Category Archives: 02. Org Reports

Threshers’ Notebook

01. Site Features, 02. Org Reports, 5. Clearwater, Savery, Joe

The Threshers had a six game week this past week with a day off on Monday; overall they went 3-3 in the week.

They lost the final game of their series against the Vero Beach Devil Rays on Wednesday with Joe Savery taking the loss. After a Tursday night rain out they then split a double header to start a series with the St Lucie Mets. Drew Naylor pitched a complete game in the first game of the double header but took a 3-1 loss while Andrew Carpenter pitched a complete game in the second game by throwing a one-hit shut out in route to a 4-0 Threshers win.

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Threshers Win a Wild One Against the Mets

02. Org Reports, 5. Clearwater

The Clearwater Threshers were in Port St. Lucie on Saturday night for the third of four games.  After a rainout on Thursday night the teams split a double header on Friday.  On Saturday night the Threshers jumped out early on the Mets when when Clay Harris got the first of his three home runsto give the Threshers an early 3-0 lead.  Harris would eventually homer in his first three at bats of the game as the Threshers jumped out to a 7-2 lead after five innings with five of the RBIs credited to Harris.

Appearantly the Mets were not as happy about Harris’ night as some of us were, and he was hit by a pitch in his fourth at bat by Mets hurler Casey Hoorelbeke.  This prompted the benches to be cleared for both teams, but without any real harm done.  In the next inning Threshers starter Edgar Garcia was ejected from the game when he promptly hit the first batter he faced . 

Apparently not phased by the fact that the bases were loaded in the eighth inning when Clay Harris stepped to the plate for a fifth time Casey Hoorelbeke of the Mets hit Harris for the second time in the game and was ejected while Clay was credited with a career high sixth RBI on the night.

In the ninth inning Tuffy Gosewsich was hit by a pitch that got another Mets pitcher ejected, and in the end the Threshers got the last laugh winning easily by a score of 11-3.

Front page story at MiLB.com here

Story from the Threshers blog here

Iron Pigs Update

7. Lehigh Valley

Lehigh Valley continues in last place in the IL Northern Division at 31-51, 19.5 games behind division leading Pawtucket.  Among the hitting leaders, continues to be Mike Cervenak who is 3rd in at bats (297), 7th in runs(48), 1st in hits (92), and 8th in average (.310). Andy Tracy is 5th in the league in walks (40), and 8th in the league in on base % (.392).  Although struggling a bit lately, Brian Mazone remains among the IL pitching leaders.  He is 7th in wins (7), 9th in ERA (3.29), 2nd in starts (16), first in innings (104.0), 4th in homers allowed (13), and 5th in WHIP (1.12).  James Happ continues to lead the lead in strikeouts (99) and is 7th in innings pitched(94.1). Matt Childers has been very strong lately and is now 4th in the league with 11 saves.

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Reading Phillies Weekly Report (6/18 – 6/24)

6. Reading

Hello, everyone. This is my first report on the Reading Phillies. Hopefully, many more will follow. I am far from experienced when it comes to writing posts, so, if anyone has any suggestions I would be thrilled to hear them. I hope you enjoy the weekly reports on the Reading Phillies, which will usually be posted on Thursday of every week. Lets get to it…

The Reading Phillies won 3 and lost 5 on the week, dropping their record to an Eastern League Southern Division worst, 29-46. Luckily, the minor leagues are about the prospects and not the standings. Several big name prospects, most notably pitchers, had good weeks. Here are the game by game recaps.

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Threshers Update 6/25

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

It’s been a couple of weeks since my last full Clearwater report, but not a lot has changed over that time. The first half of the season ended with the Threshers alone in last place with a record of 32-38 13.5 games out of first place, and the second half of the season has begun with the Threshers again in last place with a 1-5 record 4.0 games out of first. Edgar Garcia, Matt German, Brett Harker, and Gus Milner all took part in the FSL all star game for the Threshers at the end of the first half, and each performed well in the game.
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Iron Pigs Report

7. Lehigh Valley

This weeks report a day early as I prepare for a trip to Las Vegas tomorrow…The ‘Pigs now stand at 26-48, in last place in the Northern Division, 18 games back of Scranton.  Since the last report, Lehigh Valley has lost 4 out of 5 games including a 4 game sweep by Pawtucket.

Mike Cervenak remains among hitting leaders in at bats (3rd with 269), runs (7th with 45), and hits (1st with 83).  Andy Tracy continues his climb among hitting leaders.  He is 8th in RBIS’s (44), 3rd in walks (38), and 10th in on base percentage (.390).  Among pitching leaders, Brian Mazone is 5th in wins (7), 9th in ERA (3.12), first in innings pitched (98.0), and 4th in WHIP (1.09). James Happ is first in strikeouts (90), 8th in homers allowed (11), and 5th in innings pitched (88.0).  Matt Childers is now 4th in the league in saves with 9. Continue reading Iron Pigs Report →

BlueClaws players shine in SALLY All-Star game

4. Lakewood, Game Recaps, Other Stuff

In a game featuring the best of the best, Lakewood clearly demonstrated that it has players that can clearly play with the best of them. Michael Taylor, who began the game batting cleanup went 2-5, with an RBI double. Any doubt about Michael Durant‘s ability to come back from injury? Forget it – as the North’s DH, Durant went 2-5, scoring twice and hitting a two-run homerun in the 8th inning. Joel Naughton came in for the North in the 7th inning, to go 1-2 while scoring a run. From a defensive standpoint, it is worth noting that four of the six hitters to come to the plate while Naughton was catching struck out. The performance only helped to cement Naughton’s place as the top defensive catcher in the SAL. On the year, Naughton has caught twenty-seven would-be stealers, at a 46.6% rate, ranking hiim first among all catchers in the SAL.

Drew Naylor was named the game’s Most Outstanding Pitcher. On a night where no pitcher threw more than one inning, Naylor made his count, throwing a perfect inning in the 6th. After inducing a ground-out for the first out, Naylor struck out the rest of the side in earning the award.

Williamsport opens the season with a loss

3. Williamsport

The short season leagues are getting under way, which means one more scoreboard to watch every night, and a slew of prospects both new and old to add to the radar screen. Williamsport kicked off their season with a 4-3 loss to Mahoning Valley, the Indians short season affiliate. Freddy Ballestas started, going 5 innings and allowing 3 runs, 2 earned on 7 hits with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts, while getting 8 groundballs and 4 fly balls. Travis d’Arnaud opened up 3/4, and newly drafted Brandon Haislet went 2/5 out of the leadoff spot. It will be interesting to see how the lineup is rotated to get everyone reps, but tonight’s configuration is likely to be the “normal” lineup.

Lakewood Report 6/10-6/15

4. Lakewood

As they head into the All-Star break, the Lakewood BlueClaws have finished the first half tied for third place in the SAL Northern. In a week that began by dropping both games of a Tuesday double-header, the Lakewood BlueClaws sent four players to Tuesday’s All-Star game and Michael Taylor took home honors for Player of the Month for the month of May.

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Iron Pigs Mid Season Report Card

7. Lehigh Valley

Lehigh Valley has certainly played better during the second quarter of the season (even if there was only one place to go), and credit must be given to the front office, manager and players for recognizing several “problem areas”, and either let them go, or addressed them.  Several fundamentally sound players were brought in after the horrific start and that has led to some exciting days at Coca Cola Park.  The following grades are simply my opinion, of the performance thus far this year of players currently on the Lehigh Valley roster. Continue reading Iron Pigs Mid Season Report Card →