Around the System–Middle Infield

Around the System

Lehigh Valley

Josh Barfield, 28, .267/.295/.390 in 292 AB’s; 5 HR 38 RBI; 8SB; .247 vs. LH, .276 vs. RH, .227 with RISP; 5%bb/17% k rate; .256 since June 1.  75 games at 2B with 6 errors; (.983); 4.57 RF. Solid but far from spectacular for Barfield.

Brian Bocock, 26, .228/.282/.299 in 224 AB’s; 3 HR and 24 RBI; 2/6 SB; 7%bb/24% k rate; .226 vs. LH; .226 vs. RH; .300 with RISP; .197 since June 1; 63 games at SS with 12 errors (.957); 4.37 RF. Not a good year thus far for Bocock who has had his traditional struggles at the plate and has struggled at times in the field.

Reading

Paco Figueroa, 28, .260/.373/.330 in 100 AB’s; 0HR and 9 RBI; 3/6 SB; .278 vs. LH, .250 vs. RH, .276 with RISP; 15%bb/11%k rates; 33 games at 2B with 1 error (.992); 3.58 RF. A capable AA backup Middle Infielder

Freddy Galvis, 21, .257/.315/.386 in 350 AB’s; 7 HR 29 RBI; 14SB 9CS; .245 vs. LH, .263 vs. RH, .233 with RISP; .273 since June 1; 7% bb/15% k rate.  87 games at SS with 13 errors (.966); 4.31 RF; Galvis has improved with the bat to a degree where a AAA call up seems probable before the end of the year.

Kevin Frandsen, 29, .328/.371/.513 in 119 AB’s between Lehigh Valley and CLearwater; 3HR 19 RBI; 6 SB; 6 games at 2B without an error; 22 games at SS with 9 errors (.954); 3 games at 3B without an error; and 3 games at 1B with 1 error. Frandsen was just activated off of the restricted list and should provide offense to whichever lineup he is in throughout the Phils system.

Clearwater

Ceser Harnandez, 21, .258/.297/.319 in 260 AB’s; 3HR 23 RBI; 11SB; .227 vs. LH, .270 vs. RH, 5%bb/17% k rate; .239 with RISP; .308 since June 1.  72 games at 2B with 8 errors (.977); 4.63 RF; Hernandez has really picked it up after a rough first couple of months.

Troy Hanzawa, 25, .211/.260/.297 in 246 AB’s; 2HR 26 RBI; 2SB; .215 vs. LH, .210 vs. RH, .254 with RISP; 4% bb/19% k rate; .206 since June 1.  76 games at SS with 10 errors (.968) ; 4.01 RF; Has been consistently pretty bad at the plate.

Fidel Hernandez, 25, .239/.259/.301 in 163 AB’s between Reading and CLearwater; 1HR 10 RBI; 1 SB; 3%bb/11% k rates; 25 games at 2B with 5 errors (.958); 8 games at 3B with 2 errors; 11 games at SS without an error. Hitting .182 since June 1.

 Lakewood

Carlos Perdomo, 21, .229/.311/.279 in 201 AB’s;0 HR ands 17 RBI; 11SB 7CS; .235 vs. LH, .226 vs. RH, .212 with RISP; .186 since June 1; 10%bb/9% k rate.  40 games at 2B with 7 errors (.964); 4.75 RF; 16 games at SS with 2 errors (.968); 3.75 RF.  Perdomo has been slumping pretty badly over the last 6 plus weeks.

Alan Schoenberger, 22, .200/.247.289 in 200 AB’s between Clearwater and Lakewood;1 HR and 13 RBI; .211 vs. LH, .192 vs. RH, .114 with RISP. 41 games at 2B with 7 errors (.954); 3.56 RF; 5 games at 3B with 2 errors (.667); 4 games at SS without an error. Not pretty for Schoenberger.

Carlos Alonso, 23, ..333 in 21 AB’s between Williampsort and Lakewood. 4 games at 2B without an error.

