Mini Mart Back to the Bigs
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Michael Martinez has been recalled from Lehigh Valley to take the roster spot of Chase Utley, who hits the DL with an oblique strain. Yes, that Michael Martinez.
No, we still will not see Darin Ruf, or even the young second baseman Cesar Hernandez, take the place of Utley.
I thought we had seen the last of Martinez last season, but apparently not. As Corey Seidman so eloquently...
Let’s start looking at minor leaguers, NOW
As I watch the Sunday afternoon Game between the Phillies and Diamondbacks I can only imagine what a difference it could make to start bringing more position players up to the big club. We had to endure the 1st inning screw up by Eric Kratz when he was in a chase down to third base and held onto the ball to long, result the runner slid back to third and was safe. Next two batters...
Weekly Minor League Wrap Up, 4/17/13
It’s time, once again, for our weekly glance around the Phillies’ developmental ranks, taking a look a some exceptional performers and those that have raised some eyebrows for different reasons.
Class A Lakewood hot list-
Art Charles, photo- Jay Floyd
First baseman Art Charles, who was acquired from Toronto this spring in the Michael Schwimer trade, has hit in six straight games...
Pawsox Lineup and Game Notes 4/16
Today’s afternoon Pawtucket Red Sox game vs. the Leigh Valley IronPigs will feature an intriguing pitching matchup with left handed pitcher Chris Hernandez going for the Pawsox and Jonathan Pettibone for the IronPigs. Pettibone is the Phillies fourth best prospect according to Baseball America. David Ortiz told the Pawsox media this morning that he expects to remain with Pawtucket...
Spring Training Gameday 2013: Phillies v. Rays
Tampa Bay Rays vs Philadelphia Phillies
Time: 1:05 pm
Charlotte Sports Park – Port Charlotte, FL
Weather: 64, Clear
TV: No TV today, folks. Just MLB Radio.
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John Lannan will take the hill today followed by Antonio Bastardo, Jeremy Horst, and Justin De Fratus. The Phils hitters will take on Matt Moore.
Some housekeeping items: the Phillies have...
Scouting Phils Prospect #11: Cesar Hernandez
Cesar Hernandez has moved quickly through the Phillies organization, but should have a chance to play a full season at Lehigh Valley in 2013. A good season could put the young second baseman into a nice spot coming into next season.
2013 Philadelphia Phillies Preview: Cesar Hernandez
Each day MTRphilly.com will be breaking down the players on the Philadelphia Phillies 40 man roster and their non roster invitees. Today we will discuss second baseman Cesar Hernandez.
Summary:
Cesar Hernandez hit .291 at two minor league levels in 2012. After hitting .304 in 100 games at Double A Reading, Hernandez was promoted the Triple A where he struggled hitting only .248...
Weekly Off-season League Review: 10/21/12
Fans, off-season leagues are in full swing and each week we’ll take a tour to review the performances of your Phillies players that are in action all over the world. Read ahead for the full rundown.
Venezuelan Winter League-
With the Lara Cardenales, outfielder Tyson Gillies, who has steadily concerned both the Phillies organization and its fans with his long list of injury troubles...
EL All-Star Team includes three R-Phils
The Reading Phillies would appear to be in good shape to make the postseason in the Eastern League. In no small part, that's thanks to Darin Ruf, Cesar Hernandez and Tommy Joseph, who have all contributed during the 2012 season.
Prime Nine: Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an enigma wrapped in riddle this season. Their farm system is very similar in that it has a lot of high points and some low points. There are two players in the top ten at their position that will not be included here. Sebastian Valle is a top ten catcher, but falls behind Tommy Joseph (also a top ten catcher) on the rankings for the team...
MLB.com Top Ten Second Base Prospects
As we saw with our list on hardballchat.com, the second base list has taken a hit in recent seasons with several young second basemen making their debuts at the big league level. Every position goes through cycles like this, but this has left second base fairly bereft of top end talent in the high minors. How this effects the trade market is anyone’s best guess. Some...
