Lehigh Valley won again and is seriously creeping toward .500. Reading won and ditto. Jersey Shore and Clearwater lost. The FCL Phillies won their third in a row. DSL Phillies White beat DSL Phillies Red.
SP Kolby Allard (Lehigh Valley), Lachlan Wells (Reading), and Mavis Graves (Clearwater) combined to pitch 18-2 innings for their respective teams without issuing a walk. Allard (6.2 innings, 2 runs) and Wells (7.0 innings, 3 runs) turned in quality starts while Graves went five allowing one run and striking out ten.
FCL Phillies (22-16) beat the Blue Jays, 8-0. Wilmer Blanco pitched five scoreless innings allowing 3 hits and a walk. He struck out six. Luis Gonzalez pitched four scoreless innings allowing a hit and striking out two.
The game was scoreless through six innings. The Phillies scored 2 runs in the seventh inning on a solo HR (4) by Rickardo Perez and an RBI single by Junior Marin. The blew the game open with 6 runs in the ninth inning on an RBI single by Perez, a passed ball, a 2-run HR (3) by Marin, and a 2-run HR (1) by Juan Villavicencio.
- #5 Starlyn Caba (.239/.742): went 2-4 with a R, BB,
- #8 Eduardo Tait (.283/.842): went 2-5
- #24 Alexis De La Cruz (1-1, 14.63): DNP
- Other players of interest
- Aroon Escobar (.338/.976): DNP
- Guillermo Rosario (.254/.769): went 1-4 with R, 2B
- Rickardo Perez (.309/.875): went 2-4 with 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (4)
- Pitchers of interest
- Adilson Peralta (3.12): DNP
- Danyony Pulido (4.18): DNP
- Juan Amarante (2.45): DNP
Lehigh Valley (35-39) beat Durham, 9-2. Kolby Allard pitched 6.2 innings and gave up 2 runs on 7 hits. He walked none and struck out eight. Tyler Gilbert stranded an inherited runner and pitched 0.1 inning facing and retiring one batter. Michael Rucker pitched one scoreless inning allowing a hit and striking out two. Nick Nelson pitched a scoreless inning allowing a hit and a walk and striking out two.
The IronPigs scored a run in the first inning on a solo HR (7) by Buddy Kennedy. They added single runs in the sixth and seventh on a solo HR (5) by Kody Clemens and an RBI single by Johan Rojas. After Durham pulled within a run, they scored 6 runs in the eighth on a 2-run HRs (17) by Ruben Cardenas (17) and Aramis Garcia (7) and a 2-run single by Clemens.
Johan Rojas (.400/1.004) went 2-3 with a run scored, RBI, walk, sacrifice, and 2 stolen bases.
Former Phillies’ farm hand Curtis Mead went 0-4.
- #3 Mick Abel (1-7, 7.08): 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): recalled by Phillies on 6/23
Reading (32-37) beat Bowie, 8-4. Lachlan Wells pitched seven innings allowing 3 runs on 8 hits. He walked none and struck out five. Two of the seven hits were HRs. Carlos Francisco pitched a scoreless inning walking one and striking out one. Cristian Hernandez pitched one inning and gave up one run on 2 hits. He struck out one and gave up a HR.
Reading scored 2 runs in the first inning on a 2-run HR (10) by Carson Taylor. They scored a run in the second on an RBI single by Ethan Wilson. They added another run in the third on an RBI single by Trevor Schweke. They tacked on another run in the fifth on an RBI single by Taylor. The Baysox closed within 2 runs and Reading responded with a run in the seventh on a solo HR (4) by Caleb Ricketts. They tacked on 2 more runs in the eighth on a 2-run HR (5) by Robert Moore.
