Box Score Roundup; August 26th

Box Score Recap

Back in the saddle again, a bunch of interesting notes to get to. The minor league season is winding down, the last week of games is the first week of September, and then any playoff action. Gregg is going to be covering the AFL games when they get started. And then once the season ends, I have a number of articles I want to crank out, as well as continued tweaks to the site. I’m going to save the draft reviews till the offseason, just because I’ll have more time to spend on them. So, all of that said, to the box scores…

AAA: Lehigh Valley lost 4-0.

* John Mayberry went 1/3, one of the 2 hits LHV was able to muster. Blah.
* Andrew Carpenter got the start, and it wasn’t pretty; 5.1 IP – 10 H – 4 ER – 4 BB – 4 K

AA: Reading won 6-4.

* Quintin Berry was 1/4 with a SB (48)
* Domonic Brown was 0/4 with a BB
* Freddy Galvis was 3/4 with a HR (1) and a CS
* Kennelly was 1/4 with a 2B (6) and is hitting .333 over his last 10 games (27 AB)
* Cisco started and was mediocre; 5.1 IP – 7 H – 4 ER – 0 BB – 2 K. He has a 6.41 ERA in 26.2 IP at AA
* Chance Chapman finished the 6th inning and lowered his ERA to 2.68 in 43.2 IP at AA. His 40/17 K/BB is decent, but he is 25.
* Brian Rosenberg followed the rehabbing Brett Myers for his 3rd save; 1 IP – 1 H – 3 K.

A+: Clearwater lost 14-3.

* Cody Overbeck went 2/4 with a HR (12) and has now homered in back to back games. He’s hitting .359 in his last 39 AB with 3 2B, 2 HR, but no walks and 8 K
* Derrick Mitchell went 1/2 with a 2B (22) and 2 BB. Hard to believe he’s only 22, but he’s turning it on a bit, hitting .313 over his last 10 games (32 AB), with 5 2B, 3 HR and 4 BB to 11 K.
* Drew Naylor got bombed out of his mind; 4.2 IP – 11 H – 8 ER – 1 BB – 6 K. That runs his ERA up to 4.11
* Dan Brauer wasn’t much better; 2.1 IP – 2 H – 4 ER – 4 BB – 2 K. He’s now walked 45 to go with 52 K in 46.2 IP. Ouch.

A: Lakewood won 3-1.

* Anthony Gose was 2/5 with 2 SB (72). That’s really gamechanging speed there. If he really learns to control himself at the plate, he could be a real special player
* Travis d’Arnaud was 1/4 with a 2B (33). He’s had a rough August (.648 OPS) after a great July (.887 OPS), but his 33 doubles rank him 2nd in the SAL behind Josh Satin (36) who also happens to be 5 years older.
* D’Arby Myers went 2/4 with 2 2B (11). He followed up a strong July (.818 OPS) with a decent August (.744 OPS). His 12 SB are kind of disappointing though, I’d hoped for more here, but he’s at least re-established himself as someone to watch for in the future
* Justin De Fratus twirled a gem; 7 IP – 5 H – 1 ER – 0 BB – 10 K with 8 GB and 3 FB.

SS: Williamsport won 8-4.

* Adam Buschini was 0/3 with 2 BB
* Leandro Castro went 1/5, and his OPS this month has dipped to .732, his season number is still a well above average .872.
* Austin Hyatt continues to overpower weaker hitters; 6 IP – 2 H – 0 ER (2R) – 1 BB – 10 K
* Spencer Arroyo pitched the 9th; 1 IP – 3 H – 1 ER – 0 BB – 1 K

RK: GCL Phillies won 7-2.

* Kelly Dugan went 0/3 with a BB and a SB (9). He’s hitting .230 on the season
* Kyrell Hudson went 1/4 with a 2B (2) and 3 K
* Jon Singleton went 1/2 with a 2B (9) and 2 BB. He’s sporting a .295/.406/.466 line in 88 AB
* Domingo Santana went 1/4 with a HR (6). His .509 slugging percentage and .225 ISO are very impressive considering his age. I think (and don’t hold me to this) he’ll be closer to #5 than #15 on my top 30 this winter
* Aaron Altherr went 0/2 with 2 BB and a SB (5)
* Ryan Sasaski turned in a gem; 7 IP – 2 H – 0 ER – 0 BB – 4 K – 2 GB and 15 FB.

