Box Score Recap 8-1-2012

Box Score Recap

I had completely forgotten about Justin Friend’s AA ERA.

Hmm…the graphic was there when I hit post the first time.  Not sure why it didn’t save.

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134 thoughts on “Box Score Recap 8-1-2012”

  1. Man, that was one of the better night in the system I can remember the last couple of weeks.

    * Asche with another extra-base hit and a walk.

    * Joseph with three hits in his debut.

    * Friend’s AA numbers are silly.

    * Biddle strikes out nine and throws seven shutout.

    * Quinn with a triple, 2 BB and a SB

    * Tocci with two more hits

    Zach Green flashing some power with a pair of homers.

    Me likey.

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    1. Joseph had a big advantage I think he caught all the guys he faced last night. And thats not to down play the effort.

      Things might be looking up for the farm.

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      1. I no longer pay attention to Tyler… he reminds me of a poor mans Hewitt… (K rate is even worse with significantly less power while playing a more valuable position)

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    3. Why was Friend sent down . He only had one bad outing @ AAA. Why not send down Purcey or JC Ramirez with his 6.48 era and 1.65 WHIP ?

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      1. Re: JC – I think this is his last option year, so they’re probably giving him every chance to show them enough to not get cut at the end of next spring training, (or sooner). Someone please correct me if I counted the years wrong.

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  2. Reports had Manaure Martinez hitting 95 last night in his Williamsport debut…A lot of talk about Cozens early in the season but Pullin, Green, and Tocci have been equally impressive if not more…nice debut from Tommy Joseph

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    1. Just curious, but is Manaure Martinez’s first name prounounced like an alternative word for cow crap or more like “Ma’Nar”

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      1. in spanish the second syllable is the strong syllable, so its probably pronounced like ” Man-HOUR” or man-HOUR RAY

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        1. Oye… for pronunciations, French, I’m good, Russian/Slavic, I’m good, even east Asian… but Spanish not so much. A couple years ago I referred to Jesus as the “son of god” in English… everyone got a good laugh out of it. Then again I suspect that’s because I deal with so few people of spanish origin in my area of expertiese or my life in general. (alternative investments). Thanks for the help all.

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      3. Mitch Rupert tweet:

        In case anyone is wondering, and I know dozens of you are, the pronunciation guide says Manaure Martinez is pronounced – Man-ow-ray …

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        2. Who put together that pronunciation guide. Probably somebody who swept up around the ballpark and took Spanish 100. I don’t see any what they put in English as OW in there. When they have what they call in English two vowels , but are pronounced but they blend together. The separate vowels would be: ah and oo. then they go harder on the second syllable , so I say”
          It’s Man-ahOO- ray.

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            1. Well Mitch…I’d definitely take Marfis’ word over somebody who may have actually, you know, talked to the guy.

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      1. Oh, he could have an impact at the big league level much sooner than that! He’s only 2 years away from being a PTBNL in an RAJ trade-deadline special!

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    1. I believe James had Biddle ranked #1 overall last year, and he has done nothing to dispute that claim this year

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    3. Yeah…but then he did that last year already. May will end up as a reliever IMHO. He has taken a serious step back this year.

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      1. Neither Tocci nor Franco are advanced enough to warrant that ranking. Valle has what 5 more hrs than Joseph at the same level. At least deserves top 5.

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        1. Then make your own list. I make my rankings based on not just statistics but what I see and things I read and hear from a lot of knowledgeable people. You are greatly underestimating what Franco and Tocci are doing for their ages in the leagues they are in.

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      2. I don’t think that is a bad top 5. I have Joseph #2 right now, and don’t have Tocci or Franco in the top 5 right now, but I could easily see considering them for the top 5 by the end of the season.
        If Franco continues to hit at his Post-Allstar pace, he will end up with very good numbers for a 19 year old in the SAL.

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  5. Brad, it’s possible you forgot about Friend’s ERA because the darned thing barely even exists.