Edgar Duran, 20, .257/.291/.342 in 272 AB’s; 4 HR and 32 RBI; 9/13 SB; .265 vs. LH, .254 vs. RH, .279 with RISP; 5% bb/18% k rate; 74 games at SS with 15 errors (.952); 4.01 RF; AFter an awful June, Duran is putting together a solid July thus far.

Williamsport

Cody Asche, 21, .217/.333/.301 in 83 AB’s; 1HR and 9 RBI; 12%bb/18% k rate; 21 games at 2B with 6 errors (.942); 4.67 R/F.

Taylor Black, 22, .239/.313/.352 in 71 AB’s; 1 HR and 7 RBI; 7% bb/16% k rate; 22 games at SS with 7 errors (.935); 4.59 R/F.

Kenny Miramontes, 22, .357/.400/.357 in 14 AB’s; 0HR and 3 RBI; 7 games at SS without an error; 2.43 R./F. 

GCL

Alejandro Villalobos, 19, .333/.373/.413 in 63 AB’s; 0HR 10 RBI; 3SB; 4% bb/3% k rate; 13 games at 2B with 2 errors (.960); 4 games at SS with 1 error (.947).

Carlos Valenzuela, 20, .328/.358/.516 in 64 AB’s; 2HR and 7 RBI; 3% bb/21% k rate; 8 games at 2B without an error; 6 games at 3B with 1 error (.917); 1 game at SS without an error

Gustavo Gonzalez, 20, .250/.315/.250 in 48 AB’s; 0HR and 1 RBI; 7% bb/16% k rate; 14 games at SS with 1 error (.921) 3.21 R/F.

Nerio Rios, 18, Hitting .500 in 4 AB’s; 2 games at SS

10 thoughts on “Around the System–Middle Infield”

  1. Could there be a Cesar Hernandez-Galvis middle infield in the Phillies future? With Galvis picking up the bulk and Cesar the filling the whole package it could be in two to three years.

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  2. I like it. A loss of power from what we currently have, but good speed and defense. You would get power from your traditional power positions- at the corners of the infield and the outfield.

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  3. Don’t forget Harold Garcia, who is the best 2nd base prospect in the system and is out for the year.

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  4. Next year Garcia will be a 25 year old coming off a major injury, who hasn’t made it to Triple A yet. We’ll all be rooting for him, but with Hernandez and Asche around, we can’t call him our best 2nd base prospect anymore. Too bad about the injury- I hoped Garcia could maybe even push for the 25th roster spot by the end of the year.

    If we sign some of the high schoolers, we’ll have to be happy with the progress made in this area in 2011. Galvis took a major step forward, Hernandez solidified his prospect status, Asche successfully turned pro playing a position where his bat is plus and hopefully at least one of Quinn, Walding or Greene will be taking grounders at SS by the end of the year….

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    2. It’s good Hernandez has been hitting well the past several weeks, but his overall numbers are poor (.616 OPS). He is a 21-YO in high-A, so there is more time to develop, and that’s likely what is happening right now. It might be overstating things to say he has solidified his prospect status, but at least we can say he still is a prospect.

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      1. Eh, Hernandez’s overall numbers are mostly dragged down by an atrocious April, though. Since then he’s approaching/around a .700 OPS as a 2B in a pitchers’ league, which isn’t bad.

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  5. Galvis should get that AAA promotion. Rollins isn’t gauranteed to be back next year so Galvis could be a longshot to make team as replacement or in a platoon.

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  6. Galvis: I don’t see him play, just what I read here is all I know. I wonder does he really have plus plus defense for the ML? Is his increase with the bat for realsies? Anyone who watches him can discuss this? I love it when we’re able to develop our own guys, and as bob says there’s no gaurantee Rollins will be back (he’ll likely get better offers elsewhere, so unless he takes a home town discount…)

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    1. I posted earlier on Freddy—is he really 5’10” in height? I know next to Rizz, Mitch and Rivero he is dwarfed, but he shouldn’t be that much shorter then Paco F.! I guess as you get older your eyes go.

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