Lehigh Valley lost. Reading won. Jersey Shore was shutout although Aldegheri pitched well. Clearwater won in eleven innings with a couple of relievers stranding the unearned runners. The FCL Phillies do not play on Wednesdays.
FCL Phillies (7-6) No game on Wednesdays.
- #5 Starlyn Caba (.256/.841):
- #9 Eduardo Tait (1-1, .189/.554):
- #25 Alexis De La Cruz (1-1, 19.64):
- Other players of interest
- Aroon Escobar (.317/.905):
- Guillermo Rosario (.350/1.008):
- Leonardo Rondon (.364/1.136):
- Rickardo Perez (.318/.991):
- Pitchers of interest
- Adilson Peralta (1-0, 1.08):
- Danyony Pulido (3.29):
- Juan Amarante (1-0, 1.59):
- Luis Avila (1.69):
Lehigh Valley (17-28) lost to Rochester, 10-5. David Buchanan took the loss allowing 8 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks in 2.2 innings. Tyler Gilbert allowed one run on a solo HR and a walk in 2,1 innings. Andrew Bellatti pitched a scoreless 2.0 innings allowing a hit and 2 walk. Taylor Lehman pitched 1.0 inning and gave up a run on a solo HR. Nick Nelson pitched a scoreless, one-hit inning.
Trailing by 9 runs, the IronPigs got on the board in the fifth inning on a solo HR (3) by Weston Wilson. They scored another run in the sixth on a solo HR (8) by Scott Kingery. They scored 3 runs in the eighth on a 3-run HR (7) by David Dahl. The IronPigs collected just 6 hits, Kingery went 2-4.
- #2 Mick Abel (1-3, 5.40): DNP
- #11 Griff McGarry (1-1. 3.24): DNP
- #19 Simon Muzziotti (.227/.638): DNP
Reading (18-23) beat Binghamton, 12-7. Kolby Allard was activated for this start and threw 51 pitches in 1.2 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 3 hits (2 HR) and 2 walks. He struck out four. Mitch Neunborn stranded an inherited runner and pitched 1.1 scoreless innings. He gave up one hit and struck out three. Noah Skirrow got the win pitching 4.1 innings. He gave up 4 runs on 7 hits (2 HR). Cristian Hernandez pitched 1.2 scoreless innings allowing a hit and striking out two.
Reading scored 2 runs in the third inning on solo HRs by Marcus Lee Sang (6) and Kendall Simmons (4). They tied the game in the fourth on an RBI double by Ethan Wilson. They erupted for 7 runs in the seventh on an RBI single by Caleb Ricketts, an RBI double by Carson Taylor, a 2-run single by Carlos De La Cruz, a 3-run HR (1) by Trevor Schweke, and an RBI single by Lee Sang. Taylor went 3-5 with a R, RBI, HR (7), 2B. Lee Sang went 3-6 with 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (6). Ricketts, De La Cruz, Schweke, and Wilson had 2 hits each.
- #1 Andrew Painter: rehabbing from TJ surgery on 60-day injury list
- #10 Gabriel Rincones: 7-day IL
- #13 Carlos De La Cruz (.198/.573): went 2-5 with a R, 2 RBI
- #21 Caleb Ricketts (.288/.753): went 2-5 with a R, RBI
- #26 Robert Moore (.229/.617): DNP
- #28 Jose Rodriguez (.238/.722): DNP
Jersey Shore (23-18) lost to Aberdeen, 2-0. Samuel Aldgheri pitched six innings giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks. He struck out eight. Andrew Baker pitched a scoreless inning striking two. Benony Robles pitched a scoreless inning walking one and striking out two.
The BlueClaws out hit the IronBirds 6-4. Justin Crawford and Otto Kemp had 2 hits each. They drew 8 walks, Hendry Mendez had three.
- #4 Justin Crawford (.265/.678): went 2-5 with 2 2B
- #8 Bryan Rincon (.204/.659): DNP
- #12 William Bergolla (.231/.595): went 1-3 with a BB
- #14 Pan Wen-hui: on 60-day injury list
- #17 Emaarion Boyd (.210/.554): DNP
- #23 Hendry Mendez (.290/.770): went 0-1 with 3 BB
- #24 Samuel Aldegheri (3-2, 1.89): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Clearwater (28-13) beat St. Lucie, 8-7 in 11 innings. Luke Russo pitched 4.1 innings allowing 4 runs (3 ER) on 5 hits and 2 walks. He struck out six. Chase Hopewell allowed 2 of 2 inherited runners to score and pitched 1.2 inning. He no more runs, 2 its, and a walk. Jaydenn Estanista pitched 2.0 innings and gave up 3 runs on 3 hits (HR). Ethan Chenault pitched 2.0 scoreless innings and got the win allowing a hit, walk, and striking out five including a one walk, 3 strikeout tenth. Drew Garrett earned his third save with a scoreless eleventh walking one and striking out one.
