Box Score Recap (6/20/24)

Box Score Recap

Lehigh Valley won.  Reading was banged by rain.  Jersey Shore lost a pitchers’ duel.  Clearwater won by shutout, again.  Clearwater’s pitchers combined to hold the opposition to 0 runs, 8 hits, 5 walks, and struck out 26 batters the last two games.  The FCL Phillies lost to the first-place team.  The DSL Phillies Red lost big.  The DSL Phillies White won by shutout.

FCL Phillies (18-15) lost to the Yankees, 3-2.  Danyony Pulido pitched four strong innings giving up one run on 5 hits and a walk.  He struck out four.  Wilmer Blanco pitched two innings and gave up 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.  He struck out three.  Alexis De La Cruz pitched one scoreless inning allowing one hit.

The Phillies took a short-lived lead when they pushed across two runs in the fifth inning on bases-loaded walks by Starlyn Caba and Juan Villavicencio.

Pulido looked good throughout his four innings.  He was victimized by 3 ground balls that found their way into left field.  He got a double play after the first two, but the third eluded Caba’s dive.  Had he stopped it, the runner on third would have scored anyway.  Later, Caba made a lead-saving throw on a relay that beat the runner and would have been the lead-preserving third out had Tait held onto the throw.  I was an unbelievable strike from shallow left center field.  Alexis De La Cruz labored through the seventh and final inning.  He has some velocity on his fastball, but it can get away from him at times.  He looks like he is aiming his off-speed pitches.  The Phillies hit into 3 double plays that killed or lessened rallies.  At least four times they took a called third strike right down the middle of the plate, three times with the count full.  There were several scouts in attendance.  One, the White Sox scout, changed position a couple times to view a player or players.  I think he was scouting Caba.

  • #5 Starlyn Caba (.250/.768): went 0-1 with an RBI, 3 BB, SB
  • #8 Eduardo Tait (.262/.801): went 0-3 with a HBP
  • #24 Alexis De La Cruz (1-1, 14.63): 1.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
  • Other players of interest
  • Aroon Escobar (.338/.976): DNP
  • Guillermo Rosario (.245/.750): went 0-3
  • Rickardo Perez (.305/.837): went 0-2 with a BB
  • Pitchers of interest
  • Adilson Peralta (3.12): DNP
  • Danyony Pulido (4.18): 4.0 IP, 5 H, R, ER, BB, 4 K
  • Juan Amarante (2.18): DNP

Lehigh Valley (32-38) beat Norfolk, 9-7. Ricardo Pinto pitched four innings and gave up 5 runs on 10 hits and a walk.  He struck out five and gave up a HR.  David Buchanan pitched three innings and gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and a walk. He struck out one and gave up a HR.  Yunior Marte pitched a scoreless inning, allowed one hit, and got the win.  Nick Nelson pitched a scoreless inning, struck out a batter, and earned his first save.

The IronPigs tied the game with 2 runs in the first inning on an RBI single by Ruben Cardenas and a solo HR (11) by Weston Wilson.  They scored 2 runs in the sixth on a 2-run single by Scott Kingery.  They tied the game again with 3 runs in the seventh on a throwing error, a sac fly by Cal Stevenson, and an RBI single by Kingery.  They took the lead with 2 runs in the eighth on a solo HR (1) by Johan Rojas and an RBI double by Wilson.

The IronPigs had 15 hits, a hit batter, and 4 walks.  Cardenas, Buddy Kennedy, Wilson, Cody Roberts, and Kingery each had 2 hits.  Wilson had 2 RBI, Kingery three.

Johan Rojas went 4 for 4, scored 3 runs, drove in a run, walked once, hit a HR (1), and stole a base.

  • #3 Mick Abel (1-7, 6.93): DNP
  • #10 Griff McGarry (1-1. 3.24): 7-day IL
  • #18 Simon Muzziotti (.236/.682): 7-day IL
  • #30 Michael Mercado (1-1, 1.71): DNP

Reading (28-37) v. New Hampshire postponed, rain.

  • #1 Andrew Painter: rehabbing from TJ surgery on 60-day injury list
  • #9 Gabriel Rincones: 60-day IL
  • #12 Carlos De La Cruz (.242/.747):
  • #15 Christian McGowan (3.18): 7-day IL
  • #20 Caleb Ricketts (.279/.783): 7-day IL
  • #25 Robert Moore (.254/.733):
  • #27 Jose Rodriguez: Ineligible List

Jersey Shore (38-28) lost to Brooklyn, 2-1.  Samuel Aldegheri pitched five innings and gave up 2 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks.  He struck out nine.  Estibenzon Jimenez pitched two scoreless innings.  He allowed a hit and struck out four.  Mason Ronan pitched a scoreless inning, walked one, and struck out two.

The BlueClaws scored one run in the sixth inning on an RBI single by William Bergolla.  As a team the BlueClaws managed just 4 hits, but they drew 4 walks, had a hit batter, had 2 batters reach on errors, and stole 4 bases in 5 attempts.  Their 1 for 7 with RISP did them in.

