Box Score Roundup, 19 April 2011

Box Score Recap

Here they are. A mixed bag, which is normally the case.

66 thoughts on “Box Score Roundup, 19 April 2011”

  1. Any word on why Singleton was lifted for a pinch runner? Playing him only 5 innings as a precaution since it was his first game in the field maybe?

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    1. I’d like to see Overbeck try the OF. He looks like a right-handed Greg Dobbs. He can play 1st, 3rd in a pinch and if he can play the OF, then let’s get him moving up.

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    2. why is Overbeck playing 1st base? We desperately need depth at 3rd base and left field. the last thing we seem to need is more depth at 1st in the minors and obviously the major league level. Have the Phils determined that he cannot play 3b at the major league level?

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      1. He’s a really bad 3B defensively and he cannot play it at even an acceptable level for MLB caliber defense.

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  3. Santana, and Duran are improving. Mendez is a hitter. Hollands is throwing well. Knigge and Sosa are steady relievers. This will be a game Hewitt will remember with fondness. Signs of life in Lakewood.
    Overbeck continues to hit for power, but then again, it is in Reading. If you don’t hit for power there, you don’t have it. I applaud Overbeck. I hope Garcia is OK. He is a true .300 hitter.
    Worley did well, but Chapman had a tough intro to AAA.
    May seems to hit a wall in Clearwater. I hope he overcomes these command problems that seem to crop up there.

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    1. Chapman finally decided that with Lehigh’s defense the only way to get out of the inning was to strike everyone out or at least 5 of 6.

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      1. starting to see why Bellard was released by the Yanks, no range. Looks like he cost Chapman a couple of runs. He can still swing the lumber a little though.

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  4. Dropped the ball on the 18th. Sorry to pull a J-Roll with runners in scoring position. Will try to limit those nights.

    1. OF – Domonic Brown (Lehigh valley) – DNP
    2. RHP – Brody Colvin (Clearwater)- (0-0, 9.00) DNP
    3. OF – Jon Singlteton (Clearwater)- (.320) 2 for 3 with a 2B (2), an RBI and a K
    4. RHP – Jared Cosart (Clearwater) – (1-2, 2.65) – DNP
    5. RHP – Trevor May (Clearwater)- (0-2, 7.71) – 4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB and 4 K’s (loss)
    6. C – Sebastian Valle (Clearwater) – (.235) DNP
    7. LHP – Jesse Biddle (Lakewood) – (0-2, 5.59) – DNP
    8. RHP – Vance Worley (Lehigh valley) – (1-2, 2.55) – 6.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB and 6 K’s (loss)
    9. OF – Tyson Gillies (Reading) – DNP
    10. RHP – Justin De Fratus (Reading) – (2-0, 5.14, 1 SV) – 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB and 1 K (save)
    11. RHP – Julio Rodriquez (Clearwater)- (1-0, 4.15) DNP
    12. 2B – Cesar Hernandez (Clearwater) – (.146) 0 for 4 with a K
    13. OF – Domingo Santana (Lakewood) – (.243) 2 for 4 with a 2 2B (3) and an RBI
    14. RHP – JC Ramirez (Reading) – (2-0, 2.02) – DNP
    15. OF – Aaron Altherr (Lakewood) – (.135) 0 for 3 with an RBI and 2 K’s
    16. RHP – Jon Pettibone (Clearwater) – (1-0, 0.82) DNP
    17. C – Cameron Rupp (Lakewood) – (.148) 0 for 4 with a K
    18. OF – Jiwan James (Clearwater) – (.239) DNP
    19. 2B – Harold Garcia (Reading) – (.300) 1 for 3
    20. RHP – Kevin Walter – Season hasn’t started
    21. RHP – Colby Shreve (Lakewood) – (1-1, 3.12) – DNP
    22. RHP – Phillippe Aumont (Reading) – (0-0, 0.00, 1 S) – DNP
    23. RHP – Michael Schwimer (Lehigh Valley) – (0-0, 0.00) – DNP
    24. 1B – Matt Rizzotti (Reading) – (.383) 2 for 4 with 3 runs, a 2B (9), an RBI and a BB
    25. RHP – Austin Hyatt (Reading) – (2-0, 1.80) – DNP
    26. OF – Leandro Castro (Clearwater) – (.314) 1 for 4 with a 3B (1), a run, an RBI, a BB and a K
    27. OF – Miguel Alvarez (Lakewood) –(.100) DNP
    28. OF – Kelly Dugan – Season hasn’t started
    29. RHP – Josh Zeid (Reading) – (0-1, 6.75) – DNP
    30. RHP – Percival Garner – Season hasn’t started

