Down on the Pharm: A Phillies Prospects Podcast

The 2026 season is over. The final destination is where might be you expected it to end, but not sure anyone could've predicted how we got here. And somehow, the ending leaves far more questions than answers for the farm moving forward.

Aidan Miller is real. And playing baseball. A good development. Plus Single-A awards! Sam and Charlotte have a lot to discuss going into the homestretch.

Promotions within the Phillies player dev means a new Farm Director is the on the way. Sam and Charlotte discuss that news, Andrew Painter's re-emergence and lot of Juan Villavicencio.

Prospects will be referred to only as Children of the Corn going forward, and here's hoping Ramon Marquez doesn't become a haunting spectre for the Phillies. Sam and Charlotte dissect post-deadline where the farm stands, where it's headed, and in other timelines where it might be.

Burn the boats. Trade all the prospects. Trade none of the prospects. Do the Phillies even have prospects people want to trade for. The trade deadline approaches and the chaos it brings looms. Sam and Charlotte get you ready for the inevitable, whatever it may be.

The good news: A fan base's prayers have been answered, Alex McFarlane has been called up! The bad news: He's probably not here for long. Sam and Charlotte discuss why, what it means, and more.

Draft szn is upon us. Sam and Charlotte discuss how this year's draft shapes up for the Phillies and try to answer the age old question: If your first round pick fall outside the top 30, do you really have a first round pick?

Welcome back to the pharm Andrew Painter. Sam & Charlotte dissect the latest comings & goings of the past two weeks of a busy time in the Phillies system. Chuck King is mentioned.

Remember all the time we've spent talking about how half these prospects will be traded for Major League talent? Prescient.

All of a sudden, the Phillies system is trending...up? Evidently some fertilizer used on Gage Wood has him skipping one full level, Bryan Rincon keeps on swinging it, and Ramon Marquez is shoving in Clearwater. Yeah, the pharm is growing.