Prospect Profile
Logan O’Hoppe, a young catcher with big upside, is this week’s Prospect Profile from the Phillies minor league system.
How Obtained
2018 23rd round draft selection — Saint John the Baptist High School , West Islip, NY. Turned 22 years old on 2/9. B-T: R-R.
This Fan’s View
Had an outstanding 2021 season playing at three levels (A — Jersey Shore, AA — Reading and AAA-Lehigh Valley ) with the majority of the summer at Jersey Shore — 17 home runs, 58 RBIs, 19 doubles and an overall batting average of .270 in 393 AB’s. Great leadership skills, strong arm and mechanics — excelled in the Arizona Fall League — sure looks to be on the path to the big leagues.
2022 Projection
Likely breaks spring camp as the starting receiver for Reading with an eye on an in-season promotion to LHV.
Steve Potter, author of Phillies Minor League Digest and www.philliesbaseballfan.com, offers his views of young Phillies players. Between streaming of minor league games and seeing games firsthand at BayCare Ballpark and Carpenter complex, Steve has seen every Phillies minor league player who played in the states in 2021. He’s a former corporate executive who retired in Clearwater, FL, but he’s hardly retired.
“The Comeback Season”, Potter’s 6th annual Phillies Minor League Digest, is now available at www.amazon.com. He captures this year’s entire minor league season which didn’t exist in 2020 because covid.