- #1 Andrew Painter: rehabbing from TJ surgery on 60-day injury list
- #9 Gabriel Rincones: 60-day IL
- #12 Carlos De La Cruz (.251/.771): went 2-3 with a R, SB
- #15 Christian McGowan (3.18): 7-day IL
- #20 Caleb Ricketts (.278/.800): went 1-4 with 2 R, RBI, HR (4)
- #25 Robert Moore (.244/.721): went 1-4 with a R, 2 RBI, HR (5)
#27Jose Rodriguez: Ineligible List
Jersey Shore (40-30) lost to Greensboro, 11-4. Mitch Neunborn pitched 3.2 inings and gave up 3 runs (2 ER) on 3 hits and 3 walks. He struck out five. Benony Robles allowed one of 2 inherited runners to score and pitched 1.1 innings. He gave up 3 unearned runs on 3 walks and struck out two. Dominic Pipkin pitched a scoreless inning walking one and striking out two. Jack Dallas pitched a scoreless inning allowing a hit. Mason Ronan pitched two innings and gave up 5 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks. He struck out 4 and surrendered 2 HR.
The BlueClaws scored a run in the second inning on a solo HR (9) by Jordan Dissan. They scored a run in the fourth on an RBI single by Emaarion Boyd. They scored a run in the sixth on an inside-the-park HR (2) by Erick Brito. They scored a run in the seventh on an RBI single by Troy Schreffler.
- #2 Aidan Miller (.220/.739): went 0-3 with a BB
- #4 Justin Crawford (.286/.739): went 0-4
- #7 Bryan Rincon (.204/.659): 7-day IL
- #11 William Bergolla (.292/.752): DNP
- #13 Pan Wen-hui: 60-day IL
- #16 Emaarion Boyd (.223/.609): went 1-4 with an RBI
- #22 Hendry Mendez (.236/.644): went 1-4 with a R
- #23 Samuel Aldegheri (5-4, 2.75): DNP
- #28 George Klassen (1-0, 2.00): 5DNP
Clearwater (44-26) lost to Bradenton, 9-7. This was not the slug fest that the score might lead you to believe. They entered the ninth inning tied 3-3 and combined for 10 runs in the inning.
Mavis Graves pitched five innings and allowed one run on five hits. He walked none and struck out ten. Paxton Thompson pitched two innings and gave up one run on one hit (HR). He walked none and struck out three. Jonh Henriquez pitched one inning and gave up a run on 2 hits and a walk. He struck out two but blew a save opportunity. Jonathan Petit faced 7 batters without recording an out. He gave up 6 runs (5 ER) on 4 hits, a walk, and a hit bater. Josh Bortka stranded an inherited runner and pitched the rest of the inning facing three batters and striking out two.
The Threshers took the lead with 3 runs in the sixth inning on an RBI double by Jordan Viars, an RBI single by Raylin Heredia, and a fielding error. They rallied for 4 runs in the ninth on an RBI ground out by Pierce Bennett, a base-loaded walk by Kehden Hettiger, and a 2-run single by AJ Shaver. The comeback fell short with the tying runs on base.
The Threshers were a lackluster 2-15 with RISP.
- #6 Devin Saltiban (.208/.673): went 0-3 with 2 R, BB, HBP
- #14 Alex McFarlane: on the 60-day injury list
- #17 TJayy Walton (.237/.755): 7-day IL
- #19 Raylin Heredia (.252/.737): went 2-2 with a R, RBI, BB, SB, HBP
- #21 Kehden Hettiger (.171/.580): went 0-4 with an RBI, BB
- #29 Nikau Pouaka-Grego (.258/.738): DNP
- #NR Jordan Viars (.257/.842): went 2-4 with 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B
DSL Phillies Red (4-12) lost to DSL Phillies White (6-10), 5-3.
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- #26 Jalvin Arias (.211/.768): went 1-2 with a BB
Catcher Alirio Ferrebus (.375/1.196) went 0-1 with a run scored, a walk, and was hit by a pitch. After the game he was reassigned to the FCL Phillies.
