Welinson Baez (7/7/84) (aka Wellington Baez), was signed as a free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2002, for a reported $250K. He made his first American appearance for the GCL in 2003. (updated 1/23/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2003 GCL R. 41 142 20 35 6 1 3 17 12 37 3 1 .246 .317 .366 .683 3B(32); SS(6)
Matt Bailie (10/1/75), drafted by the Phillies in the 22nd round of the 1998 amateur draft out of Oregon State, was released from the Reading Phillies in June, 2002 despite pitching well after a diasasterous 2001. He subsequently caught on with the independent Northern League, pitching well in 2002 for the Berkshire Black Bears and the Sioux Falls Canaries. (updated 1/29/03) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2000 Pdm. A- 7 0 1.39 44 0 0 6 71 50 15 11 24 82 .200
2001 Rea. AA 1 6 6.85 35 6 0 2 67 76 52 51 30 72 .291
2001 SWB AAA 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 Rea. AA 0 2 2.91 12 3 0 0 21.7 18 8 7 2 0 9 15 .228

Brad Baisley (8/24/79) was the Phillies' second round pick in the 1998 amateur draft. He moved solidly through the system, but spent a lot of the 2000-2001 seasons on the disabled list with shoulder troubles (216 combined innings in those years). Yet another injury in July ended Baisley's 2002 season, and off-season surgery shelved for almost all of 2003. He signed with Los Angeles as a free agent after the 2003 season. (updated 3/15/03) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2000 Clw. A 3 9 3.74 16 15 2 1 89 95 47 37 34 60 .269
2001 Clw. A 2 4 3.78 11 9 0 0 64 59 31 27 18 43 .245
2001 Rea. AA 5 4 6.50 12 10 0 0 62 82 50 45 14 37 .314
2002 Rea. AA 7 9 4.17 21 21 1 0 116.7 111 69 54 12 8 51 64 .253

2003 Lkw. A- 0 2 6.91 6 6 0 0 14.3 18 15 11 1 1 5 8 .281

2003 Clw. A 0 1 0.00 1 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167

Kevin Barker (7/26/75) was originally drafted by the Brewers in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. He was traded to the Padres in 2002, and signed with the Marlins in 2003. He will play 1st base in Reading in 2004. (updated 4/2/2004). (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)
Toby Barnett (8/4/79) was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Southern Illinois University following the 2003 amateur draft. He is a native Australian. His stats plus his age indicate he will not return in 2004. (updated 1/23/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2003 GCL R. 18 52 2 9 2 0 0 4 2 19 1 1 .173 .246 .212 .458 C(18)
Ryan Barthelemy (5/19/80) was drafted by the Phillies in the 10th round of the 2002 draft. Another draft pick who stumbled through 2002 before turning it up over the last couple of weeks to end the year with semi-respectable numbers. He split first base and DH duties in 2003, but his numbers are going the wrong way.(updated 1/22/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2002 Bat. SS-A 68 260 27 67 13 3 2 32 19 56 5 2 .258 .308 .354 .662 1B(36); 3B(26)

2003 Lkw. A- 90 312 23 69 14 1 1 26 21 88 4 3 .221 .272 .282 .554 1B(63); 3B(1)
David Bell (9/14/72) was one of the few members of the 2001 Mariners to not return in 2002, and Seattle missed him, because he performed even better for the Giants. The Phillies' first off-season pickup in December 2002, Bell was intended to improve third base and allow Placido Polanco to move to second, improving that position as well. It also let Chase Utley will move back to second, as he is no longer slated to be the "next Scott Rolen," and made Travis Chapman fully expendable. His poor performance in 2003, however, puts the right left side of the infield in question for 2004. (updated 1/22/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2003 Phi. Maj. 85 297 32 58 14 0 4 37 41 40 0 0 .195 .283 .296 .579 3B(85); 2B(3)

