The guys here for Instructs are continuing to perform the drills I wrote about in an earlier report.  They ended Saturday’s work outs with bunting and fielding contests.  They played intrasquad games both days at Spectrum Field.  I love watching a game when both teams wear the exact same uniform (Not!).

Here’s the remaining schedule for Instructs.

• Mon, 9/16: @TOR – 1:00 PM
• Tue, 9/17: v.TOR – 1:00 PM
• Wed, 9/18: CAMP
• Thu, 9/19: @DET – 1:00 PM
• Fri, 9/20: v.TOR – 1:00 PM
• Sat, 9/21: CAMP
• Sun, 9/22: OFF
• Mon, 9/23: v.TOR – 1:00 PM
• Tue, 9/24: @TOR – 1:00 PM
• Wed, 9/25: CAMP
• Thu, 9/26: v.DET – 1:00 PM
• Fri, 9/27: @TOR – 1:00 PM
• Sat, 9/28: CAMP
• Sun, 9/29: OFF

Toward the end of the week, a roster was handed out.  It included 72 players.

Pitchers (38)

1. Adams, Tyler – LHP, Gulf Coast Phillies East
2. Aldegheri, Samuel – LHP, Gulf Coast Phillies East
3. Betancourt, Carlos – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies East
4. Burch, Tyler – RHP, Williamsport
5. Castaneda, Dylan – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies West
6. Castillo, Starlyn – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies East
7. De La Cruz, Jonas – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies West
8. Dyar, Dallas – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies West
9. Estevez, Engel – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies East
10. Francisco, Carlos – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies East
11. Garrido, Maikel – LHP, Gulf Coast Phillies East
12. Geraldo, Juan – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies East
13. Gessner, Josh – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies West
14. Hendrickson, Josh – LHP, Lakewood
15. Hernandez, Christian – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies West
16. Jefferson, DJ – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies East
17. Lackney, Nick – LHP, Gulf Coast Phillies West
18. Leverett, Adam – RHP, Williamsport
19. Lozano, Fernando – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies West
20. Made, Alejandro – RHP, Williamsport
21. Marcano, Rafael – LHP, Gulf Coast Phillies East
22. Martinez, Jordi – LHP, Gulf Coast Phillies East
23. Mayer, Gunner – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies West
24. McArthur, James – RHP, Clearwater
25. Micheles, Chris – LHP, Williamsport
26. Milam, Hunter – LHP, Gulf Coast Phillies East
27. Miller, Erik – LHP, Lakewood
28. Morales, Francisco – RHP, Lakewood
29. Perkins, Jack – RHP, Clearwater
30. Pina, Nicoly – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies West
31. Schultz, Andrew – RHP, Lakewood
32. Schulze, Brett – RHP, Williamsport
33. Segovia, Eduar – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies West
34. Smith, Jaylen – LHP, Gulf Coast Phillies West
35. Ulloa, Jose – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies East
36. Van Scoyoc, Spencer – LHP, Williamsport
37. Vargas, Victor – RHP, Williamsport
38. Vilchez, Daniel – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies West

Catchers (8)

1. Edwards, Mitchel – Catcher, Wiliamsport
2. Francisco, Freddy – Catcher, Gulf Coast Phillies West
3. Iser, Herbert – Catcher, Wiliamsport
4. Mendez, Juan – Catcher, DSL Phillies White
5. Nava, Andrick – Catcher, Gulf Coast Phillies West
6. O’Hoppe, Logan – Catcher, Wiliamsport
7. Rodriguez, Cesar – Catcher, Gulf Coast Phillies East
8. Yonamine, Micah – Catcher, Gulf Coast Phillies East

Infielders (15)

1. Azuaje, Alexeis – 2B, DSL Phillies Red
2. Cornelius, Chris – SS, Gulf Coast Phillies West
3. Dipre, Guarner – SS, Gulf Coast Phillies East
4. Fassnacht, Nate – SS, Williamsport
5. Flores, Wilfredo – 2B, Gulf Coast Phillies East
6. Garcia, Luis – SS, Lakewood
7. Herrera, Juan – 3B, DSW
8. Made, Edgar – SS, Gulf Coast Phillies West
9. Rott, Rudy – 1B, Williamsport
10. Simmons, Kendall – SS, Williamsport
11. Stott, Bryson – SS, Williamsport
12. Tatum, McCarthy – 3B, Lakewood
13. Torres, Nicolas – INF, Williamsport
14. Tortolero, Jose – INF, Gulf Coast Phillies East
15. Wingrove, Rixon – 1B, Gulf Coast Phillies West

Outfielders (11)

