Phillies - A Fan’s View

Compiled and written by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 10 (11-9) St Paul 6 (8-11) CHS Field-St. Paul, MN How they scored : Sergio Alcantara doubled in the first inning and scored on a single by Steward Berroa.  Bryan De La Cruz doubled to score Berroa. Rehabbing Royce Lewis hit a two run home run for St Paul in the bottom of the first inning. Tanner Schobel homered for St Paul in the fourth inning. Christian Cairo, Carter Kieboom and Caleb Ricketts si

Twenty five year old Felix Reyes (initially signed 2/22/20 as an international free agent from the Dominican Republic) is joining the Phillies today and will make his major league debut. It’s a proud occasion for the entire organization but in particular the Player Development group. Felix is highly regarded both for his baseball prowess (especially hitting) and as a person. I was intending to spotlight him this week in my minor league weekly recap article - in fact I had rea

Compiled and written by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - St Paul 7 (8-10) Lehigh Valley 4 (10-9) CHS Field-St. Paul, MN How they scored : Felix Reyes hit his 5th home run of the season in the first inning. St Paul scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning - two on home runs by Alan Roden and Kyler Fedko. Felix Reyes hit his 6th home run of the season in the third inning. Two walks, a single, fielders choice and ground out scored three runs for St Paul in th

American Association : 2026 signings - league opens 5/14/26 RHP Andrew Bellatti - Cleburne OF Aaron Altherr - Chicago LHP Jose Acuna - Chicago INF Nick Podkul - Gary RHP Konnor Ash - Kane City C Ryan Leitch - Kansas City OF Jhailyn Ortiz - Kansas City RHP Josh Bortka - Kansas City INF Lou Helmig - Fargo-Morehead UTL Matt Kroon - Fargo-Morehead Chris Coste - Manager - Fargo-Morehead RHP Trey Dillard - Lake County OF Baron Radcliff - Milwaukee OF Jiandido Tromp - Winnipeg Atlan

Compiled and written by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - St Paul 5 (7-10) Lehigh Valley 1 (10-8) CHS Field-St. Paul, MN How they scored : A double, two walks and two singles scored two runs for St Paul in the third inning. Stewart Berroa homered in the fourth inning. St Paul scored two runs in the sixth inning on a double and three singles. They added a run in the seventh on a fielding error, walk and single. At Bat : 1 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 11 K’s Bryan De La Cruz had two h

Compiled and written by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - St Paul 9 (6-10) Lehigh Valley 7 (10-7) CHS Field-St. Paul, MN How they scored : A single and double scored a run for St Paul in the second inning. Oscar Mercado homered in the third inning. A single and double scored a run for St Paul in the bottom of the third inning. Bryan De La Cruz singled in the fourth inning, he scored on a home run by Felix Reyes (his 4th of the season). A single, hit batter, double, si

Pitchers : 18 RH Eligio Arias - 23 yrs old RH Wilmer Blanco - 22 yrs old RH Tegan Cain - 23 yrs old RH Alexander De Los Santos - 19 yrs old RH Jaydenn Estanista - 24 yrs old - on Reading Development List RH Matthew Fisher - 20 yrs old RH Cole Gilley - 24 yrs old RH Deiry Gonzalez - 18 yrs old RH Luis Gonzalez - 20 yrs old LH Yordanis Guerra - 19 yrs old LH David Hernandez - 18 yrs old LH Angel Liranzo - 19 yrs old RH Ramon Marquez - 20 yrs old RH Jesus Montiel - 19 yrs old LH

Compiled and written by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 11 (10-6) St Paul 7 (5-10) CHS Field-St. Paul, MN How they scored : Sergio Alcantara walked to lead off the game, Steward Berroa singled sending him to third base, Berroa stole second base. Bryan De La Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to score a run. Garrett Stubbs singled to score Berroa. Felix Reyes doubled in the third inning, Garrett Stubbs walked. They both scored on a double by Liover Peguero. A dou

Players who have gotten off to good starts to the 2026 regular season. Lehigh Valley : (9-6) The IronPigs have a veteran roster and the experience of the players has shown thus far. Sergio Alcantara (29 yr old 2B/SS) has a .468 OBP with 8 hits and 14 walks in his first 47 plate appearances. Twenty nine year old outfielder Bryan De La Cruz (62 PA’s - 3 HR’s) and 24 year old infielder Christian Cairo (67 PA’s) have also shown great patience at the plate with 11 and 16 walks res

International League ( AAA ) - Rochester 6 (8-7) Lehigh Valley 4 (9-6) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park How they scored : A single, stolen base and single scored a run for Rochester in the second inning.  They scored five runs in the third on three walks, a wild pitch, two singles and a double. Paul McIntosh homered in the bottom of the third inning. Felix Reyes singled in the seventh inning, three consecutive walks scored him. Walks to Sergio Alcantara and Steward Berroa score

