Phillies - A Fan’s View

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 7 (32-35, 67-75) Worcester 5 (36-30, 72-65)- Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 7 R, 7 H, 8 BB, 9 K’s Gabriel Rincones Jr doubled (11th) and a two run home run (5th), he also walked. Payton Henry homered (8th) and singled. Carter Kieboom doubled (21st). Paul McIntosh homered (9th) and walked twice. On The Hill : 5 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 11 K’s RH Drake Fellows - 6 IP, 4 R, 6 H, 2 BB, 6 K’s - 93 pitches - 65 strik

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 4 (31-35, 66-75) Worcester 1 (36-29, 72-64)- Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 4 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 10 K’s The IronPigs hit four solo home runs - Gabriel Rincones Jr (4th), Otto Kemp (16th), Keaton Anthony (10th) and Payton Henry (7th). Rincones Jr and Kemp also singled. On The Hill : 1 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 6 K’s RH Chuck King - 6 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 85 pitches - 56 strikes RH Andrew Hoffman - 1.1 IP, 0 R,

Forty-three players are participating in the 2026 Dominican Fall Instructional camp which began on 9/7. Yesterday the first road scrimmage game was played against the Braves - today the Phillies host the Braves at their academy. Home games can be viewed on the Phillies Dominican Academy YouTube channel - it’s a video feed only. Below is the Camp Schedule. Note that there is no longer an Instructional League or camp at Clearwater, instead they hold a High Performance Camp foc

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Worcester 7 (36-28, 72-63) Lehigh Valley 4 (30-35, 65-75)- Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 5 R, 4 H, 4 BB, 8 K’s Wuilfredo Antunez tripled. Kameron Misner homered (21st) and singled. On The Hill : 7 R, 8 H, 6 BB, 7 K’s RH Alan Rangel - 5 IP, 6 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s - 93 pitches - 57 strikes LH Tucker Davidson - 2 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 K’s - 41 pitches - 21 strikes LH Kyle Backhus - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 18 p

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Worcester 8 (35-28, 71-63) Lehigh Valley 3 (30-34, 65-74)- Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 3 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 10 K’s Christian Cairo singled and walked twice. Gabriel Rincones Jr homered (3rd) and singled posting two RBIs. Kameron Misner doubled. On The Hill : 8 R, 14 H, 3 BB, 10 K’s RH Brian Keller - 4 IP, 7 R - 6 earned, 10 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 83 pitches - 50 strikes RH Ryan Cusick - 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s -

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 5 (30-33, 65-73) Worcester 4 (34-28, 70-63) - Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park - ten innings At Bat : 5 R, 7 H, 7 BB, 13 K’s Carter Kieboom singled and doubled - 20th - he had the game winning walk-off hit scoring two runs in the bottom of the 10th. Otto Kemp homered (15th) and walked. Dylan Moore singled and hit a sacrifice fly RBI. Keaton Anthony walked twice. On The Hill : 4 R, 10 H, 5 BB, 11 K’s RH Casey La

In minor league baseball the primary focus is on individual player development with league games being opportunities to enhance individual skills. While teams play to win each contest there’s generally not an in game strategic approach to doing so with playing time scheduled ahead of time and closely adhered to. That being said it’s still a competitive endeavor and building a winning attitude is strengthened by positive outcomes. Players still get excited with productive outp

Roster Builds : The evaluation of a developing baseball player is always subjective whether it be based upon data or observation - the wisest being a blend of both. It’s also an evolutionary review - game and practice experience sharpen the portrait of what a player is seemingly capable or incapable of doing. Those who base their evaluations on limited reviews are making short sighted opinions while those who do so on just a current point in time are discounting potential gro

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) : Lehigh Valley (29-33, 64-73) The Iron Pigs went 2-5 for the week against Scranton Wilkes-Barre (Yankees affiliate). The week’s standouts : At Bat : Keaton Anthony - 7 for 20 (.350) with a double, HR and 3 RBIs Kameron Misner - 6 for 18 (.333), 2 HR’s, 4 RBIs, 2 BB - .400 OBP - 20 PA’s Carter Kieboom - 5 for 16 (.313) with 2 doubles, 4 BB - .429 OBP - 21 PA’s Christian Cairo - 6 for 21 (.286) with HR, 4 BB - .400 OBP - 25 P

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Scranton Wilkes-Barre 7 (36-24, 73-62) Lehigh Valley 3 (29-33, 64-73) - Moosic, PA - PNC Field At Bat : 3 R, 5 H, 4 BB, 5 K’s Otto Kemp doubled (9th), Kameron Misner homered (20th), walked and had two RBIs. On The Hill : 7 R, 11 H, 4 BB, 7 K’s RH Drake Fellows - 4 IP, 6 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 3 K’s - 86 pitches - 56 strikes LH Tucker Davidson - 2 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 29 pitches - 20 strikes RH Mitch Neunborn - 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 8 (29-32, 64-72) Scranton Wilkes-Barre 6 (35-24, 72-62) - Moosic, PA - PNC Field At Bat : 8 R, 10 H, 3 BB, 7 K’s Kameron Misner had three hits (two singles & HR - 19th) with two RBIs. Gabriel Rincones Jr had a pinch hit double. Robert Moore doubled. Carter Kieboom had two hits (singles) with a walk, two runs scored and two RBIs. On The Hill : 6 R, 9 H, 6 BB, 6 K’s RH Chuck King - 5 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 0 K’s

