Minor League Games - August 1st, 2023

[Squire]

AAA: Buffalo at Lehigh Valley (TBD) - 7:05PM
AA: Reading (LHP Josh Hendrickson) at Hartford - 7:10PM
High A: Brooklyn at Jersey Shore (LHP Gabriel Cotto) - 7:05PM
Low A: Lakeland at Clearwater (TBD) - 6:30PM
FCL: FCL Yankees at FCL Phillies (RHP Jayden Estanista) - 10:00AM
FCL: FCL Yankees at FCL Phillies (TBD) - Game 2
DSL: DSL Twins at DSL Phillies Red (TBD) - 11:00AM
DSL: DSL Phillies White (TBD) at DSL Nationals - 11:00AM

Rolling Scores Here - https://www.milb.com/scores/2023-08-01/all/all/phillies

Rolling Boxes Here - https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=143&date=08/01/2023

[Squire]

Debut games in the FCL for Devin Saltiban and Pierce Bennett

[andyb]

Saltiban is at DH, but interestingly they keep listing him at SS rather than CF.

Saltiban 2-4. Hettiger making his debut in game 2. Would love to see Klassen pitch today also as he was activated as well.

[Squire]

Kehden Hettiger debut as C in Game 2 for FCL

[phillychuck]

I know it's only DSL, but Tait is so consistent as a 16-year-old catcher hitting 3rd in the order for a good DSL squad, isn't he pushing for a spot in our top 10 prospects?

Clearly ahead of him:
TIER 1
Painter
Abel
McGarry
Miller
Rojas
Crawford

In the same general ballpark:
TIER 2
De La Cruz
Muzziotti
Lee
Kierkering
Bergolla
Tait
Heredia
Caba
McFarlane
Aldegheri
Saltiban (maybe)
Rincones (maybe)
Rincon (maybe)
Pan (maybe)

Lots of lower-level guys, but they are encouraging lottery tickets.

[andyb]

Other teams thank you for compiling a list of guys we hope the Phillies won't trade this afternoon.

[phillychuck]

With Lee traded he moves up one spot.

[andyb]

We don't need Tait to be in the top 10 today. We can at least wait for the end of season rankings.

[phillychuck]

Nah...get him the respect he deserves ASAP!

[phillychuck]

Crawford 3/4 with 2 doubles, Kingery a come-from-behind Grand Slam to go from 3-6 to 7-6 in a game the IPs eventually won 10-7, but the JS lineup looks hollow without Hao Lee at the top. Bring Miller up to fill the hole.

[julio]