    Others:

    2B – Josh Barfield (Lehigh Valley) – (.200) 1 for 4 with a run
    3B – Geancarlo Mendez (Lakewood) – (.294) 0 for 3 with a BB, 2 K’s and a SB (3)
    SS – Freddy Galvis (Redding) – (.267) 2 for 5 with a run
    OF – Joe Savery (Clearwater) –(.523) 1 for 4 with an RBI 2B (5)
    OF – Delwyn Young (Lehigh Valley) – (.220) 0 for 4 with a K
    RHP – Mike Stutes (Lehigh valley) – (2-1, 2.25) – 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB and 1 K
    RHP – Scott Mathison (Lehigh valley) –(4.93 – 1 SV) DNP
    LHP – Mario Hollands (Lakewood) – (2-1, 1.10) – 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB and 2 K’s (win)

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    1. You might want to consider adding Cody Overbeck to the “Others” category. He is playing out of his mind right now.

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    2. By the way, thank you for putting these together – it’s a very nice service to the fans who read this site. I look at it almost every day.

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      1. Yes…in case it hasn’t been said enough, its an awesome roundup to have every day. Thank you from all of us regulars.

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    3. I’d like to second the thanks. And to go the other direction from other requests, I wouldn’t even notice if you stopped putting Barfield and Young on here. Don’t overwhelm yourself with this project.

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  5. Mattair must have read my comments yesterday. I said he hasn’t had a BB yet. He got two last night. Maybe pitchers are pitching to him more cautiously?

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      1. It’s amazing to me how Mattair hasn’t hit a home run in every at bat yet.

        Glad to see the two walks.

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  7. Give Worley some props for once again looking like a guy that could easily be the 5th starter on our club if we needed him and would likely be a starter on at least 20 other MLB clubs at the moment.

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    1. He not only could be a 5th starter, but who would you rather see come into a game in the 6th inning of a Phillies game with the Phils behind 7-5, Worley or Kyle Freaking Kendrick. Does he have pictures of Dubee and Charlie taking a shower together or something? Kendrick has no right whatsoever to be in the major leagues, and at $2.4MM, what is that about? I’d take Worley or Stutes in a heartbeat over Kendrick. One other comment, how many #3 hitters in the major leagues have ONE RBI, ONE, as in less than two and one more than ZERO. Rollins is killing us, as is Ibanez and Francisco, back to pitching, I expect to see David Herndon driving up the NE Extension any day now, maybe he’ll pass Stutes and Worley heading south! Let’s hope for the Phillies sake.

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  8. Using Anthony Hewitt as a benchmark. James Murphy lower batting average-same number of strikeouts (16) . See , even player starting 3rd year at LO-A or above in tank. Aaron Altherr- 6 points higher in Batting Average- 2 fewer strikeouts. And those batting averages are relatively low(got numbers from Baseball Reference link above- hope they included last night’s action).

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  9. LKW- Edgar Duran 3 for 4 with a triple, top Batting Average among regulars at .306. On my list.

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  10. I know the results weren’t there for Zagurski last night, but his stuff is pretty good for a LHP reliever. He definitely has more in the tank than Romero at this point and if he can improve his command, could be a very effective reliever.

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    1. They brought him in specifically to face a left-handed hitter and he WALKED him. I don’t think it gets any worse than that.

