Minor League Games - Thursday, April 19, 2018

[kikutaro]

Lehigh Valley IronPigs - Off

Reading Fightin Phils (5-9) @ Harrisburg Senators (6-6) 12:00 pm | Gameday
Jacob Waguespack (0-0, 4.50) vs. N/A

Notable

Cord Sandberg 3-5, R, 2 RBI, HR, BB, K
Malquin Canelo 1-6, 2 K
Kyle Martin 0-2, 3 BB
Jiandido Tromp 2-3, R, 2 BB, K
Deivi Grullon 0-4, RBI, BB, 3 K
Emmanuel Marrero 2-5, R, 2B, K, SB
Jacob Waguespack 0-2, 2 K
Zach Coppola 0-2, BB, 2 K

Jacob Waguespack 6.0 IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 3K, game score: 52
Edgar Garcia 2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K
Luke Leftwich (L, 0-2), 0.1 IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K

Clearwater Threshers (3-11) @ Charlotte Stone Crabs (6-8) 6:35 pm | Gameday
Adonis Medina (1-2, 10.24) vs. Kenny Rosenberg (1-0, 5.93)

Notable

Mickey Moniak 3-5
Arquimedes Gamboa 2-4, RBI, 3B, BB
Jose Pujols 1-4, R, RBI, HR, 2 K

Adonis Medina (L, 1-2), 1.2 IP, 3H, 6R, 6ER, 3BB, 1K, game score: 21
Ismael Cabrera 2.2 IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB, 0K

Lakewood BlueClaws (7-7) @ Delmarva Shorebirds (11-3) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Will Stewart (2-0, 1.69) vs. Cameron Bishop (1-1, 1.89)

Notable

Dalton Guthrie 1-4, R, 2B, BB
Jhailyn Ortiz 2-4, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B, K
Jake Scheiner 2-4, RBI, 2B, 3B

Will Stewart 5.0 IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 3K, game score: 50
Luis Carrasco (W, 1-0), 2.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K
Jonathan Hennigan (H, 2), 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K
Addison Russ (S, 2), 1.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K

(click on the start time for box scores)

[bigegypt0417]

reading is tied 3-3 in the 7th.

Cord Sandberg is 3/4 with a 2 run HR

[Squire]

Cord Sandberg is the same age as Jan Hernandez so if one is worth following, the other is as well

[andyb]

Cord Sandberg is the same age as Jan Hernandez so if one is worth following, the other is as well

They play him so infrequently though that it is hard to think the Phillies consider Sandberg more than filler at this point. On that team he has been sort of the 5th OF behind Randolph, Tromp, Coppola, and then Hernandez. Tromp and Coppola are both a year older. It is an odd pattern of use.

[andyb]

Fangraphs puts together a Ken Phelps All Star team each year of underrated minor leaguers that score fairly well on analytics. Phillies have 2 entries on the team: Mitch Walding and Dean Anna. Anna was acquired on 3/28 from the White Sox and is a career minor leaguer who draws lots of walks. No idea what we gave up for him but it can't be much. Seems to be a guy we acquired when we let all the AAAA middle infielders (Flaherty, Rosales) go.

The 2018 Ken Phelps All-Star Team | FanGraphs Baseball

IMO there IS a spot on the bench for Walding if certain things happen like a trade to clear a starting spot for Kingery (most likely at 3B or 2B) as well as Walding continuing to play well. The whole "Cody Asche but better on defense" profile could work for him.

[schooldoc]

Medina doesn't get out of the 2nd inning of his start. Second straight bad start for him.

[Clawsgirl22]

Blueclaws win

[bigegypt0417]

2 more hits for jhailyn ortiz. Both doubles.

[phillychuck]

And a 3/4 game for Moniak.

[Philsmania]

And a 3/4 game for Moniak.

All of them just relatively meaningless singles, though. But, I guess whatever gets him going.... At least he's at the Mendoza line now.

A collar for Haseley who is approaching the Mendoza line from the wrong direction.