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Phillies of the Phuture: Carlos De La Cruz

Carlos De La Cruz is an outfielder, but I saw him play first base, and it would be great to push him to move there.

The Phillies' new #9 prospect jumped from unknown to Top 10 prospect in the Phillies Pharm System quickly, and Phillies Phans should be hyped about it.

The 6'8 outfielder truly can hit and has developed into a formidable piece of the Phillies system for the future. De La Cruz hails from New York, where he attended the same high school as Manny Ramirez.

De La Cruz batted from High-A to Double-A: .