The babies of the Phillies system prepare for a championship run
Minor league playoffs are here (or will be here)! As of right now, it seems that the Phillies will have four affiliates in the playoffs, with the GCL Phillies and Reading having already clinched, and Lakewood and Lehigh Valley on the very edge (at the time of this writing, Clearwater was not eliminated, but needed a four-game sweep). The first team to start their postseason will be the lowest level of the Phillies stateside affiliates; the GCL Phillies, a year after having a top-four record and still missing the playoffs, dethroned the GCL Blue Jays on their way to a league-leading 43-15 record.