A first look at the Middle Infield. Look for the report on outfielders Sunday (Note: Stats are thru games of 5/9/11)

Lehigh Valley

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 →

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.

Lehigh Valley

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 →

Just a quick go around of numbers for Week One. Don’t forget, small sample size.

Top 5 hitters: Joe Savery (.624), 6r 1hR 3rbi; Matt Rizzotti (.448), 9R 1HR 4 RBI; Ronnie Belliard (.474) 2R 0HR 3 RBI; Leandro Castro (.433) 6R 2HR 8 RBI 1SB; Cody Overbeck (.355) 7R 3HR 8 RBI. Honorable Mention: Brandon Moss, Tuffy Gosewisch.

5 hitters off to a rough start: Jeremy Barnes (.080), 2-25; Brian Gump 0-12; Kevin Frandsen (.063), 1-16; Cesar Hernandez (.100), 3-30; Robby Hudson 1-14, (.071)

Top 5 starters: Jon Pettibone 2-0, 11IP 8H 1ER 1BB 8K; Mario Hollands, 1-1, 11.1 IP 1ER 2BB 8K; David Buchanen 0-0 7IP 3H 0BB 4K, Colby Shreve 0-0 6IP 4H 0ER 1BB 7K, Nate Bump 5IP 6H 0ER 0BB 3K. Honorable Mention: Vance Worley, Austin Hyatt.

Top 5 relievers: Derrick Loop, 1H 0ER 1BB 4K 1SV, Tyler Knigge, 4IP 0H 0ER 0BB 2K, Mike Zagurski, 1-0, 3.1IP 2H 0ER 1BB 7K, 1 SV; Phillipe Aumont 0-0, 3.2IP 0H 0R 1BB 5K 1SV. Honorable Mention: Chance Chapman, Joe Esposito, Juan Sosa.

The last of the End of the Year reports, which takes a look at the bullpen in the bottom half of the organization.

Lakewood

Justin Beal, 24, 24 games, 3-4 with a 2.77 ERA; 39IP 44H 15BB 24K, 1HR allowed, 1.77 GO/AO, .303 opp. avg., .333 vs. LH, .270 vs. RH, .171 with RISP, 1.51 WHIP. ALthough a nice ERA, Beal was hit fairly hard this year, but with limited damage thanks to effectiveness with RISP. Beal was the Phils 28th round pick in 2009, and probably should be in CLearwater to sink or swim. Continue reading End of Year Report, Bullpen, Bottom Half →

A last look at the bullpen for Lehigh Valley, Reading, and Clearwater.  A good amount of talent, and unlike most other areas in the organization, some potential for big league movement come 2011 with the impending free agency of several Phils relievers (Durbin, Contreras, Romero), along with the possibility that David Herndon begins next season in Allentown.  Look for the final roster report of the season, the bullpen (Lakewood, Williamsport, and GCL) on Tuesday. Continue reading End of the Season Report–Bullpen–Top Half →

Clearly the strength of the Minor League system, the starting pitching at the bottom half of the system has the potential to place several members into the Phils rotation by 2013.  Next year could be a real juggling act with a lot of talent and a limited number of spots. Look for the first of the reports on the bullpen on Friday.

Lakewood

Jared Cosart, 20, 14 starts, 7-3 with a 3.79 ERA; 71.1 IP 60H 16BB 77K, 1.93 GO/AO, .224 opp. avg., .234 vs. LH, .218 vs. RH, .314 with RISP, 1.06 WHIP. Cosart’s health problems continued in 2010 as he missed the last two plus months of the season with elbow issues.  When he pitched prior to his injury he was somewhere between very good and dominant in the SALLY.  With only 14 starts at Lakewood under his belt, the Phils may give him a month with the BlueClaws before the move up to Clearwater. Continue reading End of the Year Report–Starters, Bottom Half →

A look at Starting Pitching for Lehigh Valley, Reading and Clearwater at the end of 2010 and what we can expect going into 2011. Lakewood, Williamsport and GCL Phils to come on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Lehigh Valley

Nate Bump, 34, 20 starts, 8-4 with a 3.35 ERA; 107.1 IP 123  25 BB 54K, 7 HR allowed, 1.43 GO/AO; .293 opp. avg., .252 with RISP; 1.38 WHIP. Bump was an International League All star and then the wheels fell off in the second half of the season as he was dealing with a myriad of physical issues, starting just 1 game in all of August and September.  When he pitched, he was effective.  2011: Most likely another organization. Continue reading End of the Year Report–Starters, Top Half →

A final look at the Outfielders in the Minor League system at year’s end, how they produced in 2010, and what we can expect in 2011. A look at the Starting Pitchers in the Top Half of the system (Lehigh Valley, Reading and Clearwater) coming next, probably Sunday.

Lehigh Valley

John Mayberry, 26, 495 AB’s; .267/.328/.412 with 15 HR and 65 RBI; .350 vs. LH, .239 vs. RH; 20/23 SB; .266 with RISP; 7% bb rate, 21% k rate; 307 Post All Star. Mayberry has had the same trouble this year as in years past in that he has alot of trouble hitting righties and strikes out too much. That being said, he hits over .340 against lefties, can run and produces runs.  He has one option left and I wouldn’t be all that surprised if he were in a dogfight with Ben Francisco(arb eligible) for the 5th outfielder spot next season in Philadelphia. Remembering Chase Utley’s first year as a “pseudo regular” for the Phils, Charlie Manuel may want to platoon Dominic Brown against certain lefties and Mayberry could provide punch against those lefties. Continue reading End of Season Review–OF →

A look at the production (or lack thereof) from the Catcher position in the Phils organization in 2010 with predictions on where players will end up next year. Next up: The Outfield on Friday or Saturday.

Lehigh Valley

Paul Hoover, 34, 255 AB’s; .247/.326/.345 with 2HR and 21 RBI; .300 vs. LH, .231 vs. RH, .246 with RISP, .288 Post All STar; 9% bb rate, 23% k rate.  24/81 (30%) CS; 7 errors (.986), 6 passed balls in 67 games. Hoover did not play as well in 2010 as he did in 2009 and the years may be catching up with him.  Still serviceable as a AAA catcher but the Phils may want to look elsewhere for depth. Continue reading End of Season Review–Catcher →

A last look at the Middle Infield in 2010, how they fared and what to expect.  Next up: Catchers on Monday.

Lehigh Valley

Brian Bocock, 25, 380 AB’s; .226/.313/.303 with 4 HR and 31 RBI’s; 13/19 SB; .277 vs. LH, .212 vs. RH, .224 with RISP; .288 Post All Star; 11% bb rate, 21% k rate. 12 Errors in 119 games at SS (.977); 4.23 R/F. During the beginning of the season, Bocock looked completely lost at the plate.  He has improved dramatically throughout the season.  While I can’t imagine he is going to hit any more than.240 at any time, his defense is phenomenal and saves a ton of runs up the middle.  Mid season I could never could have imagined saying this, but I hope to see Bocock back in 2011. Continue reading End of Season Review–Middle Infield →