As previously reported by both Matt Gelb of the Athletic and Scott Lauber of the Inquirer twenty-two year old Aidan Miller is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment tonight with the Clearwater Threshers. If he plays it will be his first game action of the season as he’s been sidelined since 9/18/25 with a back injury. He has worked diligently to return to action thru medical consultation, procedure and extensive therapy with the rehab team at the complex in Clearwater. He’s be

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Scranton Wilkes-Barre 9 (35-23, 72-61) Lehigh Valley 2 (28-32, 63-72) - Moosic, PA - PNC Field At Bat : 2 R, 6 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s Carter Kieboom doubled. Christian Cairo singled, homered (4th) and walked twice. Keaton Anthony homered (9th). On The Hill : 9 R, 17 H, 3 BB, 5 K’s RH Brian Keller - 2.2 IP, 6 R, 11 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 64 pitches - 43 strikes RH Ryan Cusick - 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 18 pitches - 7 strikes LH Ta

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Scranton Wilkes-Barre 4 (34-23, 71-61) Lehigh Valley 3 (28-31, 63-71) - Moosic, PA - PNC Field At Bat : 3 R, 8 H, 4 BB, 7 K’s Gabriel Rincones Jr had two hits (single & double). Otto Kemp singled, had two RBIs and a run scored. Carter Kieboom had two hits (single & double). On The Hill : 4 R, 9 H, 2 BB, 7 K’s RH Alan Rangel - 5.1 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 6 K’s - 82 pitches - 54 strikes LH Kyle Backhus - 1.2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 BB,

Since 1986 the Phillies have honored the annual top position players and pitchers in their minor league system. The award is named in memory of Paul Owens, a Phillies legend who spent 48 years in the Phillies organization as a scout, farm director, general manager, manager and senior advisor. Last year UTL Otto Kemp & RHP Griff McGarry were the award recipients. The Phillies single A teams end their regular season this week on 9/6/26, AA Reading concludes next week on 9/13/26

Phillies Press Release Thursday, September 3, 2026 BRYAN RINCON AND CODY BOWKER EARN ORGANIZATIONAL HONORS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST Reading infielder Bryan Rincon and Reading right-handed pitcher Cody Bowker have been named Phillies Minor League Hitter and Pitcher of the Month, respectively, for August. Rincon, 22, played in 25 games for double-A Reading in August, slashing .330/.487/.580 (1.067 OPS) with seven doubles, five home runs, 10 RBI, 25 walks and 22

El sistema de desarrollo de jugadores de los Phillies cuenta con múltiples opciones para la posición clave de campocorto, incluyendo a Aidan Miller, Bryan Rincon, Matthew Ferrara, Tyler Spangler, Juan Parra y Romeli Espinosa. Sin embargo, hay otro joven que ha llamado la atención este verano y al que conviene seguir la pista: Juan Villavicencio, de 21 años (firmado como agente libre internacional el 15 de enero de 2022, procedente de Maracaibo, Venezuela). Juan fue ascendido

The Phillies Player Development pipeline has multiple options at the premium position of shortstop including Aidan Miller, Bryan Rincon, Matthew Ferrara, Tyler Spangler, Juan Parra and Romeli Espinosa. Yet there’s one more young man who’s turned heads this summer that folks should take note of - twenty-one year old Juan Villavicencio (signed as an international free agent 1/15/22 from Maracaibo, Venezuela). Juan was promoted to Jersey Shore on 7/27 from Clearwater, while with

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Scranton Wilkes-Barre 9 (33-23, 70-61) Lehigh Valley 2 (28-30, 63-70) - Moosic, PA - PNC Field At Bat : 2 R, 11 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s Keaton Anthony had three hits (two singles & double). Christian Cairo, Otto Kemp, Kameron Misner and Alex Binelas each had two hits. Kemp homered (14th). On The Hill : 9 R, 14 H, 4 BB, 9 K’s RH Casey Lawrence - 4.1 IP, 7 R, 12 H, 1 HB, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 94 pitches - 61 strikes RH Max Lazar - 1.2 IP, 0

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley (28-29, 63-69) Scranton Wilkes-Barre (32-23, 69-61) - Moosic, PA - PNC Field - two games Game One : Lehigh Valley 4 Scranton Wilkes-Barre 2 Completion of 8/16 suspended game At Bat : 4 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 9 K’s Robert Moore doubled. On The Hill : 2 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s RH Casey Lawrence - 1 perfect IP - 9 pitches - 7 strikes RH Drake Fellows - 6 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 71 pitches - 47 strikes LH Tanner Banks - 2 p