  • #2 Aidan Miller (.214/.726): went 0-3 with a BB
  • #4 Justin Crawford (.290/.744): went 0-5
  • #7 Bryan Rincon (.204/.659): 7-day IL
  • #11 William Bergolla (.294/.758): went 1-3 with an RBI, BB, SB (12)
  • #13 Pan Wen-hui: 60-day IL
  • #16 Emaarion Boyd (.220/.598): went 1-4 with a SB (13)
  • #22 Hendry Mendez (.243/.664): went 0-4
  • #23 Samuel Aldegheri (5-4, 2.75): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
  • #28 George Klassen (4.50): DNP

Clearwater (43-23) beat Jupiter, 4-0.  Luke Russo pitched 5.1 shutout innings, allowed 4 hits, walked one, hit a batter, and struck out 5 in a solid performance.  Jose Pena stranded 2 inherited runners and pitched 1.2 scoreless innings allowing one hit and striking out four.  Saul Teran pitched two scoreless innings hitting a batter and striking out four.

The Threshers ended a scoreless game with a run in the sixth inning on an RBI double by Jordan Viars.  They opened up a lead with 3 runs in the seventh on an RBI single by Jared Thomas and a 2-run double by Diego Gonzalez.

Raylin Heredia preserved the tie game in the bottom of the fifth inning when he completed an inning-ending double play by throwing out a runner at home plate from right field.  The Threshers took the lead the next half inning.

  • #6 Devin Saltiban (.212/.673): went 0-4
  • #14 Alex McFarlane: on the 60-day injury list
  • #17 TJayy Walton (.237/.755): 7-day IL
  • #19 Raylin Heredia (.253/.737): went 1-4 with a R
  • #21 Kehden Hettiger (.168/.573): DNP
  • #29 Nikau Pouaka-Grego (.261/.750): DNP
  • #NR Jordan Viars (.250/.828): went 1-4 with an RBI, 2B

DSL Phillies Red (4-7) lost to Rangers Red, 12-0.

  • #26 Jalvin Arias (.214/.726): went 2-3 with a BB

DSL Phillies White (4-8) beat the Twins, 2-0.

Transactions –

6/20/2024 – Lehigh Valley activated RHP Ricardo Pinto from the Development List
6/20/2024 – Lehigh Valley transferred 3B Esteban Quiroz to the Development List
6/20/2024 – RHP Jaydenn Estanista assigned to Jersey Shore from Clearwater
6/20/2024 – Jersey Shore activated LHP Benony Robles from the 7-day IL
6/20/2024 – Jersey Shore activated RHP Jaydenn Estanista
6/20/2024 – RHP Jonh Henriquez assigned to Clearwater from Jersey Shore

If anyone is interested, the first 3 files under Rosters and Stuff on the pull-down menu above are up to date as of June 20th.

37 thoughts on “Box Score Recap (6/20/24)”

  1. There’s no doubt that Starlyn Caba is getting heavily scouted since he’s probably the most likely trade piece (blocked by Turner and Stott).

    Looking at a possible Luis Robert Jr. trade, not sure what to think. He’s under control for a possible 3 more years, and he’s coming off a monstrous 5 WAR season, but last year was the first time he played close to a full season. He does have a career OPS of .824.

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    1. My take is Caba is 18 so he’s technically not blocked by Turner. Turner is not going to stay at SS his entire contract.

      Turner now is a horrid SS can you imagine what it would look like like in 4 years when Caba is 22?

      I’d give you that Stott is probably the better SS between the 2 now but of course they won’t upset that apple cart this soon into Turner’s deal.

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      1. Agree that Turner is not blocking an 18 year old. Of course the Phillies may think otherwise. Just like Realmuto is not blocking a 17 year old Tait and Rojas (for production reasons) is not blocking Crawford.

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      2. DMAR…agree about Turner’s longevity there at ss…two years, three max. Though would not mind having Robert patrol CF for a few years…even with his offensive red flags.

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        2. In a vacuum sure I’d take a flier on Roberts but in the grand scheme of winning a WS and going up against the likes of say the Dodgers, Yankees or Orioles (I think today those are teams obstructing us) he doesn’t move the needle.

          If the other guys we’re counting on don’t get going its uphill against those clubs.

          And at this point I am not in a panic to make a move now to sacrifice the next wave of winning.

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      3. Miller is not leaving SS so quickly. If he can handle SS, his bat would be outrageous there. Caba is far from the majors and absolutely a deal headliner. I could see an Abel and Caba deal with a throw in 3rd piece. DD is definitely going for it this year, deals are coming for an OF and a bullpen arm.

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  2.  “At least four times they took a called third strike right down the middle of the plate, three times with the count full.”

    This got me to thinking…..why does a batter freeze in those situations…fear of failure..or do they just lose it?

