A look back at the time period of August 8th thru 14…Random thoughts…Maikel Franco trying to silence the critics suggesting he has slowed down of late…Willie Carmona is perhaps the most “under the radar” player in the Phils system. While he is a bit old for Low A, he has been one of the very few in the organization sitting at .300 most of the year…Tyler Cloyd has shown resiliency through his early season struggles and come on very strong over the last 6 weeks…Mike Nesseth has pitched consistently well for Reading since his call up from Clearwater. Expect him to be a key 7th and 8th inning guy in the Lehigh Valley bullpen next year.

Note: Minimum 12AB’s and Min 5IP to be a “hot pitcher”.

Hot Hitters: Willie Carmona (.438); Tyson Gillies (.438, 6R 2SB); Derrick Mitchell (.429); Deivi Gruillon (.429); Maikel Franco (.417, 7RBI); Herlis Rodriguez(.417); Wilmer Oberto (.417); Jair Morelos (.400); Pete Orr (.385); Venn Biter (.357); Trey Williams (.357). Honorable Mention: Sandberg, Susdorf, Moore, Hanzawa, Collier

Not Hot Hitters: Malquin Canelo (.143)Larry Greene (.158); Jon Roof (.174);  (Dis)Honorable Mention: Crawford, Pujols, Serritella, Murphy

Hot Starters:David Buchanan (7IP 6H 0ER 0BB 1K); Severino Gonzalez (6IP 4H 1ER 2BB 7K); Greg Smith (6IP 9H 1ER 0BB 4K); Tyler Cloyd (17IP 9H 4ER 2BB 11K); Honorable Mention: Guellar, Paulino

Not Hot Starters: Jon Musser (4IP 8H 9ER 3BB 2K); Perci Garner (6.1IP 9H 8ER 8BB 4K, 2 starts); Ranfi Casimeiro(8IP 16H 10ER 2BB 4K, 2 starts); Shane Martin (4IP 7H 5ER 0BB 2K); Bobby Bramhall (4IP 6H 5ER 1BB 1K); Eineiry Garcia (4IP 4H 4ER); (Dis)Honorable Mention: Oviedo

Hot Relievers: Hector Neris (5.1IP 1H 0ER 1BB 6K); Geoff Broussard (5IP 3H 0ER 1BB 6K); Felix Santos (4IP 2H 0ER 2BB 2K); Lee Ridenhour (3IP 1H 0ER 0BB 1K); Lewis Alezones (4IP 4H 0ER 1BB 2K);Mike Nesseth (2.1IP 1H 0ER 1BB 2K, SV); Colton Murray (2.1IP 2H 0ER 0BB 2K, SV); JC Ramirez (2.1IP 0H 0ER 2BB 2K); Dan Child (2.1IP 1H 0ER 1BB 0K); Chris Nichols (2.1IP 2H 0ER 0BB 1K); Honorable Mention: Elliott, Robles, Meadors

Not Hot Relievers: Rob Marcello (1IP 6H 5ER 1BB 0K); Delvi Francisco (2IP 3H 5ER 3BB 4K); Will Morris (3.2IP 6H 5ER); Ronald Mendez (3IP 7H 4ER); Austin Wright (3IP 5H 4ER); Kyle Simon (4.2IP 6H 5ER); Jordan Guth (3IP 1H 4ER 6BB 1K); Colby SHreve (3.2IP 4H 4ER); Tyler Buckley (1IP 4H 2ER); Richard Bielski(3IP 5H 3ER); Kevin Walter (3IP 3H 3ER)