The Book on Phillippe Aumont
Prospect Info
Phillippe Aumont
Born 1/7/1989
RHP, PHI
The rising wave of Canadian pitchers continued when Seattle chose Quebec native Philipe Aumont with their first-round pick in 2007. A 6-7 righthander with a 92-95 MPH sinking fastball, Aumont has an imposing mound presence that endears him to scouts and coaches alike. While he's barely 21, he's already raising eyebrows with a precocious ability to pound the lower part of the zone and work both sides of the plate. While he has a slider and changeup, neither is a plus pitch, which means he'll rise or fall on his sinker. He was traded to the Phillies in the winter 2009 blockbuster that moved Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee. Now that he's in the NL East, there's some talk of making him a reliever, but it's most likely that the Phils will give him a full season starting in the minors in 2010 to see what they've really gotten a hold of, here.
Ranking in ScoutingBook (3/13/2010): #33 
Ranking in Baseball America 2010: #93
Ranking in Baseball Prospectus: Unranked
Ranking in MiLB.com 2010 Season Preview: #47
Ranking from the Sporting News: Unranked
Ranking from ESPN: Unranked
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