The Phillies announced last evening that Jared Cosart will be shut down for the rest of the season after suffering from continued elbow soreness. He last pitched on June 26, and visited with Dr. James Andrews, a week or two ago. The good news from the visit with Dr. Andrews, is that the elbow does not require surgery. Cosart, 20, was 7-3 with a 3.79 ERA in his 14 starts this year. Opponents hit just .224 against him, and he was striking out well over a hitter per each inning pitched. The Phils hope to have him ready for the Florida Instructional League in the Fall.
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Phils release Kevin Angelle
This has to be one of the most surprising moves we’ve ever made in the low minors.
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_trn&lid=127&sid=t449
He had a 1.89 ERA in 12 starts for GCL last year with a 1.05 WHIP
This year he “slipped” to a 1.36 ERA in 8 starts, and a 0.86 WHIP. He moved his strikeouts from 6 per 9 IP up to almost 9.
At 22, he was about a year old for WMPT, maybe 2 years. I suspect he must have stolen money from the bat boy, or set the snack stand on fire (kidding, of course). I’m looking for more details.
Scouting the Reading Phillies
Hey everyone, I had the opportunity to see Reading last night. I am not a pro scout by any means. I actually just graduated high school and I am going to college this fall. I hope to do this one day professionally and I have been following baseball for a long time.
All of the velocities come from Readings radar gun which is typically 3 MPH slow.
These of course are just my opinion.
Drew Naylor- 84-86 FB, touched 88, 68-70 CB, 79-81 CU. Also showed a cutter/slider in the 83 range. Fastball was straight. Had decent command. Curveball looked very good. Multiple times he was tipping the pitch however. It still induced weak contact and swing and misses. Tired in the 4th, leaving many pitches up and losing sharpness. As of now he has a 45 fastball, 60 curveball, fringe 40 change, and a 35 slider. I can see him being effective out of the bullpen. If he can bump his fastball up, he can be effective. There were a few scouts there, none were watching Naylor for what it’s worth.
Around the System–Middle Infield
A last in season look at the Middle Infield in the Minor League system
Lehigh Valley
Ozzie Chavez, 27, Reading: .218/.316/.287 in 188 AB’s. 1 HR and 18RBI; 3/7 SB. 12% bb rate, 15% k rate. LEHIGH VALLEY: .232/.263/.366 in 112 AB’s; 4 HR and 9 RBI; 1 SB; 4% bb rate, 18% k rate. Total: .223/297/.317 in 300 AB’s. 5 HR 27 RBI; 4/8 SB. Has played 84 games at 2B with 6 errors (.982), 3.99 R/F. and has played 9 games at SS without an error. Chavez is simply adequate.
Melvin Dorta, 28, .293/.330/.374 in 270 AB’s. 3 HR 24 RBI; 5/9 SB. 6% bb rate, 8% k rate..310 vs. LH, .297 vs. RH; .323 with RISP. Has played 48 games at 2B, committing 5 errors (.975), 4.10 R/F. 16 games at SS, with 2 errors (.959), 2.94 R/F; 6 games at 1B and 6 games in the OF. Dorta has been used everywhere and swings a decent bat, making contact. Average in the field, nothing exceptional.
Brian Bocock, 25, .212/.269/.290 in 293 AB’s. 4 HR 27 RBI; 6 SB, 5 CS; 7% bb rate, 22% k rate..281 vs. LH, .192 vs. RH, .203 with RISP; .309 in July. 87 games at SS, committing 7 errors (.981), 4.26 R/F. Has been simply outstanding in the field. His bat is somewhat improved but there was only one way to go. Continue reading Around the System–Middle Infield
August 4th Discussion
Howard to DL, Mayberry Called Up
The ever evolving Phillies injury situation took another turn for the worse today with Ryan Howard being placed on the 15 day DL with his sprained ankle. To take his place on the Phillies roster, the Phils called up OF John Mayberry, 26, from AAA Lehigh Valley. Mayberry, a right-handed bat, has been up and down this year for Lehigh Valley. In his 383 AB’s, he is hitting .258/.321/.410 with 12 HR 54 RBI and 13 SB. He has hit lefties at a .319 clip, while hitting only .240 vs. rhp. He has a 7% bb rate, while striking out at a 21% rate. With the lefty heavy Phils lineup, Mayberry may see a start or two in the OF, while first base looks to be a platoon between Ross Gload and Cody Ransom until Howard returns.
‘Pigs Weekend Report
Friday–Durham completed their sweep of Lehigh Valley with a 9-2 victory over the ‘Pigs Friday evening at Coca Cola Park. The Bulls built the lead early and were ahead by a score of 5-0 after five innings off of starter Drew Carpenter (7-7). Carpenter lasted six innings, giving up 5 runs on 7 hits. Just about every time Lehigh Valley put a runner on base, the threat was ended with a double play ball, as Durham turned five on the evening. Both Melvin Dorta and John Mayberry had 2 hits apiece for Lehigh Valley. Continue reading ‘Pigs Weekend Report
August 2nd discussion
Lakewood Weekly Report (7/26-8/1)
Recap: Lakewood went 5-2 on the week, leaving them at 23-13 for the second half, two games ahead of Hickory in the SAL North. Overall, the BlueClaws are 65-41, which leaves them with the third best record in all of the minor leagues behind the Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers Low-A) at 70-33 and the Durham Bulls (Rays AAA) at 67-40. Lakewood is off Sunday before starting on a nine-game roadtrip to Greenville and West Virginia. Continue reading Lakewood Weekly Report (7/26-8/1)
Reading Report July 21st-31st
Reading went 6-5 over the last 11 days, including the completion of a suspended game, and another game that was suspended until mid-August. Harold Garcia was the hitting star of the period (along with the usual suspect, Matt Rizzotti), batting .356 and throwing in an unexpected .600 SLG. He hit in 10 of the 11 games, with a double, two triples, and 2 home runs. Garcia has been killing lefties in AA, posting almost a 1.200 OPS, albeit over only 30 plate appearances.
Of course, calling Garcia the ‘star’ shortchanges the monster of the Eastern League, Matt Rizzotti, who posted close to his usual stats, .414/.614/.655 for a 1.269 OPS. His most unusual stat was drawing 15 walks in the 10 games, with Akron simply refusing to pitch to him in the last two games of their series. Rizzotti now leads the EL in batting by 53 points, in SLG by 103 points, and in OBP by 20 points, currently holding the sabermetric triple crown. Continue reading Reading Report July 21st-31st
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