    And I still think he should have Biz Markie playing when he walks in. “You, you got what I need. And you say he’s Justin Friend. And you say he’s Justin Friend” It actually seems almost appropriate

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  6. Reading is getting ready to be a logjam with Morgan and Biddle pushing ahead……..

    williamsport hitting it yesterday

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    1. yea, I’ve wondered about that. I gotta think Hyatt gets pushed back to AAA. Then you have May, Martin, J-Rod, Colvin, and Morgan. Maybe the bullpen May the way they did Colvin or maybe they push J-Rod to AAA so Biddle can move up . . . crowded

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      1. It might be time to push Hyatt to the bullpen. It’s crowded there too but it might be his best shot at the majors.

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  8. Is it just me or are other people a bit disappointed that Valle was bumped to Lehigh rather than Joseph. We’ve all been following Valle for a few years, but Joseph seems to be a more advanced prospect, and with a better upside

    – Jeff

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    1. Valle is older and has a lot more experience with the organization’s pitchers. Joseph just needs to get comfortable with his surroundings and teammates. The Phillies organization has done a really good job of developing catchers too, so you have to wonder if there’s anything with Joseph’s game or fundamentals that they’d want to tweak.

      With all that, to throw a promotion to AAA into the mix is probably too much for him to handle. I’d even argue that Valle’s outperforming him with the bat right now

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    2. If I had to guess, one of the two of them will be the back-up catcher next year for the phillies.

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      1. I don’t see it, Joseph is just 21 and Valle needs atleast one more year of development, he needs to show some sign of plate discipline

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        1. Valle is already on the 40 man, and with progress to AAA, it’s hard for me to see him as anything less than the 3rd catcher in 2013. Joseph has 2 more years before he even has to be protected. This might not change how anyone evaluates them as prospects, but it certainly has a bearing on how they are placed on rosters and depth charts.

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      2. Highly doubt that since neither player is advanced enough defensively, let alone offensively, for this to even be a remote possiblity. Think that Kratz gets the next two months to make his case for becoming the primary back-up in 2013.

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      3. I think it’s pretty safe to assume that Kratz or another experienced catcher will be the back-up next year. 2014 will be a different story. I now believe, however, that Valle will be in AAA to, as much as anything else, showcase him for a future trade. I think Joseph is probably our catcher of the future and rightfully so.

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        1. I think it is still up in the air. I agree Kratz or another mercenary as backup next year makes sense. Valle is a little more experienced than Joseph so moving him to AAA made sense. Joseph, however, still has major questions about his defense while his offense is also a year or two away. Next year I think both might be at AAA with each getting extra reps at DH or 1B. Joseph has played a bunch of 1B for the Giants because they were not sure he could stick at catcher. I suspect next year he will do the same in LHV.

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          1. Joseph isnt a prospect unless he stays behind the plate. He moves to 1B/DH and he’s just another Tracy/Ruf/Cervenak/Rizzotti type guy that nobody wants.

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            1. Agreed on this. My first reaction to the Pence trade upon hearing Joseph was the centerpiece was concern whether or not he would stick at C. If he sticks at C, the trade at least may prove to provide some value to the Phillies. If not…

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            2. Joseph is a lesser prospect at 1B but he is at AA at age 21. He is a prospect any way you cut it, even if his defense pushes him to 1B.

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          2. Goldstein and Law talked about it the other day on a podcast. At this point, Joseph’s value is little unless he can remain behind the plate. Now he just turned 21 so that could change, but they said big power but questionable hit tool. So .240 with 20-25 homeruns. Great for most catchers, poor for a 1st basemen. They also said they are wrong all the time

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            1. They did say they are wrong a lot, but they also said they are right a lot more than some guy who is scouting strictly by stats. I tend to agree.

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            3. Why do they think his hit tool is questionable? He’s kept his K-rate below 20% and his BABIP has gone up at every level (280, 290, 300). And he’s the 6th youngest guy in the Eastern league.

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      4. I suspect that they already have their backup in place for next year…his name is Kratz. There is no need to cut off the development of either prospect when you have a solid placeholder already on the 25 man.

