Minor League Games - Friday, August 17, 2018

[kikutaro]

Indianapolis Indians (66-57) @ Lehigh Valley IronPigs (74-49) 5:35 pm | Gameday
J.T. Brubaker (7-3, 3.09) vs. Cole Irvin (11-4, 2.85)

Suspended (Top 2)
Indianapolis 1, Lehigh Valley 0

Notable

Andrew Knapp 1-1, 2B

Jeff Singer 1.2 IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 0K, game score: 39

Reading Fightin Phils (59-63) @ Binghamton Rumble Ponies (58-65) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Blake Quinn (0-0, 0.00) vs. Franklyn Kilomé (4-7, 3.99)

Final
Binghamton 5, Reading 3

Notable

Adam Haseley 1-3, 2 R, RBI, HR, BB
Cornelius Randolph 2-3, R, BB, K
Damek Tomscha 2-3, BB
Deivi Grullon 0-3, RBI, 2 K
Jose Pujols 0-4, 2 K
Drew Stankiewicz 0-4, 2 K

Blake Quinn 3.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 5BB, 2K, game score: 50
Jose Taveras 2.0 IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 1K
Aaron Brown (L, 1-2), 2.0 IP, 2H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 3K

Clearwater Threshers (67-55) @ Fort Myers Miracle (61-61) 7:00 pm | Gameday
Alejandro Requena (3-4, 3.98) vs. Bryan Sammons (1-1, 8.20)

Final
Fort Myers 3, Clearwater 2

Notable

Pedro Florimon 0-4, 2 K
Mickey Moniak 1-4, R, RBI, HR, K
Luke Williams 1-3, BB
Raul Rivas 0-3, 2 K
Kevin Markham 0-3, 2 K

Alejandro Requena (L, 3-4), 7.0 IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 7K, game score: 69

Rome Braves (63-58) @ Lakewood BlueClaws (78-44) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Odalvi Javier (3-10, 4.35) vs. Andrew Brown (5-2, 1.74)

Final
Lakewood 7, Rome 2

Notable

Dalton Guthrie 2-5, R
Simon Muzziotti 2-4, R, RBI, BB
Jake Scheiner 2-5, RBI
Rodolfo Duran 2-5, R, 2 RBI, HR, K
Jhailyn Ortiz 2-3, 2 R, 3B, BB, K
Madison Stokes 2-5, R, 2 K
Josh Stephen 0-1, RBI, 2 BB, K

Andrew Brown (W, 5-2), 7.0 IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 5K, game score: 72
Connor Brogdon 2.0 IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 2K

Williamsport Crosscutters (24-33) @ West Virginia Black Bears (23-36) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Colton Eastman (0-2, 3.75) vs. Osvaldo Bido (3-5, 4.17)

Final
West Virginia 4, Williamsport 1

Notable

Ben Aklinski 2-4, 2 K
Edwin Rodriguez 0-4, 2 K
Brayan Gonzalez 1-4, 3 K
Jesse Wilkening 1-4, R, 2B, 2 K

Colton Eastman 2.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 2K, game score: 48
Jack Perkins 2.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K
Rafael Carvajal (L, 2-2), 2.0 IP, 4H, 4R, 0ER, 1BB, 1K

GCL Phillies West (27-21) @ GCL Phillies East (26-21) 10:00 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Final
GCL Phillies West 19, GCL Phillies East 1

Notable

Yerwin Trejo 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, K
Luis Garcia 2-2, 3 R, 2 BB
Abrahan Gutierrez 2-3, 4 R, 3 RBI, 2B, 2 BB
Stoney O'Brien 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, 2 BB, K
Logan O'Hoppe 2-6, R, 2 RBI, K
Trent Bowles 2-5, R, 2 RBI, 2B, BB
Rixon Taylor-Wingrove 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR, BB, CS
Christian Valerio 2-6, 3 R, 2 RBI
Connor Litton 1-5, R, RBI, 2B, 2 K

Rafi Gonell (W, 4-1), 5.0 IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 4BB, 6K, game score: 62

GCL Phillies West (27-21) @ GCL Phillies East (26-21) 10:00 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Final
GCL Phillies West 19, GCL Phillies East 1