Go!

51 thoughts on “Box Score Roundup; August 26th”

  1. DeFratus has given up 3 ER in his last 20 innings. He’s K’ed 23 to only 2 BBs. He has 101 K’s to 16 BBs. He’ll be 22 in Oct. I like him as a starter. I understand how he looks good as a reliever because he doesn’t walk many and he can strike people out but let’s leave him as a starter for a while.

    I’m going to hate it when the minor league summer games end and I have to wait for the winter leagues to start.

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  2. GCL- 6’8 Bolsenbroek has become sort of the closer and has pitched more than the other relievers, and has moved up and should move up next season somewhat. Good start by Sasaki, yesterday. 6th HR for Santana, tying organizational Short Season lead, with some Williamsport players.

    Williamsport- Austin Hyatt 6 IP, 0 ER, 10 strikeouts, Stikeouts per innings pitched, runs allowed, WHIP, all noteworthy , and should move up substantially next season.
    Jonathon Villar, SS, has struck out a bit since promotion from GCL, had a triple yesterday. Like alot of the Latin American Phillies signees, is selected according to running speed as a big factor. I hope he picks up in hitting, to be a factor to making next season’s Lakewood roster. Schoenberger played 3B and in 4 plate appearances had 3 walks. He had 2 throwing errors at 3B, so it seems the throws from 3B give trouble to those who haven’t come up in the position.

    DeFratus performance at Lakewood among the good pitching performances in organization yesterday. Should be alot of pushing up or out next season.

    AA- Reading. As above, Freddy Galvis 3 for 4 with a HR (.417 average so far) all against Right Handed Pitchers. How’s that again about the weak and slow bat from the Left Handed Batting Position? Just a matter of time.

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  4. I was at the game in Reading last night, and I don’t think that Cisco pitched as poorly as his line indicated. After the leadoff HR to start the game, he generally settled down and had success locating his fastball. He got in trouble in the 6th after two “hits” to start the inning that should have been outs — including a triple that Brown badly misplayed in right (including a somewhat ugly looking crash into the wall). Granted, his final line probably should have ended up around 6 IP/3 ER, but that’s certainly something to build on for him.

    My favorite moment of the game was the guy behind me, in asking me about Galvis, saying something along the lines of: “So this kid is a really highly regarded hitter, huh?” He did look quite good at the plate, though he was caught stealing by a mile in the 2nd inning.

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  5. Gose must have ridiculous speed. Without fail, when I see the boxscore and he had a hit, I have almost always seen a SB when I scroll down…its crazy.

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  6. Galvis – small sample size.

    I’d have to agree on Gose – 72 SBs?? That’s insane, and a nice 80% success rate. As PP mentions, Ks are a problem, but hopefully that’s attributable to age and will improve with time.

    Hyatt was clearly misplaced in W’port, but what can you do at this point. He had strong peripherals in the SEC this year as a senior, so at least his performance so far isn’t a fluke. I have no idea how hard he throws or what he throws, so this performance may not continue above A+. Let’s see how he does next year at Lakewood/Clearwater (hopefully Clearwater).

    I’m also with PP on Santana – he has got to be one of our top prospects now, based on projectability. This is his 16-year-old year, even though he turned 17 this month. I would be psyched with his performance this year if he were 18, much less 16. And he must have significant tools to go along with these results, since those are the only kinds of amateurs the Phils like (ha ha). He’s had 130 PAs, which is still too small to make a full conclusion, but the evidence is growing.

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  7. Carpenter really must be gassed. His last few starts have not been pretty. His overall numbers are still fairly impressive but unfortunately it doesn’t look like he’ll be a starter in the bigs anytime soon.

    Anyone who was in Reading last night have thoughts on how Myers looked?