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          1. Amaro said that the other day – and he did say it might be part time, to keep his bat in the lineup and help his health.

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            1. He’s also subliminally saying that Polly can’t stay healthy and every other third base option in the organization sucks.

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            2. That and Ruiz is now in the category of guys like Mauer, Posey, Santana, and Napoli in terms of his offense. Since you cannot play him at catcher every day you have to have a place to put him and 3B seems the most logical with Howard at 1B. He played 3B in that weird game when Oswalt was in LF and Ibanez at 1B. Huge long shot, but if you brought up Asche at some point next year you could use Ruiz as your platoon 3B against lefties and have Kratz catch on those days. But that is a lot of assumptions there.

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  9. was at the reading game last night in richmond and have some observations;

    hyatt was good thru 6 innings and ran out of gas in the 7th. threw high 80’s with an effective high 70’s change, that got a number of swinging strikes. left in the game 2 hitters too long. didn’t see a future big league pitcher however.

    tommy joseph was impressive. classic catcher’s body. blocks in the dirt pitches with good technique. nothing got by him.no one tried to steal on him. 3 hits and drove the ball well. excellent prospect.

    continue to be impressed by leandro castro. have seen him 6-7 times and he is a complete ball player. best base runner on the team and delivered a key 2 out single to seal the game. does everything well. ceiling is a 4th outfielder on a good team. maybe more.

    cody ashe is a hitter. saw him a month ago and he took 4 called 3rd strikes in two games. he has adjusted to aa and is now looking comfortable. believe he will be an adequate fielder and a solid big league bat. blasted a double to left center, so he can do more then just pull the ball.

    didn’t see tyson gillies. i realize he is suspended, so i suppose he doesn’t travel with the team. maybe the bus driver wouldn’t let him on the bus.

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    1. I know, that was so weird. It seemed like one day he’s a utility man and the next day he’s striking out two batters in an inning at AA. That’s pretty amazing and not easy to do. Going right to AA without any prior professional pitching experience! Astonishing.

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            1. Exactly. It’s not like people were suggesting that he was anything other than a potential fringe AAAA player – why wasn’t he pitching if he throws that hard? Weird.

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  12. Lot of things to like about Manaure Martinez last night. Showed a real good two-seam fastball that had left-handers bailing the first time through the order. It’s not Worley-esque, but it’s pretty good. Looked like he threw a four-seamer at times too when he wanted to run one up there. Andy Tracy said he topped out at 95 which blew me away because it seemed to be effortless and Ulises Joaquin looked like he was throwing harder. He also showed a real good slider that was made all the more effective by the two-seam fastball. Lots of soft contact, broke three or four bats in the first couple innings. Only ball that was really hit hard was a two-run triple in the fifth when he left a pitch over the plate and he appeared to be tiring. He threw 47 of his 69 pitches for strikes, worked quick from the wind-up and got a lot of soft ground balls. There was a lot to like there.

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    1. Thanks Mitch. He’s got a fun first name and the guy can pitch. I noticed him last year in the VSL. Now that he’s onshore, we get to see what he has. Interesting fact, there have been 3 other players with the name “Manaure” to play minor league ball but they had it for a last name. Imagine that someone could be named, Manaure Manaure.

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  14. From Goldstein’s prospect updates:

    Jesse Biddle, LHP, Phillies (Low-A Clearwater): 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 9 K. 2010 first-round pick has gotten up to 94 mph with solid secondaries; 3.23 ERA with 116 Ks in 111.1 innings.

    94 biatches!

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    1. that’s huuuggeee to me…. sitting 92 touching 94 for biddle gives him 1/2 potential rather then 2/3…

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    3. I also remember Jesse saying something like he is more worried about command than velocity so he’s focusing on command more than vlocity. i think i remember correctly

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    4. Biddle was a good pick in 2010. I still don’t believe (then or now) that he was the best player available at #27, but if you are going to draft for signability as much as talent, going with a big framed HS LH starting pitcher with upside is always a solid plan in my book.

      His minor league career so far seems to be progressing very well.

