A few years back, the Philadelphia Phillies had quite the prospect pitching his way through the minor leagues. Spencer Howard, a second-round pick of the team back in 2017, was considered by many the top pitching prospect in the Phillies system. Starting in 2019, Howard was slotted as a top-five prospect in the Philadelphia organization and went on to be ranked the No. 1 prospect in 2021.  Howard would go on to make his professional debut with the Phillies on Aug. 9, 2020. He showed flashes of what he could be with his fastball and off-speed pitches, but he never could quite toe the mark as he finished with an ERA of 5.92 in his six starts.  In the following season, Howard would go on to make seven starts, but still couldn’t find a groove and eventually ended up being traded to the Texas Rangers.…