Down on the Pharm: A Phillies Prospects Podcast

The 2026 season is over. The final destination is where might be you expected it to end, but not sure anyone could've predicted how we got here. And somehow, the ending leaves far more questions than answers for the farm moving forward.

Aidan Miller is real. And playing baseball. A good development. Plus Single-A awards! Sam and Charlotte have a lot to discuss going into the homestretch.

Promotions within the Phillies player dev means a new Farm Director is the on the way. Sam and Charlotte discuss that news, Andrew Painter's re-emergence and lot of Juan Villavicencio.

Prospects will be referred to only as Children of the Corn going forward, and here's hoping Ramon Marquez doesn't become a haunting spectre for the Phillies. Sam and Charlotte dissect post-deadline where the farm stands, where it's headed, and in other timelines where it might be.

Burn the boats. Trade all the prospects. Trade none of the prospects. Do the Phillies even have prospects people want to trade for. The trade deadline approaches and the chaos it brings looms. Sam and Charlotte get you ready for the inevitable, whatever it may be.

The good news: A fan base's prayers have been answered, Alex McFarlane has been called up! The bad news: He's probably not here for long. Sam and Charlotte discuss why, what it means, and more.

Draft szn is upon us. Sam and Charlotte discuss how this year's draft shapes up for the Phillies and try to answer the age old question: If your first round pick fall outside the top 30, do you really have a first round pick?

Welcome back to the pharm Andrew Painter. Sam & Charlotte dissect the latest comings & goings of the past two weeks of a busy time in the Phillies system. Chuck King is mentioned.

Remember all the time we've spent talking about how half these prospects will be traded for Major League talent? Prescient.

All of a sudden, the Phillies system is trending...up? Evidently some fertilizer used on Gage Wood has him skipping one full level, Bryan Rincon keeps on swinging it, and Ramon Marquez is shoving in Clearwater. Yeah, the pharm is growing.

Some prospects stocks are Nvidia. Some are Enron. We're here to give you (not) financial advice on who to buy and who to sell.

Who says the pharm only produces players? Sam & Charlotte talk a tumultuous past two weeks that has seen the pharm produce a new big league coach, a new right-handed platoon bat, and new bullpen pieces. The house is on fire, but the pharm still soldiers on.

What can you really learn from two weeks worth of baseball? Sam and Charlotte endeavor to find out.

Down on the Pharm comes on the airwaves and Andrew Painter and Justin Crawford save the Phillies season. Coincidence? I think not. Sam and Charlotte recap a great first week of the season on the Pharm in Philly and in Lehigh Valley. Plus a breakdown of the Opening Day rosters for the rest of the system.

Sam and Charlotte recap what's gone right in the world of Phillies prospects as Spring Training draws to a close. With the end of camp, IronPigs opening day is just mere days away and a roster is taking shape with some intriguing prospects getting a crack at AAA.

Are you worried? Sam and Charlotte take a look at some worrying (or maybe not!) developments at Spring Training for Phillies prospects Andrew Painter, Aidan Miller, and others. Plus Dante Nori goes GONE-dola.

In today's episode, Sam & Charlotte parse through some of the early returns of Spring Training. They break down Justin Crawford's early at-bats, Yoniel Curet's organizational debut (and the overall state of the system's pitching depth) and also learn Carson DeMartini had 45 (!?!) steals last year.

Welcome to Down on the Pharm! Spring Training is here and Sam Jellinek and Charlotte Varnes take a dive into where things stand prospect wise for the Phillies at the dawn of a new season.