{"id":673542,"date":"2026-04-11T20:57:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T20:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/673542\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T20:57:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T20:57:33","slug":"phillies-22-year-old-enters-mlbs-top-prospects-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/673542\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillies 22-year-old enters MLB&#8217;s top prospects list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/philadelphia-phillies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> starting rotation has been shaky to begin the season. The Phillies starters have the fourth-worst ERA (27th, 4.68 ERA) and 24th in walks (21). Despite having a bad rotation to open the year, the Phillies have one budding arm who can stabilize the rotation this season or in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Phillies prospect Gage Wood gets promoted to the top 100 prospects list<\/p>\n<p>One prospect who could be a future member of the Phillies starting rotation down the road is right-hander Gage Wood. Drafted 26th overall in the first round last season, Wood was officially added to MLB&#8217;s top 100 prospects. According to\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLBPipeline\/status\/2043039290519634015?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">MLB Pipeline on X<\/a>, Wood is now the 100th-best prospect in baseball after the graduation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/chicago-cubs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Cubs<\/a> catcher\/first baseman\/designated hitter Moises Ballesteros. Wood is the Phillies&#8217; fourth-best prospect and will soon be third on the list once right-hander Andrew Painter graduates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old was a top pitching prospect coming out of the University of Arkansas, and pitched a no-hitter and had 19 strikeouts in the College World Series. In two starts with the Phillies Single-A affiliate, the Clearwater Threshers, Wood has an 0-1 with a 1.23 ERA and has walked two and struck out 15 in 7.1 innings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Even though he&#8217;s in Single-A, Wood has a chance to be a member of the Phillies big league team this season if he continues to perform. There&#8217;s precedent for this, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/toronto-blue-jays\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> right-hander Trey Yasavage did so last season. 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