Andrew Painter
Big news for the kids. The Philadelphia Phillies are reportedly promoting starting pitchers Mick Abel and Andrew Painter to Double-A Reading. Abel and Painter are the top two rated prospects in the Phillies system according to MLB Pipeline, MLB’s in-house prospect analysis system.
Four Philadelphia Phillies prospects have found themselves on the prestigious Baseball America Top 100 Prospect List. Their names should be familiar to Phillies fans: Andrew Painter, Mick Abel, Logan O’Hoppe, and Griff McGarry. All four have been the talk of the minors this season and all four are worth paying attention to as the MLB trade deadline approaches.
Andrew Painter, the Phillies top minor league prospect, made his first start for High-A Jersey Shore on Sunday. Painter showed why he’s the top prospect in the Phils system despite a a so-so outing.
2021 MLB First Round Pick of the Phillies Andrew Painter was compared by Baseball America to last year’s first round pick and top Phillies prospect, Mick Abel.
