Item! There’s all sort of good news about the sluggers and hurlers making up the Phillies’ fertile farmlands!
There’s been a lot of awards and numbers thrown around regarding the Phillies’ sparkling minor league affiliates these days, and we’ve grouped them all here in one place so you can gawk at them without having to open too many tabs.
Everyone; all of the teams
All six Phillies' minor league affiliates will finish the season over .500. First time that has happened since 1953 (nine teams over .500).
— Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) September 3, 2016
It’s not that the 1953 Phillies were too bad themselves; why, there was Richie Ashburn and Granny Hamner and Robin Roberts, getting the Phillies to finish at a crisp 83-71.