Just the links tonight, you supply the analysis
Lehigh Valley wins 12-2.
Clearwater wins 3-2.
Lakewood loses 11-7.
Lehigh Valley Weekly Report
Lehigh Valley went 3-3 on the week and stood at 6-8, tied for 4th place in the Northern Divison of the International League, 3 games behind division leading Syracuse. Take a look at ‘Pigs who are among league leaders, John Mayberry is 2nd in the league in runs (11), DeWayne Wise is tied for 2nd in triples (2), Cody Ransom is tied for 6th in homers (3), Chris Duffy is tied for 7th in RBI’s (11), and Andy Tracy is tied for 4th in walks (9) and 2nd in strikeouts (19). Pitching leaders include only Nate Bump who is tied for 2nd in Wins (2) and 3rd in innings pitched (20). See below for week in review, ‘Pigs prospects, notes and transactions. Continue reading Lehigh Valley Weekly Report
Carpenter Scratched From Start; Duckworth Activated
Tonights scheduled starter Andrew Carpenter has been scratched from his start, leading to immediate speculation that he will be called up to Philadelphia because of the possibility of an imminent DL stint for JA Happ. Taking Carpenter’s start in Allentown this evening will be Brandon Duckworth who has spent the first two weeks of the season on the DL with turf toe. With his activation, reliever Alex Concepcion (who was hit around for 4 runs in 2/3 of an inning on Wednesday) seems to have developed a similar malady and was placed on the DL with right turf toe.
Box Score Roundup; April 20th
Box Score Roundup; April 19th
Lakewood Weekly Report
Recap: The BlueClaws started the season on an 8-game road trip to Asheville and Hagerstown, splitting both 4-game series. They opened the home schedule by winning two of the first three in a series with Greensboro. The highlight of the first two weeks of the season was Sunday’s performance by Nick Hernandez, who shut out Greensboro through eight innings, allowing three hits and no walks while striking out nine.
Weekly Notes Column, April 18th/19th
Welcome to this week’s edition of the weekly notes column. As I mentioned last week, I’m going to use this as my space to kind of tie a bow on the week that was, and more specifically, share my thoughts on what I’ve noticed and what I’m thinking about with regard to the Phillies minor league system. Its also going to give me a chance to talk about a few things I’m working on for the site, and lots of other stuff. So check below for this week’s column.
Lehigh Valley Weekend Report
A quick recap with some notes at the end:
Friday–Lehigh Valley ended their 4 game set with Pawtucket early, as their game was suspended after two innings with no score. Not much to report other then the rehab appearance by JC Romero, in which he pitched a scoreless first inning, striking out two. This game will be picked up in the bottom of the 2nd on June 29. Continue reading Lehigh Valley Weekend Report
Quick Note
A transaction of some note today in Lehigh Valley. Left handed reliever Jake Woods was released and reliever Oscar Villareal was activated from the disabled list after spending the last year recovering from Tommy John surgery. Villareal, a 29 year old righty, has spent parts of six seasons in the majors, amassing a career mark of 24-15 with a 3.86 ERA. Villareal has made over 50 appearances in three major league seasons (03, 06, 07) and if recovered could be a help in a month or two in the Phillies bullpen. Look for the Lehigh Valley full weekend report this evening.
Reading Weekly Report
After a busy first week (and a fraction), the RPhils stand a 5-4 in the Eastern Division of the Eastern League, 1.5 games behind division leader Trenton. The RPhils had a 4-game winning streak over the first weekend of the season, but have lost far more than they’ve won outside the streak. They are winless on the road, at 0-2. Reading is 4th in the league in BA at .247, with their .659 OPS being 8th in the league, so they really have not been hitting. Their 36 runs scored is, however, tied for 6th in the league, basically dead-center.
The pitching has been a little below league average, with a team ERA of 3.87, but, looking at the peripheral stats, they’re not even that good. Their problem has been walks, as they lead the league with 36 so far while being last in the league with strikeouts, whiffing only 43. They’ve also given up 9 HRs, tied for the most in the league. Honestly, given the talent on this team, the pitching should improve.
