Minor League Games - Friday, May 24, 2019

[kikutaro]

Buffalo Bisons (18-24) @ Lehigh Valley IronPigs (24-19) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Andrew Sopko (0-1, 6.00) vs. Tyler Viza (0-3, 6.19)

In Progress (Top 8)
Buffalo 12, Lehigh Valley 7

Notable

Malquin Canelo 1-4, R, 2B
Lane Adams 3-4, R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR, K
Deivy Grullon 0-4, 2 K
Mitch Walding 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB
Ali Castillo 1-3, R, BB
Damek Tomscha 2-4, R, RBI, 2B
Gift Ngoepe 1-3, R, 4 RBI, HR, BB, K

Tyler Viza 5.2 IP, 11H, 9R, 8ER, 2BB, 3K, game score: game_score

Reading Fightin Phils (24-17) @ Harrisburg Senators (29-16) 7:00 pm | Gameday
Mauricio Llovera (2-0, 4.58) vs. N/A

In Progress (Bottom 8)
Harrisburg 11, Reading 2

Notable

Arquimedes Gamboa 2-4, R, RBI
Darick Hall 2-4, RBI, 2B
Austin Listi 2-4, R, K
Josh Stephen 2-3, K, CS
Raul Rivas 0-4, 2 K

Mauricio Llovera 4.1 IP, 6H, 5R, 4ER, 1BB, 5K, game score: game_score
Jonathan Hennigan 2.1 IP, 4H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 2K

Clearwater Threshers (24-24) @ Jupiter Hammerheads (13-32) 10:30 am | Gameday
Ethan Evanko (2-0, 2.20) vs. Will Stewart (1-5, 6.86)

Final (Bottom 9)
Clearwater 3, Jupiter 1

Notable

Dalton Guthrie 0-4, 2 K
Alec Bohm 2-4, R, 2B, SB
Matt Vierling 1-4, R, 2 K, SB
Matt Kroon 2-3, R, RBI, 2B, BB
Colby Fitch 1-3, BB
Daniel Brito 0-3, SB, CS

Ethan Evanko (W, 2-0), 5.0 IP, 5H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 5K, game score: game_score
Kyle Arjona (H, 1), 3.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 5K
Keylan Killgore (S, 3), 1.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K

Lakewood BlueClaws (15-31) @ Delmarva Shorebirds (35-10) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Ethan Lindow (1-1, 3.27) vs. Nick Vespi (2-2, 5.45)

In Progress (Top 9)
Delmarva 12, Lakewood 1

Notable

Jonathan Guzman 1-3, BB, 2 K, SB
Ben Pelletier 0-3, 2 K
Luke Miller 1-3, R, RBI, HR, 2 K
Carlos De La Cruz 0-3, 3 K
Cole Stobbe 0-3, 2 K

Ethan Lindow 4.0 IP, 6H, 5R, 5ER, 1BB, 2K, game score: game_score
Manuel Silva 2.1 IP, 1H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 2K

(click on the start time for box scores)

[phillychuck]

(Copied from Thursdy's thread)...

We have to talk at least a little bit about Lehigh Valley and Deivy Grullon, too. LV is contending for first in their division of the IL despite losing Cozns to injury and lots of other guys to the majors. The constant producer throughout has been Grullon. He's back up to .361 tonight after a 3/4 with a 2B and a walk. His BABIP is ridiculously high, due in part to hitting NO IF fly balls yet this season, having an LD% of 20% (personal high) and hitting a lot more hard ground balls. The BABIP is unsustainable, but, interestingly, it fell off a bit over the last two weeks and has bounced back up. He uses the whole field almost perfectly pulling 34% of the time, OPPO 32% of the time, and the remaining third going to CF. This represents a big change for him--he was nearly a 50% pull hitter in his other minor league stops.

I'm really rooting for him despite the fact I love JT and there's no place for Grullon to break in. He's got to be worth a lot right now in a trade to a team with catching woes...

[zambonir]

Wasn't Andrew Knapp no less promising at 23? With 34 games at AAA I don't see any rush to bring him up, nor any reason why another major league team would pay a high price to do so.

But if it's still a conversation on July 15, great. I certainly wouldn't trade him until JT is extended and if he's an upgrade over Knapp, all the better. I don't know that he actually would be though, once he got to to MLB - think about Alfaro's early work. A competition for the #2 job next spring seems more likely, and maybe it's one he wins easily if his current work continues.

[Squire]

Five Clearwater Threshers Named to the All-Star Team

OF Simon Muzziotti
OF Matt Vierling
SS Nick Maton
LHP Damon Jones
LHP Jonathan Hennigan

[Squire]

3B Matt Kroon promoted to Clearwater. He’s in the lineup today.

Also LHP Kyle Arjona bumped from Extended Spring to Clearwater today

[teabag259]

If Kroon is going to Clearwater that may be a clear indication that Bohm is soon heading to Reading. They have been trotting Listi out at 3B.

[nycphils]

Could be, but with the number of games they have Bohm DHing or playing 1B, I’d rather see him stay and get max reps at 3B for a couple months before moving up and starting to expose him to pressure to be rushed to the big club. If Bohm can’t be a 3B, he loses a ton of value for us.

Kudos to Bohm with the bat though - he’s shown his bad start to be just that, rather than another huge disappointment for a high pick.

[Clawsgirl22]

Cabral & Muzziotti are on injured list

[Austinfan]

I'd have to think Bohm stays in Clearwater until July or so, and gets promoted if he picks it up (.300 ain't bad, but to be fast tracked you should dominate each level, not just hold your own).

[Squire]

Luke Miller added to Lakewood from Extended and homers in his first game

[Squire]

It's great that Lakewood is a very young team but they are also playing about .300 ball

[phillychuck]

Pitching has been horrible in all the night games. Ugly, just look away.

[Austinfan]

Reading, looked like Llovera ran out of steam and Clevinger is another good arm, no pitch guy with no future.
Not sure what happened to Lindlow and Silva.

[schooldoc]

Llovera absolutely profiles as a reliever--you see him often get through a lineup once without issue, then run into trouble second and especially third time through. Throws really hard.