Phillies - A Fan’s View

Grapefruit League & Exhibition Game Seventeen @ Fort Myers vs Red Sox Red Sox 5 Phillies 3 Summary : Liover Peguero and Brandon Marsh singled in the second inning, Justin Crawford was hit by a pitch. Jose Rodriguez singled to score a run, another scored on a ground out by Keaton Anthony. Boston scored four runs in the third inning with three singles, a walk and a three run home run by Nick Sogurd. Bryan Rincon singled in the fifth inning, he went to third base on a single by

Phillies vs Red Sox @ Fort Myers @ 1:05 PM Lineup : Johan Rojas - CF Otto Kemp - LF Rafael Marchan - C Liover Peguero - 3B Brandon Marsh - RF Justin Crawford - DH Jose Rodriguez - 2B Keaton Anthony - 1B Bryan Rincon - SS Bryse Wilson - RHP Minor League Call-Ups : - note that these players are reserves (may not play) Pitchers : Brandon Beckel, Tristan Garnett, Danyony Pulido, Saul Teran Outfielders : Austin Murr, Cade Fergus Infielders : Bryson Ware Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾

Grapefruit League & Exhibition Game Sixteen @ Fort Myers vs Twins Twins 7 Phillies 6 Summary : Otto Kemp homered in the first inning. Minnesota scored three runs in the third inning on four hits including a double by Kody Clemens. Felix Reyes singled in the sixth inning, went to second on a ground out, stole third and scored on a single by Otto Kemp. Minnesota scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on three hits, one was a lost in the sun fly ball double by center

Major league camp breaks on March 23rd which is just fifteen days away - it seems like every ST that while you’re in the moment things seem slow but when the camp concludes that it went quickly - there’s a plethora of activity each day and when you add in the daily minor league camp work (they conclude on 3/30) it can be tiring however the daily grind of spring training prepares us all for what will come in the regular season - gotta love it! Each year the Phillies reward an

Grapefruit League & Exhibition Game Fifteen @ Clearwater vs Blue Jays Blue Jays 1 Phillies 0 Summary : Scoreless till the top of the ninth - former Lehigh Valley Iron Pig Rafael Lantigua doubled for Toronto, stole third base and scored on a ground out. Defensive Gems : Center fielder Justin Crawford made two sparkling plays in the third inning - one catching a sinking liner in front of him and the other running down a long fly. First baseman Keaton Anthony turned a 3-2 double

Phillies vs Blue Jays @ Clearwater @ 1:05 PM Lineup : Trea Turner - SS Brandon Marsh - LF Alec Bohm - 3B Adolis Garcia - RF JT Realmuto - C Bryson Stott - 2B Justin Crawford - CF Dylan Moore - 1B Bryan De La Cruz - DH Andrew Painter - RHP Minor League Call-Ups : - note that these players are reserves (may not play) Pitchers : Aaron Combs, Daniel Harper, Sam Highfill, Jose Pena Jr, Wesley Moore Catchers : Lou Albrecht, Will Vierling Outfielders : Cade Fergus Infielders : Erick

Seems like there’s been a few articles written lately about Phillies minor league starting pitching depth concerns, particularly at the higher levels but not a lot of conjecture on who may fill the roles. Here’s my take on the current pitchers in the organization who are likely being considered for opening roster starting or bulk relief roles and where they may fit. If interested I’ve written profiles on each on my website - my annual series of player notes from last fall. Li

Grapefruit League & Exhibition Game Fourteen @ Bradenton vs Pirates Phillies 14 Pirates 10 Summary : Pittsburgh scored three runs in the third inning on a home run by Ryan O’Hearn. Otto Kemp doubled in the fourth inning and scored on a double by Rafael Marchan. Bryan De La Cruz walked. Felix Reyes doubled to score two runs. Carson DeMartini walked, Aroon Escobar was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Paul McIntosh and Otto Kemp walked to score runs. Rafael Marchan doubled to s

Grapefruit League Game Thirteen @ Clearwater vs Red Sox Phillies 6 Red Sox 2 Summary : Adolis Garcia and Bryson Stott singled in the second inning, Justin Crawford grounded out to second base to score Garcia. Otto Kemp doubled. Dylan Moore singled to score two runs. Bryson Stott singled in the fourth inning, Otto Kemp doubled to score a run. Alec Bohm and Brandon Marsh singled in the fifth inning, Adolis Garcia walked. Bryson Stott hit a sacrifice fly to score a run. After a

Phillies vs Red Sox @ Clearwater @ 1:05 PM Lineup : Trea Turner - SS JT Realmuto - C Alec Bohm - 3B Brandon Marsh - LF Adolis Garcia - RF Bryson Stott - 2B Justin Crawford - CF Otto Kemp - DH Dylan Moore - 1B Jesus Luzardo - LHP Minor League Call-Ups : - note that these players are reserves (may not play) Pitchers : Daniel Harper, Tristan Garnett, Evan Gates, Jose Pena Jr Outfielders : Austin Murr Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️ Note : I've partnered  with Fanatics on Phillies

