Box Score Recap (7/11/24)

Box Score Recap

Lehigh Valley won reaching .500 for the season.  Reading lost.  Jersey Shore won.  Clearwater split, losing a game where they outhit their opponent, 8 to 3.  The FCL Phillies were rained out.  The DSL Phillies Red won.  The DSL Phillies White won by shutout holding their opponent to 3 hits while getting two hits of their own.

FCL Phillies (26-21) postponed due to rain to be made up on July 25th.

  • #4 Starlyn Caba (.264/.792):
  • #8 Eduardo Tait (.312/.889):
  • #24 Alexis De La Cruz (2-1, 7.47):
  • Other players of interest
  • #NR Alirio Ferrebus (.320/.717):
  • #NR Aroon Escobar (.338/.976):
  • #NR Guillermo Rosario (.250/.760):
  • #NR Rickardo Perez (.279/.822):
  • Pitchers of interest
  • #NR Adilson Peralta (3-3, 3.24):
  • #NR Juan Amarante (3-0, 3.06):

Lehigh Valley (10-5, 44-44) beat Buffalo, 8-6.  Mick Abel (6.88) pitched 3.2 innings.  He gave up 5 runs on 3 hits and 7 walks.  He struck out four.  Tyler McKay (2-1, 3.98) stranded 2 inherited runners and pitched 2.1 scoreless innings allowing one hit and striking out six.  Andrew Bellatti (5.72) pitched one scoreless inning allowing one hit and striking out one.  Yunior Marte (7.50) pitched one inning and allowed one run on one hit, a walk, a hit batter, and a wild pitch.  He struck out two.  Tyler Gilbert (5.59) pitched one scoreless inning, struck out one, and earned his 4th save.

The IronPigs scored a run in the first inning on an RBI double by Darick Hall.  They scored again in the second on a solo HR (17) by Scott Kingery.  They closed to within one run with 2 runs in the third on an RBI ground out by Hall and an RBI single by Carlos De La Cruz.  They took the lead with 2 runs in the fifth on another RBI ground out by Hall and an RBI double by De La Cruz.  They added an insurance run in the seventh on an RBI double by Buddy Kennedy.  They tacked on a run in the eighth on a solo HR (8) by Aramis Garcia.

  • #5 Mick Abel (2-7, 6.88): 3.2 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 7 BB, 4 K
  • #10 Griff McGarry (1-1. 3.57): 7-day IL
  • #12 Carlos De La Cruz (.200/.467): went 2-4 with 2 RBI, 2B
  • #18 Simon Muzziotti (.236/.682): 7-day IL
  • #30 Michael Mercado (1-1, 1.71): recalled by Phillies on 6/23

Reading (4-11, 35-48) lost to Akron, 7-2.  Jean Cabrera (0-1, 5.40) pitched five innings and gave up 3 runs on 4 hits, 4 walks, and a hit batter.  He struck out three.  Noah Skirrow (5.40) pitched 2.2 innings and gave up 3 unearned runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.  He struck out three.  Andrew Schultz (4.84) allowed 3 inherited runners to score and pitched 0.1 inning allowing one run on 2 hits and a balk striking out one.  Dominic Pipkin (0.00) pitched a scoreless inning allowing one hit and striking out one.

Reading took the lead with a run in the second inning on a solo HR (3) by Josh Breaux.  They pulled within a run with a run in the sixth on a solo HR (6) by Caleb Ricketts.

  • #1 Andrew Painter: rehabbing from TJ surgery on 60-day injury list
  • #9 Gabriel Rincones: 60-day IL
  • #15 Christian McGowan (3.18): 7-day IL
  • #20 Caleb Ricketts (.261/.801): went 2-3 with a R, RBI, HR (6)
  • #23 Samuel Aldegheri
  • #25 Robert Moore (.233/.693): went 1-4 with a 2B
  • #27 Jose Rodriguez: Ineligible List

Jersey Shore (9-9, 47-37) beat Hudson Valley, 3-2.  Casey Steward (1.69) pitched six innings and gave up one run on 3 hits and 4 walks and a balk.  Mason Ronan (9.00) pitched one inning, blew the save, and gave up one run on 2 hits.  He struck out one.  Andrew Walling (7-0, 1.78) pitched two scoreless innings walking 2 and striking out two.

