Around the System–Corner INF

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The moves to me at this stage are obvious.  Stassi to Lehigh Valley, Charles playing regularly in Reading and Hoskins to Clearwater.  See the evidence below.

Lehigh Valley

Chris McGuiness, 27, SIgned as a free agent in 2015; .226/.342/.296 in 159 AB’s; 1HR 16RBI; 16%BB/15%K rates; .263 vs LHP; .215 vs RHP; .200 last 30 days; .205 with RISP; 38 games at 1B with 2 errors (.994); 8.18 R/F.  Has been consistently unproductive all year.

Russ Canzler, 29, Re-Signed as a free agent in 2015; .260/.319/.383 in 196AB’s; 4HR 20RBI; 8%BB/18%K rates; .276 vs LHP; .254 vs. RHP; .211 over last 30 days; .245 with RISP; 28 games at 1B with 2 errors (.992); 5 games at 3B without an error; 6 games in the OF with 1 error.  After a fast start, Canzler has been almost non-existent for over a month now.

Cord Phelps, 28, Signed as a free agent in 2015; .220/.298/.269 in 182 AB’s; 2HR 9RBI; 2SB; 10%BB/15%K rates; .224 vs. LHP; .218 vs. RHP; .267 over last month; .250 with RISP; 27 games at 3B with 3 errors (.952); 22 games at 2B with 2 errors (.981).  Has provided little to no offense while continuing his versatility in the field

Reading

Art Charles, 24, Acquired from Toronto in 2013; .274/.355/.514 in 146 AB’s; 6HR 27RBI; 12%BB/24%K rates; .304 vs LHP; .268 vs RHP; .177 over last 30 days; .283 with RISP; 18 games at 1B with 2 errors (.988); 9.22 R/F. After an unbelievable start, Charles has come back to Earth, hard over the last month.  That said, he is playing sparingly and I would like him to receive more regular time.

Brock Stassi, 25, Phils 33rd round pick in 2011; .333/.395/.498 in 207AB’s; 7HR 48RBI; 3SB; 10%BB/12%K rates; .388 with RISP; .339 over last 30 days; 48 games at 1B with 3 errors (.992); 8.19 R/F; 2 games in the OF without an error.  Stassi has been consistently outstanding all year.  I am far from convinced of any major league credentials, however, he should be in Lehigh Valley.  With an organizational guy above him who is hitting .226 with 1HR, there is no reason Stassi should be in Reading after 600 plus AB’s at this level.  Move Stassi and let Charles play. Continue reading Around the System–Corner INF →

Box Score Recap – 6/13/2015

Box Score Recap

Lehigh Valley (22-42) lost to the Norfolk Tides 5-4 in 10 innings.  Joely Rodriguez lasted 4.2 innings.  He was lifted after his 7th walk and 100th pitch.  Chris Leroux held the fort thru the eighth.  Juan Gutierrez pitched a clean ninth but gave up the winning run without recording an out in the tenth.  The good news is he was able to maintain his 9.00 ERA through 2 appearances with the ‘Pigs.  Russ Canzler went 3-5 with a HR and 2 RBI.  Phillippe Aumont (2-4, 2.58) pitches tomorrow. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/13/2015 →

Kelly Dugan Returns, Again; June 13, 2015

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Even though the Threshers played a double header against the Brevard County Manatees, the big story was the return of Kelly Dugan.  He played right field in the first game and was the DH in the night cap.  He went a combined 2-7 with a BB, K, and his first HR of the season.  He hit the ball hard most at bats.  The original plan was for Dugan to play the outfield Friday and Saturday, DH on Sunday, then take stock.  Friday’s rain derailed that plan.  I expect that he’ll play the outfield Sunday.  He could return to Reading not long after that.  He looks ready.

The Threshers lost the opener.  Continue reading Kelly Dugan Returns, Again; June 13, 2015 →

Box Score Recap – 6/12/2015

Box Score Recap

Lehigh Valley (22-41) beat the Norfolk Tides 1-0 in 14 innings.  Adam Morgan threw 6.0 shutout innings (101 pitches) and 4 relievers pitched 4-hit ball over the next 8.0 innings.  Seth Rosin got the win and Jake Diekman picked up his first AAA save of the season.  The IronPigs’ offense was non-existant most of the game.  They didn’t get a base runner until the fifth, a hit until the seventh, their second hit until the eleventh.  Jordan Danks doubled home the game winning run.  Dom Brown went 0-4.  Gabriel Lino went 1-5.  Joely Rodriguez (2-6, 6.36) pitches tomorrow. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/12/2015 →