Transactions –
6/25/2024 – Phillies activated RHP Yunior Marte from the 15-day IL
6/25/2024 – Phillies optioned RHP Yunior Marte to Lehigh Valley
6/25/2024 – RHP Tyler McKay assigned to Lehigh Valley from Reading
6/25/2024 – RHP Daniel Harper assigned to Reading from Jersey Shore
6/25/2024 – Reading activated C Caleb Ricketts from the 7-day IL
6/25/2024 – Reading sent RHP Dominic Pipkin on a rehab assignment to Jersey Shore
6/25/2024 – OF Keaton Anthony assigned to Jersey Shore from Clearwater
6/25/2024 – Jersey Shore activated OF Keaton Anthony
6/25/2024 – Jersey Shore sent RHP Wen Hui Pan on a rehab assignment to Clearwater
6/25/2024 – 2B Leonardo Rondon assigned to FCL Phillies from Clearwater
6/25/2024 – C Alirio Ferrebus assigned to FCL Phillies from DSL Phillies Red
6/25/2024 – C Declan Speirs assigned to DSL Phillies Red from DSL Phillies White
6/24/2024 – Lehigh Valley transferred C José Godoy to the Development List
6/24/2024 – Reading transferred C Arturo De Freitas to the Development List
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 25th.
And, the Transactions menu option is up-to-date for the 2024 season thru June 23rd.
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Good for Ferrebus to come to the states, I don’t recall that midseason move happening often.
Graves might be ready for a move to the Shore.
I was at the Jersey Shore game last night. I really picked a stinker. Neither Crawford nor Miller hit anything hard. Boyd misplayed a routine fly ball down the line into a double (never touched it). Pipkin, on a rehab, displayed his strong arm hitting 97/98. He’ll be back to Reading soon. Brito hit a line single to right that the RF dove forward for but the ball bounced past him. Brito circled on the play but would have been out at the plate but the catcher dropped the ball. Miller looked fine at SS but couldn’t handle one hard smash up the middle, when the ball bounced off his glove into CF scoring a run from 2b.
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FCL team has now listed six catchers on its roster…Tait, Rosario, Mendez, Rondon, Perez and now Ferrebus. Have to think one or two may get the promo call to CLW. Also Perez still continues to hit, but sees no action behind the plate-now he is 1B or DH…..latest photo shows he is pretty hefty/stout, definitely not 175 lbs as listed.
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Junior Marin hit his 3rd home run … I didn’t know much about this guy, so here is what I found
Acquired from Royals for P James McArthur, after McArthur was designated for assignment.
From a Royals fan page, he was listed as a prospect to watch: Outfielder Junior Marin is by far my favorite prospect in the ACL and DSL. The 17-year-old terrorized DSL pitching, slashing .380/.469/.696 (in 111 at-bats) with seven home runs, 32 RBI, and carried an insane 1.164 OPS. He also sports all the advanced statistics you want to see, including a meager 17.1% strikeout rate, 14.4% walk rate (16 BB vs 19 K), 205 wRC+, and .315 ISO. Those are insanely impressive numbers. The power seems like it is legit. If that hit tool translates when he comes stateside, we can expect Marin to sky rocket. What also impresses me about Marin is his size. At 17, he comes in at 6’2/220 lbs. I can only imagine he is going to grow. The only concern is that he eventually outgrows the outfield, and they will have to find a new position for him.
At age 19, prior to the trade, he started in the ACL and slashed .315/.379/.413 with K rate jumping to 30%
This year, at age 20, in SSS of 66 at-bats, he’s slashed .293/.364/.448 with a K rate of 16.7%
In an article I saw about the trade, he was defined as a lottery ticket – seems like a good description!
Also, he is a LARGE human being! Now listed as 6’2, 240 lbs at MILB.com.
If baseball doesn’t workout for these current FCL players, maybe football could be in their future!
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Its cool and appreciated that you brought all of that to our attention and now I will keep an eye out to see if he gets stateside.
Generally though I don’t pay attention to anyone until they get up to CLW. The competition is so watered down in those leagues.
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He is state side with the FCL Phils
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Carson taylor having himself a season
keaton anthony???
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Looks like Keaton Anthony is yet another 1B/DH type guy.
They will both have to rake to make the Phillies move on from Schwarber after 2025.
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as per baseball America Phillies with four of the top 55 prospects Painter at 20, Miller 23, Crawford at 48, Caba at 55. Abel dropped from the list
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Jersey Shore really got thrashed by a bad hitting team this week. Pitchers all got hit and the hitters didn’t hit. Terrible week.
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The MLB Pipeline top 100 has been updated, with Miller moving up and Abel moving way down:
Painter 19
Miller 28
Crawford 56
Caba 89
Abel 94
Note that both Miller and Crawford were selected to participate in the Futures game on July 13th.
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