A look at the current starting rotation at each level in the organization. Clearwater, as expected, standing out.

Lehigh Valley

Vance Worley, 23, 5 starts, 2-2 with a 3.51 ERA; 25.2IP 26H 7BB 26K, 1.28 WHIP, 5 HR allowed, .260 opp. avg., 0.96 GO/AO; .143 with RISP; .257 vs. LH, .262 vs. RH.  Clearly the Phils #6 starter, he has pitched well in Lehigh Valley excluding his last outing.

Nate Bump, 34, 8 starts, 2-3 with a 5.44 ERA; 43IP 60H 11BB 23K; 1.65 WHIP; 1.51 GO/AO; .335 opp. avg., .397 vs. LH, .292 vs. RH, .352 with RISP.  It simply hasn’t been pretty for Bump this year, with slight improvement over his last two starts.  He is getting hit hard and often.

Eddie Bonine, 29, 9 games, 8 starts, 3-3 with a 4.46 ERA; 38.1IP 46H 8BB 35K, 1.33 GO/AO, .297 opp. avg., 1.41 WHIP, .262 vs. LH, .319 vs. RH, .342 with RISP.  It was announced that Bonine was going to the bullpen but he may have gotten a reprieve with the likely callup of Vance Worley.  Until his most recent couple of starts, he had been throwing well.

Brian Gordon, 32, 7 games, 4 starts, 1-0 with an 0.36 ERA; 24.2IP 14H 5BB 16K, 0.81 GO/AO; .165 opp. avg., 0.77 WHIP; .122 vs. LH, .205 vs. RH, .077 with RISP. Gordon was supposed to get just a “spot start” but has been so effective in the Lehigh Valley rotation that he has been impossible to remove.  Just four starts in, lets see how long it can last for the former outfielder.

Brian Bass, 29, 8 starts, 2-2 with a 5.57 ERA; 42IP 49H 19BB 27K; 7 HR allowed, 3.04 GO/AO; .295 opp. avg., .296 vs. LH, .295 vs. RH, .267 with RISP, 1.61 WHIP. A horrible first month of the season, followed by a couple of good starts have given reason for hope for Bass. Has given up a ton of homers, and has had control issues.

Ryan Feireabend, 25, 7 starts, 2-2 with a 5.73 ERA; 33IP 36H 13BB 23K, 8 hr allowed, 1.48 WHIP; 1.11 GO/AO; .281 opp. avg., .172 vs. LH, .313 vs. RH, .400 with RISP. Feireabend has been fairly effective in his last three starts after some fairly lousy outings in his first four.  A young lefty, he probably has a bit more room for error than others in the Lehigh Valley rotation.

Reading
JC Ramirez, 22, 7 starts, 5-2 with a 2.93 ERA; 40IP 31H 11BB 13K, 3 HR allowed, 1.05 WHIP, 0.82 GO/AO; .212 opp. avg., .246 vs. LH, .182 vs. RH, .212 with RISP. The numbers look real good, but the low K rate is a concern.

Austin Hyatt, 24, 8 starts, 5-2 with a 4.19 ERA; 43IP 40H 15BB 42K, 1.27 WHIP; .247 opp. avg., 0.91 GO/AO; 4 HR allowed, .238 with RISP; .161 vs. LH, .292 vs. RH.  Hyatt had a rough outing his last time out but has generally continued to look good. Certainly less dominating then at High A, but some hope nonetheless.

Josh Zeid, 24, 7 starts, 1-3 with a 6.28 ERA; 28.2IP 31H 13BB 22K, 2HR allowed, 0.76 GO/AO, .287 with RISP, .381 vs. LH, .227 with RH, .303 with RISP. Zeid came into the season with a good deal of promise and he has had his struggles, being partly hampered by a back issue.

Ryan Edell, 28, 8 starts, 3-1 with a 4.18 ERA; 47.1IP 56H 7BB 30K; 1.14 GO/AO; 6 HR allowed; .295 opp. avg., 1.33 WHIP; .275 vs. RH, .300 vs. LH, .366 with RISP. Edell has been serviceable, but not much more.  He is giving up alot of homers and gets pounded with RISP but hasn’t gone less than five innings in any start, unlike others on the Reading staff.

