Lehigh Valley rallied late (again) and held on to win, again.
Reading rallied late but fell short.
Clearwater blew a spectacular start by Jose Taveras and lost in eleven.
Lakewood pulled away and held on to win.
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Box Score Recap – 5/20/2017
Lehigh Valley rallied in the ninth to tie and won on Nick Williams’ solo HR in the tenth.
Reading’s one-run rally in the ninth wasn’t nearly enough in a blowout loss.
Clearwater won the continuation of the suspended game with a ninth inning rally, and then won the night cap.
Lakewood won with a ninth inning rally.
Box Score Recap – 5/19/2017
Lehigh Valley won in ten innings on Jorge Alfaro’s RBI single.
Reading won in ten innngs on a Scott Kingery walk off HR.
Clearwater suspended in the third trailing 3-0, but at least Lakeland burned the league’s best pitcher before completion of the game in a double header Saturday..
Lakewood fell behind by two runs in the first inning and could only get one back..
Around the System–Relief Pitchers
Lehigh Valley
Pat Vendittee, 31, Signed as a free agent in 2017; 13 games, 3-0 with an 0.00ERA; 21IP 4H 12BB 21K; .065 opp avg; 0.76 WHIP; 5.1BB/9.0K per 9; .103 vs LHH, .030 vs RHH; .100 opp avg in May; The walk rate is high. Everything else is off the charts positive.
Pedro Beato, 30, Signed as a free agent in 2016; 17 games, 0-1 with a 1.86ERA; 11SV; 19.1IP 13H 6BB 16K; 2.8BB/7.4K per 9; .200 vs LHP; .194 vs RHP; .107 opp avg in May; Beato has pitched extremely well this season and currently leads the league in saves.
Casey Fein, 33, Acquired from Seattle in 2017; Has made 2 appearances for Lehigh Valley and has not given up a run in 2.1IP.
Michael Mariot, 28, Re-signed as a free agent in 2016; 12 games, 1-2 with a 5.27ERA; 2SV; 13.2IP 14H 6BB 15K; 4.0BB/9.9K per 9; .269 opp avg; 1.46 WHIP; .353 vs LHH, .229 vs RHH, .261 opp avg in May; After a very good 2016 with Lehigh Valley, Mariot has put up very average numbers through the first 7 weeks of 2017.
Hoby Milner, 26, Phils 7th round pick in 2012; 12G, 0-0 with an 0.00ERA; 15.2IP 9H 2BB 13K; .170 opp avg; 0.70 WHIP; 1.1BB/7.5K per 9; .083 vs LHH, .241 vs RHH; .148 opp avg in May; After getting selected and returned to the Phillies in the Rule 5 draft, Milner has pitched as if he has something to prove and has been lights out this year.
Colton Murray, 27, Phils 13th round pick in 2011; 7G, 1-0 with a 4.09ERA; 11IP 11H 4BB 17K; .256 opp avg; 1.36 WHIP; 3.3BB/13.9K per 9; .263 vs LHH, .250 vs RHH; Murray started the season on the DL and has thrown fairly well absent the frequent home run ball.
Cesar Ramos, 32, Signed as a free agent in 2017; 11G(2 starts); 2-1 with a 2.21 ERA; 24.1IP 15H 5BB 19K; .174 opp avg; 0.82WHIP; 1.8BB/7.0K per 9; .161 vs LHH, .182 vs RHH, .261 opp avg in May; Ramos has been outstanding in the various roles he has been asked to fill this season.
Reading
Austin Davis, 24, Phils 12th round pick in 2014; 12G, 2-0 with a 1.78ERA between CW and Reading; 25.1IP 21H 4BB 34K; .221 opp avg; 0.99WHIP; 1.4BB/12.1K per 9; 2G for Reading and has thrown 3 shutout innings. Davis was blowing away hitters in High A and was called up to Reading last week.
Joe DeNato, 25, Phils 19th round pick in 2014; 8G, 2-1 with a 1.69ERA; 10.2IP 9H 5BB 10K; .220 opp avg; 1.31 WHIP; 4.2BB/8.4K per 9; .222 vs LHH, .217 vs RHH; DeNato was activated three weeks into the season and has thrown well.
