Daily Archives: August 8, 2013

Williamsport Game Report

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NYPhilsManiac reporting on quite the barn burner here:

Williamsport @ Tri-City 8/7 Game Report

 Good News:  The Cutters hit 5 home runs!
 
Bad News:  We threw 4 pitchers who all 4 gave up 2 runs (both earned), we struck out 14 times, and we lost the game!!
 
PITCHING:
Julio Reyes started the game and had a terrible first inning including 2 walks and 2 hits (the first batter walked on 4 pitches).  What bothered me the most was when a wild pitch barely bounced away from Knapp, Reyes didn’t run all the way to the plate so when the flip from Knapp arrived the runner slid behind Reyes and scored easily.  To his credit, Reyes bounced back with three straight 1-2-3 innings (with 4 K’s) before exiting the game after 4.  The radar gun was not on at first and then was intermittent, but Reyes was around 89-90 with his fastball when it was working.
 
Next up was Matt Soren who gave up 5 baserunners over 2 and 1/3 along with 2 runs. Continue reading Williamsport Game Report →

Tommy Joseph’s Season Over Due to Concussion Symptoms

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The Phillies have sent Tommy Joseph home due to lingering concussion symptoms.  Joe Jordan has said that they may move him to another position in spring training.  First base seems to be the only option and Joseph’s bat is not special at first and makes him a borderline non-prospect.  There will likely be more coming out on this over the next few days.

The important thing here is Joseph’s health.  Concussions are very serious and it is Joseph’s best long term interest to not be put in a situation that good cause another one, the long term risks are too great.

Mid Season Ranking Supplement

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I had these grand plans of a full re-ranking and write-up to fit on all the new prospects from the deadline, but that didn’t happen.  Instead I am going to highlight some guys I think are trending up and guys I think are trending down.  That will be followed be a list of 30 names and numbers that you are free to pick apart but please realize was rendered obsolete at 4pm central time on August 7 when I stopped tinkering with it.  For reference here is the original mid-season list https://phuturephillies.com/2013/06/18/midseason-top-20/

Trending Down:

Maikel  France/Jesse Biddle: Yes Franco went on a tear in AA, yes they are both still in the exact same spots on the rankings, but I think the gap between them and the rest of the system has closed for a variety of reasons.  For Biddle the command is a real worry because the allure was always the safety in the profile, now there are some doubts in whether he does have the high floor we thought he had.  Franco started off red hot in AA but over the past 25+ games his strikeout rate has trended towards career rates while the walk rate remains low, additionally he is not hitting for a ton of power over that stretch.  I have real worries that the swing/approach will continue to limit the utility of the power until fixed. Continue reading Mid Season Ranking Supplement →

Box Score Recap – 8/7/2013

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Zach Green hit a home run (9, puts him in sole possession of the league lead), added a double, and struck out twice. 2-5 with 2XBH and 2K shall henceforth be know as the “Zach Green Special”. Let’s see if that catches on.

2 HR from Andrew Knapp (2,3), and he went 2-5 with 2K. HOLY COW HE HIT A ZACH GREEN SPECIAL!

Jiandido Tromp was 2-4 with a homer, (1), a double and 2K. One more ground-out and he could have had a “Zach Green Special”.

And Dylan Cozens was 1-4 with a bomb (6) and 2K. Just a late-inning XBH shy of a “Zach Green Special”.

Boy, that really caught on fast. And all that from the same game? Wow.

Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/7/2013 →

Hot or Not

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A look at the time period of August 1 thru August 7. Quick thoughts…Its time to move JP Crawford up. There is nothing to suggest he couldnt handle to NYPL and he is likely to be in Lakewood anyway next year, so why not challenge him? Cody Overbeck is putting up a very quiet 2o plus HR season…Mitch Walding has been one of the larger disappointments over the last two years. I havent lost hope, but he just cant put it together for a prolonged period…Cameron Perkins is pretty clearly still bothered by his wrist injury, as he has landed consistently on the Not Hot list since his return from the DL…Adam Morgan has been effective but has thrown alot of pitches in each of his starts, leading to a 5 inning max since his return from the DL.

Hot Hitters: JP Crawford (.524, 4R, 1HR 9RBI, SB); Jair Morelos (.500); Cody Overbeck (.407, 3HR); Pete Orr (.414); Zach Collier (.379); Troy Hanzawa (.357); Delvi Gruillon (.357); Harold Martinez (.353); Herlis Rodriguez (.348); Zach Green (.333, 5R 3HR 6RBI); Honorable Mention: Knapp, Oberto, Susdorf, Rupp, Continue reading Hot or Not →