Minor League Games - June 21st, 2025

[Squire]

AAA: Rochester at Lehigh Valley (RHP Andrew Painter) - 6:35PM
AA: Hartford at Reading (RHP Charles King) - 6:45PM
High A: Hudson Valley at Jersey Shore (RHP Casey Steward) - 7:05PM
Low A: Dunedin at Clearwater (TBD) - 6:30PM
FCL: FCL Tigers at FCL Phillies (RHP Brad Pacheco) - 10:00AM
FCL: FCL Tigers at FCL Phillies (TBD) - Game 2
DSL: DSL Phillies Red (LHP Carlos Duran) at DSL Rockies - 10:00AM
DSL: DSL Cardinals at DSL Phillies White (LHP Zuhur Yousef) - 10:00AM

Rolling Scores Here - https://www.milb.com/scores/2025-06-21/all/all/phillies

Rolling Boxes Here - https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=143&date=06/21/2025

[rkeden]

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Saturday, 6:35 p.m. ET -- Rochester Red Wings (WSH) @ Lehigh Valley IronPigs (PHI)
The Phillies were encouraged to see top prospect Andrew Painter (MLB No. 5/PHI No. 1) get back on track last time out following a rough outing, the righty pitching on four days' rest for the first time in four years. It'll be interesting to see how Painter follows up that performance back on five days' rest against Rochester and its lineup of experienced bats like tablesetter Robert Hassell Jr. (WSH No. 11) and bopper Yohandy Morales (WSH No. 12).

[phillychuck]

I was at the Iron Pigs game last night (unfortunately). Their team has been decimated by call-ups and injuries, and are making Rochester, who is in last place, look like a first-place team. Crawford is clearly not yet running full-speed, but he legged out an infield hit in the first (a very high bouncer). Ricones hit a long HR when the game was close early to tie it back up at 2. Pigs starting pitching (newly acquired Wil Crowe) and much of the relief pitching got pounded. Crawford looked shaky in CF on a lot of the balls Rochester hit into the gaps, but I don’t think he would have caught them even if he took good routes at high speed. Anthony hit two balls very hard, unfortunately, the Rochester SS made a fine play on the first one, short-hopping a 100 mph liner and turning it into a DP. Devin Sweet in particular looked like a batting practice pitcher. He was effective last year in Toledo as a starter/reliever hybrid, but non-"elite starter" pitching performance doesn’t carry over from year-to-year in a lot of cases in AAA.

[Squire]

At some point it would be neat if Griffin Burkholder got an occasional hit.

[phillychuck]

Give him a week or two...

[Squire]

FCL Phillies got no hit in Game 2 (7IP)

[owaistabish]

I dont understand the drafting philosophy of drafting guys who dont have a good track record of hitting, specially that early in the draft. It hasnt worked for years sadly. And yet they keep believing in this philosophy.

[allentown]

I totally agree. It seems to be a part of The Phillies Way, which somehow passes down through changes in owner, GM or president, scouting director. It's the supreme chuzpah that they can draft/sign fast athletes and teach them to hit, ignoring the high probability that being able to hit quality MLB pitching well requires inborn reflexes, superior eyesight, eye-hand-coordination, quick-twitch muscles and timing skills which are inherent to the individual and cannot be taught to almost all members of the general population lacking these inborn characteristics. Their scouts, especially managers in the scouting hierarchy seem unable to recognize which potential prospects possess these required necessary abilities.

[andyb]

At some point it would be neat if Griffin Burkholder got an occasional hit.

Tough to swing the bat with that Roman Quinn bubble wrap around him.

Just playing consecutive days seems a small victory at the moment.

[andyb]

Miller back with 2-4, 3B, BB. Romeli Espinosa quickly becoming my favorite DSL player is 3-4 to raise his average to .400.

[owaistabish]

Mine too. Also Adames and rooting for all the first year young kids.