Minor League Update: 7/10-7/16

Just a minor league update for now, but I may actually have some real content ready to put up shortly...the trade deadline is fast approaching and there is plenty to talk about...

AAA Scranton-WB

• Michael Bourn: 5-17, 2B, RBI, 5 R, 2 BB, K, 3 SB (6), CS (1), OF assist
• Josh Kroeger: 4-16, HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, SB (3), 4 K
• Danny Sandoval: 7-16, 3 2B, 6 RBI, 2 R, 3 K
• Brennan King: 8-16, 2 HR, 3B, 3 2B, 12 RBI, 5 R, BB, 2 E (11)
• Chris Roberson: 0-2, RBI, E (6)
  

King hit for the cycle with 8 RBI on Friday…not a bad day all in all. Bourn is now at .375/.444/.550 in 40 at bats for Scranton...he also has 36 steals in 41 chances on the season.

• Gavin Floyd (W, 3-1): 7 IP 4 H 0 ER 1 BB 6 K
• Scott Mathieson (W, 1-0): 6 IP 6 H 2 ER 1 BB 7 K
• Eude Brito: 5 IP 3 H 0 ER 3 BB 5 K
• Seung Lee: 2 IP 3 H 0 ER 0 BB 2 K
• Brian Sanches (S, 14): 2 IP 1 H 0 ER 1 BB 3 K
• Ryan Cameron: 2 IP 1 H 1 ER 1 BB 2 K
• Clay Condrey: 3 IP 4 H 0 ER 0 BB 3 K
• Travis Minix: 1 IP 1 H 0 ER 0 BB 0 K
  

Very encouraging AAA debut for Scott Mathieson...Eude Brito continues to pitch well enough to warrant a September promotion...bipolar (in a baseball sense) young starter Gavin Floyd turned in a fine performance this week...call up Brian Sanches!

AA Reading

• Jason Jaramillo: 1-14, 2 R, 6 BB, 3 K
• Angel Chavez: 6-19, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 4 R, 4 BB, 4 K
  
  
• Randy Wolf: 3.1 IP 3 H 1 ER 3 BB 2 K
• Scott Mathieson (W, 7-2): 7 IP 6 H 4 ER 3 BB 4 K
• J.A. Happ (W, 2-1): 5.2 IP 7 H 3 ER 2 BB 10 K
• Zack Segovia (W, 7-4): 4.2 IP 2 H 0 ER 0 BB 4 K
• Nick Evangelista: 3 IP 2 H 1 ER 1 BB 0 K

Few pitchers in the system have seen their stock skyrocket as much as J.A. Happ's...his future is as tough to predict as any young pitcher's in the system (is he good enough to be a big league starter or does he slot in best as a reliever?)...

High A Clearwater

• Mike Costanzo: 4-23, HR, 6 RBI, 3 R, 4 BB, HBP, SB (2), 6 K, 2 E (16)
• Brad Harman: 7-23, 3 RBI, 5 R, 2 BB, HBP, 5 K, E (26)
• Bryan Hansen: 6-19, HR, 2B, 6 RBI, 3 R, 4 BB, 2 K, E (7)
• Tuffy Gosewisch: 7-16, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, HBP
• Tim Moss: 8-20, 2B, RBI, 5 R, BB, HBP, K, SB (11), CS (3)
• Sal Fasano: 1-7, RBI
  

The Clearwater lineup had a very good week although Mike Costanzo sure did his part to keep it from being a great week...Sal Fasano's return to Philly should occur mid-week...

• Kyle Kendrick: 5.1 IP 8 H 6 ER 1 BB 3 K
• Kyle Kendrick (W, 4-4): 7 IP 7 H 4 R 2 ER 2 BB 2 K
• Julio De La Cruz: 4.2 IP 6 H 7 ER 4 BB 5 K
• Derek Griffith (W, 6-6): 7 IP 10 H 2 ER 0 BB 4 K
• Andrew Baldwin: 5 IP 13 H 4 R 3 ER 1 BB 0 K
• Pat Overholt: 3 IP 2 H 1 R 0 ER 0 BB 5 K

Nothing too special out of the Clearwater pitching staff this week...now that Happ and Segovia have been promoted to Reading, there isn't all that much on the staff to get excited about

Low A Lakewood

• Greg Golson: 4-23, 3B, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB, 3 SB (20), 5 K, 2 OF assists
• Welinson Baez: 2-13, 2B, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 K, E (25)
• Lou Marson: 5-14, 3 R, 6 BB, K, PB (5)
• Jeremy Slayden: 9-21, HR, 3B, 2B, 2 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB, 6 K, E (4)
• Clay Harris: 3-23, 2B, 3 RBI, HBP, 5 K
  

Great weeks for Slayden and Marson (6 BB/1 K is especially nice), but iffy weeks for Golson, Baez, and Harris. Doubts about Baez' ability to handle third base long-term are quietly creeping up...