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    2. Although I totally agree with you that he has more in the tank than Romero. You and I each have more in the tank than Romero…..

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  11. RDG and LVIP options. If keeping both Rizzotti and Overbeck in lineup for their standard and above hitting, then the possibility of no-DH games against National League affiliates might derail this some. One option might be the moving of Overbeck to LF at RDG, and soft-pedaling the playing time of more active than expected Mike Spidale. Another option might be the shift of Jeff Larish to LF for LVIP, and soft pedaling the playing time of the minor league veterans with little production so far, Rich Thompson and/or Cory Sullivan. (a complication to that scenario could be if they desire to play Delwyn Young somewhere and not benching the standard and above producer Brandon Moss and neither playing CF.) Having, in that case, an opening at LVIP, they could promote Rizzotti or Overbeck and clear some logjam. I say the move of either Overbeck or Larish to LF would be a sound move, as both have played 3B, and LF is 3B,only further away. Or the straight cash sale of Larish to an organization needing such a player, always a sound option.

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    1. 3B is like LF?? You must never have played. I will bet the ranch thant neither player will get moved to LF as neither can play the OF.

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      1. A player that can play 2B, SS, or 3B can play LF, and if a bit of a stronger arm RF, and if born with the ability to run fast , CF as well. What does it take, some kind of athletic savant? How is catching a fly ball in LF that different from catching a foul pop up at 3B, other than judging some different angles and distances and the ability to move a bit, and people that can’t move generally don’t start off at 3B. A long list could be made of MLB LF’s that didn’t even have the athletic ability of these 2.
        And in the minor leagues in a lesser defensive priority position like LF, it should be about identifying hitters and them getting the AB’s.

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        2. Lots of 3B have gone on to play LF with no issues. Two guys off the top of my head would be Chipper Jones and Ryan Braun. Its not a huge transition.

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    2. well thought out response. I see a pattern with Overbeck–struggle the first year at a level, crush year 2–this happened at Clearwater and now Reading. I do recall reading over the winter that somebody high in the organization said Overbeck was the best fastball hitter in the organization and there is room at the MLB level for a guy like him.

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    3. LF is like 3rd base only farther…thats hilarious! Serious…i am 99% sure that was a joke and I loved it. If you were serious then i agree with Murray…lol

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  12. On the Chance Chapman issue raised above, no longer a LVIP problem , as Chapman has been demoted to R-Phils. Tyson Brummett promoted for R-Phils to LVIP.

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    1. Unfortunately, Mathieson has done nothing so far this season to deserve a promotion (1 bb/IP, WHIP around 2). Stutes on the other hand should replace Herndon.

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  14. Here’s a statistic I hope I don’t have to mention again. Hewitt leads Lakewood in runs scored with 5. Of course, with Lakewood 1 run scored is a lot. — so far this season—

    I know the next response to this one will be be, Why did you mention it at all? Because it was there.

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  15. David Murphy makes a case in his blog for both Stutes and Worley being called up to replace Baez or Herndon (Stutes) and Kendrick (Worley).

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  16. Stutes not being on the 40 man roster might hurt his chances of getting to Philly quickly. Worley, however, is on the 40 man and got a little taste last year. My guess is that he’ll be next man up and with the way Herndon is pitching, it could be soon.

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        1. I believe Brian Schlitter got sent back to the Cubs so to injuries. Now there is an open spot.

