Box Score Recap (7/23/24)

Box Score Recap

Lehigh Valley lost but Kolby Allard pitched effectively.  Reading won by shutout behind a strong effort by Lachlan Wells.  Jersey Shore won as Casey Steward pitched well but didn’t get the decision.  The BlueClaws walked off in ten.  Clearwater didn’t lose because they were rained out.  Starlyn Caba was set to lead off.  The FCL Phillies won but lost on Monday and were eliminated from the playoffs.  Both DSL teams won.

Seventeen draft picks have signed.  They’ll be in Clearwater shortly.

FCL Phillies (32-25) beat the Yankees, 5-3.  Unfortunately, they lost to the Yankees on Monday and were officially eliminated from the post season.  After Monday’s game, Starlyn Caba and Eduardo Tait were promoted to Clearwater.

Wilmer Blanco pitched three innings and gave up 3 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks.  He struck out five.  Maxwell Hernandez pitched four scoreless innings allowing 2 hits and a walk.  He struck out four.

The Phillies overcame a 3-run first inning by the Yankees with a run in the second inning on an RBI ground out by Brahian Silva and 4 runs in the fifth on a throwing error, a bases-loaded walk by Juan Villavicencio, an RBI force out by Nolan Beltran, and an RBI single by Guillermo Rosario.

The Phillies season concludes with a double header against the Blue Jays on Thursday.

  • #24 Alexis De La Cruz (2-1, 8.31): DNP
  • #NR Alirio Ferrebus (.324/.744): DNP
  • #NR Aroon Escobar (.338/.976): DNP
  • #NR Guillermo Rosario (.238/.717): went 1-2 with an RBI, HBP, SB
  • #NR Rickardo Perez (.290/.841): went 1-3 with a R, 2B
  • #NR Adilson Peralta (4-3, 3.60): DNP
  • #NR Juan Amarante (3-0, 2.70): DNP

Lehigh Valley (14-8, 48-47) lost to Rochester, 4-3.  Kolby Allard pitched six innings and gave up 2 runs on 5 its and 2 walks.  He gave up a HR and struck out four.  Michael Rucker pitched two scoreless innings allowing a hit and striking out two.  Max Lazar pitched 0.2 innings and gave up 2 runs (1 ER) on 4 hits, blew the save and took the walk off loss.

The IronPigs scored single runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings on an RBI double by Buddy Kennedy, an RBI triple by Cal Stevenson, and a solo HR (10) by Kennedy.

  • #5 Mick Abel (2-7, 6.88): DNP
  • #10 Griff McGarry (1-1. 3.38): DNP
  • #12 Carlos De La Cruz (.220/.616): went 1-4 with a R
  • #18 Simon Muzziotti (.234/.679): went 1-4
  • #30 Michael Mercado (1-1, 1.71): DNP

Reading (9-13, 40-50) beat New Hampshire, 2-0.  Lachlan Wells pitched seven shutout innings allowing 4 hits and a walk.  He struck out eleven.  Daniel Harper pitched a scoreless inning allowing a hit and striking out one.  Andrew Schultz pitched out a scoreless inning walking one.

Reading scored a run in the third inning on a sac fly by Caleb Ricketts.  They added an insurance run in the fifth on an RBI single by Justin Crawford.

  • #1 Andrew Painter: 60-day IL
  • #3 Justin Crawford (.462/1.148): went 3-5 with an RBI, 2 SB
  • #9 Gabriel Rincones (.286/.987): went 0-4 with an HBP, 3 SB
  • #15 Christian McGowan (3.18): 7-day IL
  • #20 Caleb Ricketts (.246/.749): went 0-3 with an RBI, SF
  • #23 Samuel Aldegheri (0-1, 1.80): DNP
  • #25 Robert Moore (.235/.697): DNP
  • #27 Jose Rodriguez: Ineligible List

Jersey Shore (14-11, 52-39) beat Aberdeen, 2-1 in ten innings.  Casey Steward pitched seven shutout innings allowing 3 hits and walking one.  He struck out four.  Danny Wilkinson pitched one scoreless inning allowing one hit striking out two.  Jack Dallas pitched two innings allowing one run on one hit and a walk.  He gave up a solo HR and struck out one.

