Phillies - A Fan’s View

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 2 (24-22, 59-62) Buffalo 1 (25-22, 60-62) - Sahlen Field -Buffalo, NY At Bat : 2 R, 7 H, 3 BB, 12 K’s Tommy Pham had two hits (single & double) with two RBIs. Payton Henry had two hits (single & double). On The Hill : 1 R, 6 H, 4 BB, 4 K’s RH Drake Fellows - 5 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 79 pitches - 49 strikes LH Tucker Davidson - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 12 pitches - 11 strikes LH Kirby Snead - 1 perfec

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 5 (23-22, 58-62) Buffalo 1 (25-21, 60-61) - Sahlen Field -Buffalo, NY At Bat : 5 R, 12 H, 4 BB, 7 K’s Tommy Pham had three hits (two singles & double) and scored twice. Christian Cairo doubled. Kameron Misner homered (17th - 14 with Omaha, 3 with LHV), he also singled. Dylan Moore had two hits (singles). Carter Kieboom walked twice. Keaton Anthony had two hits (single & double). On The Hill : 1 R, 7 H, 3 BB,

Compiled by Steve Potter Dominican Summer League - Mariners 10 (33-22) Phillies 2 (36-19) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Phillies Complex At Bat : 2 R, 6 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s Edwin Ramirez had two hits (singles) and an RBI. Nieves Izaguirre doubled. On The Hill : 10 R, 11 H, 6 BB, 10 K’s RH Wandelin Garcia - 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 BB, 1 K RH Alexandre Moreti - 2.2 IP, 5 R - 3 earned, 6 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s RH Rene Yrish - 2 IP, 3 R, 2 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 3 K’s RH Ronaldson Estevez - 1 IP,

Hitting it hard in Clearwater : On 8/14/26 Clearwater outfielder Caden Bogenpohl hit a screaming home run in Fort Myers measured at a 117 mph exit velocity and later hit two singles in the game at 107 mph and 116 mph. By comparison current Lehigh Valley masher Felix Reyes has posted a maximum exit velocity of 115 mph in his career while former Phillies minor league slugger Dylan Cozens reached 113 mph in the minors and posted 111.3 mph on 6/6/18 in the majors against the Cubs

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) : Lehigh Valley (22-22, 57-62) The Iron Pigs went 4-1 for the week against Scranton Wilkes Barre (Yankees affiliate). The week’s standouts : At Bat : Payton Henry - 4 for 8 (.500), 2 HR’s, 3 RBIs Gabriel Rincones Jr - 6 for 15 (.400), 4 doubles, 3 RBIs - 1.138 OPS Tommy Pham - 7 for 18 (.389), 5 runs, 2 doubles, HR, 9 RBIs, 4 BB - 1.167 OPS Carter Kieboom - 5 for 14 (.357), 2 doubles, HR, 3 RBIs - 1.185 OPS Felix Reyes - 3 f

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley (22-22, 57-62) Scranton Wilkes Barre (25-17, 62-54)- Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park - suspended - Rain The game went into rain delay in the top of the second inning. It was eventually suspended 0-0 after one inning played. On The Hill : RH Casey Lawrence - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 9 pitches - 7 strikes Did Ya Know 🧐 : PAYTON THE TOWN RED: Even after playing for them, Payton Henry continued to torch SWB.

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 5 (22-22, 57-62) Scranton Wilkes Barre 4 (25-17, 62-54)- Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 5 R, 8 H, 2 BB, 8 K’s Tommy Pham had three hits (two singles, double) with an RBI and two runs scored. Stewart Berroa doubled. Payton Henry homered (6th). Kameron Misner singled, walked twice and posted an RBI. On The Hill : 4 R, 10 H, 3 BB, 8 K’s RH Alan Rangel - 4.2 IP, 4 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 3 K’s - 98 pitches - 59 st

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 13 (21-22, 56-62) Scranton Wilkes Barre 1 (25-16,62-53)- Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 13 R, 12 H, 12 BB, 4 K’s Robert Moore hit a two run home run (12th), walked twice and scored three runs. Tommy Pham had three hits (two singles & grand slam HR - 7th), walked twice, posted six RBIs and scored two runs. Rafael Marchan singled and walked twice. Dylan Moore had three hits (doubles) and scored three r

Thirty-eight year old RHP Casey Lawrence has been signed by the Phillies to a minor league contract and will eventually be assigned to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs as a starting pitcher. Lawrence was released by the Seattle Mariners on 8/8/26 - he had been pitching for their triple A affiliate Tacoma where he made 26 starts (131.2 IP) posting a 4.37 ERA with 79 K’s and 19 walks. He’s a graduate of Albright College and was originally signed by the Toronto Blue Jays on 6/17/10 -

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Scranton Wilkes Barre 5 (25-15,62-52) Lehigh Valley 1 (20-22, 55-62)- Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 1 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 10 K’s Gabriel Rincones Jr doubled. On The Hill : 5 R, 6 H, 5 BB, 6 K’s RH Ryan Cusick - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 26 pitches - 18 strikes LH Tucker Davidson - 2.2 IP, 4 R, 3 H, 4 BB, 2 K’s - 65 pitches - 36 strikes RH Mitch Neunborn - 1.1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 32 pitches - 18 strikes RH And

