Welcome to what will become a weekly feature here at TBOH, my “Phillies Pharm Phocus” feature. Each week, I’ll be updating Phils fans on the current state of each of the franchise’ minor league affiliates: standings, results, player updates, highlights, etc.
We are now three weeks into the minor league season, and the Phillies’ farm teams are shaping up in some respects as one would have expected, in others, a bit of a surprise.
The most pleasant surprise is the Reading Fightin’ Phils. The AA club is 10-7, and find themselves in second place, just 1 1/2 games behind the front-running New Britain Rock Cats.