Notable

Yerwin Trejo 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, K
Luis Garcia 2-2, 3 R, 2 BB
Abrahan Gutierrez 2-3, 4 R, 3 RBI, 2B, 2 BB
Stoney O'Brien 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, 2 BB, K
Logan O'Hoppe 2-6, R, 2 RBI, K
Trent Bowles 2-5, R, 2 RBI, 2B, BB
Rixon Taylor-Wingrove 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR, BB, CS
Christian Valerio 2-6, 3 R, 2 RBI
Connor Litton 1-5, R, RBI, 2B, 2 K

Rafi Gonell (W, 4-1), 5.0 IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 4BB, 6K, game score: 62

DSL Twins (45-20) @ DSL Phillies Red (28-36) 10:30 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Final
DSL Twins 3, DSL Phillies Red 2

Notable

Juan Carlos Smith 0-4, BB, 2 K, SB, CS
Guarner Dipre 0-4, 2 K
Giuseppe Peguero 2-4
Christopher Duran 0-0, SB, CS

Jordi Martinez 5.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 4K, game score: 72
Alexis Araujo (H, 4), 2.0 IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 0K
Aldemar Rivas (H, 3), 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K
Yeison Sanchez (BS, 1)(L, 3-1), 2.0 IP, 1H, 3R, 2ER, 6BB, 4K

DSL Phillies White (36-29) @ DSL Rangers2 (46-19) 10:30 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Final
DSL Rangers2 3, DSL Phillies White 2

Notable

Jevi Hernandez 2-3, R, BB, 2 SB
Mani Boekhoudt 1-1, SB
Ellian Rondon 0-4, 2 K

Dalvin Rosario 0.2 IP, 0H, 2R, 2ER, 4BB, 0K, game score: 30
Eduar Segovia (L, 0-2), 3.1 IP, 0H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, 4K
Roger Parraga 3.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 4K

(click on the start time for box scores)

[gmwannabe]

nice article on Andrew brown yesterday at philly.com. mentions he is developing his curveball to go with the 95 mph fastball and change up. didn't realize he threw that hard. the manager was very complimentary. he could be one to watch.
gm

[andyb]

Rounds 11-13 are always interesting rounds to watch in the draft. Beyond that it is mostly college roster filler along with a handful of overslot JC and HS picks. But in rounds 11-13 I think we try to identify projectable players that slipped through the first 10 rounds but the team definitely wants to sign.

Brown was more low 90s when drafted but like all our Latin American kids could project to add a little more with maturity and instruction. Whether he ends up a bullpen piece or a starter, it is good to see that he has passed that first set of tests in the system. He might have a higher ceiling than some of the other guys on that team like Will Stewart and Fanti last year.

[schooldoc]

Bohm is still down in Clearwater, playing for GCL East in today's game. They're taking it pretty slow with him.

[Austinfan]

There's no rush for a college player his first year, more a matter of acclimation to wood bats and the minor league lifestyle.
Then you get them in fall instructionals, and next year he probably starts at Clearwater, or Lakewood with a promotion to Clearwater in July. Reading at age 23, maybe in Lehigh by the time he turns 24 in August 2020.

[Austinfan]

I'm wary of any reports of velocity that don't cover a whole game, that is, there's a big difference between averaging 95 and say throwing 91-93, touching 95. Unfortunately, I don't know of any minor league source similar to what's available for major league pitchers.

For example I don't know what Suarez was throwing in the minors but in his short cameo, his four seamer averaged 92.5, his two seamer, 91.2. Which for a LH pitcher, is more than good enough. Given that he won't turn 23 until the end of the month, there's probably a slight uptick left in him as he fills out and smooths out his mechanics (a lot of pitchers add 1-2 MPH in their first few ML seasons).

[fish]

I'm wary of any reports of velocity that don't cover a whole game, that is, there's a big difference between averaging 95 and say throwing 91-93, touching 95. Unfortunately, I don't know of any minor league source similar to what's available for major league pitchers

I've seen him pitch 93-95 mph on milb.tv- which is good, but kind of like Drew Anderson such that it doesn't look like swing and miss stuff.

[bigegypt0417]

In a good news/bad news type of post...

Good
GCL West is winning 14-0 in the 4th inning.

Bad
GCL East is their opponent

[Austinfan]

The bad new is Pipkin and Cotto got bombed.
I don't care about outcomes, I just care that real prospects look good.
On the other hand, Taylor-Wingrove hit his 1st HR, 6'5 230 lb 18 year old Aussie might just be for real.

