Matt Winkelman

Matt is originally from New Jersey, but after a 4 year side track to Cleveland for college he now resides in Madison, WI. His work has appeared on Baseball Prospectus, Crashburn Alley, Phuture Phillies, The Good Phight, and TheDynastyGuru.

Adam Morgan Assigned to the AFL

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Scottsdale roster addition: LHP Adam Morgan (@Phillies) #afl14 — MLB's Arizona Fall League (@MLBazFallLeague) October 1, 2014 Morgan made his season debut in Instructs last week.  The LHP was ranked in the Top 100 prospect by Keith Law after the 2012 season (#1 in the Phillies system).  He missed all of 2014 recovering from shoulder … Read more

2014 Reading Fightin Phils Recap

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Team: Reading Fightin Phils
Record: 66-76
Standing: 6th in the Eastern Division

Top Hitter Stat Lines:

Cameron Perkins – 52 G – 3 HR – 5 SB – .342/.408/.495
Jake Fox – 78 G – 22 HR – 0 SB – .308/.383/.591
Kelly Dugan – 76 G – 5 HR – 1 SB – .296/.383/.435
Tommy Joseph – 21 G – 5 HR – 0 SB – .282/.345/.551
Carlos Alonso – 127 G – 10 HR – 8 SB – .272/.367/.396

Top Pitcher Stat Lines:

Ken Giles – 15 IP – 1.20 ERA – 5 BB – 29 K
Adam Loewen – 103.1 IP – 3.31 ERA – 53 BB – 75 K
Colton Murray– 59.0 IP – 2.29 ERA – 22 BB – 60 K
Severino Gonzalez – 158.2 IP – 4.59 ERA – 34 BB – 115 K
Aaron Nola – 24.0 IP – 2.63 ERA – 5 BB – 15 K

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2014 Clearwater Threshers Recap: Interview with Jim Peyton

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Before we jump into talking about players why don’t you introduce yourself to those that haven’t already read your work and where people can find your writing?

I am Jim Peyton.  I started reporting for Phuture Phillies in Spring Training 2014.  I began by covering the players invited to the major league camp.  I attended a few of the games at Bright House but spent most of my time at the Carpenter Complex following the young prospects.  I continued to follow them through XST while covering the Threshers.  When XST broke, I followed the GCL and the draft picks who were assigned to the Clearwater teams.  I am just now beginning to attend the Instructional League games.  In fact, after sending this to Matt, I’ll be heading over to watch an intra-squad game.

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Revisiting Pre-Season Minor League Predictions

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It took everyone recapping their major league predictions yesterday for me to remember that I made minor league predictions at the beginning of the year.  So before I forget again, lets see how wrong I was about things.  The original list was published on Phuture Phillies, feel free to peruse the comments for others predictions and opinions as well.

1. Both Maikel Franco and Jesse Biddle do not exhaust their prospect eligibility.  Both are not called up until rosters expand.  Biddle puts up good numbers but is blocked in the major league level and left to make adjustments in AAA.

The first part was right, neither Biddle or Franco exhausted their eligibility this year, and Franco did not come up until rosters expanded.  As for Biddle, he neither put up good numbers, nor was he blocked at the major league level.  I want to give myself partial credit, but I really blew the Biddle prediction.

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2014 Clearwater Threshers Recap

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Team: Clearwater Threshers
Record: 49-89
Standing: 6th in North Division (First Half), 4th in North Division (Second Half)

Top Hitter Stat Lines:

Peter Lavin – 54 G – 6 HR – 5 SB – .292/.344/.450
J.P. Crawford – 63 G – 8 HR – 10 SB – .275/.352/.407
Roman Quinn – 88 G – 7 HR – 32 SB – .257/.343/.370
Brian Pointer – 123 G – 15 HR – 16 SB – .246/.336/.419

Top Pitcher Stat Lines:

Aaron Nola – 31.1 IP – 3.16 ERA – 5 BB – 30 K
Cody Forsythe – 35.2 IP – 2.27 ERA – 11 BB – 47 K
Mark Leiter Jr. – 64.2 IP – 4.31 ERA – 15 BB – 56 K
Miguel Nunez – 122.1 IP – 4.49 ERA – 44 BB – 95 K

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The Past Week 9-26-2014

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I said I would do this every week, I will just say it was busy around here: The Past Week: The Phillies clinched a protected draft pick Minor League Affiliate Recaps – Phillies Minor Thoughts Florida Instructional League Recaps – 9/20, 9/23, 9/24 (The Return of Adam Morgan) – Jim Peyton (Phuture Phillies) Baseball America League … Read more

2014 Lakewood Blueclaws Recap: Interview with Jay Floyd

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Before we jump into talking about players why don’t you introduce yourself to those that haven’t already read your work and where people can find your writing?

Well, I am employed by Phillies Nation as their minor league insider.  In that role, I provide coverage for the PN website and appear occasionally on their weekly TV show as a panelist and sometimes producing features on key Phillies prospects to know.  I also contribute to The Shore Sports Network, covering the Class A Lakewood BlueClaws.

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2014 Lakewood Blueclaws Recap

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Team: Lakewood Blueclaws
Record: 53-84
Standing: 6th in Northern Division (1st Half), 7th in Northern Division (2nd Half)

Top Hitter Stat Lines:

Willians Astudillo – 117 G – 4 HR – 2 SB – .333/.366/.433
J.P. Crawford – 60 G – 3 HR – 14 SB – .295/.398/.405
Andrew Knapp – 75 G – 5 HR – 3 SB – .290/.354/.438
Andrew Pullin – 129 G – 9 HR – 6 SB – .270/.332/.374
Dylan Cozens – 132 G – 16 HR – 23 SB – .248/.303/.415

Top Pitcher Stat Lines:

Yacksel Rios – 102.1 IP – 3.69 ERA – 40 BB – 73 K
Yoel Mecias – 33.2 IP – 3.21 ERA – 9 BB -23 K
Jon Prosinski – 96.2 IP – 3.82 ERA – 24 BB – 52 K
Mark Leiter Jr. – 84.1 IP – 4.28 ERA – 22 BB – 85 K
Julio Reyes – 81.1 IP – 3.65 ERA – 24 BB – 55 K

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2014 Williamsport Crosscutters Recap: Interview with Mitch Rupert

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Yesterday I wrote my recap of the Williamsport Crosscutters, today here is our interview with Mitch Rupert about his impressions of the Crosscutters’ 2014 season. Before we jump into talking about players why don’t you introduce yourself and where people can find your writing? My name is Mitch Rupert and I’m a sports writer with the Williamsport … Read more