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 11 (20-21, 55-61) Scranton Wilkes Barre 3 (24-15,61-52) - Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 11 R, 10 H, 6 BB, 8 K’s Paul McIntosh hit a grand slam home run. Keaton Anthony hit a three run home run. Gabriel Rincones Jr had two hits (single & double) with a walk and two runs scored. Tommy Pham doubled, walked and posted two RBIs. Otto Kemp had two hits (double & triple) with two runs scored. Felix Reyes

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 5 (19-21, 54-61) Scranton Wilkes Barre 4 (24-14,61-51) - Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 5 R, 10 H, 4 BB, 7 K’s Carter Kieboom had two hits (two doubles) and a walk. Peyton Henry had three hits (two singles & HR). Keaton Anthony had two hits (singles). Gabriel Rincones Jr had two hits (single & double) including a walk-off two run double. On The Hill : 4 R, 9 H, 3 BB, 5 K’s RH Chuck King - 6 IP, 3 R,

On 6/1/26 I published an article previewing this season’s Dominican Summer League (DSL) Phillies - https://www.philliesbaseballfan.com/post/6-1-26-dominican-summer-league-opening-day. As stated in that article it’s a very promising group - one capable of winning the DSL league championship. The team is currently in first place in the league’s East Division with a 33-17 record. Sixteen teams from the eight divisions (eight division winners plus eight wild cards with the next

Compiled by Steve Potter Dominican Summer League - Phillies 9 (33-17) Rangers Blue 8 (27-21) Dominican Republic - Rangers Complex At Bat : 9 R, 14 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s Edwin Ramirez went 4 for 5 (singles, three doubles) with an RBI and two runs scored. Francisco Renteria was 3 for 4 (two singles, triple - 8th) with an RBI and two runs scored. Nelson Prieto hit two home runs (5th & 6th) posting four RBIs and two runs scored. Sebastian Saenz had two hits (singles), Juan Parra doubl

Took some effort as I don’t have paid subscriptions - did it the old fashioned way - data drop and sort from Baseball Reference 🤓. Here’s a look at organizational data (from AAA to DSL) by comparing some key statistics. It provides an overall perspective (based on data) on how minor league organizations in their entirety have performed this season. Results may surprise some. I’ll list the top five per category and also show where the Phillies rank on the lists. Win/Loss Per

Transactions since the July update : RHP Sam McWilliams - signed by Red Sox 7/2 from Tijuana (Mexico) IF Ali Castillo - signed by Laredos (Mexico) 7/6/26 C Gabriel Lino - released by Aguascalientes (Mexican League) 7/7/26 RHP Luis Pacheco - signed by Aguascalientes (Mexican League) 7/7/26 OF Oscar Mercado - released by Veracruz (Mexico) 7/11/26 RHP Michael Mariot - signed by Kansas City (American Association) 7/17/26 RHP John Curtiss - released by Jalisco (Mexico) 7/17/26 LH

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) : Lehigh Valley (18-21, 53-61) The Iron Pigs went 2-4 for the week against Worcester (Red Sox affiliate). The week’s standouts : At Bat : Felix Reyes - 8 for 22 (.364) with 4 RBIs, 3 runs Carter Kieboom - 5 for 15 (.333) with a double, 2 walks - .412 OBP Paul McIntosh - 5 for 15 (.333), 5 runs, 2 doubles, HR, 3 RBIs - .412 OBP Tommy Pham - 6 for 22 (.273) with 3 doubles, HR, 5 RBIs, 2 walks On The Hill : Brandon Beckel - W i

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 7 (18-21, 53-61) Worcester 6 (24-14, 60-49) - Worcester, MA - Polar Park At Bat : 7 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 7 K’s Otto Kemp had two hits (single & HR - 13th) and two RBIs. Gabriel Rincones Jr also homered. Paul McIntosh doubled and posted two RBIs. Felix Reyes had two hits (singles). On The Hill : 6 R, 9 H, 4 BB, 9 K’s LH Kirby Snead - 3.1 IP, 1 unearned R, 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 47 pitches - 32 strikes RH Andrew Bechtold

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Worcester 19 (24-13, 60-48) Lehigh Valley 0 (17-21, 52-61)- Worcester, MA - Polar Park At Bat : 0 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 10 K’s Tommy Pham doubled. On The Hill : 19 R, 19 H, 11 BB, 6 K’s RH Brian Keller - 1/3 IP, 5 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 0 K’s - 37 pitches - 22 strikes RH Ryan Cusick - 3.1 IP, 6 R, 6 H, 1 HB, 3 BB, 3 K’s - 59 pitches - 35 strikes RH Lou Trivino - 1/3 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 13 pitches - 8 strikes RH Max Lazar - 1 IP, 3 R,

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Worcester 5 (23-13, 59-48) Lehigh Valley 4 (17-20, 52-60)- Worcester, MA - Polar Park At Bat : 4 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 8 K’s Colby Thomas had two hits (singles). Keaton Anthony and Tommy Pham each doubled. Dylan Moore walked twice. Paul McIntosh had two hits (double & HR), he scored twice. On The Hill : 5 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 3 K’s LH Tucker Davidson - 3.1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 1 HB, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 42 pitches - 25 strikes RH Michael Mercado - 2.