8/1/25 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
- Aug 1, 2025
- 6 min read
International League ( AAA ) - Lehigh Valley (15-15,61-43) Worcester (13-18, 54-51) - doubleheader
Polar Park•Worcester, MA
Game One : Worcester 3 Lehigh Valley 2
At Bat : 2 R, 9 H, 3 BB, 6 K’s
Justin Crawford had two hits (single & double). Brewer Hicklen had two hits (singles). Rodolfo Castro doubled and posted two RBIs.
On The Hill : 3 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 8 K’s
RH Aaron Nola - 3 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 47 pitches - 31 strikes
RH Joe Ross - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 15 pitches - 10 strikes
RH David Robertson - 1 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 30 pitches - 17 strikes
LH Josh Walker - 1 perfect IP - 1 K - 9 pitches - 7 strikes
Game Two : Worcester 5 Lehigh Valley 1
At Bat : 1 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s
Rafael Lantigua doubled.
On The Hill : 5 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 4 K’s
RH Nicholas Padilla - 2.1 IP, 4 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 1 K - 40 pitches - 18 strikes
RH Ryan Cusick - 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 12 pitches - 5 strikes
RH Lucas Sims - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s -18 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Michael Mercado - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 28 pitches - 18 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
AN EVEN JULY: With their win on Wednesday, the 'Pigs wrapped up July at 11-11. The 'Pigs started the month 5-9 before winning 6 of 8 to close the month. Garrett Stubbs led the team at .319 for the month, while Rodolfo Castro and Payton Henry each had four homers to top the team. The 'Pigs got caught stealing 15 times in the month, swiping 32 bags. - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League ( AA ) - Reading 6 (13-17,38-59) Hartford 3 (15-14, 51-47) - ten innings
Dunkin' Park•Hartford, CT
At Bat : 6 R, 11 H, 5 BB, 6 K’s
Caleb Ricketts and Dylan Campbell each had three hits (singles). Alex Binelas homered. Aidan Miller doubled, walked and posted an RBI.
On The Hill : 3 R, 6 H, 3 BB, 11 K’s
RH Griff McGarry - 4 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 3 BB, 4 K’s - 79 pitches - 43 strikes
RH Gabriel Barbosa - 3 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 36 pitches - 28 strikes
LH Andrew Walling - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 10 pitches - 9 strikes
RH Jaydenn Estanista - 1 perfect IP, 1 K - 12 pitches - 8 strikes
RH Tommy McCollum - 1 IP, 1 unearned R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 12 pitches - 11 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Mendez to Minnesota : Former Fightin Phils outfielder Hendry Mendez was apart of the trade on Thursday that acquired Harrison Bader from the Minnesota Twins. Menez launched his eighth home run of the season on Tuesday night, a grand slam in the top of the ninth inning. It was the second grand slam of Mendez’ career, with the last coming on May 20, 2022, with Carolina (A) in the Brewers’ system. The 21-year old’s grand slam was the third hit by a Fightin Phil this season, with the othertwo coming from Trent Farquhar on May 10 at Binghamton and Cade Fergus on July 10 at Chesapeake. Mendez finished his time with Reading holding the following Eastern League rankings: T-3rd AVG (.290), T-8th RBI (46), 5th OBP (.374), 9th OPS (.808) and T-7th hits (86). - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League ( High A ) - Jersey Shore 4 (17-16, 42-54) Brooklyn 1 (14-20,60-40)
Maimonides Park•Brooklyn, NY
At Bat : 4 R, 6 H, 6 BB, 10 K’s
Avery Owusu-Asiedu had two hits (double & HR) with a walk, two RBIs and a run scored. Bryan Rincon had two hits (singles).
On The Hill : 1 R, 6 H, 5 BB, 12 K’s
LH Mavis Graves - 5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 4 BB, 4 K’s - 90 pitches - 50 strikes
LH Christhian Tortosa - 3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 8 K’s - 43 pitches - 31 strikes
RH Andrew Baker - 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 19 pitches - 13 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Fitting in Just Fine…Aroon Escobar drove in the game winning runs with a 2-run single in the 7th inning on Wednesday, breaking a 3-3 tie to give the BlueClaws a 5-3 win…He had his second 2-hit game with the BlueClaws on Tuesday and is 15-62, 8 RBIs with Jersey Shore…He drove in three runs in the win on July 18th against Hudson Valley…Escobar is the #4 prospect in the
Phillies system per MLB Pipeline, and joined the BlueClaws from Clearwater on July 8th…Escobar was hitting .285 with 11 home runs, 42 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases with the Threshers…At the time of his promotion, Escobar was 6th in the FSL in average, T1st (with teammate Eduardo Tait) in home runs, 5th in RBIs, 1st in hits (78), and 1st in runs (52). Hit .360 with five home runs
and a 1.088 OPS in April, winning Phillies Minor League Player of the Month. - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League ( Low A ) - Clearwater (17-16, 53-46) Bradenton (16-18, 46-54) - doubleheader
LECOM Park•Bradenton, FL
Game One : Clearwater 3 Bradenton 0
At Bat : 3 R, 6 H, 3 BB, 6 K’s
John Spikerman had two hits (singles) with an RBI and run scored. Dante Nori and TJayy Walton tripled. Juan Villavicencio doubled. Tyler Pettorini got his first pro hit - a single.
On The Hill : 0 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 13 K’s
RH Ryan Dromboski - 4.2 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 1 HB, 2 BB, 9 K’s - 76 pitches - 51 strikes
RH Luis Avila - 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 HB, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 18 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Danyony Pulido - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 13 pitches - 6 strikes
Game Two : Clearwater 9 Bradenton 0
At Bat : 9 R, 10 H, 5 BB, 7 K’s
Tyler Pettorini had two hits (single & triple), scored two runs and had two RBIs. Nikau Pouaka-Grego had two hits (singles). Dante Nori walked twice, scored a run and had an RBI. Kodey Shojinaga had two hits (singles), two RBIs, a walk and run scored. Manolfi Jimenez had two hits (singles), a walk, two RBIs and a run scored.
On The Hill : 0 R, 2 H, 7 BB, 8 K’s
RH Luke Gabrysh - 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 4 BB, 5 K’s - 76 pitches - 47 strikes
LH Camron Hill - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 3 K’s - 48 pitches - 27 strikes
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley : RHP Aaron Nola and RHP Joe Ross begin major league rehab assignments. RHP Gabe Mosser reinstated from the Development List (retroactive to 7/31). RHP Brett de Geus and RHP Devin Sweet have been designated for assignment (retroactive to 7/31). OF Johan Rojas has been optioned to Lehigh Valley (from Philadelphia).
Reading : RHP Andrew Bechtold placed on the 7-day IL (retroactive to 7/30).
Jersey Shore : INF Trent Farquhar has returned from his minor league rehab assignment and has been reinstated from the 7-Day Injured List.
Clearwater : RHP Matt Manning has been acquired via trade with the Detroit Tigers and optioned to the Threshers (retroactive to 7/31). INF Brady Day has been transferred from the 7-Day Injured List to the 60-Day Injured List (retroactive to 7/31). INF Christian Arroyohas begun a minor league rehab assignment. LHP Camron Hill has been returned from his minor league rehab assignment and has been reinstated from the 7-Day Injured List.
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