A Critical Look at the Phillies Organization and Minor League Baseball
We are now 12 weeks into the minor league season and 6 weeks before the trade deadline. With the FCL season over a month in, this year gives a good chance to have actual information on the breakouts already happening. Not all rankings changes may be as reflected in the actual number, as the tiers … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule #completion of suspended game *double header This Week’s Schedule #completion of suspended game Hitter Spotlight 2B/SS William Bergolla 10-21 2 2B 1 HR 2 BB 2 K 1 SB As part of the BlueClaws barrage on the Greensboro park this year, Bergolla hit his first home run of his career and had … Read more
Stock Changes *All rankings from preseason list Stock Up SS Aidan Miller (3) – Last month I noted that Miller was showing the pieces for a breakout, but has not yet done it. May was his breakout. He hit .309/.478/.588 for the month with 10 doubles, 3 home runs, and 17 walks (18.9%) to 20 … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight C/1B Guillermo Rosario 7-18 3 2B 1 3B 1 HR 2 BB 5 K – .389/.409/.833 On Friday, Guillermo Rosario might have had the best game any Phillies prospect will have all season, going 4 for 4 with 3 doubles, a home run, and a sac fly, … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight 2B Devin Saltiban 6-19 2 2B 2 HR 2 BB 4 K 3 SB .316/.381/.737 Saltiban must like hitting his home runs in pairs because now he has 4 on the season and has hit multiple home runs in a game twice this year. The two doubles … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight OF Leandro Pineda 11-20 2 2B 1 HR 4 BB 1 K .550/.600/.800 Pineda has long looked like a better baseball player than he actually has been. That changed last year, when from July to end of season he hit .291/.379/.463 with a 10.3% BB% and 21.7% … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule *Part of a Doubleheader This Week’s Schedule Hitter Spotlight SS Bryan Rincon 6-18 2 2B 2 BB 7 K 2 SB It wasn’t a particularly stunning week for Bryan Rincon, but it was a step in the right direction for a player who entered the week hitting .140/.308/.220. He has looked passive … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule Lehigh Valley (6-6) @ Scranton/WB (10-4): W 7-1, L 4-5, L 4-8, W 9-3, L 2-5, W 7-4 Reading (3-6) @ Binghamton (3-5): L 2-3, L 3-4*, W 7-4*, W 8-2, L 3-6, W 5-4 Jersey Shore (5-4) vs Brooklyn (4-5): W 3-1, W 9-0, L 4-6, W 6-3, L 7-9, L … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule Lehigh Valley (3-3) vs Durham (3-6): L 10-28, W 3-2, L 6-10, W 9-4, W 6-1, L 9-12 Reading (1-2) vs Portland (0-1): W 9-8, W 5-1, L 0-11, L 2-9*, L 4-5*, L 5-9 Jersey Shore (2-1) @ Hickory (0-3): W 8-1, L 0-1, W 4-0*, L 0-5*, W 13-0, L … Read more
Last Week’s Schedule Lehigh Valley vs Worcester: W 7-4, L 2-5, L 2-6 This Week’s Schedule Lehigh Valley (1-2) @ Rochester (2-1) Reading (0-0) @ Bowie (0-0) Jersey Shore (0-0) vs Aberdeen (0-0) Clearwater (0-0) @ Bradenton (0-0) *All teams except for Lehigh Valley play a 3 game series starting on Friday 4/5 Hitter Spotlight … Read more