Minor League Games - Monday, May 15, 2017

kikutaro 2017-05-15 05:08:49 UTC #1

Lehigh Valley IronPigs (24-13) @ Rochester Red Wings (17-15) 7:05 pm | Gameday
N/A vs. Kyle Gibson (0-1, 4.50)

Notable

Roman Quinn 2-4, 2B, BB, K, CS
J.P. Crawford 1-3, R, RBI, HR, BB, K
Jorge Alfaro 0-4, 2 K
Dylan Cozens 1-4, 2B, 3 K
Rhys Hoskins 0-3, BB, 2 K
Nick Williams 0-4, 2 K
Taylor Featherston 0-4, 3 K
Pedro Florimon 2-3, BB

Aaron Nola (W, 1-0), 6.1 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 7K, game score: 79
Casey Fien (H, 1), 0.2 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K
Pat Venditte (H, 3), 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K
Pedro Beato (S, 10), 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K

Reading Fightin Phils - Off

Clearwater Threshers (22-16) @ Fort Myers Miracle (18-20) 6:35 pm | Gameday
Jose Taveras (4-1, 1.70) vs. Cody Stashak (0-3, 3.94)

Notable

Zachary Coppola 3-4, R, BB, K
Cornelius Randolph 1-4, RBI, 2 K
Damek Tomscha 1-3, R, BB
Wilson Garcia 1-4, 2B
Jose Pujols 1-4, 2 K
Deivi Grullon 2-4, RBI, 2B
Jan Hernandez 0-4, 2 K
Drew Stankiewicz 0-3, BB, 2 K
Emmanuel Marrero 2-3, R, 2B, BB

Jose Taveras (L, 4-2), 5.0 IP, 7H, 5R, 5ER, 1BB, 4K, game score: 31
Matt Hockenberry 2.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 1K

Columbia Fireflies (19-16) @ Lakewood BlueClaws (21-16) 5:05 pm | Gameday
Harol Gonzalez (1-2, 7.27) vs. Felix Paulino (1-2, 6.20)

Notable

Raul Rivas 2-3, 2B
Darick Hall 1-3, R, 2B, K
Henri Lartigue 1-3, 2 K

Felix Paulino (L, 1-3), 3.1 IP, 5H, 6R, 5ER, 2BB, 4K, game score: 26
Mauricio Llovera 2.2 IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K

Columbia Fireflies (19-17) @ Lakewood BlueClaws (22-16) Game 2 | Gameday
Jordan Humphreys (6-0, 1.63) vs. Nick Fanti (2-0, 1.48)

Notable

Daniel Brito 1-3, R, 2B
Edgar Cabral 0-2, 2 K

Nick Fanti (W, 3-0), 5.0 IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 4K, game score: 61
Trevor Bettencourt (S, 4), 2.0 IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K

(click on the start time for box scores)

Squire 2017-05-15 21:25:14 UTC #2

Stating this merely as my opinion and not as trying to convince anyone that I'm right and they are wrong and knowing that I will get a half dozen posts calling me overly negative and impatient....I will only say that six weeks into the season, I was expecting more from Mickey Moniak. .(686 OPS and striking out 30% of his ABs).

bigegypt0417 2017-05-15 23:57:48 UTC #3

JP Crawford with a HR.

schooldoc 2017-05-16 00:57:36 UTC #4

Seems Nola is ready for a return to the Phils.

Austinfan 2017-05-16 01:38:16 UTC #5

Coppola flying under the radar, 3/4 with a walk, now up to .330. OBP close to .400.
Put up similar numbers last year.
He just turned 23, very fast, good arm, think Revere if he drew walks and could throw.
Won't be surprised if he gets promoted to Reading this summer.

rkeden 2017-05-16 02:23:33 UTC #6

I believe that the Ironpigs have now thrown 3 straight games without giving up an earned run.

andyb 2017-05-16 11:22:20 UTC #7

Coppola is already 23 in A ball so not really a good comparison to Revere who was in the majors before that age (and also drew almost as many walks in the non-minors). He is having a nice year but is likely a complementary non-prospect whose promotion is not a top priority for the Phillies. He is also not a great basestealer so I am guessing he is not really that fast.

Austinfan 2017-05-16 13:45:30 UTC #8

Coppola has plus speed, 4.09 to 1B.
Revere was drafted out of HS, was 22 in AA, and 23 in AAA before he was promoted that year.
Revere never walked as much as Coppola, and had a weaker arm.
I think as soon as they give up on Brown, which will be in a month or two, Coppola gets promoted.

flyers19rw 2017-05-16 13:49:22 UTC #9

Keep McClure away from him. Nola seems to back on track. He doesn't need a PC messing with his arm slot or anything else right now.

bigegypt0417 2017-05-16 13:51:05 UTC #10

he may be fast but he isn't a very good base stealer...44 career SB's and CS 23 times.

For someone with plus speed he isn't exactly proving his worth with his work on the base paths.

Hard to get excited about a guy with 19 extra base hits in 642 at-bats.

andyb 2017-05-16 14:47:28 UTC #11

I am sure Coppola has decent speed. Just nothing close to Revere and really he is an older player putting up good stats against younger competition. Nothing wrong with that. Sometimes older players become Brock Stassi and at least make the majors.

As for promotions, generally older players like Coppola who are not considered good prospects get the last promotions. If an outfielder from Clearwater got a promotion it would most likely be Herlis Rodriguez at this point because he has a little more potential and has more balanced tools. The team probably thinks Aaron Brown and Osmel Aguila both have more potential than Coppola also, though obviously those 2 are also candidates for release if they do not put things together (or with Brown maybe a trip back to the pitching mound).