Prospect Profile

RHP Hans Crouse, ranks as the Phillies #4 prospect by MLB Pipeline, is the fourth in a series of minor league profiles this offseason.

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.

Hans Crouse — RHP — Birthdate : 9/15/98 — acquired in trade with Rangers 7/30/21 — was Rangers 2017 2nd round draft

selection — Dana Hills HS, Dana Point, CA.

This Fan’s View

Worked on refining his delivery after being acquired and pitched six games for Reading before being promoted to LHV

for one start. Called to the show on 9/26 and finished the season making two big league starts. Has a mid 90s

fastball and usually good control and command. Pitched in 2021 Arizona Fall League, 4 games, 16 IP, 24 K’s, 9 BB, 1.31 WHIP.

2022 Projection

Likely part of the opening day Lehigh Valley rotation out of spring training camp providing starting pitching depth for the big club.

(“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).