9/9/25 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
- Sep 9
- 5 min read
International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 5 (36-27,82-55) Scranton Wilkes-Barre 4 (42-21,80-55)
Moosic, PA - PNC Field
At Bat : 5 R, 9 H, 7 BB, 6 K’s
Aidan Miller walked three times and stole three bases in his IronPigs debut. Oscar Mercado had three hits (singles). Gabriel Rincones Jr doubled, walked and scored twice. Johan Rojas had two hits (single & double) with two RBIs.
On The Hill : 4 R, 5 H, 4 BB, 8 K’s
RH Gabe Mosser - 5 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 2 BB,5 K’s - 96 pitches - 56 strikes
LH Andrew Walling - 1 perfect IP, 1 K - 11 pitches - 8 strikes - AAA debut
RH Seth Johnson - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 14 pitches - 11 strikes
RH Phil Bickford - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 10 pitches - 7 strikes
RH Devin Sweet - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s - 27 pitches - 16 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
TRACKING DOWN HISTORY: Multiple team and individual franchise records are within reach for the 'Pigs with two weeks of the
season left. At 81 wins, the 'Pigs need just five more wins to eclipse the franchise mark of 85 set in 2016. They've already stolen
the most bases in franchise history, the first time they've swiped over 200. The 'Pigs are72 runs from becoming the best offense in franchise history ('23, 857), and 62 walks from most BB ('23, 697). Otto Kemp has already set the record for most HBP
in a single season too (19). - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League (AA) - Somerset 7 (36-28,71-62) Reading 6 (27-37,52-79) - eleven innings
Reading, PA - First Energy Stadium
At Bat : 6 R, 12 H, 4 BB, 12 K’s
Felix Reyes had two hits (doubles) and an RBI. Robert Moore had two hits (single & double). Erick Brito had three hits (singles). Caleb Ricketts hit a two run home run. Dylan Campbell stole two bases and Dante Nori stole one.
On The Hill : 7 R, 9 H, 5 BB, 18 K’s
RH Estibenzon Jimenez - 5 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 3 BB, 6 K’s - 89 pitches - 58 strikes
RH Eiberson Castellano - 1.2 IP, 2 unearned R, 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 32 pitches - 22 strikes
RH Andrew Baker - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 K’s - 31 pitches - 15 strikes
RH John McMillon - 1/3 IP - struck out only batter he faced - 6 pitches - 3 strikes
LH Tristan Garnett - 2 IP, 1 unearned R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 36 pitches - 21 strikes
RH Gabriel Barbosa - 1 IP, 2 R - 1 earned, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 23 pitches - 16 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Miller on the Way Up : One year and six days after joining the Fightin Phils, Phillies No. 2 Prospect Aidan Miller is being promoted to Lehigh Valley (AAA). Miller finished his time with Reading red-hot. Since August 1 (28 games), Miller slashed .361/.485/.630 (1.115 OPS), with 31 runs, 14 doubles, five home runs, 18 RBI and 15 stolen bases. The Phillies No. 2 prospect had 12 multi-hit games over that stretch, including four three-hit contests. At the time of his promotion, Miller’s Eastern League ranks were: 3rd OBP (.382), 8th OPS (.809), 10th hits (105), T-7th 2B (25), 1st BB (73), 8th XBH (40), T-9th TB (173), 2nd runs (74) and 1st SB (52). With his 52 stolen bases, Miller is the eighth player in franchise history to steal 50-or-more bags in a season and sits at 7th all-time in single-season stolen bases. He was the first R-Phil since Jose Leiva in 1987 to steal 50+ bases in a season. Miller currently leads the Eastern League and Phillies organization in stolen bases. The last time an R-Phil led the Eastern League in stolen bases was Anderson Machado (49) in 2003. Since 1967, four Reading players have finished the year leading the league in stolen bases. - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
Florida State League ( Low A ) