Monthly Archives: May 2010

Around the System–C

Around the System

A look around the system at catcher, a position that is surely worrisome for the Phils after the loss of several prospects (Marson, Jaramillo, D’Arnaud) over the last two years.

Lehigh Valley

Paul Hoover, 34, .269/.338/.403; 1HR 8 RBI; 7% BB rate, 26% k rate; .143 vs. LHP, .302 vs. RHP; .290 with RISP. 43% CS Rate.  Hoover has given all that can be asked of him and then some, however he is what is he is, which is a 34 year old stop gap if necessary.

Dane Sardinha, 31, .333/.368/.556 in 36 AB’s; 2 HR 8 RBI; .091 vs. LHP; .440 vs. RHP; .545 with RISP (7-11). 27% CS rate. See comments on Hoover. Continue reading Around the System–C →

Friday Results 5/7

Other Stuff

LV loses 6-3: Mayberry 0/3, walk; Zagurski 3-run inning, loss; Mathieson 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K

Reading loses 12-7: Berry 1/4, 2B; Gillies 1/4; Brown 2/4, HR; Galvis 0/4; Stutes 1 IP, 1 BB, 2 K; Aumont 3.1 IP, 8! BB–I’m pretty sure he’s hurt

CLW wins 8-3: Gose 0/4, BB; Overbeck 2/5, 2 2B, 3 K ;Rizzotti 0/3, 2 BB; Sussdorf 2/3, HR, BB; Kennelly 2/3, 2B, HR, BB; Hanzawa 2/4; Sanchez 7 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Lakewood wins 3-1 (on only 3 hits): Hewitt 1/3, HR; Santana 1/2, BB; Villar 1/3, 3B; Way 7.2 IP, 5 H , 1 R, 0 BB, 10 K; Shreve 0.1 IP, 1 K; Zeid 1 IP, 2 K, save

May 6th, Box Score Recap

Box Score Recap

Just the links today.

Lehigh Valley loses 10-5.

Reading loses 7-6.

Clearwater wins 4-1.

Lakewood wins 7-2.

Great nights for Trevor May and Brody Colvin.

Lehigh Valley Weekly Report

7. Lehigh Valley

A 3-4 week for Lehigh Valley, who are now 11-15, in 4th place of the Northern Division in the International League, 5.0 games behind division leading Buffalo.

League Leaders (thru Wednesday):Hitters: Mayberry is tied for 6th in runs (19), and tied for 4th in doubles (8); Wise is leading the league in triples (4); Ransom is tied for 3rd in homers (6), 8th in RBI’s (19) and 6th in strikeouts (28); Tracy is 7th in walks (16).

Pitching: Bump is tied for 6th in wins (3); Carpenter is tied for 6th in wins (3); Mathieson is tied for 6th in saves (4). Continue reading Lehigh Valley Weekly Report →

Around the System–Outfield

Around the System

Just too much going on in the OF to summarize in a paragraph, so look for brief comments attached to each player.

Lehigh Valley

John Mayberry, 26–.300/.387/.511;  3HR 16 RBI, 2 SB; 11BB 20K ; 20% K rate; .320 vs. LHP, .292 vs. RHP, .276 with RISP. Mayberry has looked very good, and is performing capably in CF.  The Phils hope is probably to increase his trade value which he appears to be doing thus far.

Chris Duffy, 30– .273/.348/.416; 1HR 15 RBI, 3 SB; 10BB 13K; 15% k rate; .381 vs. LHP, .232 vs. RHP; .471 with RISP (8–17). I have been very impressed with Duffy who came here with a bad reputation, but has played and acted like a complete professional.  He has played good defense, has attempted to kick start the offense and has shown good jump.  He is very capable should an injury occur in Philly to fill in short term.

DeWayne Wise, 32– .268/.318/.524; 3HR 11 RBI, 2 SB; 5BB 17K, 20% k rate; .167 vs. LHP, .297 vs. RHP, .269 with RISP.  Wise has given Lehigh Valley what they expected thus far.  Good defense, and decent power.  He has missed about a week with a groin injury.  Again, capable 25th man in Philly if needed.