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  8. how high could we speculate that Santana will land next year? Is it complete fantasy to think he could start at Lakewood?

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  9. Let’s face it, for a guy who just turned 17, Santana is off the charts.

    I would like to see him play, but, given his age (a high school junior, really), his performance is nothing short of superlative.

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  10. All of you younger guys may find it a little tough to put what Santana has done in context (unless you’re 17 or 18 yourself), but having a son whose almost 16, the thought that he, or any of his peers, could nearly dominate in a professional rookie league next year is next to incomprehensible. The impressiveness of his performance given his age cannot be overstated.

    Damn, it’s sad to be talking about the younger guys, in my head I’m still a younger guy but, truth be told, t’ain’t so.

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  11. Ive seen Gose play or rather Ive seen Gose go up to the plate and sometimes accidentally get a hit. He will have to make serious strides to ever be a real prospect. All he has is speed. This may mean nothing, but dude doesn’t wear batting gloves.

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  13. George Brett also did not wear batting gloves for the most part. Lots of good hitters don’t in games because they get a better feel for controlling the bat.

    Gose is a little more than a pure speed player. While he is still very raw and needs to add some discipline, he has plenty of time for that. Game changing speed alone will probably keep his average over .250 if he never learns to hit. Add in plus defense and a great arm and he is an interesting prospect.

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  15. They would seem to need to put Tim Kennelly on the 40 man to protect from Rule 5? He is only 22. With his versatility he would be the type of Rule 5 player a ML team could easily keep on there roster the entire season. This year hit .303 at high A and now is hitting .293 in August at AA with 33 doubles combined at both levels. At AA he has been a nice clutch hitter with a .341 avg with runners on and .320 with RISP. He dropped a pop up last night in the 9th catching Rosenberg with the game on the line but did not cause any damage. If he can handle catching Myers for two innings guess he can handle the position. Remember the disasterous game Jaramillo had last year in a Myers start at Lehigh Valley. That was the end of Jason with the organization. What position will Tim eventually play? This year I’ve seen him at first with Clearwater and catching at Reading and he has also started at third and the corners in the outfield. They should decide if he is a catching prospect or not and if he is leave him there for more experience. Can’t keep dropping those pop ups.

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  17. Coming from someone who caught a little bit (a very little bit, I had no arm whatsoever) – those pop ups at home plate are a pain to catch because they have some much spin on them. Still, at AA, that shouldn’t be an issue. Regardless, Kennelly is a guy who has really moved onto my radar this year. He’s got a nice future as a Dobbs-type utility guy who can also catch. He’ll be a very valuable commodity.

    – Jeff

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  18. Another misplayed ball by Brown? The scouting reports and the posters here in what they see aren’t in sync.

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  19. I’m becoming very excited about DeFratus. He’s beginning to dominate as a starter in a similar way as he was as a reliever. I have to keep myself in check a bit because he’s not really young for Lakewood. I wonder if he’s become a candidate for a double jump next year.

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  20. Brown is very athletic, but often takes bad routes to fly balls. He can outrun some of his mistakes, but he needs to get better at catching flies. The guy hasn’t played that much baseball as compared to others at his level since he played so much football in his youth.

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  21. Brown to me is one of the best outfielders I have seen. He might have made a mistake last night wasnt there but everyone who see him is amaze.

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  22. Hey, Santana needs to grow up. They do him a huge disservice if they start him anywhere but at Williamsport next year. If he dominates in the short season league, they can give him a healthy cup of coffee at Lakewood in August. The guy just turned 17 – why rush him?

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  23. 5 Ks in 2 inns with a FB that is supposedly fast then before surgery.

    Myers to “supplement” as mid/late reliever/closer in Sept for big club.

    A real relief!

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  25. Just chiming in with my two cents on a couple of issues…

    Gose is a little more than a pure speed player. While he is still very raw and needs to add some discipline, he has plenty of time for that. Game changing speed alone will probably keep his average over .250 if he never learns to hit. Add in plus defense and a great arm and he is an interesting prospect.

