Tyler Viza made his Clearwater Threshers’ debut a memorable one with a 4-3 victory over the 2015 Florida State League Champion Charlotte Stone Crabs. Viza (pronounced Veye-zah) threw 74 pitches in his 5.2 inning outing. He was lifted in the sixth inning after a lead off single advanced to third on back-to-back ground outs. Viza threw 54 strikes and allowed 4 hits, 3 runs, and 2 unearned runs. He struck out 3 and walked none. Continue reading Threshers Defeat Stone Crabs, 4-3; April 11, 2016
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Open Discussion: Week of April 11th
Here’s the open discussion thread for Phillies’ talk and other topics. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of April 11th
Box Score Recap – 4/10/2016
Another abbreviated report.
Lehigh Valley (0-2) Postponed, again.
Reading (2-2) Rallied to beat Portland, 5-4 in thirteen innings. Angelo Mora had opened the inning with a triple that set the table for Roman Quinn’s RBI single. The Phillies had tied the game in the ninth when with the bases loaded, Portland wild pitched home a run sandwiched between strike outs by J.P. Crawford and Rhys Hoskins. Rios, Gonzalez, and Ramos tossed 6.2 innings of shutout relief. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 4/10/2016
2016 Draft Discussion, April 11th
The 2016 draft discussion continues here. These discussions will be accessible under the draft menu for reference. Continue reading 2016 Draft Discussion, April 11th
Box Score Recap – 4/9/2016
Another abbreviated report.
Lehigh Valley (0-2) Postponed.
Reading (1-2) Lost to Portland 6-2 while being outhit 14-3. And, Portland had zero XBH. Roman Quinn, J.P. Crawford, and Christian Marrero singled. Marrero had both RBIs. Quinn stole his first base. Nick Pivetta gave up 5 runs on 9 hits in 3.2 innings. Joely Rodriguez walked 4 in 3 innings and brought home a run with one of two wild pitches. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 4/9/2016
Box Score Recap – 4/8/2016
Another abbreviated report. Still on the DL.
Lehigh Valley (0-2) Dropped two seven-inning games to Syracuse, 5-1 and 2-1. Jake Thompson gave up two runs in the first, one earned. A passed ball charged to Andrew Knapp figured into the scoring. Edward Mujica came in to put the game out of reach with a 3-spot in the sixth. Pigs managed 3 hits, 2 by Angelys Nina. Adam Morgan struck out 9 in 5 innings and allowed only one run. Carlos Alonso led the Pigs’ 4-hit attack with 2 singles. Luis Garcia walked the bases loaded and Andrew Bailey brought the winning run in on a wild pitch. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 4/8/2016
Box Score Recap – 4/7/2016
Sorry for the truncated update. Health issues. I hope to attend the home opener tomorrow.
Lehigh Valley (0-0) Postponed.
Reading (0-1) Lost to Portland 3-1. Wasted an adequate effort by Asher. Offense managed 4 H and 14 K. Hoskins and Cozens responsible for 7 of 8 K. Throwing errors by Crawford and Mora. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 4/7/2016
2016 Sleeper and Breakout Selections; Clearwater Announces Rotation
We had 60 participants in the 2016 sleeper and break out prospects selection process this season, a 140% increase over 2015. Due to multiple selections we have 83 break out picks and 78 sleeper picks. Continue reading 2016 Sleeper and Breakout Selections; Clearwater Announces Rotation
2016 Threshers v. XST Phillies, April 5th
Tuesday night the Threshers played a scrimmage game against a team comprised of players in the XST camp. Threshers’ pitchers started for both teams – Tyler Viza for the Threshers and Will Morris for XST. The game was a little one sided as the Threshers scored 5 runs in the second inning and went on to win 7-0. Continue reading 2016 Threshers v. XST Phillies, April 5th
Open Discussion: Week of April 3rd
Here’s the open discussion thread for Phillies’ talk and other topics. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of April 3rd
