Phillies - A Fan’s View

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

Pitchers : 16 LH Adam Seminaris - 27 years old - signed as minor league free agent 11/18/25 - Pitched for the Arkansas Travelers at the AA level last season in the Seattle Mariners organization. He posted a 3.02 ERA in 24 appearances (22 starts) with a 7-7 record in 125.1 IP. In his minor league career he has posted a 4.41 ERA in 109 appearances (87 starts) in 447 IP. He was the 2020 fifth round draft selection of the Los Angeles Angels from Long Beach State University. Was t

International League ( AAA ) - Lehigh Valley 1 (2-0) Toledo 0 (0-2) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park Summary : Christian Cairo and Oscar Mercado singled in the fifth inning, Cairo scored on a single by Felix Reyes. At Bat : 1 R, 7 H, 4 BB, 9 K’s Oscar Mercado and Carter Kieboom each two hits (singles). On The Hill : 0 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s RH Zack Wheeler - 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 38 pitches - 26 strikes - FB avg 93 RH Orion Kerkering - 1 perfect IP, 1 K - 10 pitches - 7 st

International League ( AAA ) - Lehigh Valley 5 (1-0) Toledo 2 (0-1) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park Summary : Toledo scored a run in the second inning on a single, wild pitch and single. Felix Reyes doubled in the sixth inning off the right center field wall, Bryan De La Cruz and Carter Kieboom walked to load the bases. Christian Cairo walked to score a run. Paul McIntosh walked in the seventh inning, he was forced out at second on a ground ball by Pedro Leon on which Leon rea

Pitchers : Side bullpens (seven mounds) - Levi Stoudt, Estibenzon Jimenez, Tanner Gresham, Luis Gonzalez, Jose Peña Jr, Peyton Havard, Zuher Yousef, Matt Potok, Marty Gair, MT Morrissey, Wilmer Blanco, Luke Russo, John McMillon, Tegan Cain Live BP’s : Christian McGowan, Wen Hui Pan, Ramon Marquez Pitchers not throwing BP’s or in the games - PFP’s on Carlton and Ashburn fields. Position Players : fielding practice and BP on Carlton/Ashburn. Two 10 AM Scrimmage Games - one on

Pitchers : Side bullpens (seven mounds) - Ryan Degges, Sam Highfill, Cole Gilley Pitchers not throwing BP’s or in the games - PFP’s on Carlton and Ashburn fields. Position Players : fielding practice and BP on Carlton/Ashburn. Two 1 PM Practice Games vs Yankees - one at Clearwater, one @ Tampa - I will post details tomorrow. I watched a bit of the game on Roberts - Dante Nori hit a bases clearing double in the game. RHP Luke Gabrysh pitched two innings as the starter. Minor

The Phillies have re-signed outfielder Oscar Mercado to a minor league contract for the 2026 season and assigned him to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs roster. The now 31 yes role signed last season as a minor league free agent and played for the IronPigs in 115 games - 477 plate appearances posting a .249/.369/.373 slash line and .742 OPS with 13 doubles, 1 triple, 11 home runs, 65 RBIs, 69 walks, 68 strikeouts and 40 stolen bases. Defensively he played LF 28 games, CF 7 games an

The Phillies have signed 29 year old infielder Sergio Alcantara to a minor league contract and assigned him to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs roster. He was recently released (3/24/26) by the Washington Nationals after signing with them on 1/28/26. Alcantara has played in 193 major league games with the Tigers, Cubs, Padres, Diamondbacks and Giants. He was originally signed by the Diamondbacks on 7/12/12 from the Dominican Republic as an international free agent. Last season he p

Three games played against the Tigers - two at Clearwater, one at Lakeland. Game One (Roberts Field - Clearwater) - Phillies 3 Tigers 1 At the Plate : 3 R, 5 H, 4 BB, 9 K’s John Spikerman - CF - 0 for 3, walk, 3 K’s Devin Saltiban - RF - 0 for 3, K Brady Day - 2B - 0 for 2 Raider Tello - 3B - 1 for 2 (single), RBI, K Kodey Shojinaga - C - 1 for 2 (single), K Luis Caicuto - C - 0 for 1 Luke Davis - 1B - 0 for 3, K Brock Vradenburg - DH - 1 for 3 (single) Jose Colmenares - SS -