103 thoughts on “Box Score Recap, 03 May 2012”

  1. Another xtra base hit from Cody Asche (double)…1 for 4 now .325 BA. Awaiting the HRs…which might come later…like in another month after he has become confident about his contact-ability.

    Franco is having problems at LKWD and will likely need some time to regain his mojo.

    In the meantime, we need not wait for Franco with Asche so far ahead.

    Go Cody!!

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    1. Nothing wrong with our other 3rd base draftee from last year either. Would love to see Asche and HMart both hit north of .280 this year. HMart’s walk rate is down to start the year, but both of these guys have shown a decent eye dating back to last season

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      1. HMart…..maybe someday he will regain his power stroke like he had in Mami as a sophomore.

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      2. The thing I don’t like is that he is not actually playing third this year because Franco is in the way. What do you think that will do to his potential as a 3b in the future?

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        1. It does make you wonder if they would push Asche to AA and HMart to A+ to space out the three third basemen. Asche and HMart are both college guys drafted pretty early last years so it would be interesting to see them both pushed more.

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  2. Looks like Kleven had a really nice start. And Logan Moore seems to walk an awful lot for somebody hitting .190.

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    1. Definitely a much improved BB rate for Moore compared to last year, but striking out more too.

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  3. Pettibone had an interesting start. He had 7 Ks which is not his forte but he gave up 5 hits and 4 earned runs. In his last 3 starts, he’s given up 16 runs (only 11 ER) in 13 2/3 innings. The 7 Ks are a good sign but he’s getting hammered. He’s always been a guy who throws strikes but now the hitters are better and he’ll have to adjust. He’ll have to mix his pitches up move the ball around more. I think he can.

    The Pigs website said that Hyatt had his 1st quality start. If you look at his numbers, he’s been a lot better than 1 quality start. He’s the best starter they have right now. He’s 1 of only 3 pitchers on the roster with less hits than IP. Cloyd is one and he only had the 1 start. Aumont’s the other but so far hitters haven’t had to hit him. They’ve been able to get BBs, HBP and WPs. I’m pleased with Hyatt. Is he big league ready? I’m not willing to throw him in there yet but a few more quality starts and I’ll be 1st in line saying they should call him up (if needed).

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    2. The K-BB ratio for Hyatt is not very good. It looks like he still has some development to go through before he might get a shot at the majors.

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  4. Kleven has been up and down. As he learns to repeat his delivery and his command improves, he may just reward the Phillies patience with him. They must see his potential. Tough night for the bullpens in the losing games. Heart breakers for Lakewood and Lehigh Valley. This time for Pettibone the hits and runs were even, but he did allow more than singles this time.
    Darin Ruf hitting .362. Taking his past into account, this guy looks like a .300 hitter. The Phillies now have Ruf, Susdorf and Overbeck, who have the ability to hit, but are hard to position. Susdorf had an error last night playing first base. As Michael Taylor found out, you can’t purposefully try to hit homers. These guys seem to be stuck without a position.
    Nice outing by Perci Garner last night.

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    1. Taylor is still hitting about .350. He would look nice back here especially if Maybeberry can’t pick it up. Bloopers are nice but ….

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  5. Leandro Castro with a hit, his first in quite some time. Castro is now batting a robust .207.

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  6. Cesar quietly putting together a solid start at Reading. We need to remember that he’ll only turn 22 later this May. Would love to see an improved steal rate the rest of the way but his slugging has also improved. The prospect is there for Cesar to be a big mover in mid-season polls

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    1. At one point, very early last year, BA or BP had him ranked in the top ten of all 2nd basemen in the minors.

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      1. I think he was downgraded far too easily.
        He struggled the 1st half last year after a double jump but had a very nice 2nd half.

        Too many folks discounted the fact that adjustments to a single raise in grade is common but a double jump is almost expected.

