Williamsport
The Crosscutters went 2-3 this week, leaving their season record at 25-24. They remain in fourth place of the NYPL Pinckney division, 7 GB of first place Jamestown and 3.5 GB of third place Auburn. They now have 19 games left in their season, 8 on the road and 11 at home.
Game Recaps –
8/4 – Williamsport defeats Batavia 10-1. Tyler Cloyd picked up his third win for the Crosscutters by going seven strong innings. He allowed one earned run on seven hits and one walk while striking out six. Michael Schwimer added two strikeouts in his perfect inning of relief. Cody Overbeck went 1-5 with a HR (8), 2 RBI and 2 R. Steve Susdorf was 3-5 with his 5th HR and 3 R. Troy Hanzawa was 2-4 with a 2B, BB, 3 RBI and 2 R.
8/6 – State College defeats Williamsport 4-2. Jacob Diekman took the loss on this night, pitching five innings and giving up four earned runs on five hits and three walks while also striking out six. Only three hits on the night for the offense which included Travis D’Arnaud’s 4th HR and Cody Overbeck’s 12th double.
8/7 – Williamsport defeats State College 4-2. Justin De Fratus took the no-decision despite going seven strong innings. He allowed two runs, one earned, on six hits and two walks while striking out three. Sean Grieve picked up the win with a perfect inning of relief. D’Arnaud was 3-4 with 2 RBI and a R. Overbeck was 2-4 while Susdorf added his 10th double in four at-bats. Arlon Quiroz was 1-2 with 2 BB and 2 R.
8/8 – State College defeats Williamsport 14-10. Rob Roth took the brunt of the State College onslaught, allowing eight runs on eight hits in only three innings of work. He walked one and did not strikeout a batter. On offense D’Arnaud was 1-4 with 2 RBI, R and 2 BB. Overbeck was 2-5 while Hanzawa went 2-4 with a 2B, BB, RBI and R. D’Arby Myers was 2-6 with a 3B, RBI and R.
8/9 – Staten Island defeats Williamsport 10-7. For the second night in a row the starting pitcher for Williamsport gets pounded. This time it was Cloyd giving up eight runs on nine hits and two walks in 3.2 IP. He walked two, had four strikeouts and allowed one homerun. Myers was 4-5 with 2 R, a SB and also a CS. Overbeck was 3-5 with a 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R. Hanzawa was 2-4 with a 2B, RBI and R. Jim Murphy added an RBI on two hits.
8/10 – PPD
GCL
The GCL Phillies continued their fine season by going 4-1 before rain washed out Friday and Saturday’s games. Their record stands at 27-15 which is good for first place in the GCL North. The second place Braves are 6 GB. Depending on the games they make up, it looks they will play 18 more times this season and, barring a Mets-type collapse, will continue on to the playoffs.
Game Recaps –
8/4 – Phillies defeat the Tigers 8-4. Kyle Drabek continued his quest to return from TJ surgery with two more scoreless innings. He allowed one hit and two walks while striking out two. Trevor May followed with a shaky 1.1 IP where he allowed three runs, two earned, on three hits and walk with one strikeout. Sebastian Valle was 1-3 with 2 RBI and 2 BB. Anthony Hewitt was 2-4 with a 2B and 2 RBI. Harold Garcia was 1-3 with 2 BB and 3 R while Leandro Castro was 2-4.
8/5 – Blue Jays defeat the Philles 9-6. Spencer Arroyo gave up nine runs, eight earned, on nine hits and a walk in 3.2 IP. He struckout four. Garcia was 2-3 with a 2B and 2 R. Zach Collier was 1-2 with 2 BB and an RBI. Hewitt was 2-4 with a 2B and 2 K. Vladimir De Los Santos was 2-4 with a 2B, 2 RBI and R.
8/6 – Phillies defeat the Blue Jays 2-1 in 10 innings. Jason Knapp continued his impressive start by allowing only one unearned run on three hits and a walk in his five innings. He struckout eight. Mauricio Romero picked up the win with four strikeouts in three perfect innings of relief. Garcia was 3-5 with a 2B, RBI and R. De Los Santos was 2-4 with a 2B and a R. Valle and Castro were both 1-4.
