Minor League Games - Saturday, May 12, 2018

kikutaro 2018-05-12 05:39:24 UTC #1

Buffalo Bisons (12-15) @ Lehigh Valley IronPigs (20-14) 6:35 pm | Gameday
N/A vs. Cole Irvin (3-1, 3.21)

Notable

Mitch Walding 0-3, 3 K
Trevor Plouffe 0-3, 3 K
Andrew Pullin 0-3, 3 K

Cole Irvin (W, 3-1), 7.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 3BB, 8K, game score: 80
Hoby Milner (H, 3), 1.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K
Pedro Beato (S, 11), 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K

Altoona Curve (17-15) @ Reading Fightin Phils (12-19) 6:15 pm | Gameday
Dario Agrazal (2-0, 1.26) vs. Ranger Suárez (1-2, 4.25)
(postponed: rain)

Notable

Joey DeNato 0.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K, game score: 40

Daytona Tortugas (22-13) @ Clearwater Threshers (15-21) 6:15 pm | Gameday
N/A vs. Bailey Falter (4-0, 1.83)

Notable

Adam Haseley 2-4, R, 2 RBI, SB
Edgar Cabral 2-3, 2 R, BB
Jose Pujols 1-3, R, BB
Jose Antequera 1-2, RBI, BB

Bailey Falter (W, 4-0), 6.2 IP, 2H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 11K, game score: 84
Mark Leiter Jr. 2.1 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K

West Virginia Power (21-13) @ Lakewood BlueClaws (19-16) 4:05 pm | Gameday
Gavin Wallace (3-0, 3.86) vs. Connor Brogdon (1-2, 3.95)

Notable

Daniel Brito 2-4, 2B
Quincy Nieporte 3-4, R, RBI, 2B, HR

Connor Brogdon (L, 1-2), 5.0 IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 5K, game score: 54
Luis Carrasco 3.0 IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 2K

(click on the start time for box scores)

phillychuck 2018-05-12 13:06:32 UTC #2

Coming off of a 4-0 Friday night! Not as surprising since all the teams are home, but there were numerous good performances. Let's see if we can follow them up!

Philsmania 2018-05-12 15:07:10 UTC #3

Pigs are in first place by 2.5 games.

phillychuck 2018-05-12 19:07:50 UTC #4

This is an interesting Pigs' team--Lots of career minor leaguers on offense supplemented by older prospects (Quinn, Cozens, Walding). The pitching features prospects moving at a reasonable pace through the system (Irvin, De Los Santos, Waguespack, Viza, Eflin (now in Philly)) and guys struggling to figure out if they are AAA or AAAA or MLB players (Thompson, Eschelman, Lively, Milner, Davis). And the bullpen is supplemented by a few AAA vets (Beato, Windle, Curtis). A mix of guys playing pretty well right now.

phillychuck 2018-05-12 23:03:35 UTC #5

First result in, Lakewood loses 4-2. Brogdon gave up 3 in the first, then settled down and pitched well through the 5th. Quincy Nieporte was most of the offense with 3 hits including a double and a HR.

IN CLW, Bailey Falter still performing like a top-10 prospect. 6.2 IP, 2 hits, no walks, 11 Ks. One unearned run. CLW with a late 7-1 lead.

Reading rained out, LV delayed.

schooldoc 2018-05-13 03:31:01 UTC #6

Stellar 7 innings from Cole Irvin tonight in the Pigs' 1-0 win.

zambonir 2018-05-13 05:56:14 UTC #7

So one way or another a lefty named Cole is gonna start for the Phillies in September?

LoneStarPhan 2018-05-13 06:14:16 UTC #8

A long shot, two Coles starting for the Phillies against the Mets in the double header on August 16. Not likely that even one will be in the rotation in August, but strange things can happen.

Squire 2018-05-13 12:01:54 UTC #9

Falter turning into a prospect would be a nice coup for Almaraz since he was an "off the board" type pick. Falter's numbers have been better every year. Really encouraging.

andyb 2018-05-13 13:46:01 UTC #10

The last few years our late round HS pitcher signings have all performed over their bonus levels. Falter was a fairly high pick but still only a $420K bonus. The Long Island guys have all done really well (Fanti and Young) and even Will Stewart from that first Almaraz draft is making strides now. Justin Miller and Andrew Brown have done less from 2016 (though note their $100K bonuses were less than Young at $225K) but at least have shown some stuff (especially Brown). Too early to tell about the young pitchers from 2017 (Lindow and Mezquita) but they showed some promise too.

Lesson - every draft should add a couple pitchers with bonuses in the $125K (new higher minimum) - $500K range. That means at least one top 6 HS pitcher selection and then one higher bonus guy beyond the 10th round. We just do better per bonus dollar with the young pitchers than the young hitters after the 10th round.