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Atlanta Braves Top 100 Prospects: #99 Evan Phillips

By Benjamin Chase

May 12, 2015; Detroit, MI, USA; A detailed view of a baseball glove and bat before the game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
May 12, 2015; Detroit, MI, USA; A detailed view of a baseball glove and bat before the game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 5, 2014; Kansas City, MO, USA; A general view of baseballs and a glove prior to game three of the 2014 ALDS baseball playoff game between the Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Angeles at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 5, 2014; Kansas City, MO, USA; A general view of baseballs and a glove prior to game three of the 2014 ALDS baseball playoff game between the Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Angeles at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports /

2016 Outlook

The Braves have been known in recent years for taking college relievers and turning them into effective starters, but in Phillips’ case, they’ve seemingly done the opposite. I saw 96 this year, and that was the reported top end during his draft season, but from reports I got, the move to the bullpen allowed Phillips to reach as high as 98 on some guns, and he can put even more effort into his hard-breaking curve in short stints.

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Phillips could return to Rome to start 2016 due to his limited time in Rome (16 1/3 innings over 12 games), but if the Braves are comfortable with the work he put in, he could certainly move up to Carolina, and there is some definite room for him to move quickly if he can keep performing well as there’s really not a lot of resistance to a strong relief prospect moving up the system right now the same way that there’s a lot of big starting prospects in the upper minors. It will be fun to watch how Phillips keeps growing.

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