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  7. Garner had an interesting start. He absolutely cruised through the first three innings, with 3Ks, 2H, 0BB and only one ball hit in the air in fair territory. Then in the 4th he went BB, BB, single, WP, BB, K, K, K. Woah.

    So far this year he has gotten lots of grounders, but also given up lots of BBs. His results still look like he is struggling with control which, based on some other comments here I’ve seen, probably stems from difficulty repeating his mechanics. Hopefully with more reps he can nail that down. He’s looking like a real ground ball pitcher at this point. Hopefully he can stay that way while cutting down on the BBs and bumping up the Ks. Wouldn’t that be nice!

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    1. I’ve been checking his lines too. He hardly ever gives up a fly ball out. Walks too many right now, but at least he consistently keeps the ball down.

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    2. Garner is really learning how to pitch. He’s the rawest of raw but he’s a real good guy, a real smart guy and a great athlete. If he can figure it all out, we might have something really good with him.

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        1. I’m so tired of the Phillies going after all these raw guys that don’t have much experience playing baseball. They got lucky with Howard, and they must think that they can still repeat that anomaly on a more regular basis.

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      2. I attended Thursday night’s game. I thought Garner showed a lot of maturity pitching out of a few jams including a bases loaded no out inning. If the stadium gun was accurate, he had a tremendous pitch speed variety topping out at 91 and going as low as 74. He pitches quickly and seems quite focused.

        Two other players stood out. Rupp looked a bit clumsy behind the plate. On one throw to second I couldn’t tell if he fell to his knees or threw from his knees intentionally. He had an avoidable PB and another SB. He’s a big guy and at the moment just doesn’t move well as a catcher.

        At least in the FSL, it looks like Cartwright is a player other teams are wary of. He got on base several times and commands a lot of attention. He is very fast and has the ability to disrupt a game with his speed. He showed great range and a terrific arm.

        Very quiet night for Hewitt. He seems a little taller and a little broader across the shoulder from the last time I saw him at Lakewood.

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  8. Does Asche go to Reading this year and when? God knows there is a vacancy. Let me invent a new word. Is he :fasttrainable”

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    1. I would think there might be a possibility that he goes to Reading, Martinez gets bumped to Clearwater and then Franko has third all to himself at Lakewood. If it happens, it will probably be around the time of the draft. Any reports on Asche’s glove?

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    1. I’ll start by saying that I don’t think that Overbeck is much of a prospect but he is certainly a better prospect than Rizzotti simply because he can actually play a position.

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  10. Just a random and pointless observation that never struck me before: When I saw Justin Friend’s name in the box score, I read it as “Just a Friend.” He NEEDS to play Biz Markie as his walk-in music

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    1. Damn…that’s my joke that I was about to repost for the first time this year. “Oh baby you…you got what I need…but you say your Justin Friend…but you say your Justin Friend”.

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  11. Overbeck may not have great player promises but he IS a righty hitter with some power and a decent OBA. If/when there is an injury vacancy before Howard’s return why not give him some MLB at bats?

    On Cesar: he needs to walk more to raise his OBA and K less. He also needs to refine his stolen base approach to take advantage of his speed. Already his 2b fielding is in the superior class. It seems that he might gain a shot at Lehigh Valley before the ’12 season is done. If so, and IF he does refine his approaches as above, he could be given some consideration in the non-Utley 2b situation in ’13.

    With Gillies making more sense as a MLB player, think of a lineup with Gillies and Cesar at the top. With their speed they could cause a lot of consternation of the pitchers they face. Both have the remainder of the ’12 season to put it together. Which means that Vic may not have to be re-signed and those $$s can be used for Hamels’ signing to a 5 year deal.

    Irons in the fire.

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    1. I thin Cesar spends the whole year at Reading due to his young age, no need for him in Philly next year, and no one behind him pushing him. Overbeck would have a chance to be a bench player if he could play 3B and LF well enough to at least sub there. I’m not sure of his future if all he can play is 1B. I’m not sure he’ll ever hit enough to be a full time DH in the AL. Unfortunately, he looks more like a 4A guy

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      1. I’m positive he’ll never hit enough to be a full-time DH in the majors.