The Threshers scored a run in the third inning on an RBI single by Nikau Pouaka-Grego. They scored 3 runs in the fourth on a 3-run double by Dakota Kotowski. They scored 3 runs in the seventh on a wild pitch and RBI singles by Raylin Heredia and Kehden Hettiger. They scored the game winner in the top of the eleventh on a bases-loaded walk by Devin Saltiban. Kotowski had 2 hits, Heredia had three.
- #3 Aidan Miller (.323/.980): DNP
- #7 Devin Saltiban (.212/.685): entered as a PR and drew a BB, RBI
- #15 Alex McFarlane: on the 60-day injury list
- #18 TJayy Walton (.237/.755): 7-day IL
- #20 Raylin Heredia (.246/.726): went 3-6 with a R, RBI
- #22 Kehden Hettiger (.157/.551): went 2-4 with a R, RBI, BB
- #29 George Klassen (2-0, 0.33): DNP
- #30 Nikau Pouaka-Grego (.338/.926): went 1-4 with a R, RBI, BB
Other Prospects:
- #6 Orion Kerkering (1-0, 1.98) in 14.2 innings with the Phillies
- #27 Jalvin Arias, Rookie Level, DSL Red
Transactions –
5/22/2024 – LHP Kolby Allard assigned to Reading from FCL Phillies
5/22/2024 – Reading transferred C Arturo De Freitas to the Development List
Phuture Phillies 
Great to see Aldegheri bounce back with a nice game. Great to see Crawford finally get a few hits again. Also nice to see Ricketts continuing to put together a nice season. How is his catching and throwing? Major league level?
Garrett is the closer at CWater and he’s doing very well. Is he someone to pay attention to??
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Ricketts is a bit of a revelation. He wasn’t good in high A ball last year, so to see him really putting together a fine season this year at AA, with excellent plate discipline (note how often we are saying this about our minor leaguers and big leaguers this year – this is an organizational focus and it’s making all of our hitters much more dangerous – kudos to Mattingly, Long and crew for that !) and good contact skills is very encouraging. Ricketts and Marchan are looking, at least, like good back-up catcher options for the coming years (Stubbs is a great dude and a decent catcher, but his hitting is atrocious these days – and he’s hanging on by a thread and the good feelings of this club). Reports on Ricketts’ defense were good, but who knows? These days, I’m just as concerned about how good the catcher is at calling a game – this is the real brilliance of a player like Realmuto and if there’s one thing the stats dudes are not counting properly (or even at all) its the value of game-calling, which to me, has enormous value.
Aldegheri is a really nice piece. Very happy we have him and he’s a top 15 prospect in the organization right now as far as I’m concerned.
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Ricketts was terrific in A ball last year although probably a little old for the level. He was promoted to High A but got hurt soon after that. He came back from the injury eventually but never seemed to hit well after that. Hopefully the injury effected him well after he came back. I agree with you that calling a game in addition to catching and throwing are super key for a catcher.
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Caleb is very good at calling and controlling a game. His defensive focus areas to develop are receiving and throwing, not as strong an arm as others in the organization. As a lefty bat he’s got offensive upside, can also spot time at first base. I just wrote an article about Drew Garrett – a spotlight interview. He spent his first full year at complex working back from TJ – had a big arm in school – upper nineties but lacked command and control. He’s now focused on both with less velo (although that may come still) and is having success – hits a blip every now and again with walks. Has talent to advance. Sammy is a bulldog on the mound – battles and won’t back down – have liked him since we first saw him in instructs after he signed – now showing the rest of baseball what he can do. Btw Blaine Knight (as I reported) has been signed – former Orioles 3rd round pick – he will pitch in some FCL games before being assigned to either LHV or Reading.
Steve Potter
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Drew Garrett is really intriguing…good size/height and if the coaches can get him to harness his control, he may be yet be another surprise pick-up by the organization.
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Hi Steve, do you have information about how hard Samuel A has been throwing this year? Appreciate the information!
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He is sitting 92-95 this season but hit 96 four times yesterday (he just told me that 🤓). The young man has pitched himself into very much being on the radar of scouts and organizations. To be honest the Phillies have always been excited about his potential.
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WOW that is pretty legit for a young lefty and I suspect that might tick up even more as he matures. He has been one of my favorite prospects to follow this year. Thanks again!
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Not taking anything away from Garrett, but Saul Teran is also the closer at Clearwater. At 92-94 mph, he might not have the velocity that Garrett has, but he is putting up some really strong numbers.
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