Reading’s 9 All-Stars Propel East to EL Win
Sebastian Valle went 0-1 as the starting catcher for the EL East. He was one of 4 R-Phils to be named starters. Photo by: Ian Riccaboni
Cesar Hernandez completes a put out to teammate Darin Ruf in the first inning. Photo by: Ian Riccaboni
It was all smiles in Baseballtown as Reading Phillies shortstop Troy Hanzawa scored the winning run in the bottom of the 9th to give the Eastern...
Phillies Prospects Making All-Star Games
There won't be as many Phillies in the mid-summer's class as there have been in recent years. This is a product of being in last place 78 games into the season. While we'll only have a couple in San Diego, the Phillies affiliates in the minor leagues will be represented- and even host an All-Star game. Ryne Sandberg will take a couple of his IronPigs to the AAA All...
Mets Farm Report: McHugh Shines Again As B-Mets Lose A Pair And Gnats Win A Pair
Won’t be long until Collin McHugh joins us now.
Game 1: Reading 3, Binghamton 1
By Tim Burns
The Binghamton Mets jumped out to the early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first in game one of their double header against the Reading Phillies on Wednesday night, but in the end found themselves on the losing end of the final score by a 3-1 tally.
The B-Mets first only run was scored by...
Around the Pharm
A few notes from around the pharm:
Dom Brown made his sixth start in Center Field last night. His average is up to .257 following a two-hit, two runs scored doubleheader. Incidentally, fellow outfielder Derrick Mitchell drove in eight runs last night to get to 30 RBI's for the year, and he's also at .257. Cody Overbeck is at .283 with 28 RBI's, and has played a...
The Phillies' Future At Second Base: Utley? Galvis? Hernandez?
Well, you probably heard the news yesterday: Chase Utley worked out in left-field. Let me translate that for you in several ways:
The Phillies are very content with Freddy Galvis and their future at second base.
Domonic Brown is in peril with this team.
Chase is (possibly) accepting reality about his future in this game.
We've heard for weeks that the issues with Utley...
Spring Training Gameday: Twins vs. Phillies
Minnesota Twins vs. Philadelphia Phillies Time: 1:05 pm, Brighthouse Field – Clearwater, FL Weather: Sunny, 79 TV: The Comcast Network Follow Phillies Nation on TwitterThe Doctor is in. Roy Halladay will start today’s match-up against the Twins’ Jason Marquis.David Hale reported the first round of roster cuts today. Dave Bush, Austin Hyatt, Pat Misch, JC Ramirez, and BJ Rosenberg...
Phillies send nine to minor league camp
As the Phillies are approaching the middle of spring training, the time is coming to an end for some. Todd Zolecki reports that the Philadelphia Phillies have sent nine players to the team's minor league camp.
Pitchers Dave Bushm Austin Hyatt, B.J. Rosenberg and Pat Misch were all reassigninged to minor league camp, while the team optioned infielders Harold Garcia and Cesar...
Prospect Nation 2012: #16 2B Cesar Hernandez
Cesar Hernandez is a Venezuelan born infielder that was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies at the age of 16. Since then, Hernandez has proven to be sharp on defense with some outstanding speed on the bases and a productive bat. As the 5-foot-10-inch 160-pounder has shown in recent years, he’s deserving of considerable recognition as a rising infielder in the Phillies’...
2012 Reader Top 30, #17, 18 and 19
Austin Wright and Cesar Hernandez finished within 2 votes of each other, and because of this, we’ll do a run-off vote. The winner will be #17, the runner up will be #18, and I’m also going to attach the poll for #19 here as well. Cody Overbeck and Tyler Cloyd will enter the ballot for #19. As a reminder on eligibility for the list, to be eligible the player must have fewer than...
2012 Reader Top 30, #15
We’re almost halfway through the top 30, and things have progressed pretty close to how I assumed they would. Tyson Gillies edged out Lisalberto Bonilla for #14, with Austin Hyatt and Cesar Hernandez getting a fair bit of write-in support, so they will both be added to the voting for #15. As a reminder on eligibility for the list, to be eligible the player must have fewer than...
Phillies Off-season League Updates
Throughout the off-season, we’ll take regular looks at Phillies players participating in winter leagues around the world. Plenty of players contracted to the Phillies are still in action, despite the North American season being over for many weeks. In this post, the Caribbean and Australian baseball leagues will be covered.-Right-handed hurler Julio Rodriguez (pictured), an...
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