Minor League Games - Thursday, June 1, 2017

[kikutaro]

Lehigh Valley IronPigs (36-17) @ Indianapolis Indians (29-23) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Cesar Ramos (4-1, 1.91) vs. Steven Brault (2-3, 2.48)

Notable

J.P. Crawford 0-4, 2 K
Jorge Alfaro 0-4, 2 K
Rhys Hoskins 1-4, 2B
Nick Williams 1-4, 2 K
Hector Gomez 3-4, 2B
Pedro Florimon 1-3, 2 K

Cesar Ramos 3.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K, game score: 59
Adam Morgan 2.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 4K
Hoby Milner (L, 0-1), 1.0 IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, 0BB, 1K
Michael Mariot 2.0 IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 2K

Portland Sea Dogs (23-26) @ Reading Fightin Phils (27-23) 11:35 am | Gameday
Kevin McAvoy (1-3, 4.32) vs. Mario Sanchez (2-1, 2.35)

Notable

Scott Kingery 4-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR, BB, SB
Carlos Tocci 2-5, R, K
Andrew Pullin 2-5, R
Kyle Martin 2-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR, K
Angelo Mora 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR, K
Jiandido Tromp 2-5, R, 2 K
Mitch Walding 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR, BB
Malquin Canelo 1-4, R, 2B, 2 K

Mario Sanchez 4.0 IP, 10H, 6R, 6ER, 0BB, 3K, game score: 11
Miguel Nunez (W, 1-4), 4.0 IP, 4H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K

Florida Fire Frogs (22-32) @ Clearwater Threshers (30-24) 7:00 pm | Gameday
Enderson Franco (0-3, 8.68) vs. Jacob Waguespack (2-2, 3.08)

Notable

Herlis Rodriguez 2-5, RBI
Mark Laird 0-5, 2 K
Damek Tomscha 1-2, 2 R, RBI, HR, BB
Deivi Grullon 1-4, R, 2 K
Cornelius Randolph 3-3, 2 R, BB
Wilson Garcia 1-3, R, 4 RBI, HR, BB
Drew Stankiewicz 1-4, R, 3B, 2 K

Jacob Waguespack 4.0 IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 6K, game score: 57
Blake Quinn (W, 2-2), 2.0 IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 2K
Tyler Gilbert (S, 2), 3.0 IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 3K

Lakewood BlueClaws (31-23) @ Asheville Tourists (23-29) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Bailey Falter (2-2, 3.35) vs. Brandon Gold (2-4, 5.02)

Notable

Arquimedes Gamboa 1-5, 2B
Mickey Moniak 2-5, 2 2B, 2 K
Henri Lartigue 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR
Carlos Duran 1-4, 2B, K
David Martinelli 2-3, R, RBI, HR, BB

Bailey Falter (L, 2-3), 5.2 IP, 11H, 5R, 5ER, 1BB, 2K, game score: 25

(click on the start time for box scores)

[andyb]

Quick note that the DSL season starts Saturday. Rosters do not look complete yet as they are a mix of last year's roster with some newer signings. It will be interesting to see which of the top half dozen signings start in the DSL.

One small change is that the teams are no longer DSL Phillies 1 and 2. They are now Phillies Red and Phillies White. They are in different divisions so they will not play each other.

[phillychuck]

Andy, any idea if the teams are being split evenly or unevenly according to perceived ability?

[bigegypt0417]

HR #17 for Kingery.

[phillychuck]

4 so far in the first inning for Reading.

[andyb]

I think they want it fairly even. Last year team 2 was mostly Venezuelan signees but I imagine they will mix and match to get the better prospects the playing time (knowing we signed multiple VZ middle infielders and fewer from the Dominican).

[andyb]

Small note on Kingery in today's Fangraphs update. He does think Kingery has adjusted his swing to get his lower half more involved which makes the power more sustainable in the future. Personally I think he can be a 15-18 HR guy and that is plenty with his plus speed and potentially above average defense. The Phillies probably have a 1B decision to make by July but in the offseason they need to consider 2B. In each case they should trade one of the players potentially. Just not sure which at either position.

Daily Prospect Notes: 6/1 | FanGraphs Baseball

[bigegypt0417]

Safe to say Kingery could be a big jumper in any updated top 100 lists?

[phillychuck]

6-5 Reading now...had a 6-1 lead. I think they tried to push Sanchez too deep in the game.

[allentown]

Short on pitchers, need to stretch him out.

[phillychuck]

Yeah...but, oops.

[andyb]

This is game 50 for Reading so 30 more games till we can see Elneiry Garcia.

Mitch Walding making a late bid to not get released. He actually had an OPS over 700 with a batting average below 200. If he could only hit .250 he'd be valuable.

[phillychuck]

Portland ties it at 6, but Reading gets to bat, too...

Andrew Pullin pops out to third baseman Rafael Devers.
Kyle Martin homers (9) on a line drive to right field.
Angelo Mora flies out to right fielder Cole Sturgeon.
Jiandido Tromp singles on a ground ball to left fielder Danny Mars.
Chace Numata singles on a ground ball to center fielder Joseph Monge. Jiandido Tromp to 3rd.
Pitching Change: Yankory Pimentel replaces Kevin McAvoy.
Mitch Walding homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Jiandido Tromp scores. Chace Numata scores.
Malquin Canelo strikes out swinging.

2 HRs for Walding today.

[phillychuck]

Now Reading has 5 singles in the next inning. 2 more runs (so far).

Wild pitch and a sac fly, 2 more runs.

[phillychuck]

Old Friend Jake Cosart into the Reading game late, trailing by 8 runs. A whole lot of our top prospects seem to have failed to make the transition to successful big leaguers.

[donaldorc]

So much more fun following the minors these days than the major league club.

[kikutaro]

Old Friend Jake Cosart into the Reading game late, trailing by 8 runs. A whole lot of our top prospects seem to have failed to make the transition to successful big leaguers.

Different Cosart!

Also, Kingery is on fire. I'd be surprised if he doesn't make the hot sheet tomorrow (probably #1 again).

[andyb]

Jarred is currently in the Padres rotation and not doing that well. Never really figured out how to miss enough bats with his stuff.

Jarred Cosart Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History |...

[andyb]

Nice 4 shutout innings from Miguel Nunez on a day where the ball was clearly flying out of the yard. He has slipped a little behind Rios and Therrien in the relief pecking order at Reading but still has a good arm.

[phillychuck]

Ah, Jared, not Jake. Seems to contradict my developmental hypothesis, doesn't it? Still, I'm worrying lately that the problem isn't in the drafting, it's in the developmental coaching.