Kris Bennett (10/3/79) was the Phillies' 30th round pick in the 2001 amateur draft out of the University of Tennessee. He began the season at Lakewood at second base, but a strong showing earned him a promotion to Clearwater, and a position change to shortstop. As a result, his error rate has tripled, and his batting average plummeted. He retired before the 2003 season. (updated 2/26/03) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2001 Bat. SS-A 44 157 13 38 4 1 0 14 14 22 5 5 .242 .324 .280 .604 2B(24); 3B(16); SS(6)

2002 Lkw. A- 45 150 18 42 4 4 2 16 15 15 5 3 .280 .351 .400 .751 3B(16); SS(10); 2B(4)

2002 Clw. A 30 110 13 24 3 0 0 10 10 11 5 1 .218 .295 .245 .540 2B(35); SS(9); 3B(3)

Brent Billingsley (4/19/75) was signed as a minor league free agent after spending several seasons with the Montreal Expos organization. Although he has some major league experience (8 games and fewer than 8 IP with the Marlins in 1999), Billingsley had not had recent success in the minors. In 2002, he turned in a 4.07 ERA in 86.3 IP with the AAA Ottawa Lynx and a 10.23 ERA in 22 IP with the AA Harrisburg Senators. In 2001, he turned in a 5.37 ERA in 112 IP with the Senators and a 15.00 ERA in 3 IP with the Lynx. After being used solely as a starter, Billingsley made most of his appearances in relief in 2002. Signed as a veteran on the staff, he did not survive April before he was cut. (updated 1/22/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2003 Rea. AA 0 1 10.03 4 2 0 0 11.7 14 14 14 3 2 8 10 .304
Jake Blalock (8/6/83) was the Phillies' 5th round draft pick in the 2002 amateur draft out of Rancho Bernardo High School. He is Rangers third base prospect Hank Blalock's younger brother. Originally signed as a third baseman as well, Jake was quickly moved to right field, with Kiel Fisher given the starting third base job in the GCL in 2002. His final numbers were better than Fisher's, but only marginally so. Blalock improved only marginally in 2003, but is young and remains one to watch. (updated 1/22/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2002 GCL R. 25 88 13 22 6 0 1 13 10 15 3 0 .250 .317 .352 .669 OF(15); 3B(8)

2003 Bat. SS-A 72 261 36 64 23 7 5 31 30 81 9 4 .245 .323 .444 .767 OF(54); 3B(7)
Alex Borgo (8/5/80) was signed by the Phillies as an undrafted free agent after the 2003 draft out of New Mexico State. He was given some playing time in Batavia and a promotion to Lakewood. He did not make a full-season team in 2004, and was released soon thereafter. (updated 4/12/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2003 Bat. SS-A 14 47 8 12 3 0 3 5 7 18 1 0 .255 .407 .511 .908 OF(9)

2003 Lkw. A- 17 50 3 10 3 0 0 1 7 19 0 0 .200 .310 .260 .570 OF(17)
Ricky Bottalico (8/26/69) was originally signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Phillies in 1991. He was traded to Cardinals after the 1998 season, and returned in 2001 as a free agent. He was a solid member of the 2001 bullpen, but a weak member of the 2002 bullpen. After the second of his one year contracts, he declined arbitration. He signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks for the 2003 season. (updated 1/30/03) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2001 Phi. Maj. 3 4 3.90 66 0 0 3 67.0 58 31 29 11 4 25 57 .241

2002 Phi. Maj. 0 3 4.61 30 0 0 0 27.3 33 16 14 3 2 13 24 .300

*excludes 2001 rehab games in Reading
Nick Bourgeois (10/26/80) was drafted by the Phillies in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft out of Tulane University. He was the first college pitcher selected by the Phillies, and got off to a rocky start (mostly due to the base on ball) in just a handful of innings at Batavia before getting shut down for the season. 2003 did not mark a significant improvement. (updated 1/22/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2002 Bat. SS-A 0 3 5.40 5 5 0 0 18.3 13 14 11 1 3 16 17 .200