Box Score Recap – 6/11/2015

Box Score Recap

Lehigh Valley (21-41) lost to the Norfolk Tides 4-3.  Seve Gonzalez threw 97 pitches and lasted 4.1 innings.  He left trailing 1-0 with one out and a runner on second.  Not too difficult a situation for a reliever, but it took 3 batters before Chris Leroux managed to allow the inherited runner to score.  Four before he actually recorded an out.  Not much offense, but Gabriel Lino went 2-3 with 2 RBI.  Adam Morgan (0-6, 5.07) pitches tomorrow. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/11/2015 →

Box Score Recap – 6/10/2015

Box Score Recap

Lehigh Valley (21-40) lost to the Durham Bulls 9-8 in 12 innings.  Dom Brown went 4-6, 3 R, 1 double, 1 HR, 2 RBI.  Russ Canzler had 4 RBI.  The difference between the teams tonight was defense.  The Bulls scored 2 unearned runs charged against SP Anthony Vasquez on errors by d’Arnaud and Canzler.  Jason Berken (3-3, 4.07) pitches tomorrow.  Then Adam Morgan (0-6, 5.07), and TBD. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/10/2015 →

2015 Draft Tracker

2015 Draft

This is the place to keep track of all signings, bonus information, pool spending, and media regarding all 40 2015 Draftees. I’ll accept any help you can provide as reports surface through articles from local, national, or social media. Please post any links you have, or if it’s a tweet, just post the text or however you like. I would ask only that you post any new information as a new comment so it appears at the bottom and makes it easier to find amongst what’s likely to be a pretty large post with possibly hundreds of comments. If you have something you want to draw my attention to and you don’t think it can wait until I get back on and check this page, you can always tweet at me @jimpeyton19. I’ll date/time stamp notes as I add them below.  A special “Thanks” to Brad.  I stole most of this from his 2014 Draft Tracker. Link to the 2015 Draft Tracker.  The most recent updates will be above the fold, older updates will move below.

7/17 – Phillies announce the signings of #32 OF Reggie Wilson and #34 OF Ben Pelletier.  Continue reading 2015 Draft Tracker →

2015 Draft Discussion: Day Three

2015 Draft

Here’s the thread to continue talking about the 2015 First Year Player Draft.

So far, we have –

  1. (10) – SS Cornelius Randolph, Griffin HS (GA), L/R, 5’11, 205 lbs, 06/02/97.
  2. (48) – 2B  Scott Kingery,  Arizona (JR), R/R, 5’10, 180 lbs, 04/29/94.
  3. (83) – SS Lucas Williams, Dana Hills HS (CA), R/R, 6’1, 180, 8/9/96.
  4. (114) – 1B Kyle Martin, South Carolina (SR), L/L, 6’2, 240, 11/13/92.
  5. (144) – LHP Bailey Falter, Chino Hills HS (CA), R/L, 6’4, 175, 4/24/97.
  6. (174) – LHP Tyler Gilbert, USC (JR), L/L, 6’3, 190, 12/22/93.
  7. (204) – RHP Luke Leftwich, Wofford College (JR), L/R, 6’3, 205, 6/9/94.
  8. (234) – OF Greg Pickett, Legend HS (CO), L/R, 6’4, 215, 10/30/96.
  9. (264) – CF Mark Laird, LSU (JR), L/L, 6’2, 180, 3/29/93.
  10. (294) – 3B Joshua Tobias, Florida (SR), R/R, 5’9, 195, 11/23/92.

The draft will conclude Wednesday with Rounds 11-40.  Coverage will start at 12:00 pm ET, live on MLB.com. Continue reading 2015 Draft Discussion: Day Three →

Box Score Recap – 6/9/2015

Box Score Recap

Lehigh Valley (21-39) lost to the Durham Bulls 7-4.  Dom Brown went 2-4 with a double.  Brian Bogusevic went 2-4 with a double and a solo HR.  Phillippe Aumont gave up 6 R, 3 ER in 5.2 IP on 7 H and 3 BB.  He struck out seven.  Gabriel Lino went 1-4.  Anthony Vasquez (3-1, 1.64) pitches tomorrow.  Then Jason Berken (3-3, 4.07), Adam Morgan (0-6, 5.07), and TBD. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/9/2015 →

Thoughts on the first 10 rounds of the draft

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Hello, its me. I apologize for not writing up a final draft prep piece on Sunday, life sort of got in the way. I did want to pop back in and write up some thoughts on the first two days of the draft. This is not going to rival the draft recaps I wrote up for 5 years, where I spent waaaay too much time dissecting draft picks and potential signability concerns, but I do have some thoughts, so I figured I’d share them with the masses, in case you were interested to see what I thought.

Continue reading Thoughts on the first 10 rounds of the draft →