Box Score Recap – 4/13/2013

Box Score Recap

Adam Morgan good. Watching that game, he really does have a nice, fluid delivery. Fun to watch and really, quite polished already. Easy to see why the club tought he was ready for AAA. The rest of Saturday’s starters…umm…well…yeah…see…umm…hmmm…

Here’s the affiliate Scoreboard from MiLB.

 http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?sid=milb&org=143&ymd=2013040134-13-13 boxscores

36 thoughts on “Box Score Recap – 4/13/2013”

  1. Ten days into the season, I like what is happening so far with the pospects. The highest ceiling guys are all playing well for the most part. Maikel Franco is the Offensive MVP of the affiliates so far, with Altherr, Cesar Hernandez and Quinn right there. Morgan, Watson and Biddle have pitched well each game. Rosin and Garner are the best surprises so far.

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    2. I really like what Altherr’s done so far. I’m hoping this is the start of a legitimate breakout. Not only is he getting hits, he’s taking walks with them. 12.8% walk rate so far.

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      1. I like what Altherr is doing now also. But I almost feel the same way about Altherr, that I felt about Dugan last year. This is his 5th professional season, and this is what he should be doing against that level of competition. If he is still mashing at the start of June, and forces his way to Reading, then I will get excited.

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        1. I get what you’re trying to say, but there’s a bit more reason to get excited about an Altherr breakout, in that he great athleticism, and the issue has always been whether he could harness it. Dugan is more of a OF/1B type who has to hit a ton

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  2. Franco continues to rake … the OPS is nearing 1.000 and he seems to be collecting at least one XBH a day. Quinn and Pointer wreaking havoc on the basepaths — 5 stolen bases (including a swipe of third for Quinn).

    Morgan’s going to look nice in red pinstripes this September.

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        1. Much like Hamels in 2006, the talent may be too much to pass up even if there are more flexible options.

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          2. The cost to calling him up is potentially losing Mauricio Robles, Joe Savery or JC Ramirez when they are booted off the 40 man roster. That seems like a tolerable price to pay to avoid throwing Tyler Cloyd or Pettibone out there.

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  3. Franco sure is looking mighty fine thus far. I had him as my topped rank position prospect at the beginning of the season and so far he’s earning that title.

    Morgan is just doing so well. At this point I think he’s probably surpassed Biddle as a prospect (some already thought so). Morgan will almost certainly see time with the big club this year.

    Asche and Joseph need to start picking things up a bit. They’ve been a little disappointing so far but it’s still early.

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    1. For their ages and experience, I think its likely they will take a bit to adjust to AAA, maybe even not having great statistical seasons, and that shouldn’t hurt their prospect status too much.

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  4. Guys, any chance if Franco continues raking and finishes the season in AA that he could be ready for the big club this spring? Love the 3 SB by Quinn. Morgan is a machine, he’ll be the next man up if Doc can’t make a go of it or anyone gets hurt.

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    1. The organization would like either Franco or Martinez to have a big first two months offensively so they could move one to AA so that both can play 3B every day, as the org views both as legitimate prospects, albeit Franco the much bigger prospect at this point. Ideally, Franco would be the guy to do that and would move up, as Mr Johnson is far more aggressive with accelerating prospects than the previous director.

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  5. Maikel Franco is knocking the cover off the ball. Every ab on each game log the last few days has him hitting a line drive somewhere. He has a ridiculous 27% LD percentage so far. In looking at the game logs, I thought it would be even higher than that.

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    1. It is funny that Dobbs is their starting first baseman and Polanco is hitting cleanup. Unless you’re a Marlins fan.