    Yessir. And just to add to your point, Gose has done a vastly improved job of controlling the plate in the second half. Pre-All Star break: 4.8% BB, 24.4% K. Post-All Star break: 9.3% BB, 18.0% K. That’s encouraging progress, especially for a kid with those raw tools who just turned 19 two weeks ago.

    Hey, Santana needs to grow up. They do him a huge disservice if they start him anywhere but at Williamsport next year.

    Couldn’t agree more. For all the encouraging signs, Santana has still posted a 37.3% K rate this year, which isn’t so much of a red flag as it is an indication that he shouldn’t be rushed. Some work in the NYPL as a 17-year old against a bunch of seasoned college pitchers is more than enough of a challenge for him next year. Let’s not become the Mets and start rushing prospects at every turn.

    Ryan Sasaski turned in a gem; 7 IP – 2 H – 0 ER – 0 BB – 4 K – 2 GB and 15 FB.

    I’m interested to see what the scouting reports say on Sasaki. He’s big (6’5″, 215 lbs.), left-handed, shows good control (just 2.4 BB/9) and has very quietly been one of the GCL Phils’ 3 best starters over the course of the season. Pretty good value so far for a 13th round pick with a slot bonus.

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  26. Oh, and I forgot to add: with all the focus on Myers, there’s another pitcher rehabbing right now that could really help the bullpen down the stretch…

    Antonio Bastardo.

    We have no idea if/when Romero will be back, and if we go into the playoffs with just Eyre as a bullpen lefty — or worse, call Taschner back up — it could spell trouble. Bastardo flashed some good stuff in his MLB cameo, and I think he could be very effective against opposing lefty hitters in short stints. Provided he’s healthy, of course.

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  28. ***Ive seen Gose play or rather Ive seen Gose go up to the plate and sometimes accidentally get a hit***

    you don’t accidentally get a hit 126 times in 120 games with 34 XBH in full season ball. i am not saying he isn’t raw. nor that he doesn’t need more time to improve his swing and cut down on his K’s. but give credit where it is due.

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  30. Gose needs to refine his hitting as Michael Bourne has done with Houston. It took Bourne’s playing all last season and now he hovers near .300 with that some kind of base-stealing. It seems that Gose brings a bit more power fpor xtra base hits. Long way to go for him…but could providee, if carefully shaped and taught, a finally real leadoff guy IF he can put his bat on the ball more consistently.

    Since power is not required, but a bonus for a leadoff guy, it should be easier for Gose to learn his role at the plate. Nevertheless Gose could develop SOME ability to drive the ball over the next 3 years.

    A bit of a project, but rewards for his success for the big club.

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  32. Not sure if anyone mentioned this, but with the GCL’s win today their now .5 games out of 1st place and a playoff spot.

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  33. RE: Bourn

    He’s being aided by a very high BABIP. He’s hitting a shade more ground balls, and with that his infield hit % is up. His LD% is up a bit from last year….

    But he’s not sustaining that .290 average most likely.

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  35. Ho hum…Gose just stole his 73rd base after reaching on an error.

    He might be just “pure speed” but his speed is ridiculous.

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  37. Speaking of Brown’s mistakes, I was at a game in New Britain this past weekend and Brown made a huge baserunning gaffe. There was 1 out and he was on first and a RockCat hit a deep fly to Center….. and Brown took off as though there were 2 outs. By the time he realized it he was rounding third, so he just started walking to the dugout. About 1/3 of the way to the dugout the NB Center Fielder I think it was ran all the way in and tagged first.

    There was also another play that game where he went for a ball up on the wall, missed, crashed into the wall as the ball bounced back into the outfield for a triple, as mentioned above from another game.

    It was obvious he was a phenomenal talent, and very nice (had about 15-20 seconds to talk to him as he took his time signing a hat and scorecard), but he definitely has some decision-making progress to make.

    As an aside, when I talked to him was a funny quick convo:

    Me: I can see you in Left in two years when Ibanez’ contract is up.

