Meet Philadelphia Phillies' Three New Top 30 Prospects

Baseball American's re-rank of the Philadelphia Phillies Top 30 prospects found three new players slide into the rankings.

Matthew Postins | Jun 16, 2023

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Three Philadelphia Phillies prospects are new to Baseball America’s Top 30 organizational prospects, released as a re-rank in early June.

The re-rank was based on a variety of criteria, as Phillies prospects moved up and moved down the board.

Here are the three Phillies prospects who are new to the Top 30 and how they made the cut.

RHP Wen Hui Pan (No. 14)

The Taiwan native signed with the Phillies in January. He’s not only crashed the Top 30 but leap-frogged into the Top 15 after a stirring start for the Class-A Clearwater Threshers. As of June 13 he’s 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA in 11 games (one start). He has two saves, three holds and a 0.84 WHIP. He has struck out 28 and walked 11 in 28.2 innings. It’s his first professional season and he’s already bucking for a promotion to High Class-A Jersey Shore sometime this season. It’s hard to cultivate a quality closer or set-up man in the minor leagues. He’s now one to watch.

C Caleb Ricketts (No. 19)

He is now the highest-rated catcher in the system, jumping over Rickardo Perez, who is still in the Top 30 but was at No. 17 in the preseason rankings (he’s now No. 25). Ricketts is on the injured list right now, but at High Class-A Jersey Shore he’s slashing .290/.351/.426/.777 with two home runs and 31 RBI in his second professional season. He was a seventh-round pick in 2022 out of San Diego and he’s already played at two levels of the system. Only time will tell if he's the long-term replacement for J.T. Realmuto, who is under contract through 2025.

SS Bryan Rincon (No. 21)

The 14th-round pick last year, he graduated from playing 14 games in the Florida Complex League last season to starting for Clearwater this year. The shortstop is struggling a bit at the plate through June 12, with a slash line of .227/.344/.403/.747, but the power is intriguing. He has seven doubles, a triple, six home runs and 25 RBI. He’s also stolen 10 bases. Drafted out of Shaler Area in Pittsburgh, Penn., Rincon is just 19 years old and has plenty of time to develop.

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Published Jun 16, 2023

MATTHEW POSTINS

Matthew Postins is an award-winning sports journalist who covers the Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros for Sports Illustrated/FanNation. He also covers he Big 12 for Heartland College Sports.