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Threshers 2008 Recap

02. Org Reports, 04. Prospect Features, 5. Clearwater, Savery, Joe

The 2008 Threshers had a hard act to follow from the fans perspective after the 2007 team took the season to it’s limit by going to the post season and winning the whole thing by bringing home a F.S.L. Championship. I know the 2008 record was not what the team or fans had hoped for, but hopefully it was a learning experience for everyone. That is what the minors are about.

The team did play some fundametally sound baseball, and we did get to see some terrific efforts from some wonderful players over the course of the season. The 2008 statistical leaders for the team are recognized below.
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Williamsport Weekly Report (9/1-9/7)

3. Williamsport

The Crosscutters were the final affiliate to end their season and they did so by going 3-4 this past week. After winning the first three games, they dropped their final four to end the season at 38-37, tied for third place in the NYP Pinckney division, 8.5 GB of Batavia and Jamestown.

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Iron Pigs Report

7. Lehigh Valley

Lehigh Valley finished the season at 55-89, in last place in the Northern Division of the International League, 33 games behind division leading Scranton. Taking a last look at Iron Pigs among International League leaders, Brandon Watson was 3rd in at bats (514), 2nd in hits (157), and 10th in batting average (.305).  Mike Cervenak was 5th in the league in batting average (.310), and 7th in the league in doubles (30). Andy Tracy was 2nd in the league in doubles (34), 8th in the league in homers (22), 5th in the league in RBI’s (85), 4th in the league in walks (64), 5th in the league in OBP (.383), and 7th in the league in slugging % (.525). Jon Knott was 8th in the IL with 30 doubles. Continue reading Iron Pigs Report →

Reading Phillies Weekly Report (8/27-9/1)

6. Reading

The Reading Phillies have played their final game, thankfully.  The Phils finished the season by losing 5 of 6, to drop their Eastern League Southern Division worst record to 53-89, 12 games behind 5th place Altoona.  The season isn’t over for all of the Reading Phils, however, as both Golson and Marson have already been summoned to the big leagues.  Hopefully, those two can help the actual Phils more than they helped the Reading Phils.  Onto some player profiles…

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Williamsport and GCL Weekly Report (8/25-8/31)

2. GCL, 3. Williamsport

Williamsport

The Crosscutters went 4-3 this week to move to 35-33 on the season. That leaves them in fourth place in the NYP Pinckney division, 7 GB of first place Batavia and 1/2 GB of third place Auburn. They have one more week left on their schedule.

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Iron Pigs Report

7. Lehigh Valley

Just a horrible week for the ‘Pigs as they went 1-7, and now stand at 54-86, in last place of the Northern Division of the International League, 33 games behind division leading Scranton.  Look for an in depth review of the Lehigh Valley season, including a look at the performance of each player, including my opinion of where they go from here,  during each of the next several editions of the Lehigh Valley report. Continue reading Iron Pigs Report →

Reading Phillies Weekly Report (8/20 – 8/26)

6. Reading

Even though the Phils stretched their losing streak to 9 games this week, they also managed to win 3 of 7, making this week much better than last week.  The season is winding down, which is a good thing for the ’08 Reading Phillies.  They are still playing rather poorly, and they just lost another excellent performer in Carpenter to the big league team.  For Reading, the season cannot end soon enough.

Lets start off with some good news.  Antonio Bastardo continued his impressive comeback this week by pitching very well in 2 starts.  His first start against Bowie lasted 4.2 innings, and he gave up just 2 hits, 2 walks, and 1 earned while striking out 2.  While this start was excellent, his following start was even better.  Bastardo lasted 4.1 innings, giving up 2 earned on 4 hits and 3 walks, but Bastardo struck out a very impressive 8 batters.  Good stuff.  Bastardo is in line for one more appearance on the season.

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Phillies sending 8 players to the AFL

9. Winter Leagues

Per Todd Zolecki

Arizona Fall League. The Phillies will send eight players to the Arizona Fall League to play for the Mesa Solar Sox: righthanders Joe Bisenius, Andrew Carpenter and Pat Overholt; lefthander Sergio Escalona; catcher Lou Marson; infielder Jason Donald; and outfielders Quintin Berry and Jeremy Slayden.

No real surprises, with the possible exception of sending Berry instead of Taylor as the one below AA representative. This also tells me Slayden and Overholt will be protected on the 40 man roster, as you wouldn’t really want these guys in the limelight if you didn’t plan on protecting them.

VSL Season Wrapup – Top Prospects

1. VSL/DSL

The VSL season ended up a couple of weeks ago.  This post will summarize the season and provide a very speculative list of the top prospects.  The 2008 VSL Phillies finished the season 32-33, in 4th place 12.5 games behind the Pirates.  The Phillies took a small step back in Venezuela compared to the past couple of years as they did not add any high profile signings and did not feature a large number of younger players.  The situation is a little better in the Dominican as the team’s two highest profile signings as well as several additional young players all made their debuts there.

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Williamsport and GCL Weekly Report (8/18-8/24)

2. GCL, 3. Williamsport

Williamsport

The Crosscutters finished the week 2-2 after having the first three days off for the All-Star Break. They remain one game over .500 at 31-30, which leaves them in a tie for third place in the NYP Pinckney division, 7.5 GB of Batavia.

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