Minor League Games - Friday, August 9, 2019

[kikutaro]

Charlotte Knights (62-53) @ Lehigh Valley IronPigs (55-59) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Odrisamer Despaigne (5-4, 3.53) vs. JoJo Romero (3-2, 7.62)

Notable

JoJo Romero 0.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K, game score: game_score

Reading Fightin Phils (69-47) @ Altoona Curve (58-58) 7:00 pm | Gameday
Spencer Howard (0-0, 3.38) vs. Domingo Robles (2-5, 5.22)

Clearwater Threshers (58-57) @ Palm Beach Cardinals (51-60) game 2 (makeup of 8/8 ppd (wet grounds)) | Gameday
N/A vs. Alvaro Seijas (1-1, 3.98)

Clearwater Threshers (58-57) @ Palm Beach Cardinals (51-60) 4:00 pm | Gameday
James McArthur (0-1, 6.94) vs. Kyle Leahy (0-2, 3.27)

In Progress (Bottom 3)
Clearwater 2, Palm Beach 2

Notable

Simon Muzziotti 1-2, R, 3B
Matt Vierling 1-1, R, BB
Jhailyn Ortiz 1-2, 2 RBI, 3B

James McArthur 2.2 IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 4K, game score: game_score

West Virginia Power (59-57) @ Lakewood BlueClaws (48-66) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Devin Sweet (6-4, 3.04) vs. Rafi Gonell (4-1, 4.83)

Williamsport Crosscutters (20-33) @ West Virginia Black Bears (28-23) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Erik Miller (0-0, 1.50) vs. Michael Burrows (2-2, 3.54)

GCL Phillies East - Off

GCL Phillies West (23-11) @ GCL Yankees West (18-18) 12:00 pm | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Final (Bottom 9)
GCL Phillies West 7, GCL Yankees West 4

Notable

Edgar Made 1-2, 2 R, RBI, HR, 2 BB, CS
Tucker Maxwell 3-4, R, RBI, HR, BB, K
Andrick Nava 2-3, R
Rixon Wingrove 3-5, R, RBI, 3 2B
Keaton Greenwalt 0-5, 3 K
Juan Carlos Smith 0-5, 3 K
Christian Valerio 1-5, RBI, 2B, 3 K
Sal Gozzo 1-3, R, BB
Luis Rojas 2-4, R, 2 RBI, HR, CS

Josh Gessner 2.0 IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 5K, game score: game_score
Jaylen Smith (W, 1-1), 1.2 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 3BB, 1K
Riley Wilson (H, 2), 1.2 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K
Nicoly Pina (H, 1), 2.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K

DSL Rockies (36-17) @ DSL Phillies Red (35-17) 10:30 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Final (Bottom 9)
DSL Rockies 1, DSL Phillies Red 0

Notable

Derek Escobar 0-3, BB, 3 K, SB
Alexeis Azuaje 0-4, 4 K
Kervin Pichardo 1-3, 2 K

Wilson Gherbaz 4.2 IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 3BB, 2K, game score: game_score
Luis Candelo (L, 3-2), 3.1 IP, 4H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K

DSL Phillies White - Off

(click on the start time for box scores)

[andyb]

2 more hits for Nava and Wingrove at GCL. Gessner is wild but missing bats with 3 BBs and 5 Ks in 2 IP (note that 29 pitches the box score lists him at just can't be correct).

[kmc1019]

Big performances from Spencer Howard and Erik Miller for Reading and Williamsport, respectively, tonight.

[Austinfan]

Simmons has remained red hot, he might be moving up with Stott the next couple years, maybe we've finally hit on one of those toolsy HS draft picks?

[phillychuck]

Both the Howard and Miller games were losses for the teams, unfortunately. Reading got dominated by Robles & co. Converted 9 hits into zero runs somehow...

Interestingly, Nick maton appeared in the READING boxscore tonight, PH/2B and is hitting 1.000 in AA. I didn't see that promotion. They need to play him a lot.

[phillychuck]

2 more hits for Nava and Wingrove at GCL. Gessner is wild but missing bats with 3 BBs and 5 Ks in 2 IP (note that 29 pitches the box score lists him at just can't be correct).

Nava 2/3, but the real monster was Wingrove again, who was 3/5 with 3 doubles.

[andyb]

Nava 2/3, but the real monster was Wingrove again, who was 3/5 with 3 doubles.

Wingrove is certainly hitting well but unfortunately is also less likely to be a prospect. Notice he was not in Matt Winkelman's top 30 or in the 20-30 guys listed after that. Now not being on that supplementary list may be an oversight or an acknowledgement that we have little info on him. I'd push him to Williamsport because he would not displace anyone (senior draftee Rott is the primary 1B), but I also realize he is repeating GCL and at 6'5" and 260 may not have much defensive value.

His countryman Mead at GCL is a year younger and plays some middle infield while Nava is 2 years younger and is a catcher (though he gets the offense-first designation also).

Not a huge deal about pushing anyone to Williamsport of course since we are down to the last 3 weeks of the year. The Phillies might also want to let the West team (which leads their division by 3 games and has the best record in the GCL) try to win the league playoffs at the end of the year. It will be interesting to see if any of these guys make top 30 lists in the offseason when we have had more time for scouting observations to be heard. Rojas is the guy with the plus major league tools. Hopefully scouts like the tools of some of these other GCL players too.

[Austinfan]

Wingrove is in the 2nd year of GCL, but I have no clue how you assess Aussie and NZ players.

They're obviously not playing against the competition you'd face in a California or Florida HS, but they probably play more games than Canadians or northern US kids.

[teabag259]

Good to see Stott getting going again. Fassnacht has picked it up too. I like him as a utility type player.