    Brown: You’ve obviously never seen me play, I don’t play left:

    Me: With the outfielders we have, it’ll possibly be the only place open…

    Brown: yea, Taylor will probably beat me there anyway.

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  38. Santana stole home in today’s game. I’d say something like “I love this guy” but since he’s 17 that’s just wrong.

    I would be surprised if Gose started next year at Lakewood. Not only due to his performance this year, but also because we have a glut of OFs at the lower levels and they have to play somewhere.

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  39. So, if the numbers are right, Santana could easily be 6-5, 210, 215 by the start of next season…thats fairly physically mature for the age! So, playing Devil’s Advocate, so start him at Lakewood, and see if he hangs in there-can always drop him down to Williamsport, and they sell him on the idea that he has nothing to lose, maybe he won’t press, maybe he won’t be too down if he needs to be sent down??

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  40. Sequence that might have liked to been seen. Dugan on Third, Santana on Second , no outs. Fly ball to Right , Dugan thrown out at home, Santana to Third. Santana steals home.

    He did not strike out in the game. Santana was striking out at a 50% rate there for some time. And still he is batting over .280 last time I looked.

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  41. Gose will need to be tested in the Florida State League next season. They don’t have many OF’s available to move up there from Lakewood, really. They could also move recent draftee Brian D. Gump, and the former High School Hot Shots D’Arby Myers and T.J. Warren. They have the freqently used Vladimir DeLosSantos for use as an OF-1B reseseve. All of the current Clearwater OF’s will move up or out.

    That would seem to leave room on the Lakewood roster for one of the younger OF prospects as a starter in LF. I would say that Leandro Castro and Zach Collier would start in CF and RF respectively. I would keep the versatile OF reserves Switch-Hitters Carl Uhl and Jivan James. That course would leave an opening for a young OF to start in LF.
    I woud rate them as: Dugan, Santana, Hudson, Altherr.

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  42. I don’t know if somebody else raised the issue here, but it seems to me that we are still loaded with good outfield and pitching prospects. It would be nice, either through trades, Rule 5 pick-ups, free agent signings, and the draft to start getting some real middle infield and third base prospects on board. If I were the Phils, I would make a very serious effort to target Alex Gordon. He might flop, but he also might end up being a huge acquisition. There’s a lot of upside to getting him on board.

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  43. if they can get gordon for a kenrick ,bastardo type and a lower level like a swimer or rosenberg yeah but no top guys

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  46. Interesting to note that B.J. Rosenberg will likely be a closer for Team USA in the World Cup in Sept. Looks like he will be facing the Germans, Venezuelans and the mainland Chinese in Group E of the 1st round starting Sept. 9th in Regensburg Germany. Remember what happened to other Team USA Phils prospects in recent years such as Bourn, Segovia, Jaramillo, Outman, Donald and Marson.

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  48. he said lower level talent not low level…meaning the league hes in not they talent level of him directly..well thats how i took it, which isnt a diss by any means

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  49. Catch 22 f/k/a H Man Says:
    August 27, 2009 at 10:32 AM
    Let’s face it, for a guy who just turned 17, Santana is off the charts.

    Don’t forget runs scored 17-50 plate app. Even if you take you the HRs he is still scoring once every 5. Sounds like a baseball player to me.

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  50. Barnes vs. Villar. Re: Starting position projected at Lakewood next season. Looking at the Range Factor for SS’s on the baseball reference thing , Barnes seems to be scoring a full point or so, behind alot of other minor League Short Stops in the Phillies organization, including J.J.Furmaniak, Carlos Leon, and the top top guys: Eladio Berroa , Freddy Galvis, and most all others. I think Barnes will make Lakewood , and he and Buschini (who also has done well statistically) should get playing time. And if the organization takes the conservative development route at those positions they will start at Lakewood with a fill=in type reserve. I say they should start Villar and Cesar Hernandez at Lakewood and work in Barnes and Buschini. It might likely be some combination of these approaches. I think eventually Barnes will evolve into a “super utility” type, much in the manner some Projecte Donald in that future, maybe he can overcome it , maybe not. I do think Barnes will play some 3rd and the OF at some point.

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