Daily Archives: June 19, 2013

Phillies Promote Maikel Franco to Reading

News just breaking that the Phillies are moving Franco up to AA.  It has been a real breakout year for Franco with him showing more opposite field approach without sacrificing any of his game.  His strikeout rate has dropped and there have been more positive opinions on his defense.  There wasn’t a 3B to block him in AA so it is an easy decision.

This may be the first of many promotions or a single promotion, we will see over the coming days.

Box Score Recap – 6/18/2013

Nice night from Seth Rosin – threw 69% strikes as he got the 7 inning CG. Don’t know how many strikes Hoby Milner threw, just know that a good number of his pitches wound up falling in play and resulting in runs. Not his best. Maikel Franco with HR #16. Good night from Zach Green – 2 doubles and the first homerun of the year for Williamsport.

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