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        1. I have covered this before. Nick Castellanos. I just thought that 3B was such a hole in the system for so many years, and after spending the MLB low in the 2009 draft, the asking price for Castellanos (who was ranked like 17th by BA) was worth it.

          I had hoped that after being scared off by Mark Teixeira’s demands in 2001, and going with Gavin Floyd instead…who ended up demanding way more than expected anyway from the Phillies…that maybe they wouldn’t pass up on another top hitting prospect again.

          I didn’t think Castellanos would get to #27, and we had all kind of been primed for Jesse Biddle being the pick leading into the draft. It was no secret that the Phillies were probably targeting Biddle in the draft. But when Castellanos was sitting there…he was the guy I wanted them to take.

          And to be clear, I had no idea that Castellanos was going to be this terrific. I just felt that it was time to pay the piper for a top hitting talent…who played 3B…a position the Phillies have struggled at filling for years. Seemed like a match made in heaven.

          But the Phillies have never drafted a player that wanted more than $1M outside of round one, and never drafted a player that wanted much more than that in even the bottom of Round 1. They have never made that exception for anybody. And they didn’t make it with Castellanos either.

          Thankfully they still seemed to make a very good selection in Biddle. I liked him then and I like him now. I just liked Castellanos better. I thought it was a case where BPA matched up perfectly with the Phillies biggest need…a need that has plagued them for most of 2 decades save the Scott Rolen years.

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            1. Sure you do. Sometimes. You do when need matches up with talent.

              Why do we have to pretend that money concerns have no bearing on the way the Phillies have approached the draft for years? Seriously? Why are so many afraid to acknowledge the white elephant in the room?

              It doesn’t mean they have bad scouts or a bad minor league system. They don’t. It just means that they have intentionally chosen a philosophy to shop for blue light specials. They let the other teams shop at Macy’s and Neiman Marcus. They go shopping at Kmart.

              Quite frankly, I am not sure any team in MLB gets as much bang for the buck as the Phillies do. Their scouts have done remarkably well considering the budget contraints they have been forced to operate under for so many years.

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            3. Agreed. The new system makes it kind of a moot point…but only going forward. It is great for us as Phillies fans, because it forces the rest of the teams who did invest heavily in the draft beyond just Round 1 (i.e. Nationals) to come back closer to the range of the Phillies neighborhood.

              The reason I still think it is a relevant topic (at times) is because decisions over the last decade…and especially over the last 5 years…impact the MLB club today, tomorrow, 2013, and at least into 2014 in relation to what kind of prospects the farm system is capable of providing.

              Fortunately I think the 2011 and 2012 draft classes look strong at this point. And 2013 will be a big draft for the Phillies since it appears they will be picking in the top of every round.

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            4. Not to argue that the Phillies haven’t been cheap, but if the Phillies believe that Biddle will be a 1/2 or even a really goof 3 then they might have had him higher on the board, as we are finding out with Hamels and with the trade package that the A’s got for Gio Gonzalez.

              That being said I agree that for the most part Phillies scouts both domestic and international have been great at getting the most for their money.

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            5. Hey, if Biddle turns out to be another Cole Hamels…at least as it relates to impact…he will have been a homerun of a pick and maybe end up being better than almost anybody in his draft class including Castellanos.

              I sure would hate this discussion to sound like I don’t like Jesse Biddle. He was a good pick. That was true in 2010 and appears even more true now. I will take big HS LH pitchers anyday of the week. And in my book, although I wanted the pure hitting machine 3B prospect, Biddle was a fine consolation prize…and maybe even more.

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            6. That sums up how I feel pretty well… a hard hitting third basemen is nice and all, but Biddle at this point to me is so very close to Castellanos in terms of upside that I find it incredibly difficult to knock the pick. Biddle at this point to me is a 1/2, and that has a very real value. I also think biddle relative to other pitchers at his age/level has a very high chance of realizing that upside. Drafting high school guys is a bit of a crap shoot. If that draft were to be redone today, I’m pretty sure both Nick and Jesse would have been taken in the top 10 picks. And that’s a good sign for sure.

