There was an intrasquad game at the Complex in the afternoon.  They schedule one every day.  This one was different because most of the newly signed position players played.  The only two who didn’t were high school draft picks Jamari Baylor and Micah Yonamine.

The most exciting event was Spencer Howard taking the mound.  He retired the side on less than ten pitches, but continued to face batters until he reached his pitch limit.  I watched the radar guns on most of his pitches.  His fastball was 93-95 mph.  They were almost all 95, I only saw 93 and 94 once each.

Clearwater (36-30, .545) finished the first half in second place, 5.5 games out of first.  They played .500 at home and were 19-13 on the road.   Continue reading Threshers Recap – 6/14/2019 →

Clearwater (36-30) lost to St. Lucie, 3-2.

The Threshers opened up a 2-run lead. Jhailyn Ortiz opened the inning with the forst of 3 batters hit by a pitch.  After a wild pitch, a Madison Stoke’s single, and another wild pitch put runners on second and third, Jake Conley stroked an 2-run single in his Threshers’ debut. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 6/13/2019 →

Clearwater (36-29) beat St. Lucie, 7-2 in a rain-shortened game.

Julian Garcia (5-4, 3.15) pitched six solid innings.  He gave up 2 runs in six innings on 3 hits and 4 walks.  He struck out five.  Kyle Arjona (1.86) pitched 0.1 innings before the skies opened up. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 6/12/2019 →

I arrived at the Complex early, shortly after a rain shower ended,  and somehow missed Spencer Howard’s live BP.  But his father reported yesterday that Spencer felt fine and was up around 97 mph.  We have to accept that the Phillies are going to be careful with their rehabbing pitchers. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 6/11/2019 →

There was activity at the Complex before the rain drove everyone inside.  Tommy Hunter pitched a live BP with Logan O’Hoppe behind the plate.  It started to rain and the trooper pitched thru a heavy down pour to complete his daily throwing.

About 30-or-more new bodies were on hand,  They were observed touring the Complex with Chris Truby.  It’s likely the large number included some of the scouts who signed the boys.  I reported those who could be identified in the Draft Discussion.

Alec Bohm was selected to take part in the FSL All Star game.  He was recently added when a player from another team was withdrawn due to injury.  The third baseman was probably overlooked initially due to his late arrival to the league.  But, he certainly deserves the honor.  He is the seventh Tresher to be invited.  It remains to be seen if he attends the game or follows Jonathan Hennigan to Reading before he can take part in the weekend’s festivities.  Continue reading Threshers Recap – 6/10/2019 →

Last week, the South Atlantic League announced that Lakewood’s Kyle Glogoski would represent the BlueClaws in the SAL All Star game.  The Kiwi is their sole representative.  The 20-year-old has put together an impressive resume since being activated from extended spring training on May 1st.

Glogoski has pitched in 7 games and has a 3-1 record with a 0.76 ERA.  He has walked 6 and struck out 39 in 23.2 innings.  Opposing batters are hitting 1.25 against him and he carries a 0.68 WHIP.

Glosgoski’a first four appearances were as a reliever.  He made his first start on May 25th and struck out 11 batters in five innings.

Clearwater (34-28) postponed.  Dunedin lost, so the Threshers only picked up a half game on the Blue Jays.  They trail the first place Jays by 4.0 games with 7 to play.  Their elimination number remains at four. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 6/9/2019 →

Back in May, the FSL announced their 2019 All Star squads.  The original announcement included five Threshers – left-handed starter Damon Jones, left-handed reliever Jonathan Hennigan, shortstop Nick Maton, center fielder Simon Muzziotti, and outfielder Matt Vierling.  Hennigan has been with Reading since May 21st.  Right-handed reliever Grant Dyer has since been added to the North squad.  The game is scheduled for June 15th in Jupiter.

The Phillies have apparently come to terms with FA RHP Fernando Salas and are likely to assign him to Lehigh Valley when finalized.

Clearwater (34-28) beat Daytona, 3-2.  They have won 3 games in a row but haven’r been able to make up any ground on Dunedin.  They still trail by 4.5 games with 8 to play.  Their elimination number is four.   Continue reading Threshers Recap – 6/8/2019 →

I visited the Complex to watch an intrasquad game.  Edubray Ramos took the mound and faced Roman Quinn as his first batter.  Ramos won that altercation, but didn’t retire another batter before reaching his pitch limit. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 6/7/2019 →