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Lehigh Valley Roster(AAA)
Pitchers-
RHP Jason Anderson, RHP Nate Bump, RHP Alexander Concepcion, RHP Brian Gordon, RHP Scott Mathieson, RHP Ryan Vogelson, RHP Ehren Wassermann, LHP Brian Mazone, LHP Joe Savery, LHP Jake Woods, LHP Mike Woods
Catchers-
Paul Hoover, Dane Sardinha
Infielders-
1B Andy Tracy, 2B Wilson Valdez, SS Brian Bocock, 3B Cody Ransom, UTIL Neil Sellers, UTIL Luis Maza
Outfielders-
John Mayberry Jr, Chris Duffy, Rich Thompson, DeWayne Wise
Disabled List(DL-
RHP John Ennis, RHP Oscar Villarreal
The IronPigs are very talented this year with a lot of guys with major league experience.
Some returnees include Andy Tracy, John Mayberry, Rich Thompson, Jake Woods, Paul Hoover, and Brian Mazone.
Brandon Duckworth is back with the Phillies organization and new members of the Phillies organization include Wilson Valdez, Ryan Vogelsong, Dane Sardinha, Ehren Wasserman, and Chris Duffy.
Phillies top prospects on the team include Mayberry, Joe Savery, Mike Zagurski, and Scott Mathieson.
Two of the guys on the roster have odd claims to fame. DeWayne Wise robbed a homer in the 9th inning of Mark Buehrle’s perfect game, and Cody Ransom was Alex Rodriguez’s fill in for the month of April 2009.
Speed will be provided by Mayberry and Thompson. Power will be provided by Mayberry, Tracy, Ransom, and Sellers.
Update
Wow, a lot has happened in the past week. Doc not coming, Cliff is here though. We got the right-handed bat we need off of the bench in Ben Fransisco. But it came at a big price. We lost three guys I know personally in Carrasco/Donald/Marson, and we lost a guy I have heard a lot of good things about in Knapp. But at least we still have Happ. Myers is on his way back. As is Romero and Durbin. Mayberry back in Lehigh Valley. Looks like Lopez and most likely Happ are either going to the bullpen or to Lehigh. This is what I think we will see in September:
SP- Cole Hamels
SP- Cliff Lee
SP- Joe Blanton
SP- J.A. Happ
SP- Jamie Moyer
SP- Pedro Martinez
CL- Brad Lidge
SU- Brett Myers
SU- Ryan Madson
MI- J.C. Romero
MI- Scott Eyre
RP- Clay Condrey
RP- Chad Durbin
So we went from not having enough bullpen help to having a very deep bullpen. Having six starters will allow all of our starters to be even better than they have been. It will give Cliff, Cole, J.A., Joe, Pedro, and Jamie more rest, which should make them pitch even better. Jimmy and Jayson are heating up.
Some Phillies have the weirdest luck
Yes, I said luck. Meaning there is a great amount of luck in any players performance over the course of a season. Here is a look at some of the lucky and unlucky Phillies based of of BABIP(Batting Average on Balls in Play):
Unlucky:
Jimmy Rollins-.243
Eric Bruntlett-.185
John Mayberry Jr-.192
Brad Lidge-.363
Cole Hamels-.344
Chan Ho Park-.341
You can expect all of these players performances to get better once their luck turns around. So we should see our ace, closer, leadoff hitter, and bench all get better.
Lucky:
J.C. Romero-.224
Scott Eyre-.235
J.A. Happ-.242
Shane Victorino-.334
Chase Utley-.331
With Happ, he is pitching above his expectations and should come back to Earth slightly, or could turn into the best #4 or 5 guy in the big leagues. Utley and Victorino usually have higher BABIP because most of their’s are doubles, triples, or home runs. Romero and Eyre are situational lefties out of the pen, which leads to the having a lower BABIP. Good to see that we should be getting better.