        Let’s not get crazy here with major league DH talk. I remember 2 short seasons ago when I was involved in a season long argument with people who thought The Rizz was gonna be a DH. I specifically remember him being compared to Adam Lind an awful lot.

        Funny now when you think about it…

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        2. The Adam Lind with the .315 career OBP? You never understood the point of that comparison. The point wasn’t that Rizzotti was a great prospect. Adam Lind, except for 2009, has largely been a replacement level player despite the gaudy home run totals.

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          1. I understand the argument perfectly. Please don’t condescend to me.

            The argument wasn’t whether Lind was a replacement value player. Why would we argue about that in PhuturePhillies.com???

            Please don’t try to revise history. We were arguing whether Rizzotti would ever be a DH in the majors. You said he could be. And now you feel dumb (rightfully so) because he is clearly a AAAA player liken is said.

            It’s cool man, everyone’s wrong sometimes. Some people know how to handle being wrong and others act like you ate right now. Says a lot about your character…

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          1. I remember seeing a report earlier this season that said its Cesar’s glove that could be an issue.

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    2. From what I’ve seen of Overbeck, I don’t think he has the plate discipline to succeed in the majors. He’s in a spot where his bat would maybe be enough if he could play third, but his bat isn’t good enough as a first baseman. Remember, Overbeck is pretty much at his prime now. And a .416 AAA slugging percentage isn’t going to excite anyone for a first base job. I mean, look how long it took Bryan LaHair to get a shot and his performance was much better,

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    3. The Phillies seem more inclined to pick up vets to play field positions. Galvez , and to a lesser extent, Brown, have been the only guys from the system to get decent playing time since 2007. They are still on the urgent win now mode as long as Roy, Cliff and others are on the team. If they were to bring up Gilies in the near future, I doubt that he’d be the main guy to replace Shane.

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      1. wish we had an edit option; that statement about Brown and Galvis refers to them being the only rookies from the system since 2007.

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  12. Asche is playing an extremely solid 3B this year for Clearwater. Looks much more comfortable there than he did at 2B in Williamsport.

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    1. To me that is solidly good news on Asche. There were some questions about his lateral movement at 2nd base as his test there in ’11 may have indicated. 3b is more of a quick reaction position rather than a lot of movement at 2b…since 3b is closer to the plate.

      Adding his excellent start at the plate and, voila, we have a 3b-man who could reach MLB by sometime in ’13. Hopefully.

      Descriptions of his personality include good intelligence and a love for the game combined with a fine work ethic.

      Excelsior!

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    1. It’s been a big couple of days for Cloyd. Congrats and good luck to him. Here’s hoping he sticks in AAA this time.

      Exciting news about Naylor! I hope his recovery has gone well.

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  14. What did Naylor have? Tommy John??? And are he and Kennelly our last 2 Australian hopefuls??? WHo remembers the hype around the “untapped” potential from our raw Aussies?

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  15. Everytime I look at Pettibone’s line, it seems that he has way more GOs than AOs, to the point where I wonder if the fly balls are falling in at an unsustainable rate. Which would mean better things to come. Anybody know if there’s a site with that BABIP info?

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      2. Ah, many thanks. His line drive rate is actually lower than last year and his GB % is higher. The K/BB ratio isn’t as good but he’s still probably had some bad luck so far.

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  16. “They recalled outfielder Michael Taylor from Triple-A Sacramento to replace Crisp.”

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    1. I’ve been waiting for that for a few weeks. Michael still is not showing much power, but he is hitting well otherwise…and the A’s are desperate

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    1. Sounds like they’re fast-tracking him as a reliever. Good news for him, not great news for the organization; I wish they would have him given him more time as a starter.

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      1. Maybe they believe he does not have the body frame to hold up as a Starter. It does nothing for his value, if he gets hurt.