The BlueClaws scored a run in the third inning on a fielding error.  The walked off in the tenth on an RBI single by Keaton Anthony.

  • #2 Aidan Miller (.196/.644): went 1-5 with an RBI, 2 BB, SB
  • #7 Bryan Rincon (.204/.624): 7-day IL
  • #11 William Bergolla (.292/.727): went 1-4 with a SB
  • #13 Pan Wen-hui: DNP
  • #16 Emaarion Boyd (.238/.631): went 1-5 with a R
  • #22 Hendry Mendez (.259/.706): DNP
  • #28 George Klassen (1-2, 4.22): DNP

Clearwater (7-17, 50-40) at Tampa, postponed rain.  To be made up on 7/24.

  • #4 Starlyn Caba:
  • #8 Eduardo Tait:
  • #6 Devin Saltiban (.225/.744):
  • #14 Alex McFarlane: on the 60-day injury list
  • #17 TJayy Walton (.238/.743):
  • #19 Raylin Heredia (.243/.716):
  • #21 Kehden Hettiger (.171/.580):
  • #29 Nikau Pouaka-Grego (.217/.663):

DSL Phillies Red (11-23) beat the NYY Bombers, 3-1.

DSL Phillies White (14-21) beat the Rangers Blue, 5-3.

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

Transactions –

7/23/2024 – Phillies signed OF Dante Nori
7/23/2024 – Phillies signed OF Griffin Burkholder
7/23/2024 – Phillies signed SS Carson DeMartini
7/23/2024 – Phillies signed C Kodey Shojinaga
7/23/2024 – Phillies signed OF Joel Dragoo
7/23/2024 – Phillies signed LHP Camron Hill
7/23/2024 – Phillies signed RHP Marcus Morgan
7/23/2024 – Phillies signed SS Brady Day
7/23/2024 – Phillies signed RHP Titan Hayes
7/23/2024 – Phillies signed LHP A.J. Wilson
7/23/2024 – Phillies signed RHP Tegan Cain
7/23/2024 – Phillies signed RHP Luke Gabrysh
7/23/2024 – Phillies signed RHP Eli Trop
7/23/2024 – Phillies signed RHP Ryan Degges
7/23/2024 – Phillies signed LHP Kevin Warunek
7/23/2024 – Phillies signed LHP Erik Ritchie
7/23/2024 – Phillies signed RHP Kyler Carmack
7/23/2024 – Lehigh Valley activated SS Rodolfo Castro from the 60-day IL
7/23/2024 – Lehigh Valley activated 3B Matt Kroon from the 7-day IL
7/22/2024 – Lehigh Valley transferred C Ryan Leitch to the Development List
7/23/2024 – Reading activated LHP Lachlan Wells from the Development List
7/23/2024 – Jersey Shore activated RHP Charles King from the 7-day IL
7/23/2024 – Jersey Shore activated SS Zach Arnold from the Development List
7/23/2024 – Jersey Shore activated RHP Jaydenn Estanista from the Development List
7/23/2024 – Jersey Shore sent RHP Alex Garbrick on a rehab assignment to Clearwater
7/23/2024 – Clearwater placed RHP Chase Hopewell on the 7-day IL retroactive to 7/22
7/23/2024 – Clearwater activated C Kehden Hettiger from the 7-day IL
7/23/2024 – C Eduardo Tait assigned to Clearwater from FCL Phillies
7/23/2024 – SS Starlyn Caba assigned to Clearwater from FCL Phillies
7/23/2024 – OF Ezra Farmer assigned to Clearwater from FCL Phillies
7/23/2024 – DSL Phillies White activated OF Isaac Ramirez from the 7-day IL
7/22/2024 – Lehigh Valley placed C Aramis Garcia on the 7-day IL retroactive 7/20, neck discomfort
7/22/2024 – Lehigh Valley transferred C Ryan Leitch to the Development List
7/22/2024 – Lehigh Valley transferred 3B Nick Podkul to the Development List
7/22/2024 – Phillies signed FA LF David Dahl to an MiLB contract
7/22/2024 – LF David Dahl assigned to Lehigh Valley

If anyone is interested, the first 3 files under Rosters and Stuff on the pull-down menu above are up to date as of July 23rd.