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        2. 40 Man Roster

          Catchers

          01. Carlos Ruiz (1 – 05,06)
          02. Brian Schneider

          Infielders

          03. Brian Bocock
          04. Freddy Galvis (3 – not yet optioned)
          05. Harold Garcia (3 – not yet optioned)
          06. Cesar Hernandez (3 – not yet optioned)
          07. Ryan Howard (1* – 04,05)
          08. Michael Martinez (3 – not yet optioned – Rule 5 pick, cannot be optioned in 2011)
          09. Placido Polanco (1* – 98,99)
          10. Carlos Rivero (2 – 10)
          11. Matt Rizzotti (3 – not yet optioned)
          12. Jimmy Rollins (2* – 00)
          13. Chase Utley (1* – 03,04)
          14. Wilson Valdez

          Outfielders

          15. Domonic Brown (3 – not yet optioned)
          16. Ben Francisco (1 – 07,08)
          17. Ross Gload
          18. Raul Ibanez
          19. John Mayberry (1 – 09,10)
          20. Shane Victorino (3 – not yet optioned)

          Pitchers

          21. Danys Baez (1* – 00,01)
          22. Antonio Bastardo (2 – 10)
          23. Joe Blanton (3* – not yet optioned)
          24. Andrew Carpenter (1 – 09,10)
          25. Jose Contreras (1* – 03,09)
          26. Justin DeFratus (3 – not yet optioned)
          27. Roy Halladay (1* – 00,01)
          28. Cole Hamels (3 – not yet optioned)
          29. David Herndon (3 – not yet optioned)
          30. Kyle Kendrick (2 – 09)
          31. Cliff Lee
          32. Brad Lidge (1* – 01,02)
          33. Ryan Madson (2* – 03)
          34. Scott Mathieson (1 – 06,10)
          35. Drew Naylor (1 – 09,10)
          36. Roy Oswalt (2* – 01)
          37. Juan Ramirez (2 – 10)
          38. J.C. Romero
          39. Vance Worley (2 – 10)
          40. Mike Zagurski (1 – 09,10)

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          1. Well, not keeping up, Rizzotti was designated for assignment, removed from 40 man roster and outrighted to the minors.

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  18. Lakewood destroying the ball today. Santana breaking out right before our eyes? Would be nice. Definitely a better stretch than he had all of last year at L-Wood so that’s progress. Miguel Alvarez with a strong game as well. What are his strengths? Anyone?

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    1. Interestingly, Santana has been hot ever since he get yelled at by the manager and removed mid game for making several errors and his general lackadaisical play. He’s only 18….

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  20. Sometimes it just takes one game to snap you out of your funk. Let’s hope that today’s games did the trick with the Phils and the Blueclaws. Lakewood finally had a game where the kids could just relax and hit. Today must have felt great for them.

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  21. Tyler Cloyd pitched well today with one hit over six innings. He is back to having good command, as he was before two years of losing that command. With two or three more outings like this, he may be thought of for a move to Reading by mid year.
    You could almost see Lakewood’s hitters building for today, especially Santana. He looks like he is starting to feel better at the plate.
    What is it with Hernandez at Clearwater and Santana at Lakewood always being thrown out at the plate. They are both blessed with speed. Is the third base coach overestimating that speed? Do they get bad jumps?

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    1. Cloyd pitched real well in ST. I thought he was going to Reading to start the year. He has some ability.

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      1. Cloyd should be in Reading. I saw him twice as well during the Spring and he was dominant both times

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  23. The phils moved around some catchers. Lafrenz and Langley to the DL, Stumpo to Clearwater, Lanning to Lakewood.

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    1. Since the middle of last season Ellis has been one of the better relievers in the system. He must have picked up a favorable pitch because he used to give up a lot of hits and runs. The Phillies have always seen his strengths. He is one of the older players. He doesn’t have a lot of time to get to the majors.

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      1. For relief pitchers, I don’t think age is that much of a factor. A lot of relief pitchers don’t make the majors until they are older (late 20’s) and still have solid careers. Heath Bell, John Axford, and Ryan Franklin all didn’t make their ML debuts until they were 26. There are also other guys that start to get really good later in their careers like Cliff Lee.

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      2. Could also be that he is just better than his competition because he is older and more experienced. I am always hesitant to anoint someone a decent prospect when they fail to get promoted quickly after a decent season.

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  25. Could it just be the team didn’t like the cold weather in Lakewood? I sure enjoyed the warm wave. lolamoj (laughing out loud at my own joke)

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