Lehigh Valley (15-16) Lost to Columbus, 7-1 when they couldn’t make a first inning run hold up. Jake Thompson lasted five innings and threw 101 pitches. A Tommy Joseph error in the fourth opened the gate to four unearned runs. Seve Gonzalez tacked on three more runs for good measure. Offense only managed five hits, Taylor Featherston and Nick Williams had two each. Featherston hit a solo home run in the first. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 5/10/2016
Box Score Recap – 5/9/2016
Lehigh Valley (15-15) Lost to Columbus, 2-0. James Russell went four shutout innings in a bullpen game. Bobby LaFromboise gave up a solo home run in the middle two innings. Reinier Roibal struck out three in the final two innings. No offensive star when you only get four singles. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 5/9/2016
Open Discussion: Week of May 9th
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2016 Draft Discussion, May 9th
The 2016 draft discussion continues here. These discussions will be accessible under “The Draft” menu option “2016 Draft Discussions and Picks” for reference. Continue reading 2016 Draft Discussion, May 9th
Box Score Recap – 5/8/2016
Lehigh Valley (15-14) Beat Scranton, 5-4. David Buchanan turned the game over to the bullpen after five innings. Edward Mujica converted his eighth save. Tommy Joseph swatted his sixth home run, Angelys Nina his first. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 5/8/2016
Around the System–Corner Infield
We start another year of the “Around the System” feature as we rotate through an in depth look at groups of players as the season moves along. Next up will be the Outfield sometime later in the week.
Lehigh Valley
Brock Stassi, 26, Phils 33rd round pick in 2011 draft; .254/.378/.403 in 81PA’s; 1HR 8RBI; 17%BB/16%K; .167 vs LHP; .273 vs RHP; .286 in May; .167 with RISP; 18 games at 1B without an error; Stassi has put up mediocre numbers with the bat, and has been good with the glove early on.
Tommy Joseph, 24, Acquired from Giants in 2012; .382/.400/.671 in 79PA’s; 5HR 15RBI; 4%BB/13%; .400 vs LHP; .389 vs RHP; .313 with RISP; 14 games at 1B with 2 errors (.980); Joseph has played himself back into prospect status after his injury plagued last three seasons. I don’t know how much longer the Phils can keep him at AAA putting up these numbers, although he has very little experience at 1B. That said neither Ruf, nor Howard will be mistaken for Keith Hernandez with the glove.
Angelys Nina, 27, Signed as a free agent in 2016; .200/.216/.300 in 51PA’s; 1HR 4RBI; 2%BB/18%K rates; .143 vs LHP; .222 vs RHP; 13 games at 3B with 2 errors (.943); 1 game at 2B without an error. Very little production.
Taylor Featherston, 26, Signed as a free agent in 2016; .308/.360/.462 in 96PA’s; 2HR 6RBI; 5%BB/10%K rates; .409 vs LHP; .278 vs RHP; .167 in May; .261 with RISP; 13 games at 3B with 1 error (.960); 7 games at SS with 2 errors (.944); 6 games at 2B with 1 error (.963); Very nice start to the season for Featherston who has very good versatility and can provide you with some occasional pop.
Reading
Rhys Hoskins, 23, Phils 5th round pick in 2014; .248/.311/.457 in 115PA’s; 6HR 20RBI; 10%BB/29%K rates; .250 vs LHP; .247 vs RHP; .214 in May; .238 with RISP; 27 games at 1B with 5 errors (.981); Mixed bag thus far. On the positive end, Hoskins has been producing runs with his power and had a long hitting streak. On the negative end, even with the long streak his average is lower than you would like to see it, he is striking out a lot, and too many errors. Continue reading Around the System–Corner Infield
Box Score Recap – 5/7/2016
Lehigh Valley (14-14) Lost to Scranton, 8-7 in ten innings. Zach Eflin had a rough outing, but the IronPigs took a 7-6 advantage into the eighth. They lost the lead and eventually the game. Will Venable had 3 hits and 5 RBI. Venable and Brock Stassi hit their first home runs. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 5/7/2016
Box Score Recap – 5/6/2016
Friday night’s starters turned in some impressive numbers. Alec Asher, Ranfi Casimiro, and Luke Leftwich combined for this line –
20 IP, 15 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 20 K, 239 pitches/174 strikes (72.8%)
(Be sure to check out Casimiro’s pitch count below, over 80% strikes in 6.0 IP.)
The bullpens weren’t too shabby, either. Edubray Ramos, Joey DeNato, Joely Rodriguez, Luis Morales, Zach Morris, and Robert Tasin combined for this line –
8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 125 pitches/85 strikes (68.0 %) Continue reading Box Score Recap – 5/6/2016
Box Score Recap – 5/5/2016
Lehigh Valley (13-13) Lost to Scranton, 10-1. Darnel Sweeney and Tommy Joseph had two hits each. The rest of the IronPigs line up combined for two more hits. Brock Stassi pitched a perfect ninth, striking out two batters. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 5/5/2016
Box Score Recap – 5/4/2016
Lehigh Valley (13-12) Lost to Pawtucket, 7-2. Reinier Roibal made his fourth bullpen start for Lehigh and threw three, no-nit innings. Severino Gonzalez followed with four, shutout innings. Darnell Sweeney had 2 of the IronPigs three hits. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 5/4/2016
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