Phillies - A Fan’s View

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

Grapefruit League Game Six @ Baycare Ballpark vs Nationals Phillies 7 Nationals 3 Summary : A double and single scored a run for Washington in the first inning. Bryson Stott went yard to left field in the bottom of the first. Dante Nori doubled to left center field in the third inning and scored on a home run over the right field fence by Kehden Hettiger. Bryson Stott walked and scored on a double by Bryce Harper. Garrett Stubbs singled to score Harper. Andrés Chaparro hit a

The only time of year where all of the stateside players, coaches and managers are gathered in one place is spring training. There’s an expansive practice schedule each day with multiple sessions often running concurrently at both the complex and stadium making it impossible to see it all. It’s why I try to summarize as best I can in a daily report the day’s activity. Sometimes navigating the complex can be challenging - since there are so many employee vehicles to park the c

Phillies vs Nationals @ Clearwater @ 1:05 PM Lineup : Trea Turner - SS Bryson Stott - 2B Bryce Harper - 1B Bryan De La Cruz - RF Garrett Stubbs - C Dylan Moore - 3B Johan Rojas - CF Dante Nori - LF Kehden Hettiger - DH Taijuan Walker - RHP Minor League Call-Ups : - note that these players are reserves (may not play) Pitchers : Aaron Combs, Jack Dallas, Chuck King, Tristan Garnett, Jose Peña Jr, Levi Stoudt Outfielders : Austin Murr Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️ Note : I've pa

Grapefruit League Game Five @ Baycare Ballpark vs Tigers Phillies 5 Tigers 3 Summary : Edmundo Sosa doubled in the bottom of the third and scored on a single by Pedro Leon. Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper walked, Alec Bohm singled to score Leon. A walk and two singles scored a run for Detroit in the fourth inning. Otto Kemp hit a solo home run to center field in the bottom of the fourth. Two singles and a wild pitch scored a run for the Tigers in the fifth. JT Realmuto walke

Phillies vs Tigers @ Clearwater @ 1:05 PM Lineup : Kyle Schwarber - DH JT Realmuto - C Bryce Harper - 1B Alec Bohm - 3B Adolis Garcia - RF Justin Crawford - CF Otto Kemp - 2B Edmundo Sosa - 3B Pedro Leon - LF Brad Keller - RHP Minor League Call-Ups : - note that these players are reserves (may not play) Pitchers : Andrew Baker, Gabriel Barbosa, Kyle Brnovich, Jack Dallas, Chuck King, Giuseppe Velasquez Infielders : Trent Farquhar, Erick Brito Outfielders : Devin Saltiban, Ra

Grapefruit League Game Four @ Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium vs Marlins Marlins 6 Phillies 1 Summary : Trea Turner was hit by a pitch in the first inning, Bryson Stott singled. Turner later scored on a throwing error. Two singles, a walk and sacrifice fly scored a Miami run in the second inning. Miami scored four runs in the fifth inning on a grand slam by Joe Mack. They added a run in the sixth on a walk and double. At the Plate : 1 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 12 K’s Garrett Stubbs doubled