International League ( AAA ) - Rochester 5 (7-7) Lehigh Valley 0 (9-5) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park How they scored : A single, stolen base and single scored a run for Rochester in the third inning. Andres Chapparo homered for them in the sixth inning. A single, walk, double, ground out and wild pitch scored three runs for Rochester in the seventh inning. At Bat : 0 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 10 K’s Felix Reyes had two hits (singles). Steward Berroa doubled. On The Hill : 5 R, 7 H, 5 BB

International League ( AAA ) - Lehigh Valley 7 (9-4) Rochester 2 (6-7) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park How they scored : Garrett Stubbs struck out in the second but reached base on a passed ball. He stole second and scored on a single by Pedro Leon. Leon stole second and scored on a double by Liover Peguero. In the sixth inning Garrett Stubbs walked and Carter Kieboom singled. Caleb Ricketts hit a three run home run. Pedro Leon reached on an error, stole second - went to third

International League ( AAA ) - Lehigh Valley 8 (8-4) Rochester 2 (6-6) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park How they scored : A single, double and single scored a run for Rochester in the third inning. Felix Reyes singled and Bryan De La Cruz walked in the fourth inning, Carter Kieboom doubled to score two runs. Liover Peguero singled to score Kieboom, Caleb Ricketts doubled to score Peguero. Sergio Alcantara doubled in the fifth inning, he scored on a single by Bryan De La Cruz. L

International League ( AAA ) - Rochester 6 (6-5) Lehigh Valley 3 (7-4) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park How they scored : Three singles scored a run for Rochester in the fourth inning. Rochester scored five runs in the sixth inning, three on a home run by Andrew Pinckey. Christian Cairo walked in the sixth, he scored on a home run by Felix Reyes. Bryan De La Cruz and Pedro Leon singled in the ninth, De La Cruz scored on a ground out by Liover Peguero. At Bat : 3 R, 4 H, 4 BB, 9

International League ( AAA ) - Rochester 10 (5-5) Lehigh Valley 8 (7-3) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park How they scored : Rochester scored five runs in the third inning on a walk, three singles and three run home run by Abimelec Ortiz. Sergio Alcantara walked, Christian Cairo singled to send him to third. Felix Reyes hit a sacrifice fly to score a run. Caleb Ricketts and Pedro Leon singled in the seventh inning. They scored on a double by Liover Peguero. Sergio Alcantara walke

Pitchers : 19 RH Eligio Arias - 23 yrs old RH Wilmer Blanco - 22 yrs old RH Tegan Cain - 23 yrs old RH Alexander De Los Santos - 19 yrs old RH Jaydenn Estanista - 24 yrs old - on Reading Development List RH Matthew Fisher - 20 yrs old RH Cole Gilley - 24 yrs old RH Deiry Gonzalez - 18 yrs old RH Luis Gonzalez - 20 yrs old LH Yordanis Guerra - 19 yrs old RH Orlando Gonzalez - 23 yrs old LH David Hernandez - 18 yrs old RH Ramon Marquez - 20 yrs old RH John McMillon - 28 yrs old

American Association : 2026 signings - league opens 5/14/26 RHP Andrew Bellatti - Cleburne OF Jorge Bonifacio - Cleburne OF Aaron Altherr - Chicago LHP Jose Acuna - Chicago INF Nick Podkul - Gary RHP Konnor Ash - Kane City C Ryan Leitch - Kansas City OF Jhailyn Ortiz - Kansas City RHP Josh Bortka - Kansas City INF Lou Helmig - Fargo-Morehead Chris Coste - Manager - Fargo-Morehead RHP Trey Dillard - Lake County OF Baron Radcliff - Milwaukee OF Jiandido Tromp - Winnipeg Atlanti

Baltimore : Majors : RHP Zack Eflin - 15 Day IL Minors : RHP Hans Crouse - AAA Norfolk - 7 day IL OF Weston Wilson - AAA Norfolk Chicago White Sox : Majors : RHP Seranthony Dominguez RHP Lucas Sims OF Austin Hayes Minors : LHP Tyler Gilbert - AAA Charlotte C Josh Breaux - AAA Charlotte INF William Bergolla - AAA Charlotte INF Oliver Dunn - AAA Charlotte Pat Listach - Bench Coach - AAA Charlotte Athletics  : Majors : RHP Michael Kelly RHP Mark Leiter Jr C Austin Wynns Minors :

I haven’t posted for a few days and no one seemed to notice 🤪.  My wife and I arrived back in the Philadelphia area on Thursday after a two month stay in Clearwater for a winter get away which included my Spring Training Camp daily reviews and a short stopover in Atlanta to visit our daughter and her fiancé. It’s nice to be back home but also hectic as we are preparing to move to a new house this coming week that we purchased before leaving for Florida in January. Long story

Pitchers : 17 RH Keegan Batka - 23 years old - signed as an un-drafted free agent 7/22/25 - Davenport University, MI - appeared in two games with the 2025 Threshers (2 scoreless IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s). Delivers from a three quarter arm slot - he’s got pop - has a four seamer in the 93-97 mph range supported by a sinker, slider, curve and change-up. Was a dominant pitcher at Division Two level Davenport as a starting pitcher. RH Tyler Bowen - 23 years old - drafted in 12th roun