Monthly Archives: June 2009

Rotation Update

Some curious goings on in Allentown and Atlanta….JA Happ is now starting Thursday, pushing the Phillies need for a starter back to Friday.  This places Rodrigo Lopez in the mix for the start on Friday for the Phils.  Lopez , … Continue reading

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Daily Discussion

A rough outing last night in CLearwater for the recently promoted Tyler Cloyd who gave up 6 runs (4 earned), on 9 hits, in 5.2 innings in his Clearwater debut.  Justin DeFratus had similar troubles in his first start in … Continue reading

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Roster Shuffling

Pitcher Yohan Flande was called up to Reading, with Tyler Cloyd taking Flande’s spot in the Clearwater rotation after a promotion from Lakewood.  With Justin DeFratus moving into the Lakewood rotation, reliever Jared Simon was sent from Clearwater to Lakewood … Continue reading

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Around the System–Starting Pitching

With the trade deadline approaching and the need for a starter probably the primary concern of the Phils, a second look around the system to ascertain what we have “in house”.  Lehigh Valley Carlos Carrasco, Age 22–15 starts, 4-7 with … Continue reading

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Williamsport and GCL Weekly Report

It’s that time of year again, so let’s get right to it. Williamsport : 5-4, 1 GB in the NYPL Pinckney division Williamsport beats State College 15-2 Leandro Castro got the year off on the right note by going 5-6 … Continue reading

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Carpenter Live Blog

Andrew Carpenter is trying to bounce back from two of his more difficult starts in what has been an extremely consistent year for him.  His opponent tonight, Norfolk, is the same team he faced last week when he gave up … Continue reading

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Arbuckle at Coca Cola Park, Carrasco Game Log

Just a quick note that may be of some interest….Former Phillie Assistant GM Mike Arbuckle is taking in the Iron Pigs games tonight and tomorrow with Carlos Carrasco and Andrew Carpenter on the hill for Lehigh Valley respectively.  Arbuckle is … Continue reading

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Daily Discussion

A big step yesterday for Scott Mathieson, the 25 year old big right handed pitcher recovering from multiple Tommy John surgeries.  Mathieson threw 2 shutout innings for the GCL Phils, picking up the win without yielding a hit.  He didnt … Continue reading

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Random thoughts

Just looking at some box scores, just some random thoughts, in bulleted format. * Marson had a .679 OPS in May, and wasn’t much better in the beginning of June, but he’s hitting .371 over his last 10 games, with … Continue reading

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Lehigh Valley Weekly Report

A second consecutive winning week for Lehigh Valley as they went 5-2, and are now in fourth place of the Northern Division of the International League, chipping away at the lead of the division leading Yankees which now stands at 8 … Continue reading

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