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        1. I do know that Bonilla’s changeup has looked deadly this year. If that can get him to the big leagues faster and we can use him in the pen, then I’m on board.

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        2. Idk, he’s light but listed at 6’1″. He could probably add some weight if he really is only 164. He’s plenty tall enough to have a starters frame. I’m hoping they’re promoting him because they think he’s too advanced for A-ball hitters and plan to move him into the rotation later this year.

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          1. He is probably too advanced for A ball, judging by his 18ks to only 2 bbs. But 6’1 and 164 is very thin for a 22 year old. I was that size at 17.

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            1. True, it is thin. Sometimes those weight numbers are inaccurate and out of date though. I wish we could get some word on it from the horse’s mouth.

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    2. Good debut for Bonilla with 3ks in one inning of relief. I know a lot of people want him back as a starter but he succeeded at Lakewood as an all star reliever before they moved him in the rotation and has been light out this year. With the struggles of Aumont this year and the DeFratus injury the Phils might want to take a longer look at Bonilla “the reliever”

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      1. Still don’t see a reason. He’s more valuable if he’s capable of being a SP. And if he’s not, his development isn’t exactly hurt by throwing more innings.

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  18. Going to R-Phils game tonight (my first in several years – having 5 kids of any age tends reduce one’s mobility) to watch Trevor May, Gillies, James, Hernandez, the surprising Ruf and friends. Will report back – most likely tomorrow.

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    1. Thanks in advance. Most of the hitters that started hot have cooled off but Hernandez has kept it going.

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  19. REAABRHRBIBBSOAVG
    Gillies, DH421010.278
    Hernandez, C, 2B524300.323
    Ruf, 1B412111.367
    Valle, C501100.260
    James, J, CF411301.241
    Abreu, M, 3B411000.413
    Spidale, LF401000.390
    Castro, L, RF311110.212
    Hanzawa, SS411002.293
    BATTING
    2B: Hernandez, C 2 (8, Garcia, R, Cooper, P), Castro, L (6, Garcia, R), Hanzawa (3, Cooper, P).
    HR: James, J (3, 1st inning off Garcia, R, 2 on, 1 out).
    TB: Gillies; Spidale; Valle; Hanzawa 2; Abreu, M; James, J 4; Hernandez, C 6; Ruf 2; Castro, L 2.
    RBI: Ruf (12), James, J 3 (15), Hernandez, C 3 (15), Castro, L (15), Valle (8).
    2-out RBI: Hernandez, C; Valle.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Valle 2; Gillies 2.
    Team RISP: 5-for-13.
    Team LOB: 7.

    FIELDING
    E: Abreu, M (4, throw).
    DP: (Hanzawa-Hernandez, C-Ruf).

    Pitching
    REAIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Naylor (W, 1-0) 57551119.00
    Cisco (H, 3) 10000001.04
    Morillo 0.133320013.50
    Ramirez, J (S, 1) 2.21001202.89
    Game Info
    HBP: Guez (by Naylor), Guez (by Naylor).
    Pitches-strikes: Garcia, R 90-55, Cooper, P 24-13, Weinhardt 31-20, Naylor 76-44, Cisco 13-7, Morillo 19-8, Ramirez, J 35-20.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Garcia, R 6-3, Cooper, P 0-2, Weinhardt 5-0, Naylor 8-2, Cisco 3-0, Morillo 0-1, Ramirez, J 1-4.
    Batters faced: Garcia, R 25, Cooper, P 7, Weinhardt 8, Naylor 24, Cisco 4, Morillo 6, Ramirez, J 10.
    Inherited runners-scored: Ramirez, J 3-1.
    Umpires: HP: Ramon De Jesus. 1B: Max Guyll. 3B: Joseph Born.
    Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy.
    Wind: 6 mph, L to R.
    T: 2:57.
    Att: 9,091.

