The first edition of Hot or Not which includes todays afternoon games. Most notable talking points are the hot starts by Jiwan James and Sebastian Valle in Reading, Cameron Rupp in CLearwater and Gauntlett Eldemire in Lakewood. Tyler Cloyd was an excellent opening day story in Allentown, while David Buchanan had a dominant first start in Reading. None of the baby aces on either list.
Hot Hitters: Darin Ruf, (.450, 3RBI); Jiwan James (.400, 2HR 5RBI, SB), Sebastain Valle (.389); Brian Pointer (.364, 3HR 8 RBI, 2SB); Cameron Rupp (.357, HR 6RBI); Gauntlett Eldemire (.351, 3RBI, 5SB)Pete Lavin (.333, HR).
Not Hot Hitters:Kevin Frandsen (.000); Carlos Alonso (.000); Lou Montanez (.100); Logan Moore (.111);Tim Kennelly (.143) Jeremy Barnes (.176); Domonic Brown (.178)
Hot Pitchers: Tyler CLoyd (6IP 0H 0ER 0BB 8K); Scott Elarton (5IP 2H 0ER 3BB 4K); Dave Bush (5IP 2H 0ER 2BB 2K); David Buchanan (7IP 2H 0ER 1BB 9K); Lisalberto Bonilla (4IP 3H 0ER 2BB 5K); Tyler Knigge (3.1IP 2H 0ER 1BB 3K); Ryan Duke (3IP 2H 0ER 1BB 4K 2SV); Mike Cisco (3IP 0ER); Jacob Diekman 2IP 2H oER 3K, SV); Hector Neris (6.1IP 4H 0ER 4BB 4K);
Not Hot Pitchers: Raul Valdes (2.2IP 7H 5ER); Colton Murray (2.1H 3H 5ER 6BB 0K); Mike Nesseth ((3.2IP 7H 6ER 2BB 3K); Bryan Morgado (3IP 5H 4ER 3BB 2K);Juan Sosa (3IP 4H 4ER 0BB 1K); Frank Gailey (2.1IP 4H 3ER 2BB 5K)
Phuture Phillies 
How do you pronounce Knigge?
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I think it is pronounced like nig but I’m not 100%.
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Even if it was, it wouldn’t be pronounced like that on radio or TV, I’m, pretty sure of that,
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You say the K. It is pronouned “Kuh-niggy”
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It was pronounced like that when he was introduced in the draft. I heard the Williamsport radio announcers pronounce it like it was KENG-ghee, I would go with that.
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I fart in your general direction, you silly Kuh-nighit!!!!
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For those of you old enought to remember “Grease”, remember the guy Kanicky? Well, that’s how it’s prounced, except with a “G”. Whoever Bill B is has it correct. And I should know because I went to grade school and high school with him and know his family. It’s “Kuh-NIGGY”. Adn btw the reference to The Holy Grail is awesome.
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A century too late. I want to see a Knigge/Otto Knabe platoon.
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I guess Gillies just missed the cut for hot hitters?
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Jiwan James early success is a direct reflection of all the hardwork he put in during the offseason.
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Agreed. It looked like he could be snagged in Rule V and I bet there are teams out there who could have hidden him on the roster all year. Nice to see James out of the gate quickly. The bomb he hit Tuesday night left the park quickly. It would be nice to see some of these raw athletes finally come into their own.
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Nobody was going to try and stash a High-A player who hadn’t had a break out year yet on their 25-man roster all year. It wasn’t going to happen.
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Cubs come close with Lendy C,..but he is a pitcher.
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Pitchers are fairly easy to stash. You make them the 12th guy and roll them out in blowouts only. Really hard to hide a position player all year.
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much easier to do with a pitcher you can hide in a mop-up roll in the pen vs. a bench spot, especially for a NL team.
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i think halladay needs a demotion for a lil bit, he needs to regain confidence to get more ks
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I totally agree, Blanton can take over in the ace spot and do some real damage. I also think that they should sign Burrell to a longer deal and have him replace Pence in Right field so that they can get more power in the lineup.
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Is it safe to say that the article comparing Mike Nesseth to Roy Halladay was just wrong? I mean, would it be wrong to write him off at this point?
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Well if you think Lincecum and JJ will both carry ERAs over 8 for the entire season, go right ahead. I’m not comparing Nesseth to any MLB pitchers, for the record. Just trying to point out that small sample sizes affects even the most dominant players sometimes.
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I was half joking, but since you bring it up, Lincecum and JJ have track records. Mike Nesseth pitched ok at Williamsport in his one season of professional baseball.
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Writing a guy off after 3 innings is a bit harsh. On the other hand, with him being 24 years old in low A, he may want to pick it up fast, or be put in the bullpen.
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After one bad start, yes it would be wrong to write him off. That being said he is at Low A and needs a good deal of work.
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Madson will go to the highest bidedr, and that may not be the Phils. Hopefully we can keep him but if the price is too high, then I say BYE BYE.And what do you mead by loogieMadson hired Boros and I believe he will go to the highest bidedr. I hope the Phils can keep him if the price is not ridiculous.What do you mean by Ruben looking to sign a LOOGY in the offseason? That is not clear to me but I expect you mean someone like Baez or Contraras.
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