A solid 4-2 week for Lehigh Valley after their 3-0 shutout victory behind Carlos Zambrano on Tuesday. Lehigh Valley is now 37-34 and tied for 2nd place in the Northern Division of the International League, 5 games behind division leading Pawtucket at the half way mark of the season. The ‘Pigs have two more games against Toledo before moving along to Columbus where they will play four games and conclude their 8 game road trip next Monday. Continue reading Lehigh Valley Weekly Report
Daily Archives: June 18, 2013
Phillies Sign 1st Round Pick JP Crawford
The signing is official (as in he signed the paper), but the team has yet to announce it or the amount. The source right now is a picture tweeted out by Crawford’s sister of him signing his contract. The tweet has since been taken down because the news has yet to be announced. Slot for the pick is $2,299,300 and Crawford is expected to be very close to it.
#Phillies sign 1st-rder J.P. Crawford for $2,299,300. California HSer, easily best SS in #mlbdraft, solid bat/run/D w/a little pop too.
Looks like the deal is right at slot giving the Phillies about $250,000 to entice Hernandez, Monda, and any players after the 10th round.
Midseason Top 20
I was planning on releasing this list closer to the end of June but Brad mentioned it might be beneficial to do one ranking now and one in early August after the deadline when we have seen how the guys in Williamsport and the GCL fair. I have not included any player with major league service time in 2013 or any 2013 draftees (I will address them after this list). I have tried to avoid making any rash changes in rankings based purely on stats and have tried to let the tools and profile do the talking.
1. Jesse Biddle (Pre-season #1) – Biddle’s profile hasn’t changed a ton. The curveball and fastball have been better than the past, but the changeup and command still have a ways to go. It is encouraging that he has really missed bats at a level where they can punish a hanging breaking ball.
2. Maikel Franco (Pre-season #6) – I really liked Franco pre-season and somehow I kept putting guys over him. He is a monster at the plate with plenty of glove for third. It is true impact potential and he was way too low on the first list. Continue reading Midseason Top 20
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