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Phillies Top 30 Prospects 2016: 11-20

There's quite a bit of hitting in this part of the list. Which is good, because I felt like I wrote about an endless stream of Pitchers in the 21-30 section. While there are a couple of high ceilings here, we're ultimately looking at a lot of likely role players.

Role players are good to have, provided they're good at their role. Where would the 2008 Phillies have been without the Defensive versatility of Eric Bruntlett, the big bat of Matt Stairs, the reliable and durable Jamie Moyer or the briefly effective wildness of JC Romero? None were stars, but all were capable of fulfilling valuable roles on the team.