The Phillies announced who will be participating in the Arizona Fall League and because I am very time constrained…here you have it:
Pitchers: Tyler Knigge, Jay Johnson, Colby Shreve, and Kyle Simon
3B: Cody Asche; C: Tommy Joseph; OF: Zach Collier
Have at it…should provide some interesting conversation come October and November.
Yeah, it’s already 8-29, but here’s the 8-27 weekly discussion. Better than last week by a day, I think.
According to, well, everyone on Twitter, the Phillies have selected the contract of Tyler Cloyd from Lehigh Valley to pitch tonight in place of an ailing Cole Hamels, who is out with a gastrointestinal issue.
Cloyd has had very fine results in AA/AAA this season, posting 15-1 record with a 2.26 ERA, giving up 127 hits and a quite good 41BB (2.21 BB./9), but just 113K (6.09 K/9) in 167IP. He gave up 15HR, at a rate of 0.81/9, which is a bit on the high side. His WHIP for the year sits at 1.01, giving up just one more hit/BB than he’s pitched innings. He was recently name the International League’s Most Valuable Pitcher for 2012.
At AAA he sported a BB% of 6.9%, K% of 16.8 and a .233 BABIPA on 46% GB rate, and an FIP of 4.03, indicating his ERA was getting some help from a little bit of better than average luck. The knock on him is that he does not throw very hard. His advantage is clearly a repertoire of pitches that he commands well, and first hand reports from commenters on this site have said that he seems to keep hitters off balance.
I, for one, can’t wait to see what he can do. He could wind up baffling the Mets for innings on end. We shall see.
Congrats to Darin Ruf on his franchise-tying 37th HR of the year. We can argue about what to make of his future, (we don’t have to, but I’m sure we will…again), he’s been absolutely crushing it the last month+. Asche, Joseph and Gillies all had 3 hits in that game, Gillies and Joseph each with a HR.
Elsewhere, Maikel Franco was 4-4 plus a BB and drove in a run. What a second half that guy’s had. He was OPSing .607 at their all-star break, after – .910. And 6 Ks in 4 IP from Kevin Brady for WIL. 2BB also, bringing his NYPL total to 5. Versus 44K. In 34 innings.
Phuture Phillies 