Clearwater (13-9, 49-39)  game with Palm Beach suspended in the fourth inning with the Threshers leading, 3-1.  Game will be completed Thursday as part of a double header.

Tyler Carr opened with 4 consecutive strike outs and went on to post 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K.  The Threshers scored their runs in the third inning on Dalton Guthrie’s RBI single and Danny Mayer’s 2-run single. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 7/10/2019 →

Bryson Stott and Marcus Lee Sang made their long-awaited debuts Tuesday.  Stott homered in his first plate appearance, and walked in his second at bat.  Lee Sang walked in his first plate appearance and stole second.  Later, he stroked an RBI single to center for his first hit and stole second on a pick off attempt.

The Phillies signed another pitcher from this years Rule 4 class.  Continue reading Threshers Recap – 7/9/2019 →

Spencer Howard returned to action last night.  Not much action elsewhere as two teams are on their All Star breaks and two others were not scheduled. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 7/8/2019 →

Clearwater (12-8, 48-38)  dropped a double header to Tampa, 4-1 and 2-0.  Flaws in their offense were exposed as they collected just 2 hits in each game.

Game One:  Colton Eastman pitched five innings and gave up 4 runs (3 ER) on 8 hits and a walk.  He struck out four.  Tyler Carr pitched a scoreless inning.  Danny Mayer had a solo HR (8).  Nick Maton had a single and a walk. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 7/7/2019 →

Both Dominican teams won this morning.  Red is in first place, and White is a game behind in their respective divisions.

In the GCL, the West team leads the division, East is 3.5 games back.

Clearwater is 1.5 games behind the first half winner.  They have the best overall record of the other teams in the division, the tie-breaker if the same team wins both halves.

Reading has a 3.0 game lead and the best overall record in their division.

Lehigh Valley has fought their way back to .500 and are 6.5 games back in fourth place.

Lakewood is well out of it, 7.0 games back in sixth place (of seven).

Williamsport is mired in last place 9.0 games back, six behind the team in front of them. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 7/6/2019 →

Clearwater (12-6, 48-36)  beat Tampa, 5-4.

Kyle Glogoski went five innings and gave up 4 runs (2 unearned) on 4 hits and a walk.  He struck out four.  Oscar Marcelino pitched two perfect innings.  Zach Warren earned his fifth save with two no-hit innings, striking out three. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 7/5/2019 →

There were a couple of live batting practices this morning.  Robinson Martinez threw in the second one against a group that included four of the this year’s draft picks – Bryson Stott, Jamari Baylor, Marcus Lee Sang, and Jadiel Sanchez.  Martinez was bringing it around 95 mph.  The guys didn’t enjoy much success against him. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 7/4//2019 →

I watched our three newest players take batting practice today on Roberts Field.  I have some video. but I’ll have to figure out how to get it from e-mail to WordPress and from my android to WordPress.  Bryson Stott has easy power from an easy swing.  He’s built bigger than I anticipated for a shortstop, big across the shoulders.  Marcus Lee Sang has an athletic build and generates power with a swing that gets quickly through the strike zone.  Kinda like controlled aggression.  Jadiel Sanchez has a slighter build, but had surprising power.  Continue reading Threshers Recap – 7/3//2019 →

AC on the fritz.  So, this is going to be a very short recap.

I was at the Complex early.  Here’s a condensed version of what I saw. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 7/2//2019 →

When I arrived at the Complex, Erik Miller was throwing a live batting practice on Ashburn Field.  I only saw about a dozen pitches.  It looked like he was throwing 3/4 arm slot, but a few appeared to be over the top.  He looked good, can’t wait to see more.

Stott, Lee Sang, and Sanchez were on Schmidt Field, shagging during batting practice.  Just as their group was called to hit, some rain began to fall, what we called a sun shower up north.  The coaches called practice just as the rain stopped.  Stott, Lee Sang, and Sanchez were in the group that was about to take BP.  Dang. Continue reading Threshers Recap – 7/1//2019 →