2003 Lkw. A- 7 10 4.42 26 24 0 0 110.0 92 64 54 7 8 62 108 .229
Michael Bourn (12/27/82) was the Phillies' 4th round draft pick in the 2003 amateur draft out of the University of Houston. He was the team's second pick in the draft. His reputation is as a speedster centerfielder. (updated 1/23/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2003 Bat. SS-A 35 125 12 35 0 1 0 4 23 28 23 5 .280 .404 .296 .700 OF(34)
Shane Bowers (7/27/71) was originally drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 21st round of the 1993 amateur draft. He cracked the majors briefly in 1997, but was released and has played the past few seasons in the Far East.(updated 4/7/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Omar Bramasco (10/28/81) was drafted by the Phillies in the 16th round of the 2002 amateur draft out of Long Beach Community College. A disappointment for a 20 year old in rookie ball, it took a late season surge for Bramasco to get his average up over the Mendoza line. His peripherals were mixed (second on the team in both strikeouts and walks). After a full season in 2003, Bramasco looks like a failure, and I don�t see him coming back in 2004. (updated 1/22/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2002 GCL R. 46 129 25 27 3 0 3 13 21 43 2 2 .209 .331 .302 .633 2B (29); SS (15); 3B (4); OF (1)

2003 Bat. SS-A 48 148 19 32 7 2 4 10 27 57 3 2 .216 .356 .372 .728 SS(31); 2B (11); 3B (5)

2003 Lkw. A- 24 58 3 8 1 0 0 4 10 23 3 0 .138 .311 .155 .666 SS (14); 2B(9) 3B (1)

Derek Brewster (12/8/78)was the Phillies' 28th round pick in the 2002 amateur draft out of Louisiana Tech. I'm not really sure what happened to him. He was an early signee, I have no evidence that he had a season ending injury (he was on the DL for a week from 7/23-8/2), he pitched well when he did pitch (only one hit allowed) and was released in the off-season. (updated 3/27/03) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2002 Bat. SS-A 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 1 7.0 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 .043

Eude Brito (8/19/78) was signed as a free agent out of Venezuela in 1998. He gained an extra 3 years of age in the pre-2002 off-season, which demolished his prospect standing, and is being rushed through the system to see if he has any residual value playing against his new peers. The outlook is not good. (updated 12/23/02) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2000 GCL R. 3 5 2.54 9 7 0 0 50 38 20 14 19 42 .209

2000 Bat. SS-A 1 1 5.40 4 3 0 0 18 16 14 11 3 11 .225

2001 Lkw. A- 4 3 2.73 44 0 0 6 69 53 28 21 14 58 .210

2002 Lkw. A- 1 1 2.55 11 0 0 1 17.7 14 5 5 1 0 6 11 .226

2002 Clw. A 3 3 5.71 20 0 0 0 34.7 40 22 22 5 0 14 27 .292

2003 Clw. A 4 3 3.09 36 0 0 6 58.1 50 21 20 3 0 27 54 .231

Henry Brito (7/26/80) was signed as a free agent out of Venezuela and was transferred in 2002 from the Phillies' VSL team to the GCL Phillies. A .301 hitter in 2001 in Venezuela, Brito so far has not matched those numbers in America, and has not increased his walk or power numbers to compensate. He also aged 2 extra years before the 2003 season, and was quickly let go. (updated 1/22/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2002 GCL R. 55 190 26 49 8 1 2 27 24 34 5 5 .258 .350 .342 .692 OF(55)

2003 Bat. SS-A 15 51 3 6 0 0 0 1 1 13 0 2 .118 .151 .118 .269 OF(15)

Frank Brooks (9/6/78) was the Phils' 13th round draft pick in the 1999 amateur draft. In 2002, he finished his transition from starter to reliever, and was rewarded with a promotion to Reading from Clearwater, where he became the 3rd youngest member of the pitching staff (after Baisley and Madson). Although his ERA improved in his second turn in the Florida State League, his peripherals actually got worse. He was traded to Pittsburgh in July, 2003 for Mike Williams, and later taken in the Rule 5 Draft. (updated 1/22/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2000 Pdm. A- 14 8 3.44 29 27 3 0 178 152 78 68 60 138 .235

