By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor 
MLB Pipeline released their Midseason Top 100 prospect list on Wednesday and five Philadelphia Phillies prospects were on the list, led by shortstop J.P. Crawford at No. 3. Also included in the list is top pick Mickey Moniak (34), Nick Williams (62), Jorge Alfaro (72) and Jake Thompson (73). Meanwhile, Mark Appel, Cornelius Randolph and Roman Quinn dropped out of the top 100 due to injuries that have caused each of them to miss a good part of their respective seasons.
Phillies top prospect J.P. Crawford jumps from the fifth spot to number three in the rankings. After 36 games with Double-A Reading, Crawford was promoted to Triple-A, where he's seen mixed results. Overall with the Ironpigs, he's slashing .261/.336/.346 with nine doubles, a triple, three homers, 24 RBI's, 31 runs scored, 38 strikeouts and 26 walks. Although he's hitting just .167 over his last 10 games, Crawford has had a very strong July, hitting .311 with four doubles, three homers and 14 RBI's.
Mickey Moniak debuts on the Top 100 list at No. 34 after being selected with the first overall pick in this year's Major League Baseball Draft. The 18-year-old outfielder out of La Costa Canyon High School is off to a quick start with the GCL Phillies, hitting .321 with two doubles, two triples, a homer, 20 RBI's and 15 runs scored. Over his last 10 games, he's hitting .378 (14-for-37).
Nick Williams is up to No. 62 on the ranking list, two spots above where he was at the beginning of the season. Despite constant concern about his lack of hustle with the Ironpigs, Williams is putting together a very solid season in Triple-A. He's hitting .287 with 27 doubles, three triples, 10 homers, 53 RBI's and 61 runs scored. Williams is hitting .286 in July after a .303 average during the month of June.
Coming in at No. 72 on the MLB rankings is catcher Jorge Alfaro, a 24 spot jump from where he was ranked before the season began. In his first full season with the Phillies organization. The 23-year-old native of Columbia has shown raw power offensively to go along with an accurate and strong arm behind the plate with Double-A Reading this season. He's caught 42 percent of base stealers in 2016 and is hitting .295 with 15 doubles, 12 home runs, 53 RBI's and 52 runs scored.
The final Phillies prospect on the list, Jake Thompson at No. 73, could be the farmhand we see in red pinstripes, especially if Jeremy Hellickson is dealt. He's coming off of a rough outing in his last start, giving up five runs in five innings, but allowed two runs or less in his prior nine starts, including three straight starts without allowing a run. Overall this season in Triple-A, Thompson is 10-5 with a 2.57 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. Over his last 10 starts, dating back to June 5, he's 7-0 with a 1.20 ERA. In July, he's holding hitters to a .202 average. Thompson dropped from No. 55 to No. 73 in the rankings.
With MLB.com releasing their Top 100 list, each team unveiled a new Top 30 list as well. The Phillies rankings have changed a little, with Moniak entering and Dylan Cozens jumping into the Top 10. Here's how the Phillies Top 30 look as of July 28.
- J.P. Crawford (SS)
- Mickey Moniak (OF)**
- Nick Williams (OF)*
- Jorge Alfaro (C)*
- Jake Thompson (RHP)*
- Cornelius Randolph (OF)
- Dylan Cozens (OF)
- Roman Quinn (OF)
- Franklyn Kilome (RHP)
- Kevin Gowdy (RHP)**
- Mark Appel (RHP)*
- Andrew Knapp (C)
- Rhys Hoskins (1B)
- Scott Kingery (2B)
- Cole Stobbe (3B)**
- Ricardo Pinto (RHP)
- Adonis Medina (RHP)
- Nick Pivetta (RHP)*
- Thomas Eshelman (RHP)*
- Elniery Garcia (LHP)
- Jhalyn Ortiz (OF)
- Malquin Canelo (SS)
- Carlos Tocci (OF)
- Ben Lively (RHP)*
- JoJo Romero (LHP)**
- Jimmy Cordero (RHP)*
- Jose Pujols (OF)
- Edubray Ramos (RHP)
- Edgar Garcia (RHP)
- Alberto Tirado (RHP)*
*denotes trade acquisition
**denotes 2016 Phillies draft pick