              Knocking the phillies financial restrictions prior to the changes put in place by MLB is a valid point but dollar for dollar the biddle pick was great (especially in hindsight as you pointed out).

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            8. Upside is probably a slightly worse version of Clayton Kershaw – basically, a perennial all-star, but not a superstar. Realistic downside is Joe Savery, but that’s if a lot of stuff goes wrong. I think the standard projection for Biddle is as a number 3, which ain’t half bad.

              Right now, he’s the highest rank pitching prospect we have, but there are a good handful of guys who could end up being better than Biddle.

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            10. If you’ve been following the Phils’ drafts, you must know that in this year and last, especially, they targeted draftees who would fill the missing pieces in the infield, namely SS, 2b, 3b. Take a look at the ’11 draft. You see a HEAVY concentration of such infielders early in their draft . You have got to acknowledge that draft was to fill the system’s needs. And the ’12 –with power OFers needed in the system, early drafting of Cozens was done.

              The “the best player available” is a cliche far from truth.

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      2. I remember people being angry with this pick, saying that Biddle was just a signability pick. Funny how it all works out

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        1. You have a good memory. They were angry with the pick. They wanted Stetson Allie, Castellanos and Renauldo, in that order.

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          1. Well, you can read my comments on Biddle and they were mostly positive. I wanted Castellanos leading into the draft, but didn’t think he would make it to #27, and when he did I didn’t really expect the Phillies to draft him due to money. I find no reason to feel guilty about wanting a premier 3B prospect added to the system. This should in no way be interpreted as a criticism of Jesse Biddle.

            That was nothing bad about the Biddle pick, even when they made it. When he was picked I said Biddle it was a solid choice, and now it is looking better than solid. But he was also picked because he was an easy sign for slot and the Phillies and his camp had ironed that out well before the actual draft. Nobody on this board hopes that Biddle makes us forget about Castellanos more than Nobody does.

            And in fact, most of the guys that wanted Castellanos were on board with Jesse Biddle. It was no secret that he was probably going to be the Phillies pick. We were all “prepped” for Biddle in the days leading up to that draft.

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  15. Carlos Tocci walks.
    Dylan Cozens singles on a line drive to left fielder Josh Almonte. Herlis Rodriguez scores. Carlos Tocci out at home on the throw, left fielder Josh Almonte to catcher John Silviano.

    Tocci trying to score on a single from first? Unless it was a Cozens double and he didn’t get credited for it.

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    1. Tocci probably heard about Quinn running through the stop sign last night and wanted to do one better.

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    2. I’d be curious to see if he blew through a stop sign or not, and how close it was. That said, he’s in the GCL so baserunning isn’t at the top of my list of concerns.

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    3. If there were a bad fielding play/throw that made him run but he is gunned down, that’s likely not scored an error and if Cozens isn’t on second by the time the out is made it’s also not an error and not a double. Or he blew the sign. Or it’s the GCL.

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      1. I’ll take door #3. Stuff like that happens all the time down there. It’s an instructional league.

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    4. Tocci with 2 walks today.

      Gotta say, I’m as excited about him as any of the guys on the short-season squads.

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  16. Kevin Goldstein ‏@Kevin_Goldstein
    The Philadelphia Phillies have released LHP Bryan Morgado, a 4th-round pick in 2010.

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    1. Morgado was one of those guys that were drafted as a reliever and was supposed to move fast through the organization. He’s pitched in A+ this year but he’s been mostly unremarkable. He’s a big lefty and that alone usually keeps a guy around. He hasn’t distinguished himself and there are other guys who can use the innings.

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    3. Just could never stay healthy for a full season. Saw him here in Williamsport for the better part of two years and there were plenty of struggles, but you could see what made him a fourth-round pick. Fastball that just seemed to jump out of his hand even though he didn’t have overwhelming velocity, real good slider. When he was healthy he struggled with his command.

