Minor League Games - July 3rd, 2022

Squire 2022-07-03 13:23:27 UTC #1

AAA: Lehigh Valley (LHP Cristopher Sanchez) at Syracuse - 6:05PM
AA: Somerset at Reading (RHP Noah Skirrow) - 6:45PM
High A: Jersey Shore (RHP Andrew Painter) at Wilmington - 1:05PM
Low A: Lakeland at Clearwater (LHP Matt Osterberg) - 6:35PM
FCL: Off
DSL: Off

Rolling Scores Here - https://www.milb.com/scores/philadelphia-phillies/2022-07-03

Rolling Boxes Here - https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=143&date=07/03/2022

Taudawg 2022-07-03 18:50:40 UTC #2

Short outing by Painter. Was that the plan coming off extended rest?

andyb 2022-07-03 19:19:52 UTC #3

Almost certainly planned. There had been talk of him skipping this week too but I imagine a couple of innings ramping was seen as a better plan since he is not exactly shutting down in his side sessions.

phillychuck 2022-07-03 19:34:36 UTC #4

Painter is healthy, right? The Phils said the brief "interlude" in June was just a part of their overall plan to limit his innings, IIRC.

Interesting that Ben Brown threw the next 7 frames, mostly effectively.

fish 2022-07-03 21:02:48 UTC #5

They wouldn’t have rolled out Ben Brown if they didn’t already plan on him following an abbreviated outing from Painter.

bkox 2022-07-04 04:43:47 UTC #6

Very, very dirty play that caused Lehigh Valley’s Rafael Marchan to exit the game

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Austinfan 2022-07-04 07:31:19 UTC #7

Sands is riipping it up at Lehigh, has to be on the short list given the lack of hitting, but he's really a DH/C, not exactly the optimal position.

Garcia should be back at Jersey Shore soon, at Clearwater today on his rehab journey. Hopefully he can imitate Rojas and move up quickly.

phillychuck 2022-07-04 12:33:48 UTC #8

The Athletic;'s Matt Gelb reported that Logan O'Hoppe has been out with a non-Covid illness. For more than a week. That's pretty worrisome.

phillychuck 2022-07-04 13:38:30 UTC #9

Plays just like a stinking' Met...

Seriously, I can't believe no one tackled the guy. That was so dangerous and uncalled for.

julio 2022-07-04 15:11:16 UTC #10

Yes. Totally uncalled for. A serious commissioner's office would deal with something like this with a stiff suspension - something like one year, or two years. Put the guy's career in jeopardy.

I'm serious about that. Deliberately dangerous play, in violation of the rules, should put the offender at the same risk as his target - e.g., loss of career.

andyb 2022-07-04 15:48:26 UTC #11

Yeah, I've never seen that type of slide at home plate. Marchan had stepped out of the basepath too. It is very different than at 2B where the infielder is in complete view of the slide (and sometimes that slide is now illegal).

andyb 2022-07-04 16:44:30 UTC #12

Keith Law saw most of the Wilmington series (he lives there these days I believe). Generally positive takes on all 4 starting pitching prospects (Painter, Abel, McGarry, Brown). Even some of the negatives on breaking balls are more about trying to find a slider vs a curve.

Hitting notes not so positive (though Rojas was promoted before this series). Likes Martin's defense at SS but of course not his hit tool. And Ethan Wilson really needs to show more power.

bkeich 2022-07-04 17:50:36 UTC #13

That is a ridiculous slide, clear intent to injure. I think I would start the next game by throwing at their manager.

julio 2022-07-04 19:03:27 UTC #14

Not the manager, IMHO. My view is that when a player does something with intent to injure (or is indifferent to causing injury, because “winning”), you discipline that player with suspension that is severe enough to threaten that player’s career. If you deliberately (or with disregard) endanger another player’s career, you risk your career. Fair’s fair.

phillychuck 2022-07-05 02:40:25 UTC #15

The key point about that slide was made above by andyB, but I want to emphasize it--the catcher has no way to protect himself; that slide is from behind. Even if Marchan had been standing on the plate it would have been dirty, but he had stepped toward the mound and the runner went after him. Julio is correct; that should be a hefty suspension.