Rich Thompson, 31– .327/.387/.382; 0HR 9 RBI; 4 SB, 6BB 8K; 13% K rate; .273 vs. LHP, .341 vs. RHP, .462 with RISP. My infatuation with THompson’s play has been well documented here over the years, having seen him day in and day out.  He hustles, always hustles and is a complete player.  Unfortunately, it is a complete AAAA player. Continue reading Around the System–Outfield →

May 5th Box Score Recap

Box Score Recap

Lets go.

Reading wins 2-1.

Gilles: 0/5
Brown: 2/4, 2B (9)
Galvis: 0/4

Schwimer: 1.2 IP – 0 ER – 1 H – 2 K

Clearwater wins 3-2.

Overbeck: 3/3, 2B (11), HR (8)
Gose: 2/5, SB (11)

Hyatt: 7 IP – 2 ER – 6 H – 3 BB – 8 K
De Fratus: 1 IP – 2 K

Lakewood loses 2-0.

JJ: 0/4
Hewitt: 0/3
Santana: 1/2, 2B (4), 1 BB
Villar: 0/3

Hernandez: 7 IP – 1 ER – 4 H – 2 BB – 9 K (6 GB/3FB)

My suggestions to fix the MLB draft

2010 Draft

If you sample 10 people within the sport of baseball, probably 6 of the 10 would tell you that they feel the draft process is one that needs to be fixed, 3 will probably tell you the system is fine, and one will probably tell you he doesn’t care. Maybe those numbers are off. But for me, I think there are a number of areas surrounding the draft that need to be fixed, and based on everything written over the last few years, the draft will be addressed in the next collective bargaining sessions. So, with all of that in mind, I’ve come up with a few ways to fix the draft. I think I wrote something similar to this last year, but I have some new ideas and improvements, so if I did write this last year, ignore that and focus on this. Check below for more. And if any important people find this, and they want to borrow my ideas, that’s fine, you could just toss me a consulting fee for my time!

Continue reading My suggestions to fix the MLB draft →

Hernandez Suspended, Ennis Activated

Other Stuff

A couple of news worthy items this Tuesday evening. First, Clearwater second baseman Fidel Hernandez was suspended for 50 games following a postive test for a performace enhancing substance, according to the AP. He been hitting .278 with 0 HR and 6 RBI as the starting 2B for the Threshers.

Pitcher John Ennis was activated and assigned to Reading after his year long recovery from Tommy John surgery. The 6’5 righty last played in 2008 for Lehigh Valley (he did pitch 0.1 innings last year) going 4-3 with a 3.67 ERA in 40 games (12 starts).

Oh, and Anthony Gose has 3 stolen bases this evening, giving him 10 on the year.

May 3rd, Box Score Roundup

Box Score Recap

Lets get right to it.

Reading wins 4-3.

Gillies: 2/5
Brown: 2/3, 2B, BB, SB
Galvis: 1/4

Flande: 6.1 IP – 3 ER – 10 H – 0 BB – 4 K
Schwimer: 1.1 IP – 0 ER – 1 BB – 1 K

Check below for the rest….

Continue reading May 3rd, Box Score Roundup →

Report from LV tonight

Other Stuff

I went to the Pigs’ game tonight, so I thought I’d post a few brief observations (from my earlier message board at philliesphans.com):

First, Savery. He had decent control for the most part, threw an 86 mph fastball (touched 87, occasionally sunk to 84), an 80-79 mph slider, and a slower change-up (around 73). This guy will never pitch in the majors. Every single batter on the Indians squared him up pretty much every at bat. Line-drive outs, hard hit foul balls, and their share of hits. Savery seems to nibble when he’s behind in the count, but on the few occasions he gets ahead, he almost invariably throws a waist-high FB that gets smacked. He clearly needs another pitch, an out pitch to use when he gets ahead. Without that pitch, he’s not even a LOOGY.

Continue reading Report from LV tonight →