3/10/26 : Today in Spring Training

Grapefruit League & Exhibition Game Eighteen @ Clearwater vs Yankees

Yankees 4 Phillies 2

Summary :

Jasson Dominguez homered for the Yankees in the first inning. Spencer Jones homered for them in the second inning.

Bryson Stott singled in the second inning, advanced on a throwing error and scored on a single by Bryan De La Cruz.

JT Realmuto homered in the third inning.

A walk, single, ground out and double scored two runs for the Yankees in the sixth inning.

At the Plate : 2 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 10 K’s

JT Realmuto had two hits (single & solo HR) as did Bryan De La Cruz (two singles and RBI).

Pitching Notes : 4 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 13 K’s

LH Tanner Banks - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 17 pitches - 9 strikes

RH Jonathan Bowlan - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 17 pitches - 9 strikes

LH Jose Alvarado - 1 perfect IP, 2 K’s - 15 pitches - 9 strikes

RH Jhoan Duran - 1 perfect IP, 2 K’s - 12 pitches - 9 strikes

RH Zach McAmbley - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 20 pitches - 12 strikes

RH Lou Trivino - 1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 26 pitches - 16 strikes

RH Chuck King - 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s - 48 pitches - 34 strikes

Notes :

Folks should certainly take notice of the spring RH Chuckie King is having - I spoke with him yesterday at the complex and he told me that plans are for him to continue as a starting pitcher and he will now stretch out innings as he did today going three frames. Chuck threw mostly sinkers in this game (38%) averaging 97 mph and reaching 99 mph. His mix included a slider (29%), four seamer (25%) and change up (8%). In three 2026 Grapefruit League appearances to date he’s pitched five innings allowing no runs, 3 hits and 1 walk while striking out 9 batters. The 28 year old pitched at Reading last summer as a starter. I think he’s both capable and deserving at a shot in the AAA Lehigh Valley rotation - there’s been a lot of chatter about starting pitching depth at the upper levels - Chuckie King is a name to keep in mind - perhaps a gem.

My profile on him from this past November :

RH Charles (Chuck) King  - 28 years old - signed as un-drafted free agent 2/6/24 - Texas Christian University

2025 Stats :  made 25 appearances (23 starts) for Reading totaling 123.1 IP with a 4.38 ERA - 105 K’s, 37 walks. Two games in June and one in July inflated his ERA - in those three games he was tagged with 16 runs in 13 IP - in his other 22 appearances his ERA was 3.59 in 110.1 IP. In the month of April he posted a 3.60 ERA in 15 IP, in June a 3.54 ERA in 28 IP and in July a 3.26 ERA in 19.1 IP. In 16 of his appearances he allowed two earned runs or less. Home runs against him were relatively high (18) but that can also be attributed to being in the strike zone consistently - makes his opponents beat him.

Notes :  the 6’6” right hander pitched collegiately at Texas Christian University from 2017 to 2021 - 22 of his 78 appearances were starts. After his time at TCU ended he became a Sports Science Intern with the San Diego Padres and then moved into a full time role in the organization in November of 2022 as a Performance Analyst. However, he continued to train as a pitcher after his collegiate career ended and on 1/28/24 performed for scouts in a pro day at Driveline Baseball. On 2/2/24 he signed a minor league contract with the Phillies. This past season he returned to starting pitching and was an innings eater by today’s standards going five or more frames in 17 of his 23 starts. He features a mid nineties four seam fastball that touches higher and a sinker (93-97 mph) - secondaries include a slider, change up, curve and cutter. He competes, will generally throw strikes and often forces soft contact from hitters. Isn’t a big strikeout pitcher but will get his fair share. The conversion to a starter’s role was seamless - pitched in relief in 2024 - big strong frame who also uses his baseball intellect to zone up his opponents. Should compete for a roster spot with Lehigh Valley in 2026 spring camp.

