Hot or Not

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The final edition this season covering the time period of August 27–September 4, a bit more than a week.  By way of scheduling, look for the final editions of “Around the System”, beginning late this week, with Corner Infielders.  We will take a look at how each player in the system performed this year, and a projection of where to start each player next season.  Observations: Good to see some foreign names on the pitcher hot list (Garner, Colvin, Ramirez)…Nesseth struggling down the stretch…..Mathieson with control issues….Rosenberg and Savery reinventing themselves in the ‘pen….Cody Overbeck over .275 at AAA.

Hot Starters: Percy Garner (10IP 10H 0ER 3BB 10K); Brian Bass (13IP 8H 4R 0ER 3BB 12K); Brody Colvin (6.2IP 6H 0ER 2BB 5K); Adam Morgan (5IP 3H 0ER 2BB 7K); JC Ramirez (11.2IP 7H 1ER 5BB 11K); Ryan Edell (12.1IP 12H 2H 0ER 12K); Tyler Cloyd (6.2IP 8H 1ER 1BB 5K); Julio Rodriguez (11IP 4H 2ER 3BB 18K); Garrett Claypool (6IP 3H 0ER 0BB 6K); Austin Wright (5IP 2H 0ER 0BB 10K). Honorable Mention: Nate Bump

Not Hot Starters: Joe Esposito (4IP 14H 8ER); Mike Nesseth (3.2IP 9H 6ER); Dave Bush (6IP 6H 5ER); Scott Mathieson (9.1IP 14H 8ER 7BB 3K); Trevor May (8IP 10H 6ER 6BB 11K); David Buchanan (9IP 12H 6ER).

Hot Relievers: Austin Brough (7IP 6H 0ER 1BB 9K); BJ Rosenberg (6.2IP 6H 0ER 2BB 6K 2SV); Jesus Pirela (6.2IP 2H 0ER 2BB 5K); Mike Zagurski (5.2IP 3H 0ER 2BB 6K); Andy Loomis (5.1IP 5H 0ER 2BB 6K); James Birmingham (4IP 1H 0ER 3BB 5K); Gabrial Arias (3.1IP 0H 0ER 2BB 3K, 1SV); Chris Kissock (10IP 7H 1ER 0BB 13K); Jordan Whatcott (2.1IP 1H 0ER 1BB 2K, 1SV); Joe Savery (5.2IP 5H 1ER 1BB 5K 1SV).

Not Hot Relievers: Mike McGuire (2.1IP 6H 5ER); Juan Perez (1IP 3H 3ER); Cody Fick (4IP 5H 5ER 5BB 6K); Tommy Palica (3.1IP 4H 5ER); Kenny Barnes (3.2IP 5H 4ER); Ebelin Lugo (2IP 6H 3ER); Colby Shreve (5.2IP 10H 4ER).

Hot Hitters:Min 13 AB’s Cody Overbeck (.458); Carlos Alonso (.385); Mike Spidale (.368, 7R  5RBI); Brett Cleven (.364, 6R); Peter Lavin (.333, 6R); Brandon Moss (.333); Anthony Hewitt (.333); Steve Singleton (.333); Kevin Frandsen (.321, 6RBI); Jeff Lanning (.316); Brendan Tripp (.314, 6R 6RBI).

Not Hot Hitters: Delwyn Young (.053); Bob Stumpo (.071); Troy Hanzawa (.087);Josh Barfield (.105);  Travis Mattair (.125); Erik Kratz (.133);Miguel Alvarez (.148); Aaron Altherr (.162); Drew Hillman (.167); Tuffy Gosewisch (.167). (Dis)Honorable Mention: Schoenberger, RIvero.

24 thoughts on “Hot or Not”

  1. Overbeck, adjusted well to AAA, I wonder what the Phillies plans are for him in 2012. Start in LHV, and if he explodes out of the gate—who knows?

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    1. I hope that Overbeck and Ruf get some time in the outfield as they play in the AFL. It is nice to see Overbeck hitting at a .400 clip in the last few weeks but he is not going anywhere at first base. If he can play both 1b and the outfield that may help him earn a bench spot at some time in the next year.

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      2. I think I remember seeing that the AFL team the Phils are sending guys to also has Trout, Harper and hopefully Gillies in the OF, so that probably won’t happen.

        I actually hope that Overbeck and Ruf don’t get a chance in the OF, because that would mean Gillies is healthy.

        /kidding myself

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        1. Yeah, Trout is currently on that team. I would be surprised after his time in the majors though if the Angels didn’t substitute another player in for him.

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  2. Chuck LaMar on Dom Brown—CSNPhilly.com:
    “Over the next few weeks, depending on what happens at the major-league level, we will sit down with Domonic and map out what the best direction is, He needs to be involved. Whether that is to get ready to go somewhere and get some at-bats this winter or whether it’s get away from the game for a while and regroup, or maybe a combination of the two. Whatever is done, the big thing is he needs to be able to look back and learn from this experience. If he does, he will give himself a chance to be the player that all of us think he has the chance to be. But he can’t stick his head in the sand and not learn from the struggles.”

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    1. Interesting comment to make publicly, sounds like the organization must be deciding not to include him in Sept / Oct plans and this is the media strategy around defending against not using him the remainder of this year…

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      1. Agree……and the comment about ‘can’t stick his head in the sand”—what does that imply and what is the point in saying that!

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        1. Don’t see any reason to say that publicly, but it sounds like they must think he is not learning / listening from what he’s experiencing. If true that’s too bad because all we heard last year was how coachable he was and how eager he was to learn. I’m hoping it was just a dumb thing to say by Lamar…

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  3. Don’t know where to post this, but I saw in the past couple of weeks that Carlos Carrasco and Kyle Gibson are both headed for TJ surgery. CC was a former #1 prospect of ours and KG was a draft pick that we were all upset when the Phillies failed to sign him out of HS. Pitchers are high risk even when they do develop nicely.

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  4. Anyone know what Savery’s velocity is these days? It seems that he really has reinvented himself after flirting with becoming a position player. He definitely warrants a call up now.

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  6. I like seeing Garner’s name on the list. I’m not sure it is enough to get him the double jump. Most likely a start at Lakewood and then a quick call up to Clearwater. Guys like Wright and Morgan have a better chance to start at Clearwater.

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  8. Interesting article on Hewitt by Bill Conlin. Doesn’t actually build a whole lot of enthusiasm that he’l ever be anything but a .230 minor league hitter with 80 power.

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    1. The kid cannot hit a curve—cannot pick up the spin—si I told Bill, the kid should look into LASIK and improve eyesight to 20-15—Bill tells me the medical procedure, though millions of people have had, if it doesn’t work, could further damage his career. Exactly what does he have to lose!

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      1. I bet he’s close to the point where he’s willing to try anything. Like Conlin said, he’s repeating Low A and still striking out at a prestigious rate with a .235 avg.

        His OBP is under .300 – that’s unbelievable. And unbelievable in a totally awful sort of way.

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  9. ron…I’ve seen you post this before. Do you know what Hewitt’s eyesight is now? I’ve had the procedure and now see 20/15, but I still highly doubt I could pick up the spin on a curve ball. Just sayin’

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    1. Agree. It’s not just a raw eyesight thing. It’s a braoder cognitive set of functions, I would speculate. Awareness, ability to ignore anxieties and relax as a hitter, focus, concentration, many, many more traits. However, if his eyesight is poor or borderline for fact, get the surgery. It fails at times, but has a fairly high rate of success. Second operation after failures also help fairly often.

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