When the Phililes traded Cole Hamels at the 2015 Deadline, we immediately saw top prospects Jake Thompson and Nick Williams play in the Phillies organization Both helped the Reading Fightin’ Phils reach the Eastern League finals.
On the other hand, Jorge Alfaro was on the shelf after he sustained a broken ankle earlier in the season while with the AA Frisco Roughriders. Alfaro played three games late in the year with the Gulf Coast League Phillies, but it didn’t give fans an extended look at what Alfaro could do.
Alfaro came out of the gate on fire for Reading, carrying a 1.