purposes, his pro debut.

Philadelphia's No. 4 prospect turned in yet another strong outing, striking out six

Phillies call up No. 19 prospect McFarlane to make MLB debut

@HarriganMLB
April 24, 2026

The Phillies recalled right-hander Alex McFarlane, the team’s No. 19 prospect per MLB Pipeline, from Double-A Reading prior to Friday’s game against the Braves in Atlanta.

McFarlane, who joined the Phillies organization as a fourth-round Draft pick in 2022, takes the active roster spot that opened

Eduardo Tait highlights

January 16, 2024

Andrew Painter highlights

January 12, 2024

Cody Bowker highlights

August 8, 2025

Phillies 2025 draftee rocks rehabbing former All-Star on 4-XBH night at Single-A

@JesseABorek
April 17, 2026

Through the front eight rounds of the 2025 MLB Draft, the Phillies stuck with a common theme: pitchers. But the club shrewdly was able to nab an under-slot signing here and there, opening the door for a big swing in the ninth round, when they landed New Jersey

Inside Painter's impressive start to his MLB career

@ToddZolecki
April 16, 2026

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Phillies No. 4 prospect Wood dominating on the hill at Single-A

April 15, 2026

The season is young, but Gage Wood has yet to allow more than two hits in any of his starts.

The Phillies' No. 4 prospect continued that trend in his latest outing Wednesday for Single-A Clearwater. Wood struck out four while allowing a hit, three walks and

Phillies No. 4 prospect Wood K's eight, continues roaring start to 2026

@@maxralph_
April 10, 2026

Making just his third start in professional baseball, Phillies No. 4 prospect Gage Wood is already finding a groove.

He continued a dominant start to the 2026 season at Single-A Clearwater, pitching 3 1/3 innings against Tampa on Thursday with eight strikeouts. He allowed one run, scattering

Crawford thriving by embracing simple approach at plate

@ToddZolecki
April 13, 2026

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Painter's heroics not enough to overcome Phillies' miscues

@ToddZolecki
April 12, 2026

PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies rookie Andrew Painter had a bad Sunday morning.

A few hours later, the Phils’ baserunners had it even worse.

4 K's in an inning?! Phillies prospect accomplishes rare feat

@Theo_DeRosa
April 10, 2026

Striking out the side in your first inning of work is always a great way to start a game. On Friday, Phillies prospect Luke Gabrysh took that impressive opening to another level.

Pitching for High-A Jersey Shore at ShoreTown Ballpark in Lakewood, N.J., Gabrysh -- a Philadelphia-area

Phillies in wait-and-see mode as top prospect takes next step in rehab

@ToddZolecki
April 9, 2026

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Crawford's walk-off caps unforgettable week ... and wild Phillies comeback

@ToddZolecki
April 1, 2026

PHILADELPHIA -- Justin Crawford flung his helmet into the air.

He had just laced a walk-off single to right field in the 10th inning of Wednesday’s 6-5 victory over the Nationals at Citizens Bank Park, capping a remarkable week that he never could have imagined. But he ran with

Here's where Phillies' Top 30 prospects are projected to begin 2026 season

@JonathanMayo
April 1, 2026

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Phillies’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

  1. Aidan Miller (MLB No. 21), SS -- Injured (back)
  2. Andrew Painter (MLB No. 26), RHP -- Philadelphia (MLB)
  3. Justin Crawford (MLB <a href="https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/top100/justin-crawford-702222"

Painter's dazzling debut all the Phils and the fans could have hoped for

@ToddZolecki
March 31, 2026

PHILADELPHIA -- Andrew Painter stepped out of the Phillies’ dugout shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

He was less than an hour from his highly anticipated MLB debut. The fans that noticed him at Citizens Bank Park applauded as he walked to the bullpen to begin the final preparations for the

What to expect from Phils top pitching prospect Painter

@JonathanMayo
March 31, 2026

Andrew Painter was supposed to be Exhibit A for pitching phenoms, not the poster boy for how non-linear baseball development can be. Yet here we are.

After a 2022 season that saw him dominate three levels at age 19, Painter was the clear choice for MLB Pipeline Pitching Prospect

Crawford cracks Monty’s Angle on first try

@ToddZolecki
March 30, 2026

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Cade Obermueller highlights

August 8, 2025