A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
With some injuries up in the top levels of the system, and some releases (Mike Nesseth) there was some reliever shuffling in the minor today. The Phillies promoted Reinier Roibal from Clearwater to Reading. Roibal was a Giants’ signing out of Cuba in 2010 who the Phillies signed as a minor league free agent this … Read more
If there’s one thing I’ve gotten good at over the years, it’s admitting that I was wrong. I don’t make many mistakes, but when I do I try my best to own them. My son and I decided at the last minute to attend this Tuesday’s Iron Pigs game, each for our own reasons. My … Read more
Best Matchup: Saturday – Lakewood – Chris Oliver vs Spencer Adams A matchup of 2014 draft picks, Adams was the White Sox’s 2nd round pick (#44 overall) last year. The projectable HS RHP dominated last year with a fastball that topped out at 96, and made it onto some Top 100 prospect lists this past … Read more
Maikel Franco really emerged as a prospect in 2012 when he hit .341/.395/.530 in the second half of the year for Lakewood. He then had his breakout in 2013 where he compiled a .320/.356/.569 line with 31 home runs while splitting time between Clearwater and Reading. He was rated extremely highly by some publications before … Read more
Let’s start with the drooling and go from there as Chris King was at a showdown between Franklyn Kilome and a rehabbing Jameson Tallion. Kilome 94-96 with life. Breaking ball is much improved. Sharp, late bite at 79-81 #Phillies — 𝘾hris King (@StatsKing) May 14, 2015 Kilome's velo is so free and easy it's insane. … Read more
The Phillies are in a state of flux regarding their outfielders and there will be likely be numerous roster moves made in late May or early June. Dominic Brown could return to the outfield with the Phillies, along with Cody Asche sliding into left field and Ben Revere starting in center. The moves will also … Read more
Today was another solid start from Phillippe Aumont in what is rapidly becoming an unbelievable story. Of his 4 starts so far, Aumont has been scoreless in 3 of them and overall has gone 21 innings with 16 hits, 3 earned runs, 5 walks, and 16 strikeouts. I want to write a big breakdown about … Read more
On the surface it has not been the greatest third season in Reading for Jesse Biddle, his 4.60 ERA is ugly and he is posting his lowest strikeout numbers of his career. However, that doesn’t tell the entire story here. Fangraphs has Biddle at a 2.77 FIP thanks to his zero home runs on the … Read more
Pitching Spotlight #1: Aaron Nola 8 IP 4 H 1 ER 0 BB 8 K We all know how good Aaron Nola is (and I will have a more complete report on him later in the week). Right now Nola has a 2.04 ERA over 39.2 IP, but that is a bit deceptive because of … Read more
Well, this was a pretty exciting trip to Coca-Cola Park for me tonight. First off, it was my first time using our new seats. We’ve been partial season ticket holders for three seasons now and this year we moved closer to home plate in Section 115. Something always seems to come up which keeps me … Read more