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In addition to the seven un-drafted free agents I previously wrote about RHP Kobe Minchey has committed to signing with the Phillies. He will need to pass his physical before officially inking a contract. Kobe (23 years old), is 6’4”, 220 pounds and is the son of Nate Minchey who pitched in the major leagues for Boston and Colorado (1993, 94, 96, 97) and then in Japan where he continues to work as an international scout for the Yomiuri Giants while also owning a construction

Twenty four year old outfielder Wuilfredo Antunez has signed a two year minor league contract with the Phillies on 7/17/26. The native of Venezuela has been released by the Guardians on 7/12/26. Antunez was playing at the AA level (Akron) with the Guardians - last season he posted a combined (High A & AA) slash line of .275/.335/.521 with an .856 OPS including 26 doubles, 7 triples, 18 home runs and 67 RBIs. He received a non-roster invite to this year’s big league spring cam

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Omaha 6 (9-11, 42-52) Lehigh Valley 2 (10-10, 45-50 ) - Papillion, NE - Werner Park At Bat : 2 R, 9 H, 1 BB, 11 K’s Tommy Pham and Felix Reyes each had two hits (singles). Carter Kieboom singled and posted two RBIs. On The Hill : 6 R, 10 H, 3 BB, 7 K’s RH Chuck King - 4.1 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 68 pitches - 46 strikes LH Kyle Backhus - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 16 pitches - 12 strikes RH Michael Mercado - 2/3 IP,

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Omaha 2 (8-11, 41-52) Lehigh Valley 1 (10-9, 45-49) Papillion, NE - Werner Park At Bat : 1 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 7 K’s Dylan Moore homered (7th of season). On The Hill : 2 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s RH Brian Keller - 6 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 6 K’s - 76 pitches - 52 strikes LH Tucker Davidson - 2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB,1 K - 30 pitches - 19 strikes Boxscore Link : https://www.milb.com/gameday/ironpigs-vs-storm-chasers/2026/07/17/815954/final/bo

Compiled by Steve Potter Florida Complex League - Tigers 4 (25-29) Phillies 0 (19-34) Clearwater, FL - Carpenter Complex At Bat : 0 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s Jaeden Calderon had two hits (single & double). On The Hill : 4 R, 7 H, 4 BB, 8 K’s LH Angel Liranzo - 1.2 IP, 1 unearned R, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s RH Pedro Peralta - 3.1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s RH Patrick Crotty - 2/3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 0 K’s RH Gerardo Lopez - 1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, - BB, 1 K Boxscore Link : https://www.milb.com/ga

Appearances : Alex McFarlane - REA - 31 Jack Dallas - REA - 28 Christian McGowan - REA/CW/JS - 28 Gabe Craig - JS/CW - 27 Evan Gates - REA/LHV - 27 Daniel Harper - REA/LHV - 27 Aaron Combs - REA/JS - 26 Camron Hill - JS/CW - 26 Seth Johnson - LHV - 26 Michael Mercado - LHV/JS/CW - 26 Starts : Adam Seminaris - REA - 16 Gage Wood - REA/CW - 16 Jean Cabrera - REA/LHV - 15 Luke Gabrysh - JS - 15 Tanner Gresham - JS/CW - 15 Chuck King - LHV/REA - 15 Mavis Graves - JS - 15 Braydo

In addition to the five un-drafted free agents I previously wrote about two more players have committed to signing with the Phillies. They will need to pass physicals before officially inking contracts. LHP Cal Higgins is 23 years old and played his 2026 collegiate season for the University of Texas where he appeared in eleven games - all in relief. He’s from Kearney, Nebraska and graduated from Kearney High School. He was part of a state championship team as a sophomore. He

Compiled by Steve Potter Florida Complex League - Phillies 9 (19-33) Tigers 5 (24-29) Lakeland , FL - Tigers Complex At Bat : 9 R, 11 H, 5 BB, 4 K’s Jaeden Calderon had three hits (single, double, HR, two RBIs). Romeli Espinosa (two singles, two runs scored) and Esterling Rodriguez (single, three run HR, four RBIs) each had two hits. Jack Barker and Rey Cruz each singled, walked and scored two runs. On The Hill : 5 R, 8 H, 4 BB, 9 K’s LH Yordanis Guerra - 3.2 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 2

Plate Appearances : Christian Cairo - LHV - 380 Aroon Escobar - REA - 372 Raylin Heredia - REA - 365 Bryan De La Cruz - LHV - 348 Alex Binelas - REA - 329 Devin Saltiban - JS - 320 Matthew Ferrara - CW - 318 Bryan Rincon - REA - 315 Robert Phelps - CW - 302 Nick Biddison - JS - 293 Hits : Raylin Heredia - REA - 98 Alirio Ferrebus - CW - 83 Bryan De La Cruz - LHV - 80 Alex Binelas - REA - 80 Felix Reyes - LHV - 79 Christian Cairo - LHV - 76 Devin Saltiban - JS - 74 Aroon Escob