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  7. This sounds weird but does anybody know the background behind the Phillies as an organization opting to let their minor league players wear their pants low? It is not a big deal as it doesn’t affect the play on the field but I think it shows something about the way the organization is run. I know Ruben commented on this policy a couple years back saying that all minor leaguers were required to wear high socks therefore making it a reward for the players by having a choice when they reach the majors. I feel like unity is important as a minor league system and some players take the little things such as low pants as a freedom and it can show ego or attitude. Maybe I am a bit sensative to this because I witnessed the Rays organization in 2006 not establish a dress code and they had an OF in AAA of Elijah Dukes, BJ Upton, and Delmon Young (not a joke) and they took those little things as way to show that they were living the big league life. The next year Tampa enforced the rule and it seems a lot has changed. Again not a big deal but what are anybodys thoughts on this????

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    1. I haven’t spent a lot of thought on the correlation between the length of a prospects’ pants, and the effect on their development.

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      1. It has nothing to do with development. I just find it interesting that this year they changed the policy that had been long lasting. Is this a Joe Jordan thing? I was just curious, I believe structure and continuity is important in a sound organization and for players nowadays style and look is extremely important and allowing long pants only at the major league level is just more incentive to work towards the big leagues. There was an article written about it a year ago:
        http://articles.philly.com/2011-08-29/sports/29941646_1_pants-socks-cuffs

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    2. I think the type of player who would let the type of pants and socks he’s wearing go to his head would find something else to be a dong about if you didn’t give him a choice there. I think it’s less of a team unity thing and more of someone insisting on a crisp, clean look for the players. Similar to the NY Yankees “no facial hair” rule. Call me crazy, but I don’t believe that if you let Robbie Cano grow a beard he’d suddenly develop a bad attitude.

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  9. I’m wondering if the Phils get to a point they call up a bullpen arm, if the next in line isn’t Simon. Reports on him seem to be very strong and he may have the best command and control of his competitors right now – Stutes, Diekman, DeFratus, etc

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    1. Simon has a long way to go before he approaches those three. They have the experience and the proven value. Simon was hitn hard in the AFL and still gives up a lot of extra base hits. That sinker is at times very hittable. He needs much more development time for better command. He is certainly a possibility for the future, but not now. Diekman and Stutes made a mess of the game today.

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    2. Simon has been savin’ ugly. Guys are hitting .280 against him. He’s given up 7 hits in 6 1/3 inings. He has 5 K’s and 2 BBs. 3 saves looks nice but he’s allowed a lot of baserunners. that’s playing with fire. His sinker is probably getting him out of trouble but sometimes a ground ball finds a hole and things go bad in a hurry. In his favor, he’s gone more than 1 inning in most of his outings. His picture and the fact he goes multiple innings, at least more than 1, makes me think of the the bygone days of Sutter and Sparky Lyle. They’d pitch multiple innings for their saves and come back the next game to do it all again.

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      2. However, he was lights out last year in AA with only 12 hits allowed in 25 innings and an obscene 4.70 GO/AO ratio. In fact, so far this year it’s an even more obscene 5.50. I haven’t seen him pitch this year but it’s possible he’s just been a little unlucky with balls through the infield.

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    3. Simon is a one trick pitcher, he has a good sinker but not much else. He does not miss bats at an elite rate and the command isn’t precise (though better than his competitors). The other thing is he is not on the 40 man roster, and unlike some other guys who have come up in the call up discussions (Morgan, Asche, Joseph) he is not an impact guy who could be there to stay.

      I would guess the first guy up, especially if it is a temporary thing, would be Joe Savery. The front office liked him enough to keep around, he has followed up a good spring with a good set of innings so far. He shouldn’t kill you and he is better than Durbin with the 40 man advantage in his favor as well.

      I also wouldn’t rule out Rosenberg depending on what they are looking for out of the bullpen. He rebounded nicely in his last start and if they need a guy to go 2-3 innings after Kendrick or Lannan goes 5 (it is the 6th and on that has hurt them) then he may be the best option.

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  10. I am of the opinion that diekman, at his age, and not having any control, will never be a good relief pitcher, even as a left hand specialist, you just cant walk the number of guys he walks, still like de fratus and stutes, before simon

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  11. I may be wrong, but I’m thinking Sutter was the first guy to be used as the closer is today, pitching the 9th inning with the lead. It was a way to keep him from pitching too many innings.

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