Hot or Not

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Quite a week looking back at Jun 19-25 with interesting names showing up on both sides of the ledger…Starting pitching was brutal this week with Jesse Biddle leading the way and prominent names like Guellar and Nola not far behind…Start paying alot of attention to Andrew Pullin, who as a 2B should be rising up the prospect rankings…Good to see Brian Pointer getting on track…Brad Lincoln really seems to be the only choice for the start the Phils need on Saturday.  He has been throwing very well as a starter….Larry Greene Jr came off the DL on fire…how long will that last?

Hot Hitters: (Min 12 AB’s): Damek Tomscha (.500, 5R, 3RBI); Brian Pointer (.476);  Andrew Pullin (.444, 4RBI); Andreas Blanco (.450); Matt SHortall (.417); Larry Greene (.400, 5R); Emmanuel Marrero (.368);  Grenny Cumana (.364); Cord Sandberg (.346, 5R HR, 4RBI, 2SB); Honorable Mention: Henson, Susdorf, Lino, Alonso, Fox, Knapp, J. Hernanderz

Not Hot Hitters: Chris Serritella (.000, 0-13); Luis Encarnacion (.063); Derek Campbell (.100);  Rhys Hoskins (.118); Carlos Tocci (.125); Dylan Cozens (.130); Willians Astudillo (.154); Leandro Castro (.167); Art Charles (.167); Maikel Franco (.174)

Hot Starting Pitchers: Ryan Demmin (8IP 3H 0ER 0BB 8K); Brad Lincoln (7IP 2H 2ER 3BB 4K); Alejandro Artega (6.2IP 8H 2ER 1BB 2K);

Not Hot Starting Pitchers: Jesse Biddle (3IP 8H 10ER 3BB 2K); Tyler Viza (3.1IP 9H 7ER 1BB 2K); Barry Enright (4IP 11H 6ER 0BB 3K); Mitch Guellar (4IP 7H 6ER 5BB 0K); Feliberto Sanchez (2.1IP 8H 5ER 2BB 2K); Aaron Nola (2.1IP 3H 4ER 3BB 3K); Ethan Stewart (2 starts, 7.1IP 11H 8ER 6BB 5K); Adam Loewen (5IP 5H 5ER 5BB 2K); Hoby Milner (4.1IP 6H 4ER 2BB 2K); Mark Leiter (2 starts, 8.2IP 11H 7ER)

Hot Relievers:Mike Nesseth (4.1IP 1H 0ER 0BB 4K); Kevin Walter (4IP 2h 0ER oBB 3K); Ramon Oviedo (4IP 3H 0ER 2BB 4K); Will Morris (3.1IP 1H 0ER 1BB 5K); Lino Martinez (3IP 1H 0ER 1BB 5K, SV); Ulyses Joaquin (3IP 1H 0ER )BB 0K); Miguel Gonzalez (3IP 2H 0ER 0BB 3K); Jeb STefan (3IP 2H 0ER 0BB 3K); Cody FOrsythe (3IP 3H 0ER 0BB 1K); Calvin Rayburn (2.2IP 1H 0ER 1BB 3K, 2SV); SHane Martin (3IP 2H 0ER 1BB 1K)  Honorable Mention: Guth, Rojas, Murray, J. Reyes, Rosin

Not Hot Relievers: Nefi Ogando (0.1IP 3H 4ER 1BB 1K); Ethan Martin (0.2IP 4H 5ER 2BB 0K); Francibal ALejo (1.2IP 8H 4ER); Shawn Camp (4IP 7H 5ER); Joey Denato (1IP 2H 3ER 1BB 2K); Matt Hockenberry (1IP 4H 3ER 1BB 1K); Eineiry Garcia (2IP 5H 3ER 0BB 1K); Dan Child (5.2IP 9H 5ER 2BB 4K); Manny Martinez (2.1IP 2H 2ER 2BB 2K)

7 thoughts on “Hot or Not”

  1. Starting pitching was brutal indeed. When you can only come up with three names under “Hot” and two of those three performances were rather pedestrian, and then seeing a number of our promising guys falling in the “Not Hot” side of the ledger, it’s not a good moment in time. Well, maybe the U.S. World Cup soccer team and tonight’s NBA draft can distract us until we (hopefully) see some turnaround.

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  2. I mean this with all the respect in the world, but maybe this should be a monthly column? I just find it weird calling a pitcher hot or not bc of 3-8 innings, and a hitter based on 16 abs

    Just a sugguestion? Doing it with this small of a sample size invites ridiculous overreactions

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    1. You make a very good point…I was actually considering spreading it out some, so we could make sure two starts by SP would be within the date range so, I think we are now looking at reports every 10-11 days. That also helps weed out relief pitchers that make one good appearance over a week. Thanks for the thought.

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  4. Jesse Biddle has been placed on the temporary inactive list. Per Mike Drago on Twitter, here’s what he had to say: “Nothing feels fluid on the mound, nothing feels natural. I’m miserable out there. I’m very unhappy. And I don’t know why.” Yikes……………..

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  5. Hot: Phillies bullpen. De Fratus hasn’t allowed an earned run since his recall the end of May (15 innings). Everyone is tearing it up right now. Wasn’t that long ago I’d check a box score and all the ERA’s besides Pap were over 5, now they are all under 3 (besides Diekman)

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    1. This is as strong and deep of a bullpen as I can ever recall. And I’m not just talking about Phillies history – it could be an historically great bullpen and only one of the pitchers who is important is over 30 (Papelbon).

      Basically, if the team can get through 5 innings, the bullpen shuts it down from there – that’s amazing. And how about having both a lefty and a righty who hit triple digits?

      The team needs to take calculated risks at this point. I’d try to move Papelbon to acquire a prospect or two and reduce salary. The team could take on salary in return in the form of a competent outfielder. It’s just a thought, but Papelbon should be traded as soon as possible. They will barely notice the difference.

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