Tonight’s game was the season opener for both teams. One of the perks of being a season ticket holder in the Florida State League is that you can gain admittance to any FSL park when your team is playing. I took advantage of that tonight and sat about 10 feet from Charley Manuel. Cool. Cooler still, Dunedin posts pitch speed on their scoreboard. Continue reading Clearwater Threshers at Dunedin Blue Jays; April 3, 2014
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Box Score Recap – 4/3/2014
Welcome to the season, folks. And welcome to the season Cameron Rupp. 1-2 with 2BB and his first home run of the year. David Buchanan pitched well, and the bullpen was perfect, including a 3K inning from Jeremy Horst.
Jesse Biddle didn’t really get it done in his debut and the Fightins offense, less so – I left the Portland pitching line in there so you could see what happened. Henry Owens happened. The game was (mercifully) called by rain after 6, so I guess it’s hardly a no-hitter, but yeah…not good.
Mike Adams nice rehab outing highlights an otherwise uneventful CLR shutout loss.
And finally, all the Blueclaws (except Gabriel Lino) with hits to support a solid if not overwhelmingly impressive looking start from Mark Leiter. Larry Greene was the big star, going 3-4 with a triple and 4 RBI. Good start for the big man in his second turn at A-. That lineup ought to be a ton of fun to keep tabs on.
Reminder that you can follow me and should feel free to tweet at me anytime – @bxe1234. Looking forward to another year of watching the results and discussing the best and worst these Phuture Phillies show us as they progress towards to show.
While We’re Predicting Stuff (With Links)
So since it’s MiLB Opening Day, and Matt did a set of predictions, and so did a bunch of other people, our pal and TheGoodPhight.com’s Cormican included, I thought I’d get you warmed up for Box Score Recaps with a set of predictions of my own. Enjoy!
Season Predictions
Last year’s predictions went pretty well so I thought I would give it another try this year. These predictions are based purely on opinion, and have no guarantee of coming true.
1. Both Maikel Franco and Jesse Biddle do not exhaust their prospect eligibility. Both are not called up until rosters expand. Biddle puts up good numbers but is blocked in the major league level and left to make adjustments in AAA.
2. Yoel Mecias comes back healthy and is a borderline Top 5 prospect in the system. He is promoted to Clearwater after dominating Lakewood for a few starts.
3. Roman Quinn plays SS in Clearwater when he is back on the field, the Phillies begin experimenting with him at 2B after J.P. Crawford is promoted at the beginning of August. Continue reading Season Predictions
Positional Preview: Relief Pitchers
For sanity’s sake I have not included all relievers in the system. For the most part, low minors relievers are not prospects unless they move very quickly or have elite stuff. Additionally it is hard to tell whether a pitcher is actually a starter or a reliever.
Players:
MLB: Jonathan Papelbon – 33, Mike Adams – 35, Justin De Fratus – 26, Jake Diekman – 27, Antonio Bastardo – 28, Brad Lincoln – 28, BJ Rosenberg – 28
AAA: Ethan Martin (9) – 24, Kyle Simon – 23, Luis Garcia – 27, Jeremy Horst – 28, Mike Nesseth – 25, Shawn Camp – 38, Phillippe Aumont – 25
AA: Jay Johnson – 24, Ken Giles (14) – 23, Austin Wright – 24, Nefi Ogando – 24, Tyler Knigge – 25, Brody Colvin – 23
A+: Dan Child – 21, Steven Inch – 23
A-: Yacksel Rios – 20, Manaure Martinez – 22 Continue reading Positional Preview: Relief Pitchers
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