And…..begin!
Lehigh Valley wins 6-5.
J-Berry with the game winning grand slam!
Reading lost 10-3.
Clearwater wins 7-4.
Lakewood loses 8-7.
Back to square 1 for Brody Colvin.
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May 11th Box Score Roundup
Your nightly/daily links. Discuss the games here.
Lehigh Valley loses 2-1.
Reading loses 3-2.
Clearwater wins 4-0.
battling line of the day is easy; Domonic Brown: 1/3, HR (6), SB (4)
pitching line of the day is easy; Austin Hyatt: 8 IP – 0 ER – 1 H – 2 BB – 14 K (6 GB, 2 FB)
Hyatt, for those of you who were asking, is a fastball/slider guy. He’s old for A+ ball, but is doing what he’s supposed to, and that’s dominate. I asked Kevin Goldstein via Twitter where his fastball is sitting, and he replied “88-91”, which is on the lower end of what I had read before, which was 90-93, though I suppose he can hit those ranges in short stints. Hyatt has great command, and with great command, he can carve up A ball hitters with relative ease. The big test comes at AA.
More thoughts on the draft
If you missed it a few days ago, I wrote a very lengthy piece expressing my views on the MLB draft, why its flawed, and how to fix it. Obviously I don’t expect my ideas to be used, or even accepted by the masses, and the debates on how to fix the draft will go on for as long as the draft remains the mess it is today. But I’ve been thinking more about the upcoming draft, and past drafts, and I thought I’d write another piece, because I think maybe we’re missing the mark with our draft analysis and reactions. Check below for more…
May 10th, Box Score Roundup
New video of Jarred Cosart
Thanks to the amazing resource that is Prospectube.com, I found five new videos of Jarred Cosart. They were uploaded just a few days ago, and come from his April 14th appearance.
Part 1, 4/14/2010
Part 2, 4/14/2010
Part 3, 4/14/2010
Part 4, 4/14/2010
Part 5, 4/14/2010
Old scouting bureau video pre-2008 draft.
Just a few thoughts. His tempo is still very slow, and that hitch from his pre-draft delivery is still there. But it appears the Phillies have smoothed out his motion a bit, and he seems a bit more under control. The arm speed is still blazing fast, and you can see the fastball explode out of his hand. The big difference I see is that he comes from a lower arm slot, so I don’t think he’ll be able to throw a traditional curveball, and I wonder how well he’ll be able to command a changeup from that slot. He throws a few hard sliders in the video, which will probably be the preferred secondary pitch he sticks with. I wonder if maybe he’ll be able to pick up a split finger grip on a changeup, similar to the pitch Roy Halladay uses. Halladay’s “changeup” sits in the 83-85 range, from what I’ve seen, and with Cosart’s 93-96 mph fastball, that would be an ideal range for his changeup as well. Still, impressive stuff here. Massive arm strength.
You can also check out other good videos of Lakewood guys by looking at the channel for this user, PhillesProspects, here.
The economics of keeping Jayson Werth
As a regular reader, you know that I generally (almost always) discourage talking about the big league team here. This site was started with a very targeted purpose, to focus solely on the minor leagues. There are some situations where it is important to discuss the big league team, ie, how current prospects fit in to the big league team, or if a player gets injured and the speculation is to who replaces him. But in general, I don’t really care about the latest Phillies game with regard to this site. We’re here to focus on the Phillies minor league system. That said, when I see something consistently get brought up over and over again, and it does tie in somewhat directly with the minor league system, I feel it does warrant attention and discussion. This is the case with the idea of Jayson Werth’s future in the Phillies organization. In my opinion, the “analysis” of Werth’s future beyond 2010 has been somewhat shoddy. So I’m going to do my best to explain why I think its far more likely that Werth re-signs here than goes elsewhere. After that, you can make a judgment, but hopefully when someone brings it up and uses the incorrect assumptions, you correct them and maybe show them this post. I’m going to try and be as detailed as possible. Check below for more
May 6th, Box Score Recap
Just the links today.
Lehigh Valley loses 10-5.
Reading loses 7-6.
Clearwater wins 4-1.
Lakewood wins 7-2.
Great nights for Trevor May and Brody Colvin.
May 5th Box Score Recap
Lets go.
Reading wins 2-1.
Gilles: 0/5
Brown: 2/4, 2B (9)
Galvis: 0/4
Schwimer: 1.2 IP – 0 ER – 1 H – 2 K
Clearwater wins 3-2.
Overbeck: 3/3, 2B (11), HR (8)
Gose: 2/5, SB (11)
Hyatt: 7 IP – 2 ER – 6 H – 3 BB – 8 K
De Fratus: 1 IP – 2 K
Lakewood loses 2-0.
JJ: 0/4
Hewitt: 0/3
Santana: 1/2, 2B (4), 1 BB
Villar: 0/3
Hernandez: 7 IP – 1 ER – 4 H – 2 BB – 9 K (6 GB/3FB)
My suggestions to fix the MLB draft
If you sample 10 people within the sport of baseball, probably 6 of the 10 would tell you that they feel the draft process is one that needs to be fixed, 3 will probably tell you the system is fine, and one will probably tell you he doesn’t care. Maybe those numbers are off. But for me, I think there are a number of areas surrounding the draft that need to be fixed, and based on everything written over the last few years, the draft will be addressed in the next collective bargaining sessions. So, with all of that in mind, I’ve come up with a few ways to fix the draft. I think I wrote something similar to this last year, but I have some new ideas and improvements, so if I did write this last year, ignore that and focus on this. Check below for more. And if any important people find this, and they want to borrow my ideas, that’s fine, you could just toss me a consulting fee for my time!
May 3rd, Box Score Roundup
Lets get right to it.
Reading wins 4-3.
Gillies: 2/5
Brown: 2/3, 2B, BB, SB
Galvis: 1/4
Flande: 6.1 IP – 3 ER – 10 H – 0 BB – 4 K
Schwimer: 1.1 IP – 0 ER – 1 BB – 1 K
Check below for the rest….
Phuture Phillies 