Minor League Games - June 3, 2021

[Squire]

Low A: Clearwater (RHP Mick Abel) at Daytona - 7:05PM
High A: Brooklyn at Jersey Shore (RHP Dominic Pipkin) - 7:05PM
AA: Reading (RHP James McArthur) at Somerset - 7:05PM
AAA: Lehigh Valley (TBD) at Scranton - 6:35PM

Rolling scores here - https://www.milb.com/scores/philadelphia-phillies/2021-06-03

Rolling boxes here - https://www.mlb.com/prospects/stats/affiliates?teamId=143

[andyb]

Jhailyn Ortiz. Remember this is home at Jersey Shore, so not a small park.
https://twitter.com/BlueClaws/status/1400243495781216257

I have no idea if his swing and miss issues will hurt him, but he is starting to get it and obviously he'd be helped by Reading's park if he gets a second half promotion.

[Taudawg]

Jhailyn Ortiz

I'm still a believer.

[bkox]

Jhailyn Ortiz. Remember this is home at Jersey Shore, so not a small park.
https://twitter.com/BlueClaws/status/1400243495781216257

I have no idea if his swing and miss issues will hurt him, but he is starting to get it and obviously he'd be helped by Reading's park if he gets a second half promotion.

Eh.. he spent 2018 in Lakewood when it was still Low A. Compared to that season his BB rate is the same and his HR/AB is less this year. (3.3 in 2018 vs 2.8 this year) . K rate is almost exactly the same. His OBP/OPS this year is artificially inflated by being HBP 4 times in 105 ABs. Without the HBPs his OBP drops 38 points from ,333 to .295 and his OPS is actually less than his 2018 season when he was 3 years younger with almost 600 less ABs under his belt.

[phillychuck]

Very small sample so far this season for Ortiz. Probably not useful for comparison. Let's just hope he keeps producing...

[andyb]

I would also submit that HBPs are NOT luck. Some players draw more than others. If a pitcher is pitching inside to Ortiz to take away his power then that added OBP is directly due to how they are pitching him (and we have no idea if the HBP was ball 4 too). Ortiz was also not awful at Lakewood in 2018 at age 19. He was young for the league in a tough hitter's park and survived with a .673 OPS. The disappointment for Ortiz was really 2019 when his stats did not get better as he moved into a more neutral environment.

This year obviously he is not young for the league, but he is facing better pitchers again in that tough hitter's park. Strikeouts are up everywhere so maintaining the same K rate is also not awful. All I am saying is there is small improvement here and from the video he also looks to be in shape. I think he'll put up an 800+ OPS in Reading in the second half. Now I am not sure that would make him a real prospect again, but it might put him back in our top 20 in the same way that Randolph earned his way back.

[Clawsgirl22]

Wonder if reading and jersey shore will be played... supposed to storm

[bkox]

Haseley back in AAA tonight.

— The Good Phight ( @TheGoodPhight ) June 3, 2021

[andyb]

Apparently Haseley can remain on the restricted list playing games until June 12th. Assumption is he would stay in the minors then though I think they'll need to clear a space and option him (unless they feel he can just take Jankowski's spot then). Brady Lail is probably only keeping his spot warm. Or David Hale if they choose to move on from him. Lail was referred to as a younger David Hale with options.

[bkox]

Adam Haseley's first at bat is an infield pop that drops and then he is thrown out having gone too far off of first.

— Matt Winkelman ( @Matt_Winkelman ) June 3, 2021

[andyb]

1-1 in the scorebook.

[Squire]

Logan Simmons debut at Clearwater

[Clawsgirl22]

Reading rain out, doubleheader Saturday

[schooldoc]

Nice work from Abel tonight. He seems to get better with every start. I like the whiffs-to-walks ratio, better than 4:1 since his first start and over a K per inning. They still seem to be limiting him to 60 pitches give or take.