Farm System Ranking: #14 Philadelphia Phillies

From 2001 until 2011, the Philadelphia Phillies had 64 of the 161 players examined (39.75%) play at least one game at the Major League level. The Phillies saw 47 players (73.44%) play for them while the other 17 spent time with one of the other thirty MLB clubs.

2001-2011 Phillies Farm System Rank

At The Helm

General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr.

The Phillies had three General Managers (Ed Wade 2001-2005, Pat Gillick 2006-2008, Ruben Amaro Jr. 2009-2011), two Farm Directors (Steve Noworyta 2001,2003-2011, Mike Arbuckle 2002), and two Scouting Directors (Mike Arbuckle 2001, Marti Wolever 2002-2011) over the eleven year time period examined.

Five Hits

1.      Jimmy Rollins, SS: The 32 year old has spent twelve seasons in the majors with the Phillies. The 2007 National League MVP and three-time All-Star has a career batting average of .272 with 170 HR, 725 RBI, and 373 stolen bases. He has won three Gold Gloves at shortstop. Drafted by the Phillies in the 2^nd round of the 1996 amateur draft.
2.      Ryan Howard, 1B: The 31 year old has spent eight seasons in the majors with the Phillies. The 2005 National League Rookie of the Year and 2006 National League MVP is a three-time All-Star. His career batting average is .275 with 286 HR and 864 RBI. Drafted by the Phillies in the 5^th round of the 2001 amateur draft.
3.      Chase Utley, 2B: The 32 year old has spent nine seasons in the majors with the Phillies. The five-time All-Star has a career batting average of .290 with 188 HR and 694 RBI. Drafted by the Phillies in the 1^st round (15^th overall) in the 2000 amateur draft.
4.      Cole Hamels, LHP: The 27 year old has spent six seasons in the majors with the Phillies. The two-time All-Star has a career record of 74-54 with a 3.39 ERA. Drafted by the Phillies in the 1^st round (17^th overall) of the 2002 amateur draft.
5.      Ryan Madson, RHP: The 31 year old has spent nine seasons in the majors with the Phillies. His career record is 47-30 with a 3.59 ERA and 52 saves. Drafted by the Phillies in the 9^th round of the 1998 amateur draft.

Five Misses

1.      Greg Golson, OF: The 26 year old has played in 40 games over four seasons in the majors as a member of the Phillies, Rangers, and Yankees. His career batting average is .195 with 2 RBI and 2 stolen bases. Traded by the Phillies to the Rangers in exchange for John Mayberry Jr. (OF) in November 2008. Drafted by the Phillies in the 1^st round (21st overall) in the 2004 amateur draft.
2.      Brad Baisley, RHP: The 32 year old has spent seven seasons in the minors where he has compiled a career record of 30-43 with a 4.02 ERA. Drafted by the Phillies in the 2^nd round of the 2^nd round of the 1998 amateur draft.
3.      Mike Costanzo, 2B: The 28 year old has spent seven seasons in the minors. His career batting average is .257 with 94 HR and 440 RBI. Traded by the Phillies to the Astros along with Michael Bourn (OF), and Geoff Geary (RHP) in exchange for Brad Lidge (RHP) and Eric Bruntlett (SS). Drafted by the Phillies in the 2^nd round of the 2005 amateur draft.
4.      Tim Moss, 2B: The 29 year old spent four seasons in the minors where he compiled a career batting average of .242 with 33 HR and 161 RBI. Drafted by the Phillies in the 3^rd round of the 2003 amateur draft.
5.      Seung Hak Lee, RHP: The 32 year old spent six seasons in the minors where he compiled a record of 34-38 with a 4.22 ERA. Signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent out of Korea in 2001.

Five Current Major Leaguers on Other Teams

1.      Brett Myers, RHP, Houston Astros: The 31 year old has spent ten seasons in the majors as a member of the Phillies and Astros. He has a career record of 94-85 with a 4.24 ERA. Signed as a free agent with the Astros in January 2010. Drafted by the Phillies in the 1^st round (12^th overall) in the 1999 amateur draft.
2.      Gavin Floyd, RHP, Chicago White Sox: The 28 year old has spent eight seasons in the majors as a member of the Phillies and White Sox. His career record is 58-55 with a 4.50 ERA. Traded by the Phillies to the White Sox along with Gio Gonzalez (LHP) in exchange for Freddy Garcia (RHP) in December 2006. Drafted by the Phillies in the 1^st round (4^th overall) of the 2001 amateur draft.
3.      Jason Michaels, OF, Houston Astos: The 35 year old has spent eleven seasons in the majors as a member of the Phillies, Indians, Pirates, and Astros. His career batting average is .263 with 59 HR and 299 RBI. Traded by the Phillies to the Indians in exchange for Arthur Rhodes (LHP) in January 2006. Drafted by the Phillies in the 4^th round of the 1998 amateur draft.
4.      Carlos Carrasco, RHP, Cleveland Indians: The 24 year old has spent three seasons in the majors with the Indians. His career record is 10-15 with a 4.93 ERA. Traded by the Phillies along with Jason Knapp (RHP), Jason Donald (SS), and Lou Marson (C) in exchange for Ben Francisco (OF) and Cliff Lee (LHP) in July 2009. Signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela in 2003.
5.      J.A. Happ, LHP, Houston Astros: The 28 year old has spent five seasons in the majors as a member of the Phillies and Astros. His career record is 25-24 with a 4.00 ERA. Traded by the Phillies along with Anthony Gose (OF) and Jonathan Villar (SS) in exchange for Roy Oswalt (RHP) in July 2010. Drafted by the Phillies in the 3^rd round of the 2004 amateur draft.

Fun Fact

The Phillies have won 5 straight National League East Titles and played in two of the last three World Series winning it all in 2008. The 2011 version is looking to add another World Series title this season.