Minor League Games - August 4th, 2023

[Squire]

AAA: Buffalo at Lehigh Valley (TBD) - 7:05PM
AA: Reading (TBD) at Hartford - 7:10PM
High A: Brooklyn at Jersey Shore (LHP Matt Osterberg) - 7:05PM
Low A: Lakeland at Clearwater (TBD) - 6:30PM
FCL: FCL Phillies (TBD) at FCL Tigers - 12 Noon
DSL: DSL Mariners at DSL Phillies Red (RHP Pedro Piralta) - 11:00AM
DSL: DSL Phillies White (TBD) at DSL Angels - 11:00AM

Rolling Scores Here - https://www.milb.com/scores/2023-08-04/all/all/phillies

Rolling Boxes Here - https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=143&date=08/04/2023

Author's Note - I am likely to be out of pocket the next couple of days as I am driving from Philly to New Orleans this weekend.

[phillychuck]

Long drive, Squire, and not the best time to be in NoLa (weather-wise)! Have a safe trip!

[julio]

You’re braver than we are. We spent most of a week in NOLA last year in June…but we flew down. (It was relatively painless, as air travel these days goes). We’ve driven as far as Nashville, and that’s been enough! Have a good trip!

[Squire]

Thanks. This is a school dropoff trip for my youngest. 2 day drive for us and then I fly back Monday afternoon.

[julio]

Thanks. This is a school dropoff trip for my youngest. 2 day drive for us and then I fly back Monday afternoon.

Gotcha. Tulane was on my short list when I was 18. That likely would have been a very different path through life…

[andyb]

The Philadelphia Phillies are promoting Griff McGarry to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA). pic.twitter.com/bCVF3B29ep

— Milb Central ( @milb_central ) August 4, 2023

Started last night (and it was his worst start in awhile) so first AAA start will be next week. Assume they want to test him but probably not in their plans for this year's MLB team.

[Squire]

FCL Phillies getting smacked around today.

[fish]

Started last night (and it was his worst start in awhile) so first AAA start will be next week. Assume they want to test him but probably not in their plans for this year's MLB team.

I would guess he's a depth piece in case of injuries down the stretch...they say there is an adjustment period to get used to the big league balls, which are also used in AAA.

[Squire]

Disaster start for McFarlane tonight. Hope its not an injury.

[fish]

Disaster start for McFarlane tonight. Hope its not an injury.

I don’t think so- his fastball and slider still looked electric. Just rusty from his 5 week break.

[phillychuck]

I don’t think so- his fastball and slider still looked electric. Just rusty from his 5 week break.

Not locating well? Seemed so from the boxscore.

OTOH, Abel had a great start and Osterberg was good, too.

[Austinfan]

Kroon keeps hitting, he's 26 but has lost a lot of PT to injury and COVID, expect a promotion to Lehigh in the near future, plays all OF positions plus 1B and 3B, could be a potential utility RH bat in a year.

Bergolla looks like they finally got one right, 18 in Clearwater, 21 BB/11 K, knows how to hit at a young age - no power right now but that will probably come to some extent with physical maturity.

[julio]