Hot or Not

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Several interesting talking points looking back at the time period of 4/17-4/23….Carlos Tocci seems to be getting the hang of Lakewood, albeit expectedly without power…Very nice to see Tommy Joseph rounding into form….Any Spring Training excitement about Larry Greene Jr. has dissipated quickly…Jesse Biddle, ’nuff said….Greg Smith should get some attention the next time the Phils need a spot starter….Seth Rosin with a nice re-initiation into the organization, while Kenny Giles keeps doing what he does (19K’s in 9IP)…Jay Johnson was on my list of players to watch pre-season.  That is not working out so far with one of the worst weeks in “Hot or Not” history.

Hot Hitters: Koyie Hill (.444); Steve Susdorf (.440); Cameron Perkins (.389, 3R 1HR 5RBI); Tyler Henson (.389); Carlos Tocci (.381, 5R); Tommy Joseph (.350, 2R 2HR 7RBI); Willians Astudillo (.350); JP Crawford (.333, 5R, SB); Reid Brignac (.320, 8R 1HR 4RBI); Andrew Pullin (.316)

Not Hot Hitters: Larry Greene (.000, 0-17); Brian Pointer (.087); Troy Hanzawa (.133); Harold Martinez (.138); Edgar Duran (.143); Aaron Altherr (.167); Justin Parr (.167); Maikel Franco (.185)

Hot STarters: Jesse Biddle (14IP 4H 1ER 1BB 21K); Greg Smith (13IP 11H 1ER 1BB 9K); Cesar Jiminez (5IP 1H 0ER 0BB 3K); Ethan Stewart (7IP 5H 1ER 1BB 7K); Mark Leiter (6IP 4H 1ER 2BB 7K); Luis Paulino(5IP 3H 1ER 1BB 3K)

Not Hot Starters: Alejandro Artega (2 starts, 5.2IP 16H 11ER 3BB 3K); Ranfi Casimiro (2.2IP 7H 5ER 4BB 0K); Miguel Nunez (3.1IP 8H 7ER 3BB 0K); Shane Martin (3IP 7H 5ER 3BB 2K); Jon Prosinski (4IP 7H 5ER 2BB 2k)

Hot Relievers: Luis Garcia (4.1IP 3H 0ER 1BB 3K, SV); Dan Child (4IP 4H 0ER 1BB 2K, SV); Kenny Giles (3IP 3H 0ER 0BB 3K, SV); Seth Rosin (2.2IP 1H 0ER 1BB 3K, SV); Cody Forsythe (2.2IP 2H 0ER 0BB 2K). Honorable Mention: Aumont, Murray, R. O’Sullivan

Not Hot Relievers: Jay Johnson (1IP 5H 9ER 3BB 1K); Chris Burgess (3IP 6H 6ER 3BB 1K); Austin Wright (2IP 3H 4ER 4BB 4K); Ulysses Joaquin (3IP 4H 4ER 2BB 4K); Hector Neris (2.2IP 5H 3ER 1BB 2K); Kevin Walter (5.2IP 5H 5ER 4BB 5K); Jesen Therrien (3.1IP 7H 3ER 2BB 0K); Tyler Knigge (4IP 4H 3ER 3BB 1K)

12 thoughts on “Hot or Not”

  1. When do you think that Mark Leiter will get a promotion? Will Andrew Anderson replace Artega in the Lakewood rotation?

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    1. I think its only a matter of time for Arteaga and Anderson should be the leading candidate. I would be surprised if Leiter was not in CLearwater come late June.

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  2. Biddle, Tocci, Crawford, and Joseph starting off the year well makes me happy. Aumont being an honorable mention is a surprise – MAYBE he FINALLY figured it out? Also, any chances Dan Child moves up out of Clearwater soon?

    At what point are they going to cut their losses on LGJ? 0 for 17 is beyond sad.

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    1. I would temper any enthusiasm on Aumont. Nedds more than one decent week to forget months of horror. On Greene, he probably still has this year and next based on the large financial investment made, but there has been very little reason for legitimate hope.

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      1. Oh, I know. It’s still nice to see him doing well…but in a week he’ll probably have 5 walks in his first appearance.

        As far as Greene: out of curiosity, I looked at the two who went before him – one (Brandon Martin) has apparently been released (he has no stats for the 2014 season), and Zach Cone has been pretty bad as well (.132 in 38 ABs after 12 games.)

        At this point, calling the 3 picks before JBJ (knowing Philly could have had him instead…) a bust would be too kind, IMO.

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    2. They still haven’t given up on Hewitt, so I would think LGJ will stick around for a long time.

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  3. I’d like to personally start the Willians Astudillo fan club! I know he is old for Lakewood, he doesnt look like a ball player, but all this guy does is hit. Let’s move him up to clearwater, put him at catcher full time and see if we might have the next Chooch!

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    1. Willians, the guy strikeouts too much for me! (tic)
      On a serious note…can he catch two games in a row with his knee issue from last year, or does he need a day off from catching?

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  5. Nice to see Biddle back in top form, I better get up to Reading soon before he gets promoted. He should make the BA hot prospect list.

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    1. Has Biddle said anything about what changed for him these last two starts? They are so dramatically better than how he began the year.

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      1. A lot of it is consistency. When the delivery and arm slot are there the pitches look more similar out of the hand and the control is more there. He has had problems with losing the slot, which causes him to live up in the zone and the curveball can get longer and loopier.

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