Jim Salisbury

After five hits in his first 56 at-bats, J.P. Crawford ramped up video study.

Mark Leiter and his dad are just the second father-son duo in Phils’ history.

The Phillies came out of spring believing the future looks bright at second base.

Phillies won’t have new faces in Opening Day lineup but will on bench

Jorge Alfaro (pictured) and J.P. Crawford could be middle-of-the-diamond stars

Mark Appel remains a tantalizing curiosity in the organization

Rhys Hoskins’ power earned him an invite to big league camp

Nick Williams’ toughest opponent in 2016 was Nick Williams

New Phillies hitting coach Matt Stairs came away impressed with Andrew Pullin

Nick Pivetta idolized Roy Halladay and hopes to approach his success

Mickey Moniak learned he needed to add strength to his rangy frame

Andrew Knapp could be a beneficiary of the Phillies’ tight roster

Drew Anderson came back strong in 2016 and earned a spot on the 40-man roster

The converted shortstop went 5-0, 0.50 in the Gulf Coast League

Joely Rodriguez is in the mix for a bullpen role next season

The Phillies believe Roman Quinn could make a quick ascension to a full-time spot in the outfield

Dylan Cozens hit 40 homers, but the Phillies say he improved across the board

The trade of a journeyman pitcher might have netted two future big leaguers

Jake Thompson has positioned himself to be the next starter to join the Phillies’ young rotation.

Before he was painting the corners, Edubray Ramos painted cars