After taking game one from the Mantees at their own home park, the Threshers looked to take another win on Sunday night and return to Clearwater on Monday needing just one more win for the FSL Championship. The Manatees on the other hand looked to stay alive in their final home game of the year. Continue reading Threshers One Win Away from FSL Crown
I am sick as a dog and should have been home in bed tonight, but I managed to drag myself down to Sarasota for the game to see the Threshers win the FSL Western Division crown and move on to the FSL Championship Round.
Sorry for the short write-up, but I really need to get some sleep and try to recover in time to make the three hour trek to the east coast Saturday night.
Click here for the boxscore and write up from the WD Championship Game
The Threshers crushed the Brevard County Manatees (Brewers) 8-1 in game one of the FSL Championship series.
Click here for the boxscore and write up from the FSL Championship Game#1
The Threshers rallied for an 11th inning come-from-behind win on Sunday and now need just one more win for an FSL Championship.
Click here for the boxscore and write up from the FSL Championship Game#2
So says Kevin Goldstein at Baseball Prospectus..
A third-round pick last June, infielder Jason Donald surprised even those within the organization with his line-drive bat, gap power, and keen batting eye; hitting .304/.395/.473 between Low-A Lakewood and High-A Clearwater.
Honorable Mention: Right-hander Drew Carpenter mixes three average pitches, throws strikes, and keeps hitters on their toes by changing speeds–all of which helped him put up a 3.20 ERA at Clearwater while winning 17 games. Defensive-minded catcher Lou Marson made big improvements with the bat, hitting .288/.373/.407 in the Florida State League.
There ya have it. Link
If you were compiling a list of Phillies prospects, in what order would you place these three players;
Josh Outman, Drew Carpenter, Adrian Cardenas
Give your reasons (if you’d like) in the comments below.
In the next few weeks, I’m going to try and post a few profiles of players, but the majority of it is going to be discussions to try and see where you guys are on certain prospects. The reason for this is, I am currently in the process of working on and finishing up the player grades for this past season, but this year’s model is going to be much more in depth, and I’ve spent the better part of 3 months working on this process. Not only will I have ratings for every Phillies prospect, but I’ll have positional rankings that count every prospect in the minors, as well as rankings for the other teams in our division, for comparison’s sake. All of this takes time, as I have to manually enter a lot of statistics into my formula to derive the numbers I need.
So, I ask for your patience. If something big comes up, I’ll certainly write about it, but the minor league season is over until the Arizona Fall League starts, so it will be quiet. And speaking of the Arizona Fall League…If you like this blog and you’d like to contribute, I’m looking for one person to write a daily post on the Arizona Fall League, specifically our players there. You don’t have to write 7 days a week, but I’d like someone who is willing to write at least 4 times a week while the league is in session, which is only about a month’s worth of games. So, if you are interested, send an e-mail to phuturephillies at hotmail dot com and put “Arizona Fall League Writer” in the title. I’ll review what I receive in the next few days and get back to everyone who inquires. Thanks in advance.
After dropping both ends of the double header Thursday night against Syracuse, the Lynx began week twenty-two with a double header split Friday night, their second double header in two nights. Of course with four games in two days, there is always the possibility that one of the starting pitchers is going to have to take one for the team. Although new comer Gary Knotts, (0-1), pitched a decent game in his first start for the Lynx, he went the distance in game one and Syracuse defeated Ottawa again, this time by a score of 5-3. Ottawa lead 3-1 after two innings but Knotts tired and couldn’t hold the Syracuse club, giving up one run in the fifth and three in the sixth inning. The Lynx scored three off Syracuse starter Justin James but Chiefs bullpen, Scott Sauerbeck-(1-1), and Matt Roney, (his second save of the season), held them to only two hits over the final two innings. Adam Lind again had a big night going 3-3 with a home run, (he went 6-6 with two home runs and five RBI in his last two games and Howie Clark also chipped in with three hits. Lind and David Corrente each homered in the three run sixth. Ottawa second baseman Joe Thurston went 3-4 including his fourth home run of the year.
Here is today’s point of discussion. Mathieson is currently rehabbing in the minors, and is looking to be ready sometime in early September to pitch in the big leagues. The Phillies want to use him in the bullpen for the rest of this season to help out the big league club. The question is, what should his role be in 2008 and beyond? He features a very good fastball, 92-95 before surgery, and reports have him dotting 97 in his rehab appearances. His slider was great in the minors last year, not so good in his major league foray, but still grades out as at least major league average, and will probably be a tick or two better. His changeup is a fringe pitch right now, but again, room for improvement and should be at least average. So, do you have him start next season in AAA with the intention of him being a callup to fill a rotation spot due to injury or ineffectiveness? Do you start him in the major league bullpen next season, with the thought of possibly turning him into the team’s closer down the road? You make the call.
You can view the full rosters here.
The Phillies will send
Joe Bisenius
JA Happ
Josh Outman
Scott Mathieson
Joe Savery
Lou Marson
Greg Golson
Mike Costanzo
Thoughts? I like it. The only change I might have made was sending Edgar Garcia instead of Bisenius, but I’ll take it.
How about that? Carpenter threw a 7 inning perfect game tonight, as Clearwater defeated Fort Myers 2-0. Of his 21 outs, 7 came via strike out, 4 on the ground and 10 in the air. I guess he read the blog earlier today and wanted to make a statement. Mr Happ, I’m not sure how you can top a 7 inning perfect game, but the ball is in your court.
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