Minor League Games - Friday, June 9, 2017

[kikutaro]

Scranton/WB RailRiders (34-24) @ Lehigh Valley IronPigs (41-20) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Luis Cessa (2-6, 4.42) vs. Jake Thompson (2-5, 5.73)

Notable

Cameron Perkins 3-4, 2B
Rhys Hoskins 1-3, R, BB
Dylan Cozens 1-4, 2 K
Hector Gomez 1-4, RBI, 2B
Nick Williams 0-4, 2 K
Pedro Florimon 0-4, 3 K
Logan Moore 0-3, BB, 3 K

Jake Thompson (L, 2-6), 0.2 IP, 7H, 7R, 7ER, 1BB, 0K, game score: 1
Ricardo Pinto 4.1 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 4K
Jesen Therrien 3.0 IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 1K

Hartford Yard Goats (28-31) @ Reading Fightin Phils (32-25) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Jack Wynkoop (4-3, 5.12) vs. Brandon Leibrandt (4-2, 4.02)

Notable

Jiandido Tromp 1-4, RBI, 2B, 2 K
Kyle Martin 0-3, 2 K
Carlos Tocci 1-3, 3B
Chace Numata 1-2, BB

Brandon Leibrandt (W, 5-2), 7.0 IP, 4H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 4K, game score: 74
Joey DeNato (H, 1), 0.1 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 0K
Colton Murray (S, 3), 1.2 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 4K

Clearwater Threshers (34-27) @ Jupiter Hammerheads (26-34) 6:30 pm | Gameday
Edgar Garcia (1-1, 4.20) vs. Trevor Richards (5-4, 2.41)

Notable

Mark Laird 2-4, 2 K, SB
Grenny Cumana 0-4, 2 K
Herlis Rodriguez 0-3, 2 K
Cord Sandberg 2-3, 2B, K

Edgar Garcia (L, 1-2), 5.0 IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 7K, game score: 56
Harold Arauz 2.0 IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 1K

Lakewood BlueClaws (33-28) @ Hagerstown Suns (35-25) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Nick Fanti (4-0, 2.10) vs. James Bourque (1-3, 4.82)

Notable

Daniel Brito 1-5, 3 K
Arquimedes Gamboa 2-4, R, RBI, BB
Mickey Moniak 2-4, 2 R, RBI, 2B, BB
David Martinelli 2-5, R, RBI, K
Luke Williams 1-4, 2 RBI, 2B, K
Enmanuel Garcia 1-4, 2 R

Nick Fanti 7.0 IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 2K, game score: 57
Trevor Bettencourt (L, 2-1), 0.2 IP, 6H, 5R, 5ER, 1BB, 1K

DSL Phillies White (3-3) @ DSL Brewers (3-3) 10:30 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Notable

Nicolas Torres 1-3, 2 R
Ronaldo Gonzalez 0-2, 2 K
Rusbel Vasquez 2-4, R, RBI
Jose Tortolero 1-4, R, 3 RBI, HR, K
Leandro Medina 3-3, 2B
Victor Alfonso 0-4, 2 K

Anderson Parra 2.1 IP, 2H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 0K, game score: 32
Santy Prada (L, 0-1), 1.0 IP, 2H, 4R, 1ER, 1BB, 1K
Alfredo Benitez 3.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 4K

DSL Mets1 (2-4) @ DSL Phillies Red (3-3) 10:30 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Notable

Christian Valerio 2-3, RBI, 2B, 3B, K
Maximo De La Rosa 0-3, K, SB
Pedro Gonzalez 1-3, 2B, K
Luis Matos 1-1, R, BB

Victor Santos (W, 1-0), 6.0 IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 8K, game score: 78
Abdallah Aris (S, 1), 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 2K

(click on the start time for box scores)

[schooldoc]

I'm watching the Pigs game and Jake Thompson does not have much. SWB has batted around and Thompson is over 40 pitches.

The IronPIgs are playing 3 men short tonight--a 22 man roster.

[andyb]

I think the DSL teams have split (1 win, 1 loss) every single day of the year. Red wins today. Philly born SS Christian Valerio has a nice day (2-3, 2B, 3B) and Victor Santos (one of the three $100K bonus pitchers we signed at $150K) has a much better 2nd start than first (6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K),

[andyb]

Jake Thompson stuff has backed up to the point where he is really not much of a prospect. I suppose it could be injury but we really have not heard much there. Just a guy that throws 3 mph less than he used to and everything seems worse because of that.

[schooldoc]

Thompson was mostly 90-91 on the TV radar gun; he hit 92 one time. That's a below to fringe average fastball at best.

[allentown]

Thompson takes 45 pitches to get 2 outs and give up 7 runs. Plus fielding could have gotten 4 more outs in the first, but no errors.

[Philsmania]

With regard to Crawford, I have officially become resigned that his 2017 season is shaping up to be a 2003 Burrell season and that the only thing that will get him going is a fresh start next spring.

[allentown]

I agree that some funks are only cured by winter, He struck out way too much in April, to go along with a lousy BA and little power. After hitting well enough for most of May, he is once again slumping: 3 for 33 in his last 9 games, with no extra base hits. His walk and strikeout rates for May and thus far in June have been fine. He has attempted only 3 steals all season, with one of those a CS, but he's never been much of a base stealer. Given his overall hitting woes and lack of power, the non-threat on the bases just adds to a very unimpressive offensive performance at the AAA level. Including last season, he is .almost at 550 AAA AB, which is almost a full season. He's over 200 AB this season and his stats are down from last year's AAA numbers. This is rather quickly becoming a significant problem. I'm am going to be really hoping that the winter cures what is ailing Crawford. It's possible, that just like Galvis and Tocci, he simply isn't strong enough to be a good hitter. Tocci also has very good contact skills, but the lack of strength has really held him back as a hitter.

[Philsmania]

I agree that some funks are only cured by winter, He struck out way too much in April, to go along with a lousy BA and little power. After hitting well enough for most of May, he is once again slumping: 3 for 33 in his last 9 games, with no extra base hits. His walk and strikeout rates for May and thus far in June have been fine. He has attempted only 3 steals all season, with one of those a CS, but he's never been much of a base stealer. Given his overall hitting woes and lack of power, the non-threat on the bases just adds to a very unimpressive offensive performance at the AAA level. Including last season, he is .almost at 550 AAA AB, which is almost a full season. He's over 200 AB this season and his stats are down from last year's AAA numbers. This is rather quickly becoming a significant problem. I'm am going to be really hoping that the winter cures what is ailing Crawford. It's possible, that just like Galvis and Tocci, he simply isn't strong enough to be a good hitter. Tocci also has very good contact skills, but the lack of strength has really held him back as a hitter.

The question is, is he just having a nightmare season, a la 2003 Burrell or were his deepest, darkest unfixable flaws suddenly exposed, a la D.Brown? The fresh start next spring may be the best case scenario we can hope for.

[fish]

The question is, is he just having a nightmare season, a la 2003 Burrell or were his deepest, darkest unfixable flaws suddenly exposed, a la D.Brown? The fresh start next spring may be the best case scenario we can hope

Crawford's 2016 wasn't good- there's no time to give him a mulligan for 2017. It's June, it's time to try something different to get him back on track.

[Lucky_Beagle]

send him to AA?