      It’s a shame because I don’t know that I’ve met a nicer guy here in my four seasons of covering the team. Always fessed up and took the blame when he didn’t throw well and always gave credit to everyone else when things went right. Hoping he’ll catch on somewhere else.

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  17. Franklyn Vargas is pretty intriguing to me. Seems as if we’ve been talking about him for years, but he’s still just 17 (18 in 3 weeks). I know his oveall numbers are not good, but it appears as if he’s pretty inconsistent, which is to be expected based on his age. He has a lot of walks, but also fewer hits than IP and his K’s are equal to his IP. He’s had almost as many bad outings as good, so a higher ERA (4.66 after today’s outing), but his good are really pretty good, especially considering his age and 3 out of last 4 were good … his one bad one came in relief, his only such appearance this year:

    7/14 – 4 IP 4 H 1 ER 4 BB 8 K
    7/20 – 5 IP 0 H 0 ER 1 BB 4 K
    7/27 – 1 IP 3 H 4 ER 2 BB 1 K (this was relief outing)
    8/02 – 5 IP 2 H 0 ER 2 BB 5 K

    In these four outings, his ERA dropped from 6.43 to 4.66

    First 4 outings – 14 IP 15 H 10 ER 10 BB 11 K – 6.43 ERA
    Next 4 outings – 15 IP 9 H 5 ER 9 BB 18 K – 3.00 ERA

    I’ve heard nothing about his stuff, but I think these results, for his age, taking into account the trend he’s showing, makes him a very interesting guy to consider.

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    1. I agree. I took the same approach with Josh Warner last year. He’s inconsistent but there’s something there. The fact that he’s even in the GCL at his age is a good sign, and he’s a lefty.

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  18. The main reason Joseph was playing some 1B is because the Giants already have two good major league catchers in Posey and Sanches, Joseph is blocked unless he can learn another position, and the Giants lack a good power hitting 1B.

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  19. Zach Green now has the 2nd highest OPS of any player, under 20 in the GCL. He is 3rd overall. Andrew Pullin would be 3rd overall, but he is about 6 Plate appearances short of qualifying. Pullin has an .899 OPS and Zach Green has a .885 OPS. Dante Bichette jr was the prospect of the year in the league, last year, with a .947 OPS.
    Pullin and Green are not being mentioned much here, but if those two keep it up until the end of the season, they’ll be generally regarded as top 10 prospects in the system.

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    1. Like I said yesterday, the Phils did their homework on Green. Everyone was scratching their heads on draft day due to Callis’ ranking of him. Did Callis even see him play? He was a great defensive shortstop in high school but everyone is so quick to dismiss him at as a SS due to his size. He is now learning a new position and despite the struggles associated with that, he keeps on hitting – really well. Everyone was so excited about Cozens who was hot out of the gates, but Green is a baseball rat. He knows and understands the game very well, has experience that Cozens doesn’t have. Pullin too is another prospect to get excited about. I’m not a scout, dont profess to be one, just a Phils fan who is excited about these phuture phillies.

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    2. Not to pick nits, but I think people here have been talking about both, though perhaps somewhat less than merited. I’m excited about both also, green moreso at this point but pullin as well, assuming he does make the move to second. Not sure to ten, but top 15.

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      1. I never really considered these two guys could even be considered top 20, until I really looked at their numbers. In the Yankees’ system, Dante Bichette and Ravel Santana jumped to #6 and #7 after putting up ‘slightly’ better numbers, and the Yankees’ system was considered stronger than the Phillies is now.
        What may hurt Green and Pullin, is all of the other young guys they have to jump (like Tocci, LGj, Franco, Quinn and Cozens) in order to get into the top 10.
        It will be interesting to see how Baseball America sorts them out.

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        1. Well, maybe I was a bit ahead of you on green. 🙂 Pullin, not so much, though I did comment positively on him a few weeks ago, despite the fact that a ton of his value was an unsustainablely high BA and a bizarre number of HBP. Since then, his BB have crept up, his Ks down, and his ISO is up, so he’s looking better despite the still unsustainably high BA. Especially if he successfully makes the move to 2B (otherwise, more like 21 to 30 than top 15 IMO).

