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Philadelphia Phillies Top 10 Prospects for 2017

By Benjamin Chase

Mar 19, 2015; Tampa, FL, USA; Philadelphia Phillies hat and bat lays at home plate against the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 19, 2015; Tampa, FL, USA; Philadelphia Phillies hat and bat lays at home plate against the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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7. Sixto Sanchez, RHP

Birthdate: 7/29/98 (18 years old)
Level(s) Played in 2016: rookie
Stats in 2016: 54 IP, 0.50 ERA, 0.76 WHIP, 4.12 BB%, 22.68 K%

The ace of the Phillies’ excellent GCL team, Sanchez has an elite overall mix of pitches for a guy who turned 18 during the season.

Sanchez works with a fastball that works in the mid-90s and can touch triple digits. That alone was tough for GCL hitters to get ahold of, but his change was far better than advertised to pair with that change.

Sanchez is still raw on the mound, having taken a transition to the mound from the infield late in his “development”, signing for just $35K due to this. The Phillies may have stolen a gem here, though.

As Sanchez continues to develop his curve and his feel for the mound, he will become more and more dominant. It was impressive that he was able to keep the ball in the zone so well, and he flashed two different curves that got a lot of notice from scouts that I talked with.

Considering he’s only pitched now for about 2-2 1/2 years, Sanchez has already taken huge steps, and it’s still a “sky is the limit” sort of outlook for his future.

Sanchez should be at the New York-Penn League by the end of 2017, but no one would be surprised if he made it to low-A.

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