Monthly Archives: August 2016

Lehigh Valley Report

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Prior to their rain out yesterday, Lehigh Valley had won four of their last six games and return home for a quick two game home stand against Scranton before hitting the road for three games against Pawtucket.  At 76-52, Lehigh Valley sits in 2nd place of the Northern Division, four games behind division leading Scranton, however hold a 5.5 game lead in the wild card race with 15 games remaining in the season.

News and Notes: Darin Ruf has hit safely in his last 7 games, during which he is hitting .400 with 3HR and 8RBI.  Over the last month, Ruf leads the IL in slugging %.

—Cody Asche has hit in all 9 games since being optioned from Philadelphia.

—Anthony Vasquez continues pitching well wherever he is throwing.  Over his last 8 starts for Lehigh Valley, Vasquez is 3-0 with a 2.23ERA and 5 quality starts.

–P Phil Klein has been added to the rotation and is throwing very well, going 2-0 with a 1.40ERA in his last 3 starts.

–Over his last 12 games, RP Colton Murray has a 1.53ERA; and has struck out 16 in 17.2IP.

—JP Crawford was out on the lineup for an 8 game stint between 8/10 and 8/17.  Since returning to the lineup, Crawford is 3-14 (.214) and his average has fallen to .255 since joining Lehigh Valley.

—Andy Knapp continues to progress defensively and has now thrown out over 36% of would be base stealers this season.

–Over the last 2 months, 1B Brock Stassi is hitting .287 with 10HR 37RBI and 14 go ahead RBI. Continue reading Lehigh Valley Report →

The First End of Season Poll, 2016

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Over the past weekend, Mike Drago of the Reading Eagle published his yearly prospect survey (The Eagle is a subscription site).  Mike requested input from about two dozen industry people who watch or cover a fair amount of games and players among the Phillies’ affiliates.  He received 15 responses and used a weighted scoring system to determine a player’s perceived value (first-place votes earning 20 points, second place 19 points, etc.).   I was one of the 15 respondents. Continue reading The First End of Season Poll, 2016 →

Open Discussion: Week of August 22nd

Weekly Discussion

Here’s the open discussion thread for Phillies’ talk and other topics.

The Phillies went 2-4 last week losing both series to the Dodgers and Cardinals.  They completed a 5-4 home stand.  They go on the road this week for a two-game series against the White Sox and 3-game series against the Mets.  They are off on Monday and Thursday.   Their record stands at 58-67 (14-19 since the break).

Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of August 22nd →

Box Score Recap – 8/21/2016

Box Score Recap

Clearwater posted the only win in the organization on Sunday.  Reading lost, Lehigh Valley was cancelled, Lakewood was suspended, and Williamsport was postponed.

Drew Anderson tossed five shutout innings as four Threshers’ pitchers combined to throw a shutout.

Clearwater’s hitters posted season highs for runs and hits.  Chace Numata led the way with five hits.  Three different Threshers drove in three runs.  Herlis Rodriguez hit his first HR.

Roman Quinn hit a solo home run, and Andrew Pullin hit two solo home runs in Reading’s loss.

Cornelius Randolph had 2 hits and 3 RBI when the Lakewood game was suspended in the third inning. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/21/2016 →

Box Score Recap – 8/20/2016

Box Score Recap

John Richy, Will Morris, Seranthony Dominguez, JoJo Romero, Mauricio Llovera, and Victor Sobil turned in solid starting performances in victories for Reading, Clearwater, Lakewood, Williamsport, GCL Phillies, and DSL Phillies2.

Darin Ruf and Brock Stassi hit home runs in a losing effort for Lehigh Valley.  Josh Tobias went 4 for 4 in Clearwater.  Jose Pujols and Emmanuel Marrero homered for Lakewood. Evan Rogers and Brett Barbier homered for Williamsport.  Daniel Brito homered for the GCL Phillies.

And, Jhailyn Ortiz stole his 8th base in 10 attempts. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/20/2016 →

Box Score Recap – 8/19/2016

Box Score Recap

Ricardo Pinto may have turned in the best pitching performance Friday.  He threw eight one-run innings for Reading.  Lakewood’s Alberto Tirado and the GCL Phillies’ Nick Fanti pitched five shutout innings for their teams.

But the most eye-opening performance can be attributed to Reading’s Dylan Cozens.  He played both seven-inning games of a double header and went a combined 5-9 with a double, 2 HR (37), 6 RBI (114), and stole a base (20).  His 37th HR e tied Ryan Howard’s output for Reading in 2004.  He is one short of Darin Ruf’s franchise record of 38, set in 2012. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/19/2016 →

Box Score Recap – 8/18/2016

Box Score Recap

Thursday’s top pitching performances were turned in by – Lehigh’s Nick Pivetta who tossed six shutout innings; Mark Leiter who halted Reading’s two-game skid in an eight strike out performance;  the GCL Phillies’ Sixto Sanchez who overcame an early blemish on his way to posting his normal quality start;  and, Denny Martinez who turned in the DSL’s daily gem with nine strike outs in five innings.

