The Phillies have lost 25-year old lefty swinging outfielder Quintin Berry on waivers to the Padres. Berry played in 66 games in AA-ball for the Phillies this year and he was 50 of 238 (.210 avg, .606 OPS) with 35 runs scored, 2 homers, 25 RBIs and 23 stolen bases. He has played in 523 games in his five years in the minors and he is 524 of 1,962 (.267 avg, .692 OPS) with 307 runs scored, 13 homers, 153 RBIs and 196 stolen bases. This is not a big loss for the Phillies as Berry’s only real asset is his speed and you can’t steal first base.

The Philadelphia Phillies expect more out of 20-year old righty starting pitcher Trevor May. After all, he was considered the #5 prospect in the Phillies’ system coming into this season according to Baseball America. May has pitched in 16 games (14 starts) in A-ball this season and he is 5-5 with a 5.01 ERA and a 1.63 WHIP. He has now pitched in 36 games (31 starts) in his three years in the minors for the Phillies and he is 10-7 with a 3.73 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP. May does have great stuff as evidenced by the fact that he has only allowed 122 hits in his minor league career while whiffing 196 batters in 159 1/3 innings. He does have control issues as he has walked 111 in the minors and that is by far the biggest issue with him. If he starts throwing more strikes the Phillies could put him on the fast track.

The Phillies have acquired 31-year old righty swinging oufielder Chris Aguila from the Blue Jays for future considerations. Aguila has already played in 4 games in AAA-ball for the Phillies and he is 2 of 8 (.250 avg, .875 OPS) with 1 run scored, 1 homer and 1 RBI. Aguila played in 44 games for the Jays’ AAA team earlier this season and he was 44 of 160 (.275 avg, .802 OPS) with 30 runs scored, 4 homers, 21 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. Aguila last played in the majors in 2008 with the Mets. He has played in 149 games in his major league career so far and he is 53 of 230 (.230 avg, .624 OPS) with 26 runs scored, 3 homers, 16 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. I like this move for the Phillies as it never hurts to stash guys with major league experience in AAA.

The Phillies have recently traded 30-year old righty swinging infielder Luis Maza to the Astros for a future considerations. Maza played in 51 games in AAA-ball for the Phillies this year and he was 37 of 168 (.220 avg, .551 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 0 homers, 10 RBIs and 1 stolen base. With all of the injuries the Phillies have had recently in the infield they probably wish they would have held onto Maza just a tad longer.

The Phillies have released 33-year old righty starting pitcher Josh Fogg. Fogg pitched in 3 games (all starts) in AA-ball this season and he was 0-2 with a 11.32 ERA and a 2.52 WHIP. Fogg allowed a stunning 23 hits (3 homers) in only 10 1/3 innings in AA this season which is pretty awful. The Phillies decided that they saw enough of Fogg to know that he wouldn’t be able to help them at any point in 2010.

25-year old righty starting pitcher Drew Carpenter is pitching solid baseball in AAA. He was once one of the brightest prospects in the Phillies’ minor league system but he no longer was one of the top 30 in their system coming into this season according to Baseball America. Carpenter has started 10 games this season in AAA-ball and he is 5-4 with a 3.36 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. Carpenter has only walked 16 batters in 56 1/3 innings this season as he has been showing outstanding control. Carpenter has pitched in 4 games (1 start) over the last two years for the Phillies and he is 1-0 with a 9.45 ERA and a 2.55 WHIP. Don’t be surprised to see Carpenter traded in the next couple of months if he’s pitching well as the Phillies are going to need more help in the bullpen.

The Phillies gave up a lot of prospects in trades over the winter but they kept 22-year old lefty swinging outfielder Domonic Brown who is their #1 prospect according to Baseball America. Brown has played in 27 games in AA-ball so far this season and he is 32 of 94 (.340 avg, 1.088 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 7 homers, 21 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. Brown has now played in 358 games in his five years in the minors and he is 392 of 1,344 (.292 avg, .818 OPS) with 219 runs scored, 35 homers, 185 RBIs and 76 stolen bases. The Phillies are smart to be bringing Brown along slowly as they don’t need him quite yet.

26-year old righty reliever Scott Mathieson didn’t look too good in his first shot with the Phillies in 2006 when he pitched in 9 games (8 starts) for them in which he was 1-4 with a 7.47 ERA and a 1.71 WHIP. He has been hurting lately as he missed all of the 2008 season due to major surgery. But, he is looking sharp right now and the Phillies need another arm in the bullpen so Mathieson could get another shot with them soon. He was the Phillies’ #15 rated prospect coming into this season according to Baseball America. Mathieson has pitched in 9 games (0 starts) in AAA-ball so far this season and he is 1-0 with 3 saves, a 0.77 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP. Mathieson is doing a great job of missing bats in AAA as he has only given up 7 hits in 11 2/3 innings while whiffing 11 batters. If Mathieson keeps pitching well and he stays healthy he will be in Philly at some point in 2010.

The Phillies were smart to keep 22-year old lefty swinging outfielder Dominic Brown who was wanted in return in almost every trade conversation the team had before the trade deadline. He was the #1 prospect in the Phillies’ system coming into this season according to Baseball America. He played in 106 games in Rookie+A+AA ball this season and he was 118 for 395 (.299 avg, .881 OPS) with 65 runs scored, 14 homers, 64 RBIs and 23 stolen bases. The Phillies have enough depth in the outfield to bring Brown along as his own pace.

The Philadelphia Phillies resisted trading 21-year old righty starting pitcher Kyle Drabek and that’s how they wound up with Cliff Lee instead of Roy Halladay. But, in a couple of years that will look like a master stroke by the Phillies. Drabek was the Phillies’ #5 rated prospect coming into this season according to Baseball America and he’s showing why. Drabek has pitched in 21 games (19 starts) in A+AA ball this season and he is 11-2 with a 2.99 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. Drabek has only allowed 117 hits in 135 1/3 innings this season while whiffing 127 batters which shows what kind of stuff he has. Drabek also has good blood lines as his dad was Doug Drabek. Kyle’s dad pitched 13 seasons in the major leagues appearing in 398 games (387 starts) in which he was 155-134 with a 3.73 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. Doug Drabek was also the Cy Young Award winner in the 1990 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates. During the 1990 season, Sr. Drabek started 33 games in which he was 22-6 with a 2.76 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. The Phillies hope that Kyle Drabek learns some tricks from his dad who was a really solid major league starting pitcher.