Bill Conlin: All Feliz ever did for Phillies was show up for work every day

After years of sandbagging the winter leagues, the Phillies have gone all-in, with 24 minor leaguers playing in the Arizona Fall League, Venezuela, Mexican Pacific League and Dominican Republic. That's the most I can remember. Notable prospects include Domonic Brown, Tuffy Gosewisch, Troy Hanzawa, Steve Susdorf, Michael Cisco, Edgar Garcia, Scott Mathieson and Michael Schwimer in the AFL; John Mayberry, Michael Taylor, Mike Cervenak, Neil Sellers and Sebastian Valle in the MPL; and Carlos Monasterios in the VWL. So who's tearing it up? Valle, a 19-year-old Mexican catcher, solid his first 2 years in the low minors, is batting .338 with seven homers and 19 RBI in 18 games for Mochis in the fast MPL. Cervenak, a 33-year-old journeyman third baseman, is hitting .370 with six homers for Culiacan in the MPL. If Monasterios' name is vaguely familiar, he was part of the low-level package the Phillies got from the Yankees for Bobby Abreu in 2006. The 23-year-old righthander is 5-0 with a 2.75 ERA for Maracaibo in Venezuela. Taylor is batting .308 for Obregon in the MPL. Mathieson, coming back from his second elbow operation, has 11 Ks in 9 2/3 innings for Scottsdale in the AFL. *

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