    “From SABR: ……SLG and AVG are much lower with two strikes. For example, with less than two strikes, AVG and SLG are around .353 and .563, respectively. With two strikes, AVG and SLG drop to .183 and 276, respectively. In other words, batters hit 170 points lower and slugged 287 points lower with two strikes than they did with less than two strikes.  The overall AVG and SLG for was .273 and.429, respectively. Therefore, batters hit 83 points higher and slugged 134 points higher on 0-0.  Amazing?……Could it be that batters simply “lose it” with two strikes? Alternatively, could something else cause BA and SLG averages to be 170 and 287 points lower with two strikes?   The answer to this dilemma lies in the definition of BA and the fact that it was not created to be used within a PA. Batting average is the number of hits divided by the number of ABs. There are four ways to have an AB with less than two strikes: hit, error, fielder’s choice, or batted out (the ball has to be put in play). However, there are five ways to have an at-bat with two strikes: hit, error, fielder’s choice, batted out, and strikeout (the ball is either put in play or the batter strikes out).   Given that it is impossible to strike out with less than two strikes, many more ABs occur with two strikes. In fact, based on a Stanford database, 47% of all ABs occur with two strikes. The remainder are more or less evenly split between the 0 and 1 strike counts. Dividing by the larger number of ABs that occur with two strikes will produce lower AVG and SLG even for the exact same batting performance.” 

    I like to assume that the minor league hitters are preached to have a two-strike approach when up there in those situations…maybe a question to pose to guys like Preston and the coaches.

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  3. If the Phillies are considering a massive trade for Roberts I would first exhaust every possible way to get Kyle Tucker. Prospects be damned. 2 World Series in 140+ years. Tucker is twice the player, imho than Roberts. A gold glove level outfielder who has never struck out over 100 times, with power. I feel like he could be this teams Pete Rose. Just my opinion. I’m wrong a lot.

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        1. Anyway . . William Bergolla is having a really fine year for a 19 year-old at high A ball. The hit tool and plate discipline are there as are the speed and, we are told, the defense. Only power is an issue (and it’s a big one), but this is the player we had hoped we would see when he hit the scene in 2022. Very encouraging. He has first division regular potential. But he, like almost every other Sal Agostinelli-chosen prospect (it’s a truly annoying theme), has to get stronger.

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      1. I did just see that he has 1 more year of arbitration eligibility remaining. I thought I had read somewhere that he was a FA at the end of the year. Pipe dream I know.

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  4. The past two nights, someone other than Mazar got the save. Does anyone know if there is something wrong with him?

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  5. Obviously, Rojas had his 1st big game with a 4-4, a walk, a homer, a steal, and a bunt hit. He did it all. Now he just needs to do that more often over the next few weeks and he’ll find himself back in Philly. Let’s hope but it’s just one game for now.

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  6. My almost midseason top 10:

    Painter

    Miller

    Crawford

    Caba

    Abel

    Tait

    Rincones Jr.

    Aldegheri

    Klassen

    Saltiban

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    1. All speculation but I don’t see Abel anywhere near the top 10 anymore. Maybe I’m jaded from past prospects rarely panning out.

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      1. Abel is still a very talented pitcher, the results are just not showing up. If he’s not showing positive results next season, he’ll definitely be out of the top 10.

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    1. I hang up the phone if any GM says the name Tait.

      How did Rupert get the video of this, especially so quickly?

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      1. Hard to believe he will not be 18 years old for another two months. His last 17 games his slash is 389/.600/.989. If he continues at that pace for the remainder of this season, prior to next year he could be a top 100 MLB prospect.

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            1. You cannot overstate how amazing this is for a 17 year-old.

              I said last year that, if you were looking for the next Phillies’ LA Superstar, Tait would be as good of a guess as anyone.

              Tremendous potential.

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            2. FCL regular season ends in approx 4 more weeks….about two dozen more games……like to see the Phillies elevate Tait to the Threshers for the remaining portion of their season, which will run at least thru Sept 13 since the Threshers won the first half.

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        2. Tait was a low key signing ($90K) in 2023, so he won’t get the publicity like a first round pick or those with higher signing bonuses. He should definitely be top 10 for catchers next season though.

          I think Tait will need to get promoted to Clearwater AND do damage there in order to sneak into the top 100 preseason rankings for 2025.

          Note that at age 17, Tait is already ahead of top 15 prospect Samuel Basallo at that age.

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          1. Yeah may be tough to crack the top 100…he will need to at least hold his own with the Threshers in the FSL for the last few months of their season. I do not think they have FILs anymore, and in the past analyst could scout prospects during that event prior to publishing their prospect lists for the upcoming seasons.

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            1. And I would trade him in a heartbeat if it gave me a much greater chance at winning a championship.

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    1. C’mon – have a sense of humor. I spell names wrong all the time. Just funning around.

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  9. And I really hope that DD isn’t really considering trading anything more than a Wawa gift card for Michael Kopech. Probably a fine young man but success on the mound is not his forte.

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  10. Hao Yu Lee having a very good season in the Eastern League. No more trades like that. Please. Twenty one years old. Stolen from the Phillies.

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