Phillies have a loaded farm system.

It’s been a long time since this has been able to be said, but the Phillies organization is stacked, top to bottom. Don’t let wins and losses, hot starts and slow finishes fool you. The Phillies organization has talent all over the place. Talent you’ve heard of, and talent that you haven’t. They pulled the trigger on a rebuild, and not a moment too soon. But the Phillies have traded well, and developed well, but above anything else, the Phillies have drafted outstandingly in the past half decade.

Nick Williams, OF

At 6’3”, 195 lbs, Williams is the perfect build for a big league right fielder. The biggest fear for many had is that he would turn out like Jason Heyward, never really excelling with any tool offensively. He hasn’t exactly put those concerns to bed, and it’s possible he never will. Williams will make it to the majors based on his well roundedness as a player. He doesn’t excel at anything in particular, but he doesn’t struggle at it either. He spent the entire year at AAA in 2016, so 2017 looks to be the year for him to reach the big leagues, but the Phillies have shown in the past, they’re willing to keep players in AAA for a bit longer than other teams.

J.P. Crawford, SS

How J.P. Crawford became the second overall prospect in baseball according to MLB.com, I’ll never know. After being expected to break through in 2016, he struggled for much of the year at AAA, hitting .250/.349/.339 with seven homeruns 43 RBIs and 12 stolen bases. Those numbers are less than pedestrian for a first round draft pick. Those numbers aren’t just an anomaly either. Crawford doesn’t have a tool that makes him jump off the chart. He’s a well-rounded defender with a good arm and good range, but he lacks the speed, power, and arguably the hit tool that would make him look like a future franchise shortstop.

Dylan Cozens, OF

So how did a 2012 second rounder end up on this list ahead of first rounders like Crawford and Cornelius Randolph? Simple. He hit .276/.350/.591 with 40 homeruns, 125 RBIs and a .941 OPS. Those numbers get you places. That place will soon be the major leagues. Cozens was suspected to be a bust after putting up massive strikeout numbers early in his career. But he got away from his power game and focused on his hit tool in 2015. In 2016, he put it all together, and put one of the best offensive seasons of anyone in all the minor leagues. Couple that with the 21 bases the 235 pounder stole, and you’ve got the potential for a future star.

Jorge Alfaro, C

Top tier catching prospects are as rare of a commodity as any in baseball. That’s why the Phillies jumped on getting him included in the Cole Hamels deal a year and a half ago. He got a full season in the minors this time, hitting .285/.325/.458 with 15 homers and 67 RBIs. He got a cup of coffee at the end of the year as well. With the Carlos Ruiz era over in Philadelphia all signs say that Alfaro is the new Phillies starting catcher, and all signs say that that’s a good thing.

Mickey Moniak, OF

The Phillies made good on their number one overall pick this year, taking Moniak from the high school ranks. Few expected him to be there a year ago, but by the time draft day came around, Moniak looked like a consensus number one choice. The only tool that isn’t there is power, at 6’2”, 185 lbs. But he has time to grow into more power, and every other tool is there for him. He’s fast, and has perhaps the best raw hit tool in the class. There’s little doubt that Moniak will be the franchise center fielder of the future, but the Phillies will naturally be taking things slowly with regards to their number one overall pick.

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