The BlueClaws took the lead with a run in the first inning on an RBI single by Aidan Miller.  They took the lead again with a run in the third on another RBI single by Miller.  They went ahead for good with a run in the eighth on an RBI single by Keaton Anthony.

Simon Muzziotti (.000) went 0-4 in a rehab start.

  • #2 Aidan Miller (.188/.599): went 2-4 with 2 RBI
  • #3 Justin Crawford (.301/.787): went 3-4 with 3 R, 3B
  • #7 Bryan Rincon (.204/.659): 7-day IL
  • #11 William Bergolla (.288/.739): went 1-3
  • #13 Pan Wen-hui: 60-day IL
  • #16 Emaarion Boyd (.241/.657): went 0-3
  • #22 Hendry Mendez (.266/.720): DNP
  • #28 George Klassen (1-2, 4.67): DNP

Clearwater (6-12, 49-35) split 2 seven-innings games with Palm Beach, losing the suspended game, 5-4 in eight innings and winning the scheduled game, 7-4.

Game One: Before the game was suspended, Enrique Segura (5.16) pitched three innings and gave up 4 runs on 3 hits, 2 walks, and a hit batter.  After the restart, Brandon Beckel (3.86) who pitched a scoreless inning striking out one.  Jake Eddington (4.66) pitched three scoreless innings walking one and striking out four.  Luis Avila (0-2, 0.00) gave up an unearned run with 2 outs in the eighth – no hit, no walks.

The Threshers scored 3 runs in the fourth inning on a 3-run HR (1) by Diego Gonzalez.  They tied the game with a run in the sixth on an RBI single by Gonzalez.

    • #29 Nikau Pouaka-Grego (.226/.696): went 0-4
    • #NR Jordan Viars (.260/.869): went 0-3

Game Two: Micah Graves (3.15) pitched three innings and gave up 4 runs (3 ER) on 6 hits, 2 walks, and a wild pitch.  Jonh Henriquez (2-1, 2.81) pitched two scoreless innings walking two and striking out four.  Drew Garrett (1.55) pitched two scoreless innings walking one and striking out three for his fifth save.

The Threshers took an early lead with a run in the first inning on a solo HR (10) by Devin Saltiban.  The retook the lead with a run in the third when Raylin Heredia tripled and scored on an error while Saltiban was stealing second base.  They tied the game with 2 runs in the fifth on an RBI single by Heredia and an RBI double by Pierce Bennett.  They took the lead with a run in the sixth on a solo HR (5) by Dakota Kotowski.  They added 2 insurance runs in the seventh on a sac fly by Avery Owusu-Asiedu and a base-load HBP by Saltiban.

Cardinals’ pitchers hit five Threshers’ batters.  No retaliation.

  • #6 Devin Saltiban (.229/.752): went 2-3 with a R, 2 RBI, BB, HR (10), SB, HBP
  • #14 Alex McFarlane: on the 60-day injury list
  • #17 TJayy Walton (.246/.762): DNP
  • #19 Raylin Heredia (.247/.74): went 2-4 with 2 R, RBI, 3B, HBP
  • #21 Kehden Hettiger (.171/.580): DNP
  • #29 Nikau Pouaka-Grego (.226/.696): DNP
  • #NR Jordan Viars (.260/.869): DNP

DSL Phillies Red (8-18) beat the Tigers1, 6-5.

DSL Phillies White (10-16) beat the Twins, 1-0.  Hanfermin Vargas (1-2, 4.01) pitched six innings and allowed just 2 hits, walked none, and struck out five.  Richard Reyes (1.42) pitched one inning and allowed one hit, walked none, and struck out one.  The Phillies White managed just 2 hits.

    • #26 Jalvin Arias (.233/.783): 7-day IL

Catcher Alirio Ferrebus was promoted to the FCL.

Transactions –

7/11/2024 – Lehigh Valley released OF Ruben Cardenas
7/11/2024 – Reading transferred RHP Robinson Pina to the Development List
7/11/2024 – Reading activated RHP Konnor Ash from the Development List
7/10/2024 – Lehigh Valley activated OF A.J. Shaver

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20 thoughts on “Box Score Recap (7/11/24)”

  1. Any reason given for Ruben Cardenas ‘release’ He carried the Pigs for a couple of weeks.

    What’s your opinion of Keaton Anthony? He has ‘torn-up’ both levels of A ball

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    1. It was mentioned in a previous post that Cardenas signed with the KBO.

