One of the biggest storylines of spring training this year will revolve around top prospect Andrew Painter and whether or not he will start this season as the team’s No. 5 starter.
He continues to headline prospect lists across all major publications and according to MLB Pipeline, Painter is the best right-handed pitching prospect in the sport. His good friend and fellow Phillies prospect Mick Abel was also ranked in the top 10 at No. 9.
Painter, 19, could be the first teenager since Mark Davis in 1980 to throw a pitch for the Phillies if he makes the rotation out of spring training.