A lousy week for Lehigh Valley who went 2-5, and now stand at 53-79. 26.5 games behind division leading Scranton. The 26.5 games back in the most Lehigh Valley have been back this year. Taking a look at league leaders, Brandon Watson is 8th in at bats (462), and 4th in hits (139). Mike Cervenak is 2nd in the league in average (.319). Andy Tracy is 3rd in doubles (32), 2nd in RBI’s (83), 6th in walks (59), 6th in on base % (.380) and 8th in slugging % (.525). On the pitching side, Les Walrond leads the league with 2 shutouts, JA Happ in 5th in ERA (3.30), first in strikeouts (143) and 4th in WHIP (1.15). The slumping Brian Mazone is 3rd in losses (11), first in starts (26), 3rd in IP (156.2) and 4th in homers allowed(20). Continue reading Iron Pigs Report
Category Archives: 02. Org Reports
Reading Phillies Weekly Report (8/13-8/19)
Sad, sad week for the Reading Phillies. The Phils played 7 games, and lost, you guessed it, 7 games. When the offense managed to score some runs, the pitching was horrible. And, when the pitching was excellent, the offense was putrid. All in all, it was a perfect storm for an incredibly embarassing week. Lets move on and highlight some of the prospects at Reading, who for the most part, had bad weeks.
Williamsport and GCL Weekly Report (8/11-8/17)
Williamsport
The Crosscutters kept in line with their season by going 4-4 this week. They remain one game over .500 at 29-28. They remain in fourth place in the NYP Pinckney division, 5.5 GB of first place Batavia. This week the team bid farewell to another key memberwhen Travis D’Arnaud was promoted to Lakewood.
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Iron Pigs Report
After a 2-3 week, Lehigh Valley now stands at 51-75, in last place in the Northern Division of the International League, 25.5 games behind division leading Scranton. WIth a little over two weeks left in the season, the ‘Pigs are focused on trying to move out of last place in the North, and further trying to assure that they dont have the worst record in the IL. Continue reading Iron Pigs Report
Williamsport and GCL Weekly Report (8/4-8/10)
Williamsport
The Crosscutters went 2-3 this week, leaving their season record at 25-24. They remain in fourth place of the NYPL Pinckney division, 7 GB of first place Jamestown and 3.5 GB of third place Auburn. They now have 19 games left in their season, 8 on the road and 11 at home.
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Quintin Berry is the SB King at Clearwater!
Quintin Berry is “the greatest of all time” in stolen bases at Clearwater. He stole two bases tonight to put his season total at 42 to break the previous record of 40 set by Reggie Taylor in 1997. Congratulations “Q” you ARE the greatest! In addition to that he extended his consecutive games hitting streak to 25 games.
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Iron Pigs Report
A difficult week for Lehigh Valley as they went 1-6, falling to 49-71 on the year, 24 games behind division leading Scranton in the Northern Division of the International league. The ‘Pigs are struggling with a makeshift lineup and pitching staff as they have recently lost several key players to various consequences including call ups (Cervenak, Walrond, Happ), Olympics (Green, Swindle), Japan (Ennis), and the DL(King). Between all of those variables Lehigh Valley has lost 25% of their team over the passed two weeks or so. League leaders still include several ‘Pigs not on the current roster. Hitting leaders include Mike Cervenak who is leading the league in average (.320), and 6th in the league in hits (124). Brandon Watson is 7th in the league in hits (124). Rich THompson is 10th in the league in stolen bases (24). Andy Tracy is 8th in OBP (.380), 5th in walks (57), 4th in RBI’s (74), and 3rd in doubles (28). Les Walrond leads the league in ERA (2.61, is second in complete games (2), and tied for the league lead in shutouts(2). JA Happ is 7th in ERA (3.30), second in strikeouts (127), and 4th in WHIP (1.18). Brian Mazone is 6th in homers allowed (17), 3rd in innings (141), and 2nd in starts (23). Matt Childers is 3rd in the league with 19 saves. Continue reading Iron Pigs Report
Predictions for the Arizona Fall League?
The rosters were announced at the end of August last year, and the Phillies sent 9 guys; Bisenius, Happ, Outman, Mathieson, Savery, Marson, Golson, and Costanzo. Reminder on eligibility, for those who are unfamiliar with the process;
Each Major League organization is required to provide six players subject to the following requirements:
- All Triple-A and Double-A players are eligible, provided the players are on at least a Double-A level roster no later than Aug. 1.
- One player below the Double-A level is allowed per Major League team.
- One foreign player is allowed, as long as the player does not reside in a country that participates in winter ball, as part of the Caribbean Confederation or the Australian winter league.
- No players with more than one year of credited Major League service as of August 31 are eligible, except a team may select one player picked in the most recently concluded Major League Rule 5 Draft.
- To be eligible, players on Minor League disabled lists must be activated at least 45 days before the conclusion of their respective seasons.
So. Donald, Marson, Happ, Carrasco, Garcia and then maybe Savery again? I believe some teams end up sending fewer than 6 and then other teams send more, as the Phillies did last year. Any other suggestions?
Reading Phillies Weekly Report (7/30-8/5)
Time for another Reading Phillies weekly report. Lets start off with a bit of a summation. Josh Outman, traded. Lou Marson, olympics. Jason Donald, olympics. Antonio Bastardo, injured. What does that leave? Well, apparantely not much, if we are to judge by the Phillies 1-6 record on the week. Anyway, believe or not, there are still several interesting players at Reading, headed by an impressive group of young pitchers. Lets take a look…
Williamsport and GCL Weekly Report (7-28/8-3)
Williamsport
The Crosscutters went 3-4 this week. Their season record stands at 23-21, leaving them in 4th place in the NYP Pinckney Division, 5 GB of first place Jamestown.
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