BJ Rosenberg, 25, 12 games, 1 start, 0-0 with a 1.90 ERA; 23.2 IP 23H 5BB 29K ; 1.18 WHIP; 1.47 GO/AO; .264 opp., .233 vs. LH, .281 vs. RH; .250 with RISP.  Rosenberg made his first start in minor league baseball and looked good giving up just a run in four innings, while on a 65 pitch count.  He has replaced Chris Kissock in the Reading rotation.  Once considered a legitimate bullpen prospect, Rosenberg may have improved his secondary pitches enough to be considered for the Reading rotation in a more permanent position.

Clearwater

Jarred Cosart, 20, 9 starts, 4-3 with a 3.15 ERA; 54IP 42H 19ER 19BB 38K. Cosart didn’t throw more than six innings in his first 7 starts, but has thrown 7 and 8 innings in his last two, and has recently looked exactly as expected. Now, simply praying the arm holds up.

Jon Pettibone, 20, 8 starts, 3-3 with a 2.03 ERA; 48.2IP 42H10BB 34K, 1.12 GO/AO; .231 opp. avg., 1.06 WHIP, .230 vs. RH, .232 vs. LH, .217 with RISP.  Has been consistently excellent.

Trevor May, 21, 8 starts, 3-2 with a 3.89 ERA; 44IP 34H 21BB 54K, 2 HR allowed, 1.25 WHIP; .215 opp. avg., 0.85 GO/AO; .260 vs. LH, .176 vs. RH; .286 with RISP.  May is dominant when he has his control, which currently is a little more than half the time.  Needs to continue to hone his consistency with his command.

Brody Colvin, 20, 3 games, 0-1 with a 6.97 ERA in just over 10 innings. Colvin has been slowed this year by a back injury, for which he was supposed to just miss a start or two, and ended up being close to a month on the DL. 

Julio Rodriguez, 20, 8 starts, 5-2 with a 2.44 ERA; 44.1IP 31H 17BB 39K; 0.61 GO/AO; 1.08 WHIP; .200 opp. avg., .205 vs. LH, .197 vs. RH, .208 with RISP.  Very constient for JROD. 

Lakewood

David Buchanan, 22, 8 starts, 5-2 with a 2.29 ERA; 51IP 42H 14BB 29K, 1 HR allowed, 1.09 WHIP; .232 opp. avg., 0.96 GO/AO; .257 with RISP; .243 vs LH, .224 vs. RH.  Buchanan has been excellent with his latest start being the blip of the radar screen.

Jesse Biddle, 19, 8 starts, 2-5 with a 4.70 ERA; 38.1IP 37H 22BB 38K; 1.53 WHIP; 0.66 GO/AO; .253 opp. avg., .194 vs. LH, .270 vs. RH, .275 with RISP; 1 homer allowed.  Biddle has generally struggled until his most recent outing, in which he threw six shutout innings.  Most significant has been control issues.

Garrett Claypool, 22, 10 games, 6 starts, 1-2 with a 2.48 ERA; 40IP 30H 11BB 48K; 0.46 GO/AO; 1.02 WHIP; .205 opp. avg, .217 vs LH, .195 vs. RH, .111 with RISP. Claypool has looked very good as both a long reliever and more recently, as a starter, solidifying his spot in the Lakewood rotation.

Mario Hollands, 22, 8 starts, 2-3 with a 4.43 ERA; 42.2 IP 53H 13BB 37K, 4HR allowed, 1.13 GO/AO; .308 opp. avg., 1.55 WHIP, .281 vs. LH, .322 vs. RH, .278 with RISP.  Started strong but has come back to Earth and then some recently, and the 10th round pick in 2010 has been getting hit around pretty good recently.

Ervis Manzanillo, 20, 8 starts, 2-2 with a 4.62 ERA; 39H 30H 21BB 36K, 1 HR allowed, 0.77 GO/AO, .214 opp. avg., .212 vs. RH, .216 vs. LH, .211 vs. RISP, 1.30 WHIP. ALthough an ERA higher than what you would hope for, his peripherals look pretty good.