01/18/2013 - Arizona National Spring Training Shane is a young 1B that will graduate in 2015. Feet are active as he works to square balls up and displays clean hands. He shows proper footwork around the bag and is a quality receiver. He needs to improve foot speed and present hands more out front to continue to improve defensive grade. Throws are accurate but needs to build more arm strength through a long toss program. At the plate, Phillips shows a balanced, rhythm setup. Hands are smooth / loose and work through a level swing path. He makes consistent contact, mainly to the pull side. For hitting / power grades to improve, he needs to work to stay inside the ball to utilize all fields. Power numbers will continue to improve as he learns to use his lower half more. At the event, he was 2 for 5. Mental makeup is a plus as he is very coachable and works hard. With 2 years to further develop, Shane has abilities with time and room to improve.