In addition to the three un-drafted free agents I previously wrote about two more players have committed to signing with the Phillies. They will need to pass physicals before officially inking contracts. Infielder Evan Bouldin played collegiately for the University of Delaware - the 22 year old right handed hitter and thrower is from Middletown, Delaware where he graduated from Appoquinimink High School. Bouldin is 6’2” 200 pounds. “At Appoquinimink, was named the Delaware pl

Compiled by Steve Potter Florida Complex League - Yankees 3 (27-25) Phillies 2 (18-33) Clearwater, FL - Carpenter Complex At Bat : 2 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 7 K’s Manolfi Jimenez had two hits (single & double) plus a walk. Esterling Rodriguez homered. On The Hill : 3 R, 5 H, 2 BB, 12 K’s LH David Hernandez - 4 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 0 BB, 6 K’s RH Orlando Gonzalez - 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 4 K’s RH Gerardo Lopez - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s Boxscore Link : https://www.milb.com/gameday/fcl-yankee

According to Baseball America three UDFA’s (undrafted free agents) have already committed to signing with the Phillies. They will need to pass physicals before officially inking contracts. 3B/1B Cade Climie (6’2”, 225 lbs) played for the University of Houston. The 22 year old is from Sugar Land, Texas where he graduated from Seven Lakes HS. Prior to attending Houston he played at Blinn College (Juco national Champs the year he played there) and Temple College - both in Texas.

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) : Lehigh Valley (10-8, 45-48) The Iron Pigs went 4-2 for the week against Columbus (Guardians affiliate). The week’s standouts : At Bat : OF Bryan De La Cruz - 8 for 16 (.500), 4 doubles, 5 RBIs, 3 walks - .579 OBP UTL Dylan Moore - 10 for 23 (.435), 2 doubles, 3 HR’s, 4 RBI’s, 8 runs 1B Keaton Anthony - 6 for 19 (.316), double, HR, 5 RBIs UTL Robert Moore - 5 for 16 (.313), doubles, HR, 5 runs scored INF Liover Peguero - 3

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 13 (10-8, 45-48) Columbus 5 (9-9, 50-42) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 13 R, 12 H, 7 BB, 6 K’s Carter Kieboom, Bryan De La Cruz, Paul McIntosh and Stewart Berroa each had two hits. Berroa, Kieboom and Otto Kemp each homered. Kieboom and Berroa each had three RBIs, De La Cruz had two RBIs. On The Hill : 5 R, 8 H, 5 BB, 6 K’s RH Drake Fellows - 5 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 4 BB, 2 K’s - 90 pitches - 55 strikes RH

5 - #161 overall - OF Will Gasparino - UCLA - 21 years old - 6’6” 220 pounds Is from Los Angeles, CA - graduated from Harvard-Westlake HS - his father Billy played at Oklahoma State and in the Rockies organization… currently serves as Dodgers VP of Baseball Operations. Initially attended Texas - played there two seasons before transferring to UCLA for the 2026 season. MLB - “Gasparino was one of a handful of the top 100 on MLB Pipeline's Draft Top 250 Prospects list in 2023 t

1 - #36 overall - SS Tyler Spangler - De La Salle HS - California - 18 years old - 6’-3”, 195 pounds - LH hitter Committed to Stanford University. From the East Bay Area of San Francisco - Concord, CA. De La Salle HS is a private Catholic school. MLB - “De La Salle High School in Northern California has produced just one big leaguer in left-hander Kyle Harrison and has never had a first-round pick come from its program. Spangler is a big shortstop with impressive all-around

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 6 (9-8, 44-48) Columbus 3 (9-8, 50-41) - Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 6 R, 8 H, 4 BB, 10 K’s Felix Reyes had two hits (singles). Liover Peguero had two hits (single & double), a walk and posted two RBIs. Carter Kieboom had two hits (single & double) with two RBIs and a run scored. On The Hill : 3 R, 7 H, 5 BB, 10 K’s RH Chuck King - 5 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 5 BB, 5 K’s - 89 pitches - 50 strikes LH Tucker Da

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Columbus 10 (9-7, 50-40) Lehigh Valley 7 (8-8, 43-48) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 7 R, 12 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s Otto Kemp had three hits (single,two HR’s) with three RBIs and two runs scored. Felix Reyes (single, HR, two RBIs), Dylan Moore (single, double), Bryan De La Cruz (single, double) and Robert Moore (double, HR, two runs scored) each had two hits. On The Hill : 10 R, 13 H, 8 BB, 7 K’s RH Andrew Painter - 2.2 I

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 8 (8-7, 43-47) Columbus 7 (8-7, 49-40) - Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 8 R, 10 H, 7 BB, 6 K’s Dylan Moore had four hits (two singles, two HR’s) with two RBIs and three runs scored. Bryan De La Cruz had two hits (doubles) with a walk and three RBIs. Tommy Pham and Sergio Berroa each walked twice, Pham also singled. Christian Cairo doubled in the ninth inning to score Pham with the walk-off winning ru

With the trade deadline fast approaching here’s some notes on a few Phillies minor league players that are or should be on the radar as potential big league contributors either as trade chips or eventual promotions to the Phillies big league club. Also note I could care less how national outlets rank the systems - it’s a misnomer - did ya know that the Phillies currently have 26 players they selected and signed on active big league rosters and a collective total of 40 on fort