2001 Clw. A 5 10 4.71 37 15 0 1 113 113 70 59 58 92 .262

2002 Clw. A 3 5 3.46 35 0 0 7 39.0 34 18 15 2 1 27 33 .233

2002 Rea. AA 1 1 3.10 17 1 0 2 29.0 29 11 10 1 0 12 23 .266

2003 Rea. AA 3 4 2.30 34 0 0 9 58.7 40 16 15 5 0 13 71 .194

Joe Brunink (8/6/83) was the Phillies' 15th round draft pick in the 2003 amateur draft out of Grand Valley State. He was a disappointment at Batavia. (updated 1/23/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2003 Bat. SS-A 42 154 16 30 6 1 2 14 15 50 5 3 .195 .272 .286 .558 1B(17); OF(4)
James "Whit" Bryant (3/30/80) was the Phillies' 24th round draft pick in the 2002 amateur draft out of Elon College. He got a few early starts, but settled into a middle relief role later in the summer, pitching well at points, but inconsistently. He ended up with more walks than strikeouts, which is never a good thing, and was placed on the "volunatarily retired" list on February 24, 2003. (updated 2/24/03) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2002 Bat. SS-A 1 5 5.40 16 6 0 1 43.3 43 29 26 0 5 40 36 .279

Taylor Buchholz (10/13/81) was the Phil's 6th round pick in the 2000 amateur draft. The Springfield, PA native was the only pitcher keeping his head above water in the sad Single-A affiliate in the Florida State League, and earned a late season promotion, where he struggled in his few appearances (although he did keep his strikeout rate up). A return to Reading in 2003 keeps Taylor on track to the majors, if he keep his home run rate down. He was traded after the 2003 season to Houston for Billy Wagner. (updated 1/22/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2000 GCL R. 2 3 2.25 12 7 0 0 44 46 22 11 14 41 .269

2001 Lkw. A- 9 14 3.36 28 26 5 0 177 165 83 66 57 136 .249

2002 Clw. A 10 6 3.29 23 23 4 0 158.7 150 66 58 11 7 51 129 .233

2002 Rea. AA 0 2 7.43 4 4 0 0 23.0 29 19 19 5 1 6 17 .315

2003 Rea. AA 9 11 3.55 25 24 1 0 144.7 136 62 57 14 9 33 114 .249

Keith Bucktrot (11/27/80) was the Phil's 3rd round pick in the 2000 amateur draft. Bucktrot has been inconsistent, and fans are optimistic that a solid 2003 was a greap leap forward. He will not climb back onto anyone�s Top Prospect lists until he can show he can repeat, however. (updated 1/22/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2000 GCL R. 3 2 4.78 11 7 0 0 38 39 21 20 19 40 .267

2001 Lkw. A- 6 11 5.28 24 24 3 0 135 139 93 79 58 97 .269

2002 Clw. A 8 9 4.88 27 24 2 0 160.3 167 101 87 10 19 78 84 .276

2003 Clw. A 7 7 3.33 19 17 0 0 110.7 104 50 41 8 9 29 68 .250

2003 Rea. AA 3 1 2.56 7 7 0 0 45.7 34 17 13 3 3 15 30 .217

Mark Budzinski (8/26/73) was signed by the Phillies as a minor league free agent before the 2004 season. He had been playing in AAA since 1999 for a variety of teams, hitting about .275 total, and has only a few games in the majors to show for it. (updated 4/7/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)
Kevin Burford (L) (11/7/77) was originally drafted by the Phillies in the 6th round of the 1996 draft. He did not sign, and was picked up the next year by the Padres. A minor free agent who has played the past few years with the Rockies with only moderate results, the prodigal draftee returned and signed with the Phils in May, 2004.updated 5/12/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Pat Burrell (10/10/76) is firmly entrenched in left field for the Phillies for the foreseeable future. 2002 was a break-out year for him, and 2003 was even more of a breakdown year. He should bounce back in 2004. (updated 12/30/02) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2000 SWB AAA 40 143 31 42 15 1 4 25 32 36 1 1 .294 .420 .497 .917 OF(30); 1B(10)