Mario Hollands, 28, Phils 10th round pick in 2010; 9G, 1-0 with a 3.27ERA; 11IP 12H 10BB 9K; .279 opp avg; 2.00 WHIP; 8.2BB/7.4K per 9; .235 vs LHH, .308 vs RHH; Hollands hasn’t been the same since his surgery and is going nowhere quickly walking almost a hitter an inning.
Miguel Nunez, 24, Signed as a free agent in 2009; 13G, 0-2 with a 1.88ERA; 3SV; 14.1IP 6H 12BB 12K; .130 opp avg; 1.26 WHIP; 7.5BB/7.5K per 9; .043 vs LHH, .217 vs RHH; .056 opp avg in May; The Phillies have put a lot of time and energy into Nunez and he is at times unhittable. Also, at times, he has little idea where the ball is going. Continue reading Around the System–Relief Pitchers
Box Score Recap – 5/18/2017
Lehigh Valley couldn’t hold on to a big lead and saw its 12 game win streak come to an end.
Reading won their fifth consecutive game.
Clearwater was swept in a four game series, scoring 8 runs total, getting outscored 20-8.
Lakewood fell nine runs behind and couldn’t make it all the way back.
Around the System–Catchers
Lehigh Valley
Jorge ALfaro, 23, Acquired from Texas in 2015; .289/.313/.430 in 128AB; 3HR 19RBI; 1SB; 2%BB/32%K; .321 vs LHP; .267 vs RHP; .232 in May; 28 games caught without an error; 5 passed balls; 6/17 CS (35%); Alfaro started very hot and has cooled down a bit of late. His defense is showing progress.
Logan Moore, 26, Phils 9th round pick in 2011; .300/.326/.500 in 40AB; 2HR 10RBI; 5%BB/33%K; 11 games caught with 1 error; 0 passed balls; 3/9 CS(33%); Very limited playing time for Moore who has played well when in the lineup.
Reading
Chace Numata, 24, Phils 14th round pick in 2010; .263/.342/.374 in 99AB; 2HR 6RBI; .194 vs LHP; .294 vs RHP; .357 in May; 10%BB/15%K; 26 games caught with 3 errors (.987); 2 passed balls; 9/20 CS(45%); Excellent throwing out would be base stealers and has been handling the bat competently.
Joel Fisher, 24, Phils 23rd round pick in 2014; Hitting .174 in 23AB with 1HR and 2RBI; 8 games caught with 1 error and 1 passed ball; 3/6 CS(50%); So far this season FIsher has the prototypical stats of a minor league back up catcher.
Clearwater
Deivi Gruillon, 21, Signed as a free agent in 2012; .291/.294/.410 in 117AB; 3HR 11RBI; 1%BB/25%K; .300 vs LHP; .287 vs RHP; .319 in May; 29 games caught with 4 errors and 4 passed balls; 10/31 CS (32%); A very good season thus far for Gruillon who is progressing well. Continue reading Around the System–Catchers
Box Score Recap – 5/17/2017
Lehigh Valley rallied twice to win and extend their winning streak to 12 games.
Reading powered to victory on 4 home runs.
Clearwater managed just four hits yet again in another loss.
Will Hibbs Interview – 2017
This is the second in a series of interviews conducted by Steve Potter.
Minor League Spotlight : Will Hibbs
Box Score Recap – 5/16/2017
Lehigh Valley rallied to win and extend their winning streak to 11 games.
Reading was carried to victory by Angelo Mora’s 5 RBI.
Clearwater lost on a walk off 3-run HR.
Lakewood booted the game away on 4 errors and 3 unearned runs.
2017 Sleeper and Breakout Selections – Final
We had 86 participants in the 2017 sleeper and break out prospects selection process this season, another big increase of 43% over 2016. Once again, multiple selections increased the overall number of selections. We had 106 break out picks and 114 sleeper picks. Continue reading 2017 Sleeper and Breakout Selections – Final
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