Down on the Pharm: A Phillies Prospects Podcast

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.