8/7 – Phillies defeat the Indians 7-4 and 5-3. In game one, Yohan Flande allowed four runs, none earned, on five hits in his six innings. He had five strikeouts and no walks. Collier was 2-3 with a R. The recently demoted Jeremy Hamilton was 2-3 with 2 2B and 2 R and light hitting SS Lendy Castillo hit a 3-R HR. In game two, Chad Poe got the start and went three innings, allowing one run on three hits and two walks while striking out one. Ebelin Lugo got the win in relief going three innings and surrendering two unearned runs. He allowed three hits, one walk and struckout three. Valle was 1-2 with a 2B, 2 BB and 2 R. Hewitt was 1-3 with a R, Hamilton was 3-3 with 2 RBI and De Los Santos added his 7th HR, a two run shot in the 4th.
8/8 & 8/9 – Washed out
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Trying not to get excited too early, but this is looking like an awesome new draft class.
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Boy, I have been very impressed with these young pitchers to date! Time will tell.
What are your thoughts on Vladimir De Los Santos? He is showing good power for a guy that weighs less than 180 lbs.
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Good to see Drabek continuing to look good.
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What strikes me about the college arms is that most all of them throw really hard but outside of that, they all had deficiencies as college pitchers. I guess the Phillies felt they could harness the stuff and teach them the secondary pitches. But this is smart if they are eventually going to turn a few of these guys into power relievers. You don’t need command of 4 pitches to be an effective reliever. 95 mph fastball and hard slider will do the trick.
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I’d rather have a guy who can throw hard and have to teach him how to throw breaking stuff rather than a guy who can hit his spots but has an 88 mph FB. One can be taught…the other can’t be.
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what’s the story on harold garcia? he’s a little bit old for the gcl in that he’s almost 22, but he’s also been pretty quietly putting up some really solid numbers for a middle infielder. given his age, harman’s struggles this year, and the fact that cardenas is no longer in the system, i’d have to think that if he keeps up his current rate of production (.409 OBP, .529 SLG) he should start next year at lakewood.
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D’arby Myers has been hitting well lately.
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I love the idea of getting guys who throw hard and teaching them to pitch. Throwing hard = big upside. This is very good news.
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Not a GCL or Williamsport thing, but Mattair had a nice July and seems to be hanging in there in August. If he can put two solid months together back-to-back he could start next year at Clearwater. I understand that his fielding needs work, but he’s 19 in low-A ball and has shown improvement.
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Does anybody know when the NYPL all-stars will be announced? I have tickets to the game next week and I’m hoping to catch more than a few Williamsport prospects in person.
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I feel like I keep repeating myself, but I’m just impressed by the sheer number of 2008 college pitching draftees who have been successful thus far. Worley and Stutes should stick as starters, at least the time being; Rosenberg and Schwimer look like potential set-up men; and McConnell, Grieve, Noles, Bergh, Ellis, and Cisco all have a shot to be middle relievers. Four of the above have already made it to Lakewood, which is encouraging. Next year’s Lakewood squad could be packed with relievers who could move quickly if they hit the ground running.
And I know he didn’t pitch this week, but I’m excited to see what Kyle Slate does going forward. I know he’s 19 in the GCL, but he’s got a projectable body, good command (17:1 K:BB), and allegedly throws a splitter as his bread-and-butter pitch.
Finally, one more GCL point: what in the world is going on with Jeremy Hamilton? I suppose he’s in the GCL to get regular at bats, but it’s disappointing to see a polished college bat like that demoted to the GCL. Hopefully he’ll take this opportunity to get comfortable with the wood bat and bounce back strong at Lakewood next year.
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The ASG is August 19th, so I’d imagine very soon.
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Slate threw today. didnt have a great outing but it is the GCL so there will be some ups an downs. From what i have heard his “bread an butter pitch” is his change up. His fastball velocity is average but commands very well. Im interested to see what happens with him next season
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Drabek 4.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
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“Does anybody know when the NYPL all-stars will be announced? I have tickets to the game next week and I’m hoping to catch more than a few Williamsport prospects in person.
The ASG is August 19th, so I’d imagine very soon.”
Roth
Hanzawa
Sussdorf
D’Arnaud
Overbeck probably deserved it as well.
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