Marcus Phillips - Prospect Profile

Kiley McDaniel - ESPN - July 8th: "Phillips has a 20-grade arm action in the opinion of some scouts, while with some command progress he could be a frontline starter with four plus pitches."

MLB.com - July 1st: "Phillips can blow hitters away with a fastball that sits at 96-98 mph and touches 100, compensating for lackluster shape with deceptively low release height and plenty of carry and extension. His slider parks in the mid-80s and reaches 90 mph with more depth than sweep."

Keith Law - The Athletic - July 1st: "Phillips needs a pitch to get lefties out, and if he finds one, he could be a mid-rotation starter. He’s 95-98 with some sink, coming from a low three-quarters slot, and he has a hard, sweepy slider at 86-88, also using an occasional cutter and changeup."

Baseball America - June 25th: "He has a power fastball that is consistently in the mid 90s and has been up to 101 mph. He throws a high-spin fastball with just modest life that has caused it to play a tick down from its velocity, though Phillips made impressive strides improving his command of the pitch in 2025."

Tyler Jennings - Just Baseball - March 24th: "With that said, Phillips has thrown strikes at a solid clip thus far. His heater has already touched 100 MPH and sits in the upper-90s consistently, averaging 95+ deep into outings. The shape is nothing exciting, flashing cutter-esque shape with high spin and good extension, but the pitch garners plenty of chases."

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