J.P. Crawford returned to the Lehigh Valley line up, Reading’s Roman Quinn reached base four times, and Damek Tomscha had three hits for Lakewood. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/18/2016 →

Organizational Leaders, Hitting

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Hits: Scott Kingery 131; Josh Tobias 129; Dylan Cozens 127; Carlos Tocci 126; Rhys Hoskins 119; Nick WIlliams 118, Jiandido Tromp 106; Mitch Walding 105; Jose Pujols 105; Jesse Valentin 104

AB: Carlos Tocci 451; Dylan Cozens 440; Josh Tobias 439; Jose Pujols 435; Nick WIlliams 435; Rhys Hoskins 428; Malquin Canelo 401; JP Crawford, 400; Jiandido Tromp 400; Jesse Valentin 396

Runs: Dylan Cozens 96; Rhys Hoskins 81;  Nick Williams 70; Scott Kingery 69; Jesmuel Valentin 66; Carlos Tocci 60; Kyle Martin 60; Jiandido Tromp 58; Josh Tobias 58; Jorge Alfaro 57

2B: Dylan Cozens 34; Scott Kingery 33; Jiandido Tromp 31;  Nick WIlliams 29; Josh Tobias 28; Damek Tomscha 26; Zach Green 24; Rhys Hoskins, 24; Brock Stassi 23; Jake Fox 22

3B: Nick WIlliams 5; Roman Quinn 5; Jesmuel Valentin 5;  Cam Perkins 4; Darnell Sweeney 4; Mitch Walding 4

HR: Dylan Cozens 35; Rhys Hoskins 35; Jake Fox 20; Jiandido Tromp 17; Darin Ruf 17; Kyle Martin 17; Zach Green 12; Nick Williams 12; Jorge Alfaro 12; Andrew Pullin 12; Mitch Walding 12

RBI: Dylan Cozens 107; RHys Hoskins 104; Jose Pujols 74; Kyle Martin 70; Josh Tobias 63; Zach Green 63; Jake Fox 62; Nick WIlliams 61; Mitch Walding 58; Jorge Alfaro 56

BB: JP Crawford 66; Mitch Walding 59; Dylan Cozens 58; Rhys Hoskins 57; Brock STassi 50

K: Jose Pujols 158; Dylan Cozens 150;Mitch Walding 119;  Rhys Hoskins 113; Nick WIlliams 110; Zach Green 110; Kyle Martin 99; ANdy Knapp 92; Jorge Alfaro 89; Jiandido Tromp 88

SB: Roman Quinn 27; Scott Kingery 27; Dylan Cozens 19; Grenny CUmana 15; Jiandido Tromp 14; Carlos Tocci 13; Zach Coppola 12; Malquin Canelo 12; JP Crawford 12, Darnell Sweeney 12

OBP: Zach Coppola .394; Chace Numata .390; Mitch Walding .379; Rhys Hoskins .369; Dylan Cozens 369; Brock Stassi .369; Josh Tobias .366; JP Crawford .365

Avg: .ANdrew Pullin .318; Chace Numata .316; Zach Coppola .308; KC Serna .301; Josh Tobias .294; Dylan Cozens .289; Cam Perkins .289; Cedric Hunter .287; Scott Kingery .287

Slg: Dylan Cozens 618; Rhys Hoskins 579, Andrew Pullin .515; Darin Ruf .514; Jake Fox .485; Jiandido Tromp .465; Jose Pujols .451; Mitch Walding .448; Tyler Featherston .446; Nick Williams .444

Box Score Recap – 8/17/2016

Box Score Recap

Cameron Perkins, Nick Williams, Brock Stassi, and Darin Ruf powered Lehigh Valley to a victory.

Dylan Cozens 35th home run and 107th RBI went for naught in Reading’s loss.

Two-run home runs by Kyle Martin and Aaron Brown paved the way to Clearwater’s victory.

Harold Arauz, Edgar Garcia, and Ismael Cabrera pitched Lakewood to a 1-0 victory. Cornelius Randolph drove in the game’s only run.

Darick Hall and Lucas Williams provided the offense in a Williamsport loss.

Josh Stephen propelled the GCL Phillies to a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

And, Jesus De Los Santos provided us with the pitching gem of the day in the DSL, a seven inning two-hitter. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/17/2016 →

Box Score Recap – 8/16/2016

Box Score Recap

There were several good pitching performances last night.  In Lehigh Valley, four pitchers combined for a four-hit shutout.

Brandon Leibrandt and Austin Davis combined to pitch a two-hit victory, and Ranfi Casimiro and two relievers combined to pitch a one-hit loss in a Clearwater double header split.

Lakewood swept a double header.  Franklyn Kilome was part of a combined three-hitter, and Jose Taveras pitched a two-hit shutout.

And in the DSL, Gustavo Armas tossed six shutout innings in a loss.

Reading’s Dylan Cozens hit his 34th home run. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/16/2016 →