          Also, while not getting too excited about the BA, obviously it is nice to see him Hitting an unsustainable .338 than a perfectly sustainable .260. Maybe it should be said more often, but just because we should put little weight on minor league BA, it’s still encouraging to see a guy raking in his first season. If for no reason other than building his confidence.

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    3. I think not many are mentioning Green is because we already had our fill with post about the amazing Greens last year. Tyler was supposed to be the greatest short stop ever. Larry was going to hit a 100 home runs. None which has happened.I know it is still early and good things will come to them,but let’s not get on another Green Band Wagon because he can hit in the GCL. I’m happy for his good start but now people are having him leap over the guys in front of him.I think it is way to early for that.As fast as hits come so can slups.

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      1. Long comment got eaten. Short version: z is doing much better than t last year, especially in that he is avoiding t’s k rate, which was high even last year. And L didn’t play last year, is playing well this year, so has zero to do with the discussion.

        If this was just about BA you would have a point. But it isn’t, and you don’t, except to the extent that obviously the beta is always high with R league players. But z has the performance/age/level profile of a potential star; T did not, which is why some of us were less enthusiastic than others about him after last year.

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    4. I think the others that you mentioned are getting more attention because they started stronger, so people were talking about them sooner. Green and Pullin have been solid all year and are getting better. Some of the other guys (Cozens) came out of the gates really strong but have slowed of late. Either way, I think/hope we’re all rooting for and are excited for these guys.

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  20. And you might note that Green played (again) at SS…and contributed some hits to the offense. Preparing him in that position gives good competition to Quinn for the job. Green is LARGE and whether he can move that weight quickly enough may be an issue. No matter: if Quinn IS our SS, Green could play 3b or LF.

    It seems that Green is an explosive hitter with power to ultimately be a righty power guy in the lineup. He hasn’t–yet–gotten the attention of some of our other draftees, but he may be one of the best of the bunch. And that right-handed hitter to balance a forthcoming ultra-lefty lineup.

    A great pick!

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    1. Green isn’t going to beat out Walding at 3rd. And as far as him playing Short Stop forget it,he is to big. Walding & Tyler Green were both better Short Stops than Quinn but they want short & quick. Walding is one of the better shorts stop in the Penn League right now but they are prepping him for third when he feels out.Green is hitting with power now because he is big,but we will have to see how much more up side he has. Walding can hit with power also and he hasn’t even started filling out. We are lucky to have a great bunch of prospects but I wouldn’t get to carried away about doing good in the GCL.

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      1. It is way too early to determine if Green would be able to beat out Walding. Both are very talented.

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      2. Before we start making grand predictions about who is or isnt going to beat out who, the fact is that neither one of these kids could be in the organization in a few years. They could both end up being part of trade packages for the next big thing.

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  21. Hoby Milner is having a nice game tonight. He hasn’t dazzled anyone so far this year but he’s been fairly solid. Walk rate is a bit high though.

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  22. Kevin Brady keeps putting up zeros and not walking anybody. The Phillies seem to always jump college pitchers that show control to Clearwater in their 1st full season.

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  23. Milner with his best outing as a pro. Will have to keep an eye on him as he’s probably going to clearwater next spring.

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  24. Franco 3-5 with a double and 2 RBI. He’s on fire. The power he’s shown this year has been very promising.

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    1. i love the fact that he has really started to pick up i hope he can rise his average to .260
      or even better that would be great.

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  25. i’v been wondering what morgan’s and wright’s as two left handed starters and should we start getting excited about Samuel Hiciano like does he have a lot of upside

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  26. Aerodrome playing some good defense tonight. Two good picks and a great dive to his right on a hot shot.

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    1. I’m with you. I took a look at his stats and said, “where the heck did he come from?” His sample size is small but he’s played at 3 levels this year including a fill in game in CLW. He’s been unhittable with 15K to 3BB. He’s out of the DR and will be 22 in September. He’s purely a reliever. He’s a little guy at 5’11” but he must have some decent pitches.

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