We’re right in the middle of prospect season where each team has their top ten’s sliced and diced, analyzed and discussed. The Phillies are no stranger to this with their top ten lists having been released across most sites that produce the comprehensive content we’re craving. Here is how they stack up so far.
Phillies top tens 2025
| No. | Baseball Prospectus | Fangraphs | Baseball America | Matt Winkelman |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Baseball Prospectus | Fangraphs | Baseball America | Matt Winkelman |
| 1 | Andrew Painter | Andrew Painter | Andrew Painter | Andrew Painter |
| 2 | Aidan Miller | Aidan Miller | Aidan Miller | Aidan Miller |
| 3 | Moises Chace | Moises Chace | Starlyn Caba | Moises Chace |
| 4 | Eduardo Tait | Jean Cabrera | Eduardo Tait | Justin Crawford |
| 5 | Starlyn Caba | Eduardo Tait | Justin Crawford | Eduardo Tait |
| 6 | Justin Crawford | Aroon Escobar | Moises Chace | Griffin Burkholder |
| 7 | Gabriel Rincones, Jr. | Michael Mercado | Seth Johnson | Gabriel Rincones |
| 8 | Mavis Graves | Justin Crawford | Griffin Burkholder | Dante Nori |
| 9 | Dante Nori | Alex McFarlane | Gabriel Rincones | Devin Saltiban |
| 10 | Griffin Burkholder | Griffin Burkholder | Dante Nori | Mick Abel |
The consensus is easy. Andrew Painter is the top prospect in this system and it really isn’t close. As much as we’d like to see him pitching in the major leagues to begin the season, it’s beginning to look wiser and wiser that the team protect him. Save whatever bullets he’s got for when they might need him most.
Some other general thoughts about these lists:
- Kind of disappointing that the team’s top draft pick last year is not in the top ten of two of the major lists we see here. While I’m sure that Dante Nori will end up making the major leagues at some point, the fact that it looks like the team went for a higher floor player as opposed to someone that might have a higher ceiling (while also possessing a decently high floor himself) is starting to look disappointing. Time will tell.
- Aidan Miller sure has acquitted himself well and is starting to look like a steal for the Phillies. There is no reason to rush him to the major leagues with capable starters already in the position(s) he might play, but there is also no reason to hold him back either.
- Whither Mick Abel?
- I will be in the minority here as I will self admittedly claim I know very little about prospects, but they should look to capitalize on Moises Chace’s helium at the trade deadline if he continues to perform. Yes the team can use as many good arms as possible in the near future, particularly those that might do well in the bullpen, but I just get the whiff of Griff McGarry with Chace. That’s just me.
