Jesse Biddle really has not had it the last couple times out. After not making out of the first last start, he lasted just 1.1 on Sunday, retiring just 4 of the 13 men he faced. He walked 6 and allowed 3 hits, striking out 2, before being relieved after throwing just 20 of his 50 pitches for strikes.
Ethan Martin living outside the zone again, throwing just 57/104 pitches for strikes. 5H, 3BB, 8K in 6 scoreless innings. Hard to complain about it if you’re rooting for the Pigs to win a ballgame. Hard to not remain concerned if you’re pulling for him to be a big league starter for the Phils. Does this count as harping yet? I feel like I’m “harping” on the subject.
Cody Asche with a double – he’s OPSing over .900 since June 1. Maikel Franco with 2 hits – he’s OPSing 1.015 since his call up to Reading. And Kelly Dugan continues to hit – he’s got 12 hits, including 6 for extra bases, in his last 10 games, as his AA OPS moves towards .800. That’s a pretty nice crop of position players standing on the stoop, if not already knocking on the door.
And one more note – Harold Martinez OPSing .965 over his last 10 games, and .803 in still limited action in July, even after Franco was promoted to make some room in the field. He’s 23 years old in his second stint in A+, so there’s that. He’s playing pretty much every day right now, so I will guess he’s hot and will cool off and continue to be essentially a non-prospect, but I guess I’ll keep an eye on him for the next couple weeks. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 7/28/2013
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