Bill Whitehead | NBC Sports Philadelphia Contributor

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  • May 30, 2017

    Phillies Prospect Notebook: Franklyn Kilome, Jose Taveras anchoring Clearwater's strong rotation

    PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Prospect Franklyn Kilome is the second-highest rated pitcher in the Phillies‘ organization, and the right-hander lived up to the billing Sunday, as the Clearwater Threshers, the Phillies’ Class A Advanced affiliate, closed a three-game series at St. Lucie. The right-hander twirled seven sparkling innings, shutting down the Mets’ hot bats, as the Threshers blanked St….

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  • May 28, 2017

    Thinking man's pitcher, Phillies prospect Cole Irvin enjoying time with Clearwater

    PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Clearwater Threshers pitcher Cole Irvin is a student of baseball, but maybe the word “student” – simply stated and in its base meaning – describes the young left-hander best. A graduate of the University of Oregon who completed his undergraduate degree in sociology in just 3½ years, Irvin has applied a studious, methodical approach to…

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  • May 3, 2017

    Phillies' Cornelius Randolph still young, but not intimidated by High A ball

    PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The Phillies feel they have a hot prospect in Cornelius Randolph, a smooth-swinging outfielder for the Clearwater Threshers of the Florida State League (FSL). Randolph was a first-round selection (10th overall) from a strong 2015 draft that has already placed four picks in front of him in MLB — Atlanta’s Dansby Swanson (23 years old), Houston’s Alex…

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  • May 24, 2016

    Pitcher Tom Eshelman happy with move to Phillies organization, NL

    PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — New Phillies prospect Tom Eshelman was almost in a situation where he needed to have a shopping receipt handy. The Clearwater Threshers’ starting pitcher was property of the Houston Astros after the 2015 June draft and through some of the offseason, but a pre-Christmas trade saw the righty, along with pitchers Vincent Velasquez, Mark Appel,…

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  • May 24, 2016

    CF prospect Carlos Tocci a promising part of Phillies' family

    PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – As Clearwater Threshers centerfielder Carlos Tocci looked out on the spring training home of the New York Mets this week, the Phillies‘ prospect accentuated his conversation with the same word his countryman Wilmer Flores — a Mets utilityman who roamed Tradition Field often – spoke on numerous occasions. Family. Though four years younger than Flores, the…

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  • May 21, 2016

    Overlooked growing up, Phillies prospect Scott Kingery excelling in Clearwater

    PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Horrible recruiting stories are commonplace for prep players. Tales of recruits who have scholarships snatched away at the last minute or were promised one thing only to be lied to are as routine in baseball as strikes, balls and outs. Phillies prospect Scott Kingery only wishes he had just one of those stories to tell….

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  • May 8, 2016

    Blanco comes off bench, keys rally in Phils' win over Marlins

    BOX SCORE MIAMI – The Phillies didn’t do much over the course of seven innings on Saturday night, but the eighth inning quickly turned into a banner night for Andres Blanco. The infielder sparked the Phillies’ three-run comeback in the top of the eighth, turning a 12-pitch at-bat into a double as the Phils roared back and rallied their way…

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  • May 8, 2016

    Instant Replay: Phillies 4, Marlins 3

    BOX SCORE MIAMI – The Phillies took advantage of a strange error in the eighth inning to break their three-game losing streak on Saturday night. Marlins first baseman Chris Johnson, who moved over from third base in the middle of the inning, dropped a potential inning-ending double play that would have kept the game tied. The miscue allowed Odubel Herrera…

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  • May 7, 2016

    Carlos Ruiz, Phillies' catching situation a balancing act

    MIAMI – Pete Mackanin said Saturday that the situation regarding catcher Carlos Ruiz and the Phillies’ struggling offense would need close attention going forward. Ruiz had appeared in just 12 games this season but was hitting .311 entering Saturday night’s middle game of the three-game series against the Miami Marlins. His lofty average is impressive, even more so on a…

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