And, the Transactions menu option is up-to-date for the 2024 season thru July 9th.

23 thoughts on “Box Score Recap (7/23/24)”

  1. Just want to bring up a thought. I realize that the Phillies, like most teams today, use AAA as a taxi squad for the MLB team. It seems to me that many on the LHV roster, particularly pitchers, have no chance to contribute to the big league team no matter how desperate things get. Wouldn’t it be a better idea to keep a smaller cadre of AAAA type pitchers- 5 or 6- and use the rest of the slots for prospects or at least semi-prospects in AA who need to show that they either swim or sink against the top level of minor league ball, in order to determine whether they may contribute to the big team if the need arises?

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    1. Not sure I understand the question. If the prospect at AA is good enough, he’ll get promoted to AAA. So you’re saying that you want more prospects at AAA, even if they haven’t proved it in AA?

      For example, you want Matt Osterberg (who’s been dreadful at AA) to be at AAA?

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      1. Was thinking of guys more like Andrew Schultz, who, at this stage, either they make it or we dump them- especially in view of the domestic roster limits.

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        1. If the player is good enough, he’ll be kept. The minors are full of filler. I remember somebody mentioned that the Phillies should cut Baron Radcliffe and they did.

          As for Andrew Schultz, he’s turning 27 at the end of this month and his career minor league walk rate is 6.4. He still has a walk rate of 4.3 at Reading.

          Michael Mercado’s minor league walk rate is 3.5 and he got destroyed in the bigs. The odds of Andrew Schultz making it are slim to none. I wouldn’t be concerned about Andrew Schultz…

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  2. Crawford adjusting well is an understatement….

    Casey Steward, big man is looking good, 1.16 ERA at JS in 4 starts since moving up…

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    1. My guess is that Crawford is probably seeing a lot of fastballs and can hit them. But a good start is certainly encouraging.

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    2. Casey Steward’s SO rate is decent and he’s limiting his walks. His hits/9 is not sustainable, but so far so good.

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    3. I saw Steward when I went out to see them early in the month. His stuff is good not great. His command is solid but I think I’ll hold off getting excited about him until he reaches the higher levels.

      He’s not exactly old for Hi A but he is older…

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  3. Keaton Anthony is a fun story. UDFA from Iowa. Kid absolutely raked in college. No idea why he wasn’t drafted. His junior season in Big10 he hit .389 .505/.701/1.206. He didn’t have many homers as a first baseman so maybe lack of power was the concern? But the kid can hit. He has a low K rate and a good walk rate. He is moving his way up the minors. I love stories like this. It is still very early to project anything. But a fun story to watch. I am pulling for him.

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    1. Keaton Anthony had gambling allegations at Iowa.

      He’s a 1B/DH so he’ll need to continue to rake if he wants to make it to the bigs.

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        1. Alleged.

          As far as I can tell from reports I’ve read, he was not among the 17 players from Iowa and Iowa State who were charged. Almost all were charged with underage gambling with other charges dropped in the cases that have been settled so far. It’s a misdemeanor with a $645 fine. Some have returned to their sport. It looks like only one of the 4 baseball players suspended by Iowa was charged, and it wasn’t Anthony.

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  4. I’m not trading Crawford I hope DD isn’t either. The big club is going to get old fast and expensive.

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      1. Romus – if DD goes after the big fish I think it is almost certain to be Crawford + others for Robert and my guess is that is what Chisox would want to replace Robert, among other players.

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        1. Yes……I am sure the WSox will also want a quality prospect pitcher also…seems all GMs want a pitcher in any deal. DD may want a reliever from them also….possibly John Brebbia….have to see what happens.

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  5. From all that I’ve read (everywhere) it seems Miller and Painter are the true only untouchables that the team will not trade for the “all in” mentality. If I had to guess, Caba might be the next to keep.

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  6. A Mick Abel sighting!

    5 IP – 4 H – 1 ER – 1 BB – 5 K

    downside is 84 pitches with 50 strikes … hopefully something to build on.

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