7/17 Phillies Preview
Phillies send their ace Cole Hamels to the mound hoping he can regain his 08 form. He will be challenged by Marlins struggling ace Ricky Nolasco. Hamels is looking to have the same kind of night that Moyer did against a very streaky Marlins offense. Hoping he can make his ERA drop 41 points like his mentor Jamie Moyer did last night against the Marlins. With this start Hamels should break the 100 IP mark for the season, as he is only 2 IP away. Pedro Martinez was playing catch and getting to know the team today in Miami. He is expected to through a bullpen session Saturday before reporting to the Phillies Spring Training Facility in Clearwater, FL to start his rehab and hopefully be back in the majors in time for the Giants series. Imagine a Randy Johnson-Pedro Martinez matchup. Raul Ibanez will be seeking his 25th HR of the year. Utley will be aiming for his 100th hit of the season and Shane will be going for his team leading 110th. Even though Greg Dobbs is hitting only .269 he does have 5 HR and an OPS of 774. The Phils, who had no everyday players hit over .300 last season currently have 3 hitting over that mark in Utley, Victorino, and Ibanez. Feliz is keeping up his .292 BA and making his case for the Phils brass to pick up his option for the 2010 season. He also is 3rd on the team in hits and has 25 XBH. The Phillies currently have 64 SB and only 16 CS. Utley is 9/9, Ibanez is 4/4, and Howard is 4/4 as well. Rollins and Victorino are a combined 31/43 and Werth is 12/14. The Phils also have the most potent offense in the NL, having 4 players with 20+ HR and their 2-7 hitters all on pace for 80+ RBI. The main reason the bench has not been a strength for the Phillies is due to the fact that Bruntlett has a .139 AVG and Mayberry has a .180 AVG.
5/24 Lineups
The Phillies are in New York today to take on the Yankees in the rubber match of the series. It will be Hamels vs CC. Here are the lineups:
Philadelphia:
SS-11-Jimmy Rollins
CF-8-Shane Victorino
DH-29-Raul Ibanez
1B-6-Ryan Howard
LF-28-Jayson Werth
RF-40-John Mayberry Jr.
3B-7-Pedro Feliz
2B-4-Eric Bruntlett
C-51-Carlos Ruiz
SP-35-Cole Hamels
Yankees:
SS-2-Derek Jeter
LF-18-Johnny Damon
1B-25-Mark Teixeira
3B-13-Alex Rodriguez
2B-24-Robinson Cano
RF-53-Melky Cabrera
DH-55-Hideki Matsui
C-29-Fransisco Cervelli
CF-11-Brett Gardner
SP-52-CC Sabathia
5/21 Organization Roundup
Phillies(MLB): The Phils sent Joe Blanton to the hill and the big righty rolled over the Reds. He gave up five runs in five innings, striking out four, and walking one. He raised his ERA to 7.11 through eight starts. Clay Condrey stayed hot earning his third hold of the season, he pitched a scoreless inning lowering his ERA to 2.38. Chan Ho Park made his first relief appearance since being demoted to the bullpen. He also threw a shutout inning, striking out one and walking two. His ERA lowered to 6.88. Scott Eyre and Sergio Escalona each added an inning on the mound, they gave up zero runs. Eyre lowered his ERA to 3.60 while Escalona kept his ERA perfect at 0.00. Jimmy Rollins who is trying to break out of a season long slump went 4-6 with two runs score, a stolend base, and an RBI. That raised his AVG to .234. Chase Utley and Raul Ibanez combined to go 5-9, with two doubles, two homers, and seven runs batted in. Greg Dobbs hit his first homer of the season, and Pedro Feliz, Shane Victorino, and Carlos Ruiz all added a double each. Feliz hit for the pitcher and came in to play third, he raised his average to .310.
IronPigs(AAA): The Pigs hosted the Durham Bulls Thursday. It was the first game of a 4 game series. The Bulls are loaded with offensive firepower having prospects Reid Brignac, Justin Ruggiano, Matt Joyce, and John Jaso. Those four combined to go 7-16 with three runs batted in and four runs scored on their way to beating the Pigs 5-2. Rich Thompson and J.J. Furmaniak both had runs batted in. John Mayberry added a hit, and David Newhan continued his hot streak going 2-3 with a run scored. The bullpen and defense blew six scoreless innings from Drew Carpenter who recently earned his first ML win. He lowered his ERA to 4.02. Gary Majewski blew his second save, and was tagged with his third loss.
