Lehigh Valley Weekly Report

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Continued mediocrity for Lehigh Valley is taking its toll on the standings as the ‘Pigs have now fallen to  66-58, after a 3-3 week and are in 3rd place of the Northern Division of the International League, 3.5 games behind division leading Scranton and 2 games behind Pawtucket for a wild card berth. Lehigh Valley concluded a home stand last night and now go on the road for four games against Buffalo before returning home for four games against Toledo.

Probables: Tuesday: Brummett; Wednesday: Pettibone; Thursday: Cochran; Friday: Elarton

Stats:Cody Overbeck is 9th in doubles (26); Kyle Hudson is 8th in SB’s (20); Tyler Cloyd is 2nd in wins(12); 3rd in WHIP (1.01)’ 2nd in ERA (2.23), 9th in IP (129); Pat Misch has the 2nd most losses (12), is 7th in HR allowed (16) and has the 6th worst ERA (4.98); Scott Elarton has the 6th most losses (11); 4th worst WHIP (1.56); 2nd worst ERA (5.46); and leads the league in starts (24); Phillippe Aumont is 4th in saves (14); Tom Cochran is 7th in walks allowed (60).

Notes:Lehigh Valley has now been shutout 11 times, tying a franchise record.

–Steve Susdorf has 5 multi hit games in his last 10, and is hitting .333 over that time period.

–Pete Orr is hitting .414 over his last 10 games and has 6 multi hit games in that time frame.

–Joe Savery has been unscored upon in his last 8 games (9IP)

–JC Ramirez has thrown very well in his last 4 outings, having gone 7 innings allowing 2 hits and no earned runs while striking out 7.

–Over his last 12 games, Jake Diekman is 1-1 with an 0.75 ERA, and struck out 15 in 11 innings during that time period.

–Kyle Hudson is hitting just .125 over his last 8 games and has seen his playing time minimized since the return of Derrick Mitchell from the DL. Mitchell is 0-10 since his activation from the DL.

–Sebastian Valle has 9 RBI’s on just 5 hits in his limited time thus far in Lehigh Valley.

–SP Pat Misch is out for the year with shoulder issues.

–Tom Cochran has allowed home runs in each of his last 7 starts.

— Scott Elarton has not won a game since May 16th and over his last 16 starts he is 0-9 with a 7.24 ERA.

Transactions:  Last Wednesday Austin Hyatt and Juan Morillo were both promoted from Reading and RP Mike Cisco was sent down to Reading.  On Saturday, OF Derrick Mitchell was activated off of the DL and INF Jake FOx was sent down to Reading. On Tuesday, Hector Luna was called up to Philadelphia, RP Mike Cisco was called up from Reading and SP Austin Hyatt was returned to reading after an awful start.

14 thoughts on “Lehigh Valley Weekly Report”

  1. why do they keep on running elarton out there? he is cooked as far as pitching goes.. time to scott to hang up the cleats

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  2. Betcha Austin Hyatt’s moral and self confidence are in the tank – given his latest performances and yo-yo status between LV and Reading

    Has anyone in the organization worked with him to fix his mechanics? there’s an obvious mechanical issue that needs addressing. Yo-yo-ing him back down to READING will not help… it might kill his potential and motivation for good.

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    2. He’s back after 2 games in Reading. That is how it goes for players signed from an Independent League for the most part. Don’t see why some have this as a priority.

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  5. Can J-Rod, and Martin or even Morgan get the call? It would hurt to jump start them in AAA to prepare them for 2013? IMO Morgan could be AAA material now, he has impressive stuff, seems to be two or three tiers below Matt Moore though

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    1. ^That is the call to AAA to replace Brummett, Cochran, and Elarton as the season winds down, sorry for not clarifying

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  6. Any Projections on Lehigh Valley’s Roster next year? Pettibone, Cloyd, Rodriguez, Martin, Morgan. That would be an amazing rotation with Joesph, and Valle catching, Hernandez at 2B, Asche at 3B, and Ruf, Gillies, and James and maybe Castro in the OF. It should be a pretty good team, but looking at their current roster, I cannot see them bringing back any of the current non-prospect position players except Kyle Hudson, he could make a career out of being the guy he was traded for, Rich Thompson.

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    1. I would expect James, Gillies, and Mitchell in the OF with Ruf, Cesar, Galvis, and Asche in the IF with Joseph catching. I have a hunch that Valle will be traded with a pitcher or two. They need two outfielders, maybe one if they decide Mayberry and Schierholz can platoon, a 3rd baseman and a 5th starter. Someone will come from a trade. Morgan will be at Reading with May, Colvin, Wright, and Biddle although I suppose May could go up if he finishes strong. I assume Pettibone will be the “6th starter” with Cloyd, Martin, Jrod, and a veteran 5th starter. I don’t see Hyatt staying as a starter after this year but I could be wrong. Cloyd will have a chance to make the big club as a long man, let’s see how he does in Sept after his likely call up. Who will be traded?

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      1. I’d expect to see at least one veteran type, if not two, to start the season. You know, the Rodrigo Lopez or the Pat Misch or the like, just so there’s an experienced guy to call up early in the season. After things start to wash out though, the “fantasy rotation” above may come to fruition.

        Same thing with the outfielders, perhaps a vet or two to start, but then things have a way of working out with injuries and releases and the like.

        What of the manager, though? Do those in the know think Dusty will be coming up (as well as movement below him to fill in)? Having Sandberg for a third year seems impossible, although I’d selfishly love to have him.

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        1. I cant imagine that Sandberg will be back, as much as I would love to see him. I would think Wathan moves up and Sandberg is the Phils bench coach come april.

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    2. I would be surprised to see Morgan to start the year, but I think Cloyd, Pettibone and Martin are givins…I see Asche getting another 200 AB’s in Reading before a move up. The OF…Ruf (LF), Gillies (CF) and Castro in RF with Rich THompson resigned to provide some veteran leadership for the young group.

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      1. I agree on Asche…they will want to see if this year was real or a fluke with him…thus he’ll start in AA again.

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