      Keaton Antony turned 23 last month and he’s at High-A so he’s not too old for the level. He’s a 1B/DH so he’ll need to continue to rake to get promoted. He should probably be promoted to Reading, but Carson Taylor (another 1B/DH) is hitting well there.

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      1. And before you ask why 25 year old Carson Taylor is still at Reading, that’s because soon to be 29 year old Darick Hall (yet another 1B/DH) is at Lehigh.

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    2. IMO, Keaton Anthony is legit…he tore up his last two years in the Big Ten….however MLB teams avoided him because of the gambling accusations at Iowa. He could really be a diamond in the rough.

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      1. Hmm, the lack of HRs is a concern, he ony hit 4 this year. Darick Hall hit 9 as a 20 year old and then the following season hit 29.

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        1. I think they will try Anthony in LF at some point…he did play some OF at Iowa. If I were him I would ask to give it a go.

          Phillies org, from parent club down thru A level, do have their fair share of 1B/DH type players….and if they just happen to draft Tommy White out of LSU on Sunday, add another to the list.

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          1. Even if Anthony was moved to a corner OF spot, he needs to hit more than 4 HR. On the other hand, he’s walking a ton, his OBP is off the charts.

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            1. I’m loving Keaton Anthony and also Otto Kemp – two really good undrafted free agents. Anthony is hitting and is an on base machine. I wouldn’t worry about the power yet at all – when he settled in at Clearwater he finally started to hit homers. The important thing is that he’s showing a really good hit tool and elite plate discipline – which is huge. And, again, Otto Kemp has also had a great year. He’s only hitting about .260 at Reading, but with an OPS over .900 and he’s already jumped two levels. Yes, Anthony is the more impressive of the two right now, but Kemp has done very well too.

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  2. Omg, Abel is a mess. Disaster season for him. Not only can he not throw strikes, he lost velocity in the 3rd inning. Emotionally he must be a wreck. Baseball is such a hard game. Hopefully he grows from this but at this point I honestly think the best thing to do is remove him from LV and put him in the pitching lab.

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    1. You mentioned about month ago about perhaps something is going on with his arm…..wonder if they did any imaging to see if the UCL is still 100% in tacked. I would think that would have been something they would have done by now. ..his last 15 starts, Game Scores under 50 eleven times, and 4 games between 50 and 53.

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    2. Whatever Abel is working on, it’s just not translating into results. I would rather they remove him from the rotation and insert him into the bullpen and let him air it out there. He needs to see some measure of success. This season has to be mentally draining.

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    3. I think, sometimes, pitchers really need to rest up and heal their joints and ligaments to regain feel and velocity. He was sick I believe and perhaps he tried to do too much too soon to get back on track and he just wasn’t right.

      Abel needs to get away from competition, go to a lab, get rest and start next year anew. If worse comes to worse they can make him a reliever – lots of guys have saved their careers that way (hello Jeff Hoffman and Andrew Miller). But saying he’s our 12th best prospect right now – yes, that sounds about right.

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      1. There are three potential outcomes for Abel:
        1. If nothing changes, he is a non-prospect.
        2. If he fixes his command but doesn’t improve his ability to maintain velocity past 3 innings, then he is a back end reliever.
        3. If he fixes his command and also fixes his ability to maintain his 95+ velo then he is a starting pitcher.

        my guess on probability of those three outcomes is not encouraging. I would guess 50%, 40%, 10%.

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        1. Man, 50 percent is rough! You may be right, but wow – sobering.

          Anyway, I tend to think he’s going to figure things out enough to have a major league career, but it is going to be like Spencer Howard’s major league career (the parallels are there) or is he going to figure things out and have staying power? Who knows?

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          1. Catch …….. I think you hit it earlier ………….. I think if he’s not hurting physically …….. by now he is mentally and they need to at least pause and give the guy a mental health check before regrouping and pressing forward.

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          2. He has a negative WAR. He literally makes it harder for us to win than a street free agent would. It is a negative value contract.

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