R-Phils(AA): The R-Phils fell 7-1 to the Rock Cats. Quintin Berry and Michael Taylor each had a hit, with Taylor adding an RBI. Taylor’s lone hit was a double, and he now has 25 RBI’s on the season. He is the #6 prospect in the Phils organization according to Baseball America. Vance Worley pitched 7 innings of 3 run ball. Overholt and Anderson combined to give up 4 runs in 1 inning. Fransisco Butto struck out two in a scorless inning, lowering his ERA to 4.26.
Threshers(High-A): The Threshers were rained out for the 4th consecutive game.
5/19 Day in Review
Phillies(MLB): Cole Hamels pitched the Phillies to their fifth straight victory. It took him 117 pitches to get through 6 innings of 3 run ball. He struck out seven, while walking two, and allowing two homers. Clay Condrey, Ryan Madson, and Brad Lidge combined for 3 innings of two hit ball. They struck out two and walked one. Condrey got his second hold of the season while lowering his ERA to 2.49. Madson got his seventh hold and lowered his ERA to 3.38. Lidge got his eighth save while lowering his ERA to 7.85. Hamels earned his second win and now has a 4.95 ERA with 38 strikeouts in 36.1 innings. Pedro Feliz was 2-4 with his ninth double, and a run scored. Jimmy Rollins now extended his hitting streak to 8 game while going 1-4 with his seventh double, a run scored, and his 14th RBI. Ryan Howard hit his 9th HR and now has 29 RBI. Chase Utley, and Shane Victorino added a hit each, while Utley recorded his 26th RBI. Carlos Ruiz and Jayson Werth went a combined 0-8 with four strikeouts. Raul Ibanez went 0-3 but got his 36th RBI. The Phillies send Jamie Moyer to the mound tonight at 7:10 against Aaron Harang. The Phillies are hoping that Moyer can get on track like Cole, and Brett Myers have. His ERA currently stands at 8.15 and he has a 3-3 record.
Lehigh Valley(AAA): Rodrigo Lopez pitched 7 innings of one run ball to get his second win of the season, and the IronPigs 15th of the year. Mike Koplove got his third save while striking out two in one inning. His ERA is down to 0.47. Cedrick Bowers recorded his third hold and lowered his ERA to 2.33. Prospect John Mayberry Jr. went 2-4 with a double, his tenth of the season. David Newhan the player/coach went 1-2 with a HR, 2 RBI, and a walk. It was his first homer of the year. Jason Donald was 0-3 but got his 15th RBI of the year. Rich Thompson, Donald, Pablo Ozuna, and Lou Marson were a combined 0-14, with 5 strikeouts.
Reading(AA): The Phillies got blown away 14-6. J.C. Romero is schedule to pitch for the r-Phils tonight. Brad Harman was 3-4, just a triple short of the cycle. He also had 4 RBI’s. Quintin Berry was 3-5, with 3 runs scored. Tyson Brummett gave up 9 runs in 2 innings raising his ERA to 5.66, Scott Nestor gave up 4 runs in 1.1 innings, his ERA went up to 11.25.
Clearwater(High-A): The Threshers were rained out. With the fields in Lakeland not draining well, the final two games of the series were cancelled. Since these two teams do not meet again in the first half the games will not be made up. Chance Chapman was promoted to Reading. He has a 0.77 ERA so far this year.
Lakewood(A): The BlueClaws won 4-2. Anthony Gose was 1-3 with a double, his ninth, and his 16th RBI. Harold Garcia went 2-5 with a double, his seventh. Jason Knapp struck out 5 in 3.2 innings while giving up 2 runs. He also walked 5. Santo Hernandez pitched 4.1 innings in relief allowing no runs and striking out four to lower his ERA to 2.86. He is now 2-1 on the year. Brian Rosenberg got his fifth save of the year, striking out two in a scoreless inning, lowering his ERA to 2.30.
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