Nine Top Prospects Invited to Camp

2015 Topps Heritage Minor Leagues #219

2015 Bowman Scouts' Top 100 #BTP-16

2015 Grandstand Reading Fightin Phils Top Prospects #5

Nine of the Phillies top prospects were added to the list of non-roster invitees on Wednesday, increasing the total number of non-roster invitees to 23.  Unless there are any further roster additions or subtractions between now and February 18th, the Phillies will open spring training with 63 players competing for 25 roster spots.

As in the norm, I'll leave the reporting on these players' accolades to the experts.  What I'm most interested in is looking at their available baseball cards.

Mark Appel (rhp) - Acquired in December from the Astros in the Ken Giles deal, Appel will receive his first Phillies cards in 2016.

J.P. Crawford (ss) - I already have 22 cards of the Phillies top prospect in my collection.  He appeared on several Bowman inserts from 2015 along with cards in the Topps Pro Debut and Topps Heritage Minor Leagues sets.

Zach Eflin (rhp) - There are six different cards featuring Eflin available throughout the various Reading Fightin Phils team sets issued in 2015.

2015 Grandstand Clearwater Threshers #13

2015 Choice Lehigh Valley IronPigs Update #18

2015 Grandstand Reading Fightin Phils #13

Andrew Knapp (c) - Knapp has 2015 cards in the Clearwater Threshers team set and the Reading Fightin Phils Holiday Set.

Gabriel Lino (c) - Lino has been appearing on Phillies minor league cards since 2012 and he's in both the 2015 Lehigh Valley IronPigs and Reading Fightin Phils team sets.

Logan Moore (c) - Moore has been around for a while, first appearing on a Phillies card back in 2011.  He's also in the 2015 Reading Fightin Phils team sets.

2015 Reading Fightin Phils Holiday Set #25

2015 Reading Fightin Phils Holiday Set #26

2015 Reading Fightin Phils Holiday Set #27

Brock Stassi (1b) - Like Moore, Stassi has been appearing on Phillies minor league cards since 2011 and his 2015 cards can be found in the Reading Fightin Phils team sets.  He has yet to appear within a mainstream baseball card issue.

Jake Thompson (rhp) - Thompson's first Phillies card can be found in the Reading Fightin Phils Holiday Set.

Nick Williams (of) - Like Thompson, Williams' first Phillies card can be found in the Reading Fightin Phils Holiday Set.  I would suspect we'll see a lot more Phillies cards for both Thompson and Williams in 2016.

Player (position) - 2015 Organization - Last Major Baseball Card Appearance
1.  James Russell (lhp) - Cubs - 2015 Topps #255 (Braves)
2.  Emmanuel Buriss (inf) - Nationals - 2010 Topps Update #US-82 (Giants)
3.  Ryan Jackson (inf) - Royals/Angels - 2013 Panini Prizm #238 (Cardinals)
4.  Frank Herrmann (rhp) - Angels/Pirates - 2010 Topps Update #US-89 (Indians)
5.  Chris Leroux (rhp) - Brewers/Phillies - 2013 Panini Select #205 (Pirates)
6.  Reinier Roibal (rhp) - Phillies - N/A
7.  J.P. Arencibia (c) - Orioles/Rays - 2014 Topps #627 (Rangers)
8.  Greg Burke (rhp) - Blue Jays - 2009 Bowman Chrome #103 (Padres)
9.  Ernesto Frieri (rhp) - Rays - 2014 Topps #240 (Angels)
10.  Gregory Infante (rhp) - Blue Jays - 2011 Topps Allen & Ginter #84 (White Sox)
11.  Angelys Nina (inf) - Rockies - 2012 Bowman Prospects #BP45 (Rockies)
12.  Andrew Bailey (rhp) - Yankees - 2013 Topps Heritage #344 (Red Sox)
13.  Edward Mujica (rhp) - Red Sox/Athletics - 2015 Topps #131 (Red Sox)
14.  Cedric Hunter (of) - Braves - 2011 Topps #554 (Padres)
15.  Mark Appel (rhp) - Astros - 2015 Topps Heritage Minor Leagues #219 (Astros)
16.  J.P. Crawford (ss) - Phillies - 2015 Topps Heritage Minor Leagues #208 (Phillies)
17.  Zach Eflin (rhp) - Phillies - 2014 Topps Pro Debut #184 (Padres)
18.  Andrew Knapp (c) - Phillies - 2014 Topps Heritage Minor Leagues #146 (Phillies)
19.  Gabriel Lino (c) - Phillies - 2012 Bowman Chrome Prospects #BCP199 (Phillies)
20.  Logan Moore (c) - Phillies - 2011 Bowman Draft Chrome Prospects #BDPP44 (Phillies)
21.  Brock Stassi (1b) - Phillies - N/A
22.  Jake Thompson (rhp) - Rangers/Phillies - 2015 Topps Heritage Minor Leagues #129 (Rangers)
23.  Nick Williams (of) - Rangers/Phillies - 2015 Topps Heritage Minor Leagues #175 (Rangers)