Pitching Coordinator Travis Hergert :   “King had a solid season. He took on the new role of starter and did a fantastic job eating innings. Chuck throws strikes and the opportunity to start gave him a pathway to develop a couple new pitches (sinker and cutter) and put them into his arsenal.”

Minor League Call-Ups :

Pitchers : Daniel Harper, Danyony Pulido, Levi Stoudt, Saul Teran, Aaron Combs, Chuck King

Outfielders : Cade Fergus, Devin Saltiban, Nate Humphreys

Infielders : Alex Binelas, Brady Day

Grapefruit League/Exhibition record is now 5-12-1

Major League Practice @ Carpenter Complex/Stadium :

Pitchers :

Side Bullpen (Half Field) - Zack Wheeler, Andrew Painter, Tim Mayza, Trevor Richards, Genesis Cabrera, Tucker Davidson, Andrew Bechtold

Live BP (Ashburn) - Orion Kerkering - catcher - Caleb Ricketts - hitters - Otto Kemp, Rafael Marchan, Brandon Marsh

All pitchers not in game - throwing program on Ashburn, PFP’s on the half field.

Position Players - BP and throwing on Ashburn for players not in the game.

Minor League Spring Training :

Pitchers :

Side bullpens (seven mounds) - Evan Gates, Ryan Cusick, Luke Russo, Ryan Dromboski, Sean Youngerman, Alexander De Los Santos, Juan Amarante, Camron Hill, Christian Tortosa, Ramon Marquez, Christian McGowan, Naoel Mejia, Micah Ottenbreit, Wen Hui Pan

Live BP (Ashburn) - Ryan Degges, Mavis Graves, Tegan Cain

Pitchers not throwing BP’s or in the games - throwing program and PFP’s on Schmidt/Carlton/Roberts fields.

Position Players :

Defensive practice on Ashburn/Carlton/Roberts - field BP on Roberts and Carlton for players playing at Carpenter - in the cages for those traveling to Tampa.

Practice Games vs Yankees :

I will provide detailed stats tomorrow. In the interim here was today’s lineups and scheduled pitchers.

Lineup for 1 PM Home game on Roberts :

Griffin Burkholder - CF

Matt Ferrara - DH

Alirio Ferrebus - 1B

Anderson Araujo - C

Romeli Espinosa - SS

Juan Villavicencio - 3B

Jack Barker - LF

Tyler Pettorini - 2B

Victor Cardoza - RF

Brad Pacheco - RHP - starter

Angel Liranzo - LHP

Zuher Yousef - LHP

Marty Gair - RHP

Marcus Morgan - RHP

Jacob Pruitt - RHP

Notes :

Brad Pacheco had a strong two inning outing - five strikeouts - swings and misses on breaking pitch. Marty Gair impressed with a lively fastball. - courtesy of Geary Kitashima

Lineup for 1 PM Away game (field one) at Tampa :

John Spikerman - CF

Austin Murr - LF

Raylin Heredia - RF

Bryson Ware - 1B

Nick Biddison - 2B

Luis Caicuto - C

Erick Brito - DH

Zach Arnold - 3B

Jose Colmenares - SS

Kyle Brnovich - RHP  - starter

Tristan Garnett - LHP

Wesley Moore - LHP

AJ Wilson - LHP

Brandon Beckel - RHP

Jose Peña Jr - RHP

Lineup for 1 PM Away game Ifield two) at Tampa :

Kodey Shojinaga- DH

Will Vierling - C

Brock Vradenburg - 1B

Trent Farquhar - SS

Robert Phelps - 2B

Raider Tello - 3B

Joel Dragoo - LF

Carter Mathison - CF

Manolfi Jimenez - RF

Brian Walters - RHP Notes- starter

James Tallon - LHP

Peyton Havard - RHP

Matt Potok - RHP

Richie Cortese - RHP

Notes :

All players and staff (both majors & minors) have the day off tomorrow (3/11) - there is no scheduled baseball field activities scheduled.

Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️

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