Before the rise of Logan O'Hoppe took the Phillies Organization and Major League Baseball by storm, there was Rafael Marchan. Marchan has not gone anywhere by any overdramatic opening statement. The Venezuelan backstop made his MLB debut during the shortened 2020 Pandemic season. Former Phillies manager Joe Girardi, a former catcher, was impressed with Marchan's catching ability which is why he received Spring Training invitations in 2020 and 2021.
At 23 years old and returning from injury, the Venezuelan catcher is working his way back to full strength in Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Overall, Marchan is a smaller-size catching prospect but has the great pitch-framing ability and an arm that allows him to direct a staff and throw out a lot of runners.