Lakewood and the two Dominican summer league teams were the only winners in the organization yesterday. Clearwater and Williamsport were postponed due to wet grounds. I guess this shouldn’t be a surprise due to their close proximity (jk).
The GCL wasted a fine effort from starter Will Stewart. Reliever Reiwal Gonzalez had a dominant outing in the DSL. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/10/2016
(This article was originally posted as the major portion of an open discussion published during the off-season following the 2015 season. I have intended to publish it separately so that I could add it to the site’s menu. I felt it a little presumptive to add it to James’ Primer, but there is really no better spot for it. Anyway, there have been a few references to it the past week or two, so I felt I should get it published and linked for reference. It is almost word-for-word with the original discussion which I have placed here. You may find the comments to the original interesting. This article will go on the Primer drop down menu.)
I know this could be viewed as a patently absurd statement. Continue reading The 20-80 Scouting Scale or Why the Phillies DON’T Have a #1 and Maybe Not Even a #2
Last night was the Night of the Strike Out.
In Lehigh, starters Phil Klein and Chad Green (Scranton) struck out 10 opponents each (in 5 innings). The pitching staffs combined to strike out 26 batters (13 for each team).
In Binghamton, fans also saw 26 strike outs, 14 by Phils’ pitchers and 12 by Mets’ pitchers. Tom Eshelman shone with 11 K in six innings.
In Clearwater, 13 Threshers struck out, but only 9 Yankees.
On the road, Lakewood’s Franklyn Kilome struck out 11 of the 17 batters that BlueClaws’ pitchers rang up at Delmarva.
But, in Williamsport, 6 errors and 3 passed balls over shadowed such trivial outcomes as strike outs.
Oh, Rhys Hoskins hit his 35th and collected his 104th RBI.
Oh, oh! Carlos Alonso announced his retirement and has accepted a position as a coach in Williamsport. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/9/2016
The stateside starters provided sound pitching as Clearwater, Lakewood, and Williamsport won. Clearwater moved back into first place in the FSL North.
The Threshers were powered by Aaron Brown’s 3-run HR, and Derek Campbell’s two HR, a solo and a grand slam.
The BlueClaws got support from Damek Tomscha in the ninth and Grenny Cumana in the tenth.
And, the Crosscutters needed only a little help behind Felix Paulino’s masterpiece. They got a solo HR from Darick Hall. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/8/2016
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The Phillies completed a 4-2 week. they took 2 of 3 from the Giants at home then flew to San Diego and took 2 of 3 from the Padres. Their record stands at 52-61 (8-13 since the break). The Phillies travel to Los Angeles for three games with the Dodgers (Urias, Maeda, Kazmir) then return home for a 9-game home stand that starts with the Rockies.
Three of the organization’s four teams that played on Sunday won, and scored double digit runs while doing so. They also received good starting pitching from Ben Lively (LHV), Nick Pivetta (REA), and Alberto Tirado (LAK); and good relief work from the Lehigh and Reading bullpens. With all the run support, you would expect a lot of home runs from the usual suspects. However, only Cedric Hunter, Andrew Pullin, and Gabriel Lino came through in that regard. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/7/2016
Lots of good good performances from our starting pitchers.
Adam Morgan fell just short of a complete game victory for Lehigh Valley.
Ricardo Pinto received no decision for his eight shutout innings in Reading’s loss.
Drew Anderson received no decision for his six shutout innings in Clearwater’s win.
Lakewood’s Tyler Gilbert tossed 7.2 one-run innings.
Williamsport’s JoJo Romero pitched five shutout innings.
The GCL Phillies’ Nick Fanti allowed one run in five innings.
Jesse Valentin and Josh Tobias hit their first HR at their new levels. Rhys Hoskins hit #34. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/6/2016
Breaking News! Altoona out homers Reading 1-0, Reading still wins!
Shane Watson took a no-hitter into the ninth for Clearwater.
Cole Irvin wins again for Williamsport.
Sixto Sanchez pitches five more scoreless innings, lowers ERA to 0.47. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/5/2016
Roman Quinn came off the DL as the Phillies made more than a dozen transaction moves Thursday.
Lehigh lost and dropped out of first place behind David Buchanan who pitched 4-hit ball for eight innings. Unfortunately, that came after a 4-hit, 4-run first inning.
Reading beat Bowie behind a seven home run attack. SEVEN. Dylan Cozens had five RBI giving him 101 this season. 101.
Clearwater beat Dunedin to move into a tie for the FSL North Division. Zach Coppola debuted with 2 hits.
Mark Laird debuted in Lakewood with 2 hits.
Both DSL teams won. The Phillies2 team shutout the Red Sox2 team for the second consecutive day. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/4/2016
The Phillies placed Aaron Nola on the DL. Lehigh’s starter, Phil Klien was called up to start in his place and they had to scramble to find a starter. They called up a relief pitcher from Reading. They lost and are tied with Scranton for the division lead.
Reading treated their fans to a power surge, courtesy of Dylan Cozens, Rhys Hoskins, and Jake Fox. They coasted to victory over Bowie.
Clearwater’s Brandon Leibrandt made his season debut after spending the season on the DL in a loss to Dunedin.
Lakewood dropped a doubleheader scoring 1 run in each game. Jose Pujols had their RBI in each game (and no strike outs).
The GCL Phillies raised their record to an organization best .706 winning percentage. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/3/2016
