Clearwater (12-18) lost to Bradenton,1-0.
The Threshers got some very good pitching from a pair of left-handers. Trouble was, they ran into better pitching from their opponents. Damen Jones overcame some control issues that had arisen in his earlier starts to stifle the Marauders with six innings of one-run pitching. He gave up 3 hits, walked none, and struck out seven. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 5/6/2019
Clearwater (12-17) postponed.
After waiting several days since skipping Spencer Howard’s scheduled start on April 30th, the Threshers have placed him on the 7-day injured list. Interesting to note that the placement is not retroactive to any earlier date. I have heard nothing, as is usually the case for players on the IL below AAA. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 5/5/2019
The Phillies went 3-2 last week. They opened with an unfortunate split with the Tigers when they ran into a hot pitcher in Spencer Turnbull who had given up one earned run in his previous two starts. That happens. The second loss was a particularly brutal loss on Saturday to the Nationals. Three unearned runs on errors by pitchers (guess they didn’t take spring PFPs seriously enough). Seven runs by the bullpen. That happens, too, but it shouldn’t happen to a team with playoff aspirations. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of May 6, 2019
This is the Phuture Phillies forum for discussion of the amateur draft and J2 signing period that are 1-2 months down the road. I’m providing this space for those who are ready to enter discussion about this year’s crop of prospects. You can place video, scouting reports, or just comments here. You can reference these weekly discussions on the menu above. Continue reading 2019 Amateur Draft and J2 Discussion, May 6, 2019
Clearwater (12-18) beat Daytona, 9-6.
Julian Garcia was spotted a 3-run lead and proved unable to hold it. He successfully kept the Tortugas off the board through three innings, but finally squandered the lead in a 32-pitch fourth inning. He issued a lead off walk, 2-run HR, and loaded the bases on three singles before recording an out on a game-tying force out. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 5/4/2019
Clearwater (11-18) lost to Daytona, 10-1.
This was never really much of a game. Andrew Brown (1-3, 9.53) surrendered 5 runs in the first two innings on 8 hits. He walked one and struck out one. He threw 57 pitches in two ineffective innings. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 5/3/2019
Clearwater (11-16) dropped both ends of a double header to Fort Myers, 4-3 and 1-0. The Threshers scored 3 runs in the top of the first inning of game one, and didn’t cross the plate the rest of the day. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 5/2/2019
Clearwater (11-14) postponed. Alejandro Requena (1-1, 3.05) is scheduled to start Thursday. Kyle Young was scheduled to pitch on Friday, but has since been placed on the injury list. Perhaps newly promoted Colton Eastman gets the nod. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 5/1/2019
I visited the Complex today. There were 3 games being played, two against teams from the Detroit organization and one against a travelling team. I could only stay less than a couple hours before a recent injury started to bother me. I hadn’t been to the Complex in over a month and I spent a lot of time talking to old friends. Here’s what little I saw.
First, an Extended Spring Training Roster was available (2019 Extended Spring Training Roster).
I recorded who was playing with which coaching staff (Williamsport v. the GCL staffs) but I’m not ready to guess if these will become permanent assignments. Luke Miller hit a HR while I was talking to one security guard. I watched Jake Kinney pitch an inning. His FB was 88-91. He threw a slider and showed a CB on the last pitch I saw. I cut short a conversation with one of Clearwater’s finest when Jaylen Smith took the mound on Roberts. He pitched well. His FB range was 86-89. Curtis Mead came to bat while I was there and with a shift on purposely poked a ball through the 3-4 hole into RF. I got into a discussion with a scout from Baseball Prospectus. He told me that Kyle Glogoski was shipped to Lakewood. I haven’t seen the transaction, but I think he was charting during the Lakewood game. That’s all, intrasquads tomorrow, but it’s my 20th anniversary.
Clearwater (11-14) beat Fort Myers, 3-0 in Alec Bohm’s Advanced A debut. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 4/30/2019
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