• Randy Wolf: 3 IP 2 H 1 ER 2 BB 2 K
• Matt Maloney (W, 10-5): 7 IP 3 H 1 ER 3 BB 4 K
• Carlos Carrasco (W, 7-5): 6 IP 4 H 1 ER 3 BB 7 K
• Josh Outman: 3.2 IP 8 H 3 ER 3 BB 4 K
• Justin Blaine (W, 2-0): 4.2 IP 3 H 1 ER 0 BB 4 K
• Justin Blaine (L, 2-1): 5 IP 7 H 7 R 4 ER 4 BB 4 K
• Brett Harker (S, 11): 3.2 IP 4 H 1 ER 1 BB 2 K
• Andy Barb (S, 13): 1 IP 0 H 0 ER 2 BB 0 K
• Pat Overholt: 1 IP 2 H 0 ER 0 BB 0 K

Carrasco is a star...even though he is further away from the majors than Gio Gonzalez and less of a sure thing, I think he has now displaced him as the Phillies best minor league pitcher.

Short Season: Batavia

• SS Jason Donald (3^rd Round): 5-17, RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, SB (3), K, CS (1)
• CF Quintin Berry (5^th Round): 8-18, 2B, RBI, 4 R, 2 BB, SB (6), 4 K, CS (2), OF assist
• 1B Charlie Yarbrough (7^th Round): 3-17, 3 2B, 4 RBI, 5 K
• 2B/SS Zach Penprase (13^th Round): 1-4, 2 R, BB, SB (7), K, CS (2)
• OF Gus Milner (14^th Round): 2-13, 2B, 5 K, 2 OF assists
• 3B Cody Montgomery (16^th Round): 5-21, RBI, SB (2), 2 K
• OF Jay Miller (17^th Round): 4-14, 3 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, 3 K, OF assist
• 3B/OF Jacob Dempsey (21^st Round): 3-12, 3 2B, 2 RBI, R, 3 K
• C Shawn McGill (23^rd Round): 0-1, K
• RF/1B Doug Morales: 3-10, R, BB, SB (2), 3 K
• C/1B/3B/LF Tim Kennelly: 1-16, HBP, 8 K, 2 E (9)
• C Joel Naughton: 1-11, R, BB, 3 K, PB (2)
  
  
• Will Savage (26^th Round): 1.1 IP 1 H 0 ER 0 BB 1 K
• Sam Walls (10^th Round): 3 IP 4 H 0 ER 0 BB 4 K
• Michael Dubee: 1 IP 0 H 0 ER 0 BB 1 K
• Andrew Cruse: 3.1 IP 5 H 4 ER 2 BB 4 K
• Ben Pfinsgraff: 2.1 IP 2 H 1 ER 3 BB 4 K
• Edgar Garcia (W, 2-2): 5 IP 7 H 2 ER 1 BB 2 K
• Daniel Brauer: 5 IP 4 H 0 ER 2 BB 4 K
• John Brownell: 4 IP 1 H 1 ER 1 BB 6 K

I need to start trimming down the short-season prospect lists, maybe next week I'll begin doing just that...Savage was promoted to Lakewood at the end of the week and made his debut: 1 IP 0 H 0 ER 0 BB 1 K…

Rookie: GCL Phillies

• SS Adrian Cardenas (Supplemental 1^st Round): 5-15, 2 3B, 2B, RBI, 3 R, 2 K, SB (3), 2 E (7)
• CF D’Arby Myers (4^th Round): 3-16, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R, 2 K
• OF Terrance Warren (8^th Round): 6-18, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB, 7 K
• OF Darin McDonald (12^th Round): 5-13, 2 2B, 3 RBI, R, OF assist, 2 K, 3 E (5)
• OF Dominic Brown (20^th Round): 0-6, RBI, R, 2 BB, SB (4)
• C Michael Fuentes (29^th Round): 0-7, 3 K
• 2B/3B Michael Deveaux (33^rd Round): 2-4, 2B
• 2B/3B Herman Demmink (28^th Round): 0-4, K, E (4)
• LF Jermaine Williams: 0-3, K, E (1)
• 1B Michael Durant: 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K
• SS/3B Derrick Mitchell: 0-12, R, 2 BB, SB (1), 6 K, 4 E (6)
  
  
• Michael Dubee: 3 IP 5 H 1 ER 0 BB 0 K
• Robert Roth (19^th Round): 4 IP 2 H 1 ER 2 BB 3 K
• Jarrod Freeman: 5 IP 0 H 0 ER 0 BB 3 K
• Matt Olson: 3 IP 4 H 4 R 2 ER 2 BB 3 K
• Kyle Drabek: 1 IP 4 H 3 ER 1 BB 1 K
  

The debut of Kyle Drabek did not go as planned...what else is new?...welcome to the Phillies, kid.