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  20. wonder who the phillies will move ,at trade deadline. they will be sellers. but who do you think teams will want. polanco, bastardo. victorino. just wondering, imo they will not win this year with this team.

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    1. No they won’t.

      Even if they were, they’d probably be better off just taking draft picks. Nobody’s giving up A list talent at the deadline for rentals like Hamels and Victorino. (maybe Hamels… but it’ll be difficult).

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      1. You probably will only get one prospect these days, under the new rules, for good ‘rental’ players. Someone like Hamels may get you two.

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    2. Phillies are 1.5 games out of a playoff spot in early May. It’s waaaaay too early to think they’ll be selling at the deadline.

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    1. They might go for our good pal Brett Myers. But the Yanks already have Robertson and Soriano in the pen

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  22. I gotta get some sleep. I think Hewitt was 4fer4.with a HR. Maybe I am dreaming I am on the computer.

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  23. I just noticed Tyler Cloyd was “Pitcher of the Week” in two leagues before May. That has to be unusual.

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    1. May gets pitcher of the month for April by the Phillies…..then he goes out in his first start in May last night and has a corker….Phillies jinxed their own prospect.

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  25. I went to the Reading Phillies game last night.

    First about the park, in case you have been there in 5 or more years. I’d like to say that I was glued to my seat for every pitch, but I did miss minor portions of the game enjoying the ballpark and the activities, which abound. I have not been to the Lehigh Valley stadium but I have been to a lot of other minor league facilities and none have come close to the experience my wife and I had last night at Reading. It’s the perfect minor league companion to CBP with lots of history, good and varied food, historical presentations and a friendly home atmosphere. I’d give it a 9.5 out of 10 only because I don’t give anything a 10 out of 10 and because the parking is close, but leaving the game is a little cumbersome in the car – about as hard as leaving The Bank if you don’t know the best places to park (which I don’t).

    Now for the prospects. Obviously, Trevor May did not have his best game, although truthfully, he just had one bad inning and only 3 balls or so were hit hard off of him. He also struggled a little with command and appeared to just miss getting strikes on a number of occasions. But all of that is window dressing. As a prospect, Trevor May looked superb and is precisely as he has been described in the media. He has a pitcher’s body that suggests a younger Roger Clemens or, to a lesser extent, Curt Schilling although, obviously, he has does not have Clemens’ or Schillings’ stuff. The gun at Reading can be a bit wacky (it barely worked at all when Bonilla was pitching). If you believed the gun, May was sitting at 88-91 in the first inning, worked up to 90-93 in the 4th inning and touched 95 and 97 with the fastball. (I don’t necessarily think the 97 reading was accurate either) My own view, having watched the game, is that the Reading gun was generally 1-2 MPH slow last night. There were pitches May threw that were clocked at 88 that seemed to have a lot of juice on them. My educated guess is that May was sitting between 91-93 and, when needed, could throw 94-95, perhaps even a little faster (96?). And he throws a HARD fastball (as opposed to someone like David Price who is said to throw a feathery or light fastball) – even when the gun said 89 or 90 the ball smacked the glove with a different sound than that made when other pitchers were on the mound. He seems also to have a good curveball (73-80). I could not tell if he was throwing a cutter as well, but did seem to have a working change-up. All the pitches, however, are set up off a fastball that he seeks to command – which is typical for a power pitcher. He is big and athletic (because he is built well all over, you really do not get a sense of how big or tall he is until he stands next to another player) and has a clean and repeatable motion that is very controlled. He works from the stretch more frequently than I would prefer but perhaps he is just practicing that part of his game. In the 3rd or 4th (I forget), he turned it up another notch and just blew by the hitters, including a high fastball which I think most major league hitters would not be able to touch. He looks every bit like a potential top of the rotation pitcher (he looks like a classic workhorse # 2 – basically, the pitcher we hoped Brett Myers would become). Currently, his stuff is not quite elite, but it’s very close to that.

