According to Craig Law, a random ESPN analyst, the Phillies' farm system is bad. How bad? There is only one team with a worse ranking, San Diego.
29. Philadelphia: Thin system which got thinner by the sudden rise of Cole Hamels. The closest solid-average prospect to the majors here is Carlos Carrasco, who spent the year in low-A.
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