Farm Report: Phillies Midseason Prospect Rankings Has Gage Wood in the Top 5

Farm Report: Phillies midseason prospect rankings has Gage Wood in the Top 5

MLB Pipeline dropped their midseason re-rank on Monday, and the Phillies’ farm system has a new face near the top. No surprise with who’s in first place. Andrew Painter still headlines the list. The Phillies keep telling us he’s a generational prospect and there’s still a very good chance that he might be just that. However, he hasn’t found a lick of consistency in Lehigh Valley this year and while everyone was hoping for an August call to The S…

Prospect notes: Justin Crawford’s defensive adjustment, Andrew Painter’s struggles

Justin Crawford is splitting time between center field and left field. (Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire) ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The IronPigs are trying to help prospect Justin Crawford get a step up. Crawford is batting .330 with an .850 OPS as a 21-year-old in Triple-A this season, but his defense in center field has not been perfect. The former first-round pick has worked with the coaching staff at Lehigh Valley to get a better jump on balls to the outf…