    Tyson Gillies looked fantastic. As you may know from my posts, I am a huge Tyson Gillies fan and nothing I saw changed my perspective. He battles at the plate, has a good idea of the strike zone, puts the bat on the ball effectively and just looks like he knows what he is doing up there. I keep comparing him to a young Johnny Damon with a little less power, but with better fielding and I continue to see that comparison. He made a great play on a ball that was hit over his head in center – taking the ball on a bounce from the wall with his bare hand and throwing in one motion to the cut-off man. It was very impressive.

    Darrin Ruf looks like he knows what he is doing up at the plate. He is a big kid with fine contact skills and a refined hitting approach. My only comment is that in this game, he did not appear to “load up” on his back foot so that he can hit for more power.

    Lisalbert Bonilla alert. Bonilla is so new to Reading that they have not yet sewn his name on the back of his uniform. Based on last night’s performance, they may want to save themselves the trouble because he may be in Lehigh Valley before long. The gun was not working so it was hard to estimate his velocity. I would guess that he was sitting between 90 and 93 and perhaps threw a few pitches a little harder than that. He is thin, but that did not seem to be an issue because he is very flexible and athletic and seems to have some room to put on muscle. Based on what I saw I would say he is not too thin for the way he pitches and I’ll bet Mariano Rivera looked a lot like this kid when he was 21 or 22. In any event, his fastball is lively and moves, but the mother of all of his pitches is what I will dare to describe as a plus plus change. Typically, when I am at a game I have a very difficult time evaluating off speed and breaking pitches because you just do not have the correct angle to see what is happening. However, when he threw that change, it was electric and the batter had no chance whatsoever after seeing the hard stuff – it was the single best pitch I saw all night.

    A few other observations.

    Jiwan James looks bigger than last year, but, boy, he still seems to struggle making contact. Like everyone else, I love his athleticism but I am not sold on his hitting abilities as yet.

    Cesar Hernandez is much smaller than I envisioned. He made a great fielding play up the middle to stop a ball and save a run. At the plate he looked okay and hit a nice double down the right field line, but it appears that he can be overwhelmed by good hard stuff up in the zone, much as Freddy Galvis can be over-matched. Hernandez will have to continue to get stronger and have a very good idea at the plate in order to succeed at bat as he climbs through the minors.

    Leandro Castro – looked okay, but nothing more. Obviously, it is hard to get a complete picture of a batter based on one game.

    Nobody else that I saw stood out and, yes, Tug Hulett looked terrible. Can’t they get someone else off the scrap heap to play third?

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    1. Nice write up above…Really excited with Reading and some of their prospects. I can see May making up to Philly by the end of 2013. This could be a big year for Gillies depending on what they decide on with Victorino. Hernandez has been swinging a good bat with 9 doubles this year. I think he has a better bat than Galvis but I agree with the comparison. In AAA I saw Tyler Cloyd continues to pitch well. He is 5-0 1.42 ERA. He is pitching like he wants to be a possible September call-up this year.

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      1. I am VERY excited about Gillies as well but I really don’t think he can do anything this year to alter the thinking on Victorino next year. They cannot rely on Tyson Gillies to be the man in CF next year, even if he has a good year and stays healthy.

        The fact is the Phils have several guys locked in next year – Ruiz, Howard, Utley, Rollins, and Pence. This leaves openings in LF, CF, and 3B. The bottom line is they need an impact hitter at one of those positions to slot into the middle of the order. It would be nice if Gillies could slide into CF and Dom could slide into LF, so that would enable the Phils to spend a lot of money on 3B. They need a cleanup hitter – in 2013, Utley should probably bat second, Pence third, and Howard 5th.

        However, I believe the Phils will bring Gillies up like they did Bourn, as a 4th/5th OF at first who pinch runs, plays late inning defense, and gets some occassional starts. I think that could be his role in 2013.