Grapefruit League Game Twelve @ Clearwater vs Team Canada Team Canada 5 Phillies 3 Summary : Bryson Stott singled in the second inning, advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Bryan De La Cruz. Alec Bohm homered to left field in the fourth inning, Bryson Stott walked and scored on a double by Johan Rojas. Canada scored four runs in the sixth inning on on three singles, a walk and double.  They added a run in the eighth inning on a double and single. Defen

Phillies vs Team Canada @ Clearwater @ 1:05 PM Lineup : Trea Turner - SS JT Realmuto - C Alec Bohm - 3B Adolis Garcia - RF Bryson Stott - 2B Bryan De La Cruz - LF Johan Rojas - CF Dylan Moore - DH Liover Peguero - 1B Aaron Nola - RHP Minor League Call-Ups : - note that these players are reserves (may not play) Pitchers : Aaron Combs, Levi Stoudt, Tristan Garnett, Kyle Brnovich, Daniel Harper, Jose Peña Jr Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️ Note : I've partnered  with Fanatics on Ph

Grapefruit League Game Eleven @ Port Charlotte vs Rays Rays 3 Phillies 1 Summary : Tampa scored a first inning run on a walk, fielding error (left fielder Brandon Marsh ), stolen base and wild pitch. A double and single scored a run for them in the second and a single, walk, stolen base and throwing error (catcher Rafael Marchan ) scored a third run in the third inning. Aroon Escobar doubled down the left field line in the fifth inning and scored on a single by Jose Rodriquez

Major league camp has the day off and the first day of official Minor League Camp is full of meetings and administrative reviews (no baseball activities) but that doesn’t stop your daily spring training “beat writer” from sending a few notes your way 🤓. Here goes. Lehigh Valley Rotation Projection : Right handers Jean Cabrera, Alan Rangel, Bryse Wilson and lefty Tucker Davidson are four apparent starters for AAA level Lehigh Valley with RH Ryan Cusick also being stretched ou

Grapefruit League Game Ten @ Clearwater vs Yankees Yankees 5 Phillies 3 Summary : The Yankees scored a run in the fifth inning on a double (ball lost in the sun by center fielder Johan Rojas ) and single. Bryson Stott homered in the bottom of the fifth. New York plated four runs in the seventh inning on a walk, single, double (ball lost in the sun by center fielder Devin Saltiban ), triple (lost in sun by CF Devin Saltiban ) and single. Dylan Campbell tripled to score Pedro L

Phillies vs Yankees @ Clearwater @ 1:05 PM Lineup : Trea Turner - SS JT Realmuto - C Alec Bohm - 3B Adolis Garcia - RF Bryson Stott - 2B Bryan De La Cruz - RF Johan Rojas - CF Dylan Moore - 1B Rafael Marchan - DH Andrew Painter - RHP Minor League Call-Ups : - note that these players are reserves (may not play) Pitchers : Kyle Brnovich, Jack Dallas, Chuck King, Danyony Pulido Outfielder : Devin Saltiban Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️ Note : I've partnered  with Fanatics on Phill

Grapefruit League Game Nine @ Dunedin vs Blue Jays Blue Jays  7 Phillies 5 Summary : Bryan De La Cruz homered in the second inning. Justin Crawford doubled to left field in the third inning and scored on a single by Kyle Schwarber. A double and two singles scored two runs for Toronto in the bottom of the third. Bryce Harper homered in the fifth inning. Edmundo Sosa was hit by a pitch and scored on a triple by Garrett Stubbs. Otto Kemp singled to score Stubbs. Toronto scored f

Phillies vs Blue Jays @ Dunedin @ 1:07 PM Lineup : Justin Crawford - CF Kyle Schwarber - DH Bryce Harper - 1B Edmundo Sosa - SS Garrett Stubbs - C Otto Kemp - LF Bryan De La Cruz - RF Liover Peguero - 2B Carson DeMartini - 3B Christopher Sanchez - LHP Minor League Call-Ups : - note that these players are reserves (may not play) Pitchers : Ryan Dromboski, Jose Peña Jr, Adam Seminaris, Saul Teran, Guissepe Velasquez Outfielders : Raylin Heredia Infielders : Brady Day Happy Day

Grapefruit League Game Seven @ Baycare Ballpark vs Marlins Phillies 10 Marlins 2 Summary : The Phillies scored four runs in the first inning - after two walks put runners on Adolis Garcia singled to score a run.  Bryson Stott doubled to score a run. Edmundo Sosa singled to score two more. A single and double scored a run for Miami in the second inning. Liover Peguero reached on an error in the bottom of the second and scored on a double by Trea Turner. A single, walk and sin

Phillies vs Marlins @ Clearwater @ 1:05 PM Lineup : Trea Turner - SS JT Realmuto - C Kyle Schwarber - DH Adolis Garcia - RF Bryson Stott - 2B Edmundo Sosa - 3B Justin Crawford - CF Otto Kemp - LF Liover Peguero - 1B Aaron Nola - RHP Minor League Call-Ups : - note that these players are reserves (may not play) Pitchers : Aaron Combs, Jaydenn Estanista, Evan Gates, Sam Highfill, Jose Peña Jr, Levi Stoudt Outfielders : Austin Murr, Nate Humphries, Devin Saltiban Infielders : Ro