[California_Dreamin]

I know that the GCL East team has had a very good year and has been the favored GCL team for most of the season. But a good case can be made that right now the West team would be a better playoff performance bet than the East. Their lineup is very impressive to me.

BTW, maybe its just me but count me as one who is not thrilled that Bohm is still playing in the GCL. I know he is still getting his feet wet and I understand the injury issues. But is it too much to ask that the collegiate All-American #3 pick at least dominate the 17-18 year olds instead of playing 4 innings and flailing away with two strikeouts against guys he probably faces at the complex on a regular basis.

[Philsmania]

As I've noticed while compiling the affliates' playoff pictures thread, GCLE--the GCL affiliate that should be zeroing in on a playoff berth--has sputtered a bit lately while GCLW--which is a distant second in its division and unlikely to crack the dance--has surged a bit. Fortunately for GCLE,, the Tigers East have not taken advantage. Unfortunately for GCLW, Tigers West who have the GCL's best record have pretty much kept on rolling.

[schooldoc]

Props to young Mr. Bohm for getting tossed in what amounts to an intrasquad game. Since it happened after being called out on strikes, there's a pretty good chance he had a case that the umpire had no patience to hear.

[flyers19rw]

Randolph with a couple of hits through six innings. Not the greatest but he's showing improvement with the bat.

[nycphils]

Haseley with a HR off of Kilome on the road.

Moniak with a HR; OPS up to .686

J. Ortiz with 2 hits, including a 3B, and a B.B.

Andrew Brown with 1 run and 5 K in 7 IP; now a 1.74 ERA at LWD

[phillychuck]

Rodolpho Duran with his 17th HR at Lakewood. I don't know what their HR record is, but he's got to be close, at least for players 20 years old or younger. How many did Hall hit last year?

[julio]

Rodolpho Duran with his 17th HR at Lakewood. I don't know what their HR record is, but he's got to be close, at least for players 20 years old or younger. How many did Hall hit last year?

Darick Hall hit 27 home runs for the Blueclaws in 2017 (in 477 PA). Duran's 17 HR are in 288 PA. So... Hall hit one HR per 17.7 PA. Duran has hit one HR per 16.9 PA. Hall hit to an .872 OPS; Duran is currently at .820.

Of course, Hall didn't meet the "20 years old or younger" qualifier - he played at 21 last season, officially (his birthday is in July; had he been one month older, 2017 would have been his "age 22" season).

[allentown]

Are baseball ages counted when the league in question begins play or a uniform 1 April? I ask, because I don't actually know, but have assumed the uniform 1 April. That makes sense to me, because otherwise the kid ages 2 years, when promoted to full-season league the following season.

[phillychuck]

"Baseball 21" means 21 as of April 1st in the given season. Stat sites that list ages use that definition, so you're right, allentown.

I guess with Duran I was struggling to find a way to compliment a 20-year-old playing only half time who has hit 17 HRs in the difficult Lakewood environment. Duran has been a pro for a while and hasn't progress one level each year, but he looks like someone who will be making a 40-man push either this year or next.

[julio]

"Baseball 21" means 21 as of April 1st in the given season. Stat sites that list ages use that definition, so you're right, allentown.

Baseball-reference.com defines age as "Player's age as of midnight of June 30th of that year."

[phillychuck]

Wow, that's new to me. Older sites were always April 1. I haven't checked that in a while. With Baseball Reference being such a big player in the stats world I wonder if that hasn't changed at other sites, too. I'll check.

Here's the MLB definition:

"Baseball Age (Seasonal Age)
Definition
A player's baseball age indicates how old he is as of July 1 in a given season.

The purpose of baseball age is to establish one age per season for each player, even if a player has a birthday during the season and spends parts of the campaign at two different ages. A given season will often be referred to as a player's "age-x season," with "x" being the player's baseball age.

Note: Baseball age is not an official metric, but it is widely used in baseball literature and media.
Examples
Mike Trout is tied for seventh all time in homers through a player's age-25 season with 201 through the conclusion of 2017. Although he was 26 years old by the end of the 2017 campaign, it is considered his age-25 season because he didn't turn 26 until Aug. 7, and, thus, was 25 on July 1, 2017. As a result, Trout can be said to have tallied 201 homers through his age-25 season."

I'm certain I remember this as April 1st at some point, but I can't find reference to that date right now.