Sam McWilliams

2015 Recaps: GCL Phillies – Interview with Chris King

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As many of you know, I don’t see a ton of baseball games in person (part of living away from the Northeast) and so I have to rely on the eyes of a lot of people.  So in reality these interviews are the real meat of the recaps and my statistical wrap ups are really … Read more

Who is Making the Velocity Jump

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Yesterday Chris King wrote a piece for Fangraphs detailing the increase in velocity and stuff for Williamsport right hander Franklyn Kilome.  Kilome is obviously the most prominent member of the following group, but he is not the only player to keep an eye on this season.  So I went through our pitch database and found … Read more

2014 GCL Phillies Recap

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Given the amount of time and effort that goes into covering the season while it occurs, we want to give it equal attention after it is all over.  This year we will be featuring wrap-ups such as this one, done by the writers here at Phillies Minor Thoughts, and then an interview with someone has gotten to see the team a lot in person.  We are very excited to start rolling these out, especially for the insights by those we talked to.

Team: GCL Phillies
Record: 36-23
Standing: Missed Playoffs, Second Place in Northwest Division

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GCL Phillies Unknown Starting Rotation

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The GCL Phillies spent much of the early season being the rehab point for many rehabbing and drafted pitchers as Yoel Mecias, Nic Hanson, Brandon Leibrandt, Matt Imhof, Jesse Biddle, and Drew Anderson all made starts this year.  But since the GCL Phillies have begun to settle into a 6-7 man rotation (double headers and … Read more

Jesse Biddle’s Season In Question

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Ruben Amaro Jr. recently met with CSN reporter Jim Salisbury for a one on one interview in which the status of  Jesse Biddle was discussed.  Biddle, 22, had been recently placed on the temporarily inactive list to clear his head of some growing frustrations.  Having grown up in Philadelphia, the young pitcher was placing a … Read more