2000 Phi. Maj. 111 408 57 106 27 1 18 79 63 139 0 0 .260 .359 .463 .822 1B(58); OF(48)

2001 Phi. Maj. 155 539 70 139 29 2 27 89 70 162 2 1 .258 .346 .469 .815 OF(146)

2002 Phi. Maj. 157 586 96 165 39 2 37 116 89 153 1 0 .289 .376 .544 .820 OF(157)

2003 Phi. Maj. 146 522 57 109 31 4 21 64 72 142 0 0 .209 .309 .404 .713 OF(140)

Brad Busbin (8/29/80) was the Phillies' 27th round pick in the 2002 amateur draft out of the University of Central Florida. The early returns looked good in limited innings, but he was released by the Phillies before the 2003 season. (updated 10/21/02) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2002 Bat. SS-A 2 2 1.80 11 0 0 0 20.0 14 6 4 2 2 4 12 .189

Brian Bush (1/3/77) was the Phil's 12th round pick in the 1999 amateur draft. To date, his development has been hampered by injuries (shoulder) that have prevented him from playing as many as 70 games in a season. It's generally not good when your 25 year old only has 500 career professional at bats in his past three seasons and has not been promoted in that time, but that's what happened to Bush. He did not return in 2003. (updated 1/22/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2001 Clw. A 65 215 27 48 7 1 1 21 10 62 7 2 .223 .279 .279 .558 OF(61)

2001 Lkw. A- 20 83 10 15 2 1 1 3 3 15 2 2 .181 .218 .265 .483 OF(19)

2001 Clw. A 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 .100 .167 .100 .267 OF(4)

2002 Clw. A 51 192 20 50 10 1 3 21 11 23 3 6 .260 .298 .370 .668 OF(49)

Francisco Butto (5/11/80) could have been the top rookie in a lot of organizations, just based upon his being a Venezuelan prospect who didn't gain any extra years over the winter. As it is, he comes in low enough under the radar in a pitching-rich group to qualify as a "sleeper pick." The highlight of his 2002 season was clearly a seven-inning complete-game no hitter for the GCL Phillies on August 5, 2002, allowing only one walk. The GCL Tigers scored one run, however, off of 6 Phillie errors. Unfortunately, he gained 2 extra years before the 2003 season, which knocks him out of the prospect arena. (updated 1/22/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2002 GCL R. 7 2 2.31 12 9 3 1 62.3 37 18 16 1 4 20 52 .176

2003 Lkw. A- 10 12 3.03 27 25 2 0 148.7 134 65 50 8 6 59 104 .243

Marlon Byrd (8/30/77) was the Phillies 10th round draft pick in 1999. He is the starting centerfielder for 2003 and beyond -- a significant upgrade over Doug Glanville. (updated 1/22/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2000 Pdm. A- 133 515 104 159 29 13 17 93 51 110 41 5 .309 .379 .515 .894 OF(103)

2001 Rea. AA 137 510 108 161 22 8 28 89 52 93 32 5 .316 .386 .555 .941 OF(134)

2002 SWB AAA 136 538 103 160 37 7 15 63 46 98 15 1 .297 .362 .476 .838 OF(136)

2002 Phi. Maj. 10 35 2 8 2 0 1 1 1 8 0 2 .229 .250 .371 .621 OF(10)

2003 Rea. AA 3 16 3 5 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 .313 .313 .500 .813 OF(3)

2003 SWB AAA 1 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750 OF(1)

2003 Phi. Maj. 135 495 86 150 28 4 7 45 44 94 11 1 .303 .366 .418 .784 OF(133)

Year	Team	Lvl	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos
2003	GCL	R.	41	142	20	35	6	1	3	17	12	37	3	1	.246	.317	.366	.683	3B(32); SS(6)

Year	Team	Lvl	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	S	IP	H	R	ER	HR	HB	BB	SO	AVG
2000	Pdm.	A-	7	0	1.39	44	0	0	6	71	50	15	11			24	82	.200
2001	Rea.	AA	1	6	6.85	35	6	0	2	67	76	52	51			30	72	.291
2001	SWB	AAA	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			0	0	.000
2002	Rea.	AA	0	2	2.91	12	3	0	0	21.7	18	8	7	2	0	9	15	.228