1. Cedeno, Jose – RF, Gulf Coast Phillies East
2. De La Cruz, Carlos – OF, Lakewood
3. Encarnacion, Jeff – RF, DSL Phillies Red
4. Greenwalt, Keaton – CF, Gulf Coast Phillies West
5. Hearn, Hunter – CF, Williamsport
6. Lee Sang, Marcus – CF, Gulf Coast Phillies East
7. Markwardt, Hunter – CF, Williamsport
8. Maxwell, Tucker – CF, Gulf Coast Phillies West
9. Pelletier, Ben – RF, Lakewood
10. Rojas, Johan – CF, Williamsport
11. Sanchez, Jaidel – RF, Gulf Coast Phillies West

Others sighted included 19 players who ended the season on the 7- or 60-day ILs

1. Antonac, Yoan – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies East, 60-day IL
2. Arano, Victor – RHP, PHI, 60-day IL, 60-day IL
3. Bettencourt, Trevor – RHP, REA, 7-day IL
4. Brown, Ben – RHP, Lakewood, 7-day IL
5. Fanti, Nick – LHP, Clearwater, 7-day IL
6. Hallead, Tyler – RHP, Clearwater, 7-day IL
7. Herrera, Lizardo – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies West, 60-day IL
8. Jimenez, Jose – LHP, Lakewood, 7-day IL
9. Leibrandt, Brandon – LHP, LHV, 60-day IL
10. Llovera, Mauricio – RHP, REA, 7-day IL
11. Pipkin, Dominic – RHP, Lakewood, 7-day IL
12. Rosario, Sandro – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies West, 60-day IL
13. Schultz, Andrew – RHP, Lakewood, 7-day IL
14. Viza, Tyler – RHP, REA, 7-day IL
15. Young, Kyle – LHP, Clearwater, 60-day IL
16. Cabral, Edgar – Catcher, Clearwater, 60-day IL
17. Fitch, Colby – Catcher, Clearwater, 7-day IL
18. Cumana, Grenny – INF, Reading, 7-day IL
19. Pujols, Jose – RF, Reading, 7-day IL

Plus, 9 players who are probably here for Strength and Conditioning

1. Cotto, Gabriel – LHP, Gulf Coast Phillies East
2. Cummings, Bailey – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies East
3. Francisco, Carlos – RHP, Williamsport
4. Gowdy, Kevin – RHP, Lakewood
5. Ramey, Brandon – RHP, Gulf Coast Phillies West
6. Aparacio, Juan – C, Lakewood
7. Marchan, Rafael – C, Clearwater
8. Stewart, D.J. – 3B, Williamsport
9. Williams, Corbin – CF, Williamsport

There are probably more.  Those not specifically here for Instructs are working primarily indoors.

Instructs culminated with intrasquad games on Friday and Saturday.  The squads looked to maintain contiguity from one day to the next.  Manager Greg Brodzinski’s team “won” both games.  Games last as long as the teams have pitchers.  Seven innings on Friday, 6.5 innings on Saturday.  Innings were rolled if pitch count rose too high.  Pitchers threw no more than one inning.

The scoreboard tracked runs but not hits and errors.  I think there were just 4 runs total 2-1 and 1-0), and not many more hits.  Chalk these games up as wins for the 27 pitchers who saw action.  Except for Daniel Vilchez who had his inning rolled after just one pitch.  It was lined back through the box off his pitching hand.  He left under protest.

Friday’s pitchers included – Jonas De la Cruz, Christian Hernandez, Alejandro Made, Carlos Betancourt, Josh Hendrickson, DJ Jefferson, Adam Leverett, Spencer Van Scoyoc, Jaylen Smith, Nick Lackney, Engel Estevez, Carlos Francisco, Juan Gerrido, and Dylan Castenada.

Kendall Simmons went 0-1 with a BB, HBP. Bryson Stott went 0-1 with a BB.  Carlos de La Cruz went 1-1 with a run scored, RBI single, and 2 stolen bases.  Keaton Greenwalt went 1-2.  Luis Garcia went 1-2.  Rixon Wingrove went 0-1 with 2 BB. Ben Pelletier went 0-2 with a BB.  Freddy Francisco went 1-2.  Marcus Lee Sang went 1-3.  Jose Cedeno went 1-1 with a triple.

Saturday’s pitchers included Tyler Burch, Tyler Adams, Francisco Morales, Samuel Aldeghari, Chris Micheles, Andy Reyes, James McArthur, Daniel Vilchez, Fernando Lozano, Gunner Mayer, Victor Vargas, Josh Gessner, and Jeack Perkins.

The only run scored without a hit – 2 walks, a wild pitch and a ground out.  Jose Cedeno tripled again into the RF corner.  Nicolas Torres also tripled.

Morales and Micheles each struck out two batters.  I didn’t watch the radar gun since this is Instructs and guys should be working on things.  But, Sammy Aldeghari threw for the first time “under the gun”.  So, I couldn’t resist.  He throws a loud, heavy fastball.  But it only registered 90 mph the six times he threw it.  He also threw a change up at 83-84 and a curve ball in the mid 70s.

Games against other orgs start this week.