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  26. just wondering when the phillies will abanded there take on toolsy outfielder. imo it isnt working. only bourn is a good major league to my knowledge? time to draft talent with some success in high school or college, instead of toolsy.

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    1. Agree with you on that…I like the draft of Larry Greene Jr. Looks like a true power hitter. The Phils need some more of that in their system.

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    2. Purely out of curiosity… which of the players you are referring to DIDN’T do well in highschool..? As far as I’m aware, these toolsy kids were still heads-and-shoulders above most kids their age, but they also had a lot of room for projection.

      I like how the Phillies draft, personally. Barely anyone you draft will make it to the majors, anyways. It’s a lot easier to find complimentary pieces in free agency, so why not shoot for the stars in the draft?

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      2. I do not mind drafting ‘toolsy’ HS OFs….but in the 3rd/4th round or later. I prefer the number one and two rounder to be less then a risk…though the whole draft can be a crap shoot.
        And to the previous poster…roccom…most all players are exceptional HS players…it is the level of competition that they perform in that can be more readily critiqued., ie Hewitt played in a northeastern US HS league that had questions concerning that level of competition.

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  27. Nice line last night by Hewitt. Couple more games like that and he could be mediocre. Early comparison of 1st year in Advanced A ball:

    Anthony Hewitt: age 23, bb% 5.6, K% 25.4, avg 212, Obp 268, slg 364,
    Derrick Mitchell: age 22, bb% 5.4, k% 26.5, avg 208. Obp 254, slg 384,

    Toolsy Outfielders, seperated at birth.

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    1. Hey brother VAR, you are going to get killed for this comparison from Mr Mitchell’s family….

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  28. first of all cosart to triple a. second hewitt didnt hit in cape league, and played in bad comptetion in high school. i must have worded it wrong sorry. but hitting 380 in weak leagues is what i mean ,these toolsy guys like hewitt, brown, hudson, d myers, golson {another guy who played in weak comptetion. should i go on there are many more.

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  30. I watched Cloyd pitch last night, after giving up a homer on his 2nd pitch of the game, he settled in and had a good night. Diekman finished out the game and looked great.

    On a side note, the phils released Luis Montanez and called up Mike Spidale frome Reading.

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    1. I saw some of the game on TV last night. Cloyd’s control clearly wasn’t where it usually is. He was falling behind and had 3 walks on the night. I think his fastball topped out at 87, so it’s hard to get very excited about it.

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  31. Players like Billy Hamilton could be in demand again…with potential for 80/90 steals a year.
    “We’re seeing the game go through a renaissance right now,” said Bill Bavasi, the Reds’ vice president for scouting and player development. “We’re going to see some different bodies playing the game, and a premium is going to be placed on speed, on range and on doing all the little skills that were so important in baseball until all of a sudden, you started seeing 70 home runs and guys getting on base and waiting for bombs.”
    Phillies certainly have theirs in Roman Quinn.

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      1. Besides the 7 hits the last two games, Hewitt had improved peripherals lately. The last 10 games he had a 9.4 bb% and 21.5 k%, which is pretty good for him, even in a small sample.

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    2. Asche and Hewitt looked great today…every time they made contact the ball was rocketing off the bat. Both of them were extremely locked in. Also, gotta keep plugging Pete Lavin…the guy just produces something every game out there.

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    1. I guess will look back on this as the weekend when Dom Brown “recaptured it” .

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  34. I know it is a tiny sample size, so obviously just fluky statistical noise, but Hewitt’s home v.s away splits are absurd.

    Home Games BA .359 HR 3 OBP .405 SLG .615 OPS 1.020

    Away Games BA .097 HR 0 OBP .176 SLG .097 OPS .273

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    1. Well over a .300 average with 4 BBs and 2 homers in his last 10 games. Interesting, even though it means nothing for now.

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  35. I didn’t see anyone else comment on this, but Biddle had a very nice start last night. I guess that means his hand is ok. It’s also two solid starts in a row. Let’s hope it continues!

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