Houston is the problem.
Did I just blow your mind?
General Discussion – Week of 9-16-2012
Houston is the problem.
Did I just blow your mind?
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Post Season Report Card–OF, Upper Half
A look at the OF in the top half of the organization. Look for the report card on the lower half on Monday or Tuesday.
Lehigh Valley
Kyle Hudson, 25, Acquired from Tampa in 2012; .264/.335/.386 in 406AB’s; 0HR 25RBI; 22/33 SB; .175 vs. LH, .275 vs. RH, .286 with RISP; 10%bb/17%K rate; Hit .202 since August 1. 106 games in the OF with 3 errors (.986); 6 OF assists; With at least 2 OF from Reading likely to join Lehigh Valley and speed being Hudson’s only real tool, I would be surprised to see him back next year. Grade: C. Continue reading Post Season Report Card–OF, Upper Half
Post Season Report Card–Catchers
All of a sudden plenty of depth at catcher and some significant decisions to make as to where players may fit it…
Lehigh Valley
Sebastian Valle, 22, Signed as a free agent in 2006; .253/.271/.428 in 388 AB’s between Reading and Lehigh Valley; 17HR 58RBI; .218/.232/.397 in 78 AB’s for Lehigh Valley; 4HR 19RBI; 3%bb/26%K rate in Reading; 3%bb/39%k rate in Lehigh Valley; Caught 100 games with 3 errors (.996); 11 passed balls; Threw out 28 of 107 baserunners (26%). Valle played well in Reading but I was a little surprised that he landed in Lehigh Valley so quickly. Having now seen him quite a few times, what the critics say is accurate, he needs alot of work on his plate discipline. That being said, a year during which Valle has stayed on track to make a major league debut in the 2014 season if not late next year. Grade: B-. 2013: Sharing time with Tommy Joseph in Lehigh Valley. Notable that the first time Valle was scouted it was as a 3B years ago…. Continue reading Post Season Report Card–Catchers
General Discussion – Week of 9-10-2012
Phils creeping back into the playoff discussion. Every loss from here on out is a killer, though. They went 8-2 in their last 10. They’d have to go 9-2 in their next 11, and then 9-2 again in their last 11, to get to 87-75, a reasonable guess on where the last wildcard will be. And then also St. Louis has to be no better than .500, and LA no better than 3 over .500 (12-9), and Pittsburgh no better than 5 over .500 (14-9). And Milwaukee can’t be better than the Phils or maybe can’t even equal them or a tie-breaker goes into place and I am not even looking that up until the last weekend.
Remember that recent year the Eagles snuck into the playoffs on the last weekend because about 4 other things broke their way. That has to happen like 800 times between now and the end of the year.
Ok, that’s an overestimate.
Box Score Recap 9-9-2012
Reading finishes out their season with a loss in the EL playoffs. Good run for them. It’s been a fun season folks…I’ll be back with you for AFL updates once they get going.
Ruf going to the show….
Several sources are reporting Sunday evening that Reading 1B/OF Darin Ruf , 26, will be added to the 40 man roster and called up to join the Phillies on Monday.
Ruf, the well publicized Eastern League HR and RBI king will get the well deserved call to see what he can do at the major league level. I wont say anymore as it has all been said already and I am sure said again in the comment section below.
Post Season Report Card,— Middle Infield
Lehigh Valley
Andres Blanco, 28, Signed as a free agent in 2012; .235/.301/.346 in 413 AB’s; 10 HR 40 RBI; 6/11 SB; .208 vs. LH, .247 vs. RH, .260 with RISP; 9%bb/17% k rates; .253 with 5 HR and 22 RBI post all star break. 119 games at SS with 18 errors (.964); 4.05 R/F. He did pretty much exactly what was expected…hit around .230, was ok defensively, and not much more. Grade: C+. 2013: Another organization.
Cesar Hernandez, 22, Signed as a free agent in 2006; .291/.321/.404 in 532 AB’s; 2 HR 57 RBI; 21/36 SB; 6%bb/12% k rates; For Lehigh Valley: .248/.270/.298 in 121 AB’s; 0HR 6RBI; 5/8 SB; 3%bb/9% k rates; .296 vs. LH, .234 vs. RH; .111 with RISP. 132 games at 2B with 20 errors (.967); 4.45 R/F. Hernandez had a very good season in Reading and his adjustment to AAA was moving along as expected. I am not quite as enthusiastic as some about Hernandez. Grade: B; 2013: Lehigh Valley with the potential of a September Phillies call up. Continue reading Post Season Report Card,— Middle Infield
Box Score Recap 9-7-2012
Reading falls again – down 2-1 in the series now. Ethan Martin struck out 11 over 7.2 IP. Cody Asche had 2 doubles, but a costly error that helped lead to 2 runs in the 8th.
Box Score Recap 9-6-2012
Just the Reading playoff game, which all fell apart on Colby Shreve in the top of the ninth. Trevor May and Kyle Simon took care of business for 8 innings. Reading scored its one run in the first on a single by Darin Ruf and an error in the outfield that allowed Tyson Gillies to score.
Post Season Report Card–Corner Infield
This will be a long trek but the intention is to go through each player in the organization and grade his 2012. The grade will be based on expectations for that player entering the season as opposed to grades against other players. For instance, Trevor May, as the #1 prospect in the organization will be graded on a different playing field then say, Tyson Brummett (no disrespect Tyson). We will start with corner infielders and work our way through, with a projection on where the player will start 2013. So, with that said, here come the corner infielders. Continue reading Post Season Report Card–Corner Infield
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