Lehigh Valley continues playing a much better brand of baseball, having gone 4-2 over the past week and are now 18-14 and tied for 2nd place of the Northern Division of the International League, 0.5 games behind division leading Scranton. The ‘Pigs finish up their four game series in Toledo this evening and then return home for a four game series against Norfolk, before heading up the Northeast Extension for four in Scranton. Continue reading Lehigh Valley Weekly Report 11 May 2011
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Around the System–Middle Infield
A first look at the Middle Infield. Look for the report on outfielders Sunday (Note: Stats are thru games of 5/9/11)
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Josh Barfield, 28, .237/.269/.281 in 97 AB’s. 2HR 12 RBI, 4SB 2CS, 5% bb rate, 16% k rate, .233 vs. LHP, .239 vs. RHP, .222 with RISP. 26 games at 2B with 2 errors, (.982), 4.23 R/F. Barfield has yet to get it going at the plate and is adequate in the field making the run of the mill play but nothing spectacular.
Kevin Frandsen, 28, .321/369/.505 in 109 AB’s,. 3HR 18 RBI; 6/6 SB; 4% bb rate, 5% k rate, .391 vs. LH, .270 vs. RH, .292 with RISP. 20 games at SS with 4 errors (.951); 3.85 R/F; 3 games at 1B with 1 error; 4 games at 2B without an error; and 3 games at 3B without an error. Frandsen has probably been the MVP of Lehigh Valley through the first thirty plus games providing plenty of punch at the plate and providing solid defense with versatility. Scrappy, its difficult to not like the way he plays.
Brian Bocock, 26, Only 22 AB’s with Lehigh Valley so far after coming back from wrist surgery in Spring Training. Hitting .182 in the early going. 6 games at SS with 1 error (.967). Continue reading Around the System–Middle Infield
Around the System–Corner Infield
First trip around the system, looking at how the Phillies fare at each particular group of positions. Look for the Middle Infield report towards the end of the Week.
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Jeff Larish, 30, .250/.343/.500 in 92 AB’s; 6HR 13 RBI; .269 vs. LH, .242 vs. RH, .190 with RISP; 12% BB rate, 25% K rate. 26 games at 1B with 1 error (.996), 9.73 R/F. Not bad, not great thus far for Larish. Lehigh Valley needs his avg to come up. Continue reading Around the System–Corner Infield
Mathieson Called Up, Oswalt to the DL
The Phillies have placed SP Roy Oswalt on the disabled list with a back problem and have called up Scott Mathieson, 27, to take Oswalt’s place on the roster. In his nine appearances this year, Mathieson is 0-0 with a 4.61 ERA with one save in 13.2 innings of work. Mathieson has had some control issues walking 10 thus far, while striking out 15. Continue reading Mathieson Called Up, Oswalt to the DL
Hot or Not 06 May 2011
A look at who is hot and who is not over the past week…(4/29-5/5)
Hot Hitters (Min 10 AB’s) Brian Gump (.500, 4R 1HR); Carlos Perdomo (.462, 3RBI, 2SB)Mike SPidale (.435, 3SB)Joe Savery (.381, 4RBI) Brian Bocock (.375, 4 RBI)Jeremy Barnes (.357, 4 RBI)Ronnie Belliard (.350, 4R 3RBI); Geancarlo Mendez (.368); Jiwan James (.333, 4R, 4RBI); Darin Ruf (.333, 3R 3RBI), Domonic Brown (.333, 4R) Honorable Mention: Jonathan Singleton, Sebastian Valle. Continue reading Hot or Not 06 May 2011
Lehigh Valley Weekly Report 04 May 2011
Lehigh Valley has gone 4-2 since the last report and are currently 3rd in the Northern Division of the International League, 2.5 games behind division leading Scranton. The ‘Pigs embark on an eight game road trip to Columbus and Toledo after their first off day of the year on Wednesday.
Leaders (thru 5/3/11) Hitting: Jeff Larish is 5th in Homers(6); Rich Thompson leads the league in stolen bases (11). Continue reading Lehigh Valley Weekly Report 04 May 2011
Hot and Not, Sardinha to be Called Up
A look at who is up and who is down during Week Three of the season (4/22–4/28)
Hot Hitters (min 10 AB’s): Carlos RIvero (.471, 5R, 2RBI), Brian Gump (.412, 5R 1HR 7RBI)Kevin Frandsen (.391, 5R, 3RBI, 2SB), Fidel Hernandez (.389, 5R) Joe Savery (.375, 4R)James Murphy (.360, 3HR 10RBI)Geancarlo Mendez (.357, 8R, 8RBI), Steve Susdorf (.353, 3R 2HR 8 RBI)Troy Hanzawa (.353)Derrick Mitchell (.350, 4R 1HR 3RBI) Honorable Mention: Freddy Galvis, Cameron Rupp, Rich Thompson
Cold Hitters: Ronnie Belliard (.049), Miguel Alvarez (.091), Delwyn Young (.087), Mike Spidale (.095), Cory Sullivan (.154), Domingo Santana (.167), Matt Rizzotti (.143) Continue reading Hot and Not, Sardinha to be Called Up
Blanton to the DL, Vance Worley Called Up
The parade to the disabled list continues in Philadelphia, with Joe Blanton being placed on the 15 day disabled list with a “right elbow impingement”. On the bright side, tomorrow which was Blanton’s day to pitch, is also Vance Worley’s day in Lehigh Valley. Worley has been called up to make the start against the Mets tomorrow. Worley,23, has been impressive for the ‘Pigs in his four starts this year, going 2-2 with a 2.78 ERA. In 22.2 innings, Worley has allowed 19 hits, walked 6 and struck out 25, and holds a WHIP of 1.10. The Phils are not losing a whole heck of a lot with Worley in the rotation rather than Blanton, however the myriad of injuries and resulting lack of depth now becomes quite a concern.
Lehigh Valley Weekly Report 28 April 2011
Up and down this week for Lehigh Valley who finished the week at 3-4, although on an up note after their 8-2 victory over visiting Pawtucket last evening. The ‘Pigs are at .500 (10-10) and in 3rd place of the Northern Division of the International League, four games behind division leading Scranton. Lehigh Valley continues playing at home over the next week with 2 more games against Pawtucket (Red Sox), followed by a four game series against Buffalo (Mets). Continue reading Lehigh Valley Weekly Report 28 April 2011
Contreras to DL, Stutes Called Up
The Phillies placed closer Jose Contreras on the DL with a flexor pronator strain and have called up RHP Mike Stutes, from AAA Lehigh Valley. Stutes, 24, was an 11th round pick by the Phillies in the 2008 draft out of Oregon State and had been very impressive during Spring Training. In his 7 appearances thus far this season for Lehigh Valley, Stutes was 2-1 with a 1.80 ERA and a save in his 10 innings of work. Stutes walked 4 and struck out an impressive 14 batters and comes up with a WHIP of 1.30.
From the Lehigh Valley perspective, this thins out the back end of the bullpen with Zagurski and Stutes in Philly to go along with the early struggles of Scott Mathieson. Look for Michael Schwimer, Jason Grilli and Juan Perez to pick up the slack in the short term.
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