This is the eighth in a series of interviews conducted by Steve Potter.
Spot Light: Connor Brogdon
Phillies 10th round pick, Connor Brogdon, was one of the first of the 2017 draft class to sign a contract. He’s a 6’6″ senior from three time consecutive NAIA National Champion Lewis Clark State in Idaho. Continue reading Connor Brogdon Interview – 2017
Lehigh Valley lost, issuing more walks (12) than hits (11). Moore hit his 4th.
Reading lost after a 6-run fifth. Tromp hit his 11th.
Clearwater won but was out hit 13-6.
Lakewood lost but the pitching was good.
Williamsport won, the pitching was good. Haseley, Fitch, and Duran had multi-hit games.
The GCL Phillies won. Quincy Nieporte had an auspicious debut with 2 hits including a HR. Jake Holmes also debuted and collected his first hit.
Another dozen transactions – 4 signings announced, 1 rehab assignment, 1 trip to the DL, and 6 more players assigned to Williamsport. Their roster now numbers 33 players.
Lehigh Valley won by shutout, Crawford hit 2 home runs.
Reading lost by shutout. Jerad Eickhoff made a successful rehab start.
Clearwater won by a 3-hit shutout.
Lakewood won, holding the opposition to a single run.
Williamsport won with a late rally.
The GCL Phillies won on an Edwin Rodriguez walk off HR. Zach Eflin had a successful rehab start.
Lots of good pitching performances Tuesday.
And, lots of player movement among the affiliates – 18 level assignments, 1 rehab assignment, 4 signings, 1 DL assignment, and 1 release.
Lehigh Valley lost again and is 3-5 since June 26th.
Reading overtook Lehigh Valley for the best winning percentage in the organization. Oh, and Carlos Tocci went long for the second game in a row. Juiced ball? Park effect? Law of averages? Launch angle? Spinach?
Clearwater lost to a couple long balls.
Lakewood dropped a Fanti start.
Williamsport got drubbed late.
The GCL Phillies lost in 10 innings, and were victims of the new extra innings rule, again.
Zach Eflin is reportedly scheduled to pitch four innings in Tuesday’s 10:00 AM GCL game.
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The Phillies were 3-3 last week! The Phillies swept a two-game series in Seattle to end the west coast swing of their road trip. They returned to the east coast and salvaged their series against the Mets with a getaway day victory.
The Phillies offerings under their redesigned Schedule tab are too annoying to navigate. The graphics and ads make the load back and forth between pages too long to bear. I don’t have the patience to get the team and individual info I would like to provide here. For this I am truly sorry.
Lehigh Valley won behind Brandon Leibrandt’s pitching and home runs by Scott Kingery and J.P. Carwford.
Reading won in a walk off in ten innings. Carlos Tocci forced extras with his first AA home run in the eighth inning.
Clearwater committed 5 errors while JoJo Romero struck out ten and allowed an unearned run.
Lakewood won. Ranger Suarez and Trevor Bettencourt combined for a 4-hitter.
Williamsport lost. Greg Pickett (.372) hit his second HR, this one to the opposite field.
The GCL Phillies do not play on Sundays.
Good day for the affiliates, 7 wins in 8 games.
Lehigh Valley split a double header.
Reading swept a double header.
Clearwater won in extra innings.
Lakewood won big.
Williamsport won its fifth in a row.
The GCL Phillies won a rain-shortened game.
This is a continuation of the 2017 First Year Player Draft thread so we can consolidate all of our draft talk. It will likely be the last since the deadline is July 7th and the Phillies have likely completed their signings. I will continue to look here for any information on signings that you find. If you hear one of our new prospects has signed, please share the link here.
With the International Signing Period ready to begin, here is another article from John Yarusinsky. In it he discusses the player that has been linked with the Phillies for several weeks, shortstop Luis Garcia. Continue reading 2017 International Signing Discussion, July 1, 2017
Clearwater beat first place Tampa on Cord Sandberg’s home run.
Lakewood lost late when a fielding error led to 2 unearned runs.
Williamsport won easily. Haseley debuted with 2 hits, Scheiner had three. Andrew Brown allowed one hit in five innings in his first start.
The GCL Phillies lost on a wild pitch. Ben Pelletier had a game-tying, 3-run double.
Lehigh Valley was postponed.
Reading was suspended, trailing, 1-0.
