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A look at the time period of June 6th thru June 12th. As always, a minimum of 12AB’s for hitters to be considered.  Some random thoughts…When Utley gets activated should some thought be given to calling Asche up for a month while sending Howard to the DL and Young over to first?  I would hope Kelly Dugan is in Baseballtown come July…Tyson Gillies has fallen back into the same old thing….With his small frame, Hoby Milner is putting up some big numbers…I am beginning to get concerned about Shane Watson. Not panicked yet, but concerned….Very nice to see Diekman on the Hot list. The Phils desperately need a dependable LOOGY. Diekman isnt there yet, but another 5-10 good outings and maybe he gets the call…Finally, Steven Inch has the distinction of making the Not Hot List as a starter and reliever this week…On the bright side, he is an SAL All Star.

Hot Hitters: Cody Asche (.435); Jermaine Mitchell (.429); Michael Martinez (.389, 6R); Kelly Dugan (.375); James Murphy (.353); Jon Roof (.353); Darin Ruf (.350, 4R, 5RBI); Chris Serritella (.333); Peter Lavin (.333)

Not Hot Hitters: Tommy Joseph (.056); Tyson Gillies (.067); Zach Collier (.091); Tyler Henson (.105); Art Charles (.118); Josh Fields (.133); Albert Cartwright (.143); Carlos Tocci (.154); Jose Mojica (.167); Edgar Duran (.167) (Dis)Honorable Mention: Hudson

Hot Starters: Hoby Milner (7.2IP 1H 0ER 1BB 7K); Mario Hollands (7IP 4H 0ER 1BB 6K); Jesse Biddle (7IP 4H 1ER 3BB 7K); Carlos Zambrano (6IP 3H 1ER 3BB 7K); Tom Cochran (6IP 4H 1ER 2BB 5K); Austin Wright (5.1IP 2H 0ER 2BB 7K); Greg Smith (5.1IP 3H 0ER 1BB 2K); Honorable Mention: Valdes, Mecias

Not Hot Starters: Shane Watson (1.1IP 5H 7ER 2BB 4); Zach Miner (3.1IP 5H 6ER 2BB 2K); Steven Inch (3IP 4H 4ER 4BB 3K); Ethan Stewart (6IP 9H 7ER 5BB 2K); Miguel Nunez (5IP 8H 5ER 2BB 3K); BJ Rosenberg (5IP 6H 4ER 4BB 5K); (Dis)Honorable Mention: Martin, Garner

Hot Relievers: Juan Sosa (6IP 3H 0ER 1BB 7K); Colby Shreve (4IP 2H 0ER 0BB 1K); Jake Diekman (3IP 0H 0ER 2BB 4K, 2SV);Justin Friend (2.2IP 1H 0ER 1BB 4K); Cesar Jiminez (2.1IP 2H 0ER 0BB 4K)Honorable Mention: Francisco, Knigge, Garcia

Not Hot Relievers: Steven Inch (1IP 4H 3ER 1BB 2K); Kyle Simon (1.1IP 4H 3ER 1BB 0K); Hector Neris (2IP 5H 5ER 2BB 2K); Chris Nichols (4IP 8H 5ER 1BB 4K); Felix Santos (2IP 4H 3ER 2BB 1K); Ryan O’Sullivan (2.1IP 4H 3ER 1BB 3K); Colton Murray (2IP 2H 2ER 1BB 1K);

20 thoughts on “Hot or Not”

  1. Dugan and/or Altherr will get called up to Reading soo, if for nothing else, to get them both eligible to play in the AFL.

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    1. That AFL team will be interesting in following if they are both playing. I wonder if Hewitt will also be selected to attend!

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      1. Crazy that I’m saying this, but a Reading OF of Dugan/Hewitt/Altherr is pretty damn intriguing

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    2. Does Lakewood affect Clearwater guys getting promoted? Meaning do the phillies delay moving clearwater players up because they have noone to bring up behind them?

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  2. I like the idea of bringing Asche up. The big club is just painful to watch right now. Adding Asche, Utley and Ruiz can only help. Altherr may not be ready yet, but I think Dugan and Franco should be promoted soon.

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    1. I think a lot of people would say that there is no need to rush Franco because he is only 20. I’d say why hold him back just because he is 20. AA is a big jump and I’d love to see what Franco can do against the better pitching there. I don’t think there is anything else for him to learn or prove at A+.

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      1. Yea I have changed my mind on Franco. I was for letting him advance one level at a time but Franco is exceeding my expectations plus I see him as a possible real impact player for the big club. Starting to believe Brown, Franco and Dugan may be our future 3,4,5 hitters hopefully in 2015.

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        1. I’ve been in the don’t rush him camp as well, but the Phils are going to have to get impactful players from somewhere in the near future….might as well be a little agresive and see what this kid can handle.

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  3. I don’t think you promote Asche until the Phillies are actually read to play him. I don’t think the Phillies are ready to give up on the season just yet (whether they should be or not is a different argument).

    Between Frandsen, Galvis, and M. Young, Asche would most likely languish on the bench. There is no value in that. Asche might benefit from a full season in AAA.

    Maybe you call up Asche in September. Outside of that, I think you look to 2014 for him.

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    1. Agree…. if Sandberg were the manager then Asche would play, but Charlie will only find selected once-a-week ‘spots’ for him….Dom Brown 2010/11 all over again.

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  4. The Phillie’s front office is hot because of their awesome draft. Sound the Nafferty.

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  5. I’m not worried about Watson yet, they’ve taken away the 2 Seam, and take away his best pitch (curveball) in the first three innings so he can develop a changeup and build arm strength with the 4 seam fastball.

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  6. Bringing up Asche would be pointless with Charlie still as manager. He’d sit while Charlie would play Freddy and his .220 batting average. I’m not too concerned with Watson as well. I def think he should be demoted to the Crosscutters though. But hopefully he can put it all together.

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  7. Didnt the Phillies take away Floyd’s curveball early on and then it was never the same afterwards? I think there is a danger taking away a guy’s bread and butter.

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    2. The Phillies have limited Watson as opposed to stripping it completely. Floyd lost the feel for his curve because he was not allowed ot throw it at all.

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      1. Maybe the Phillies management is getting smarter. 🙂
        Major League team is just painful to watch. How can the bullpen continue to be this bad if all these young arms are waiting to break out?

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  8. Maybe Asche could use 30-40 more games at AAA before coming up…at the same time trade(s) are concluded that MUST garner REAL & CLOSE prospects to join Asche with the big club to begin the rebuilding process. Also allowing Cesar H. to continue his AAA experience, then bring him up, too.

    Utley may or may not ever return to play 2nd base. Let’s stop kidding ourselves. This team is moribund.

    A new beginning must obtain…not later, but ASAP. It is painful to watch the collapse of a one time powerhouse. And, while we’re at it, let’s move Franco and Dugan up to Reading which just might bring us two new MLB players in 1 1/2 seasons.

    Times are a’changin’

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    1. I have always felt that Utley was the most important guy in the clubhouse during the great run the Phillies enjoyed. But at this point I am not sure how you bring him back. He is never going to make it thru a full season again. That seems pretty obvious.

      As a decision based on emotion, you bring him back because of what he has meant and hope for the best. But as a decision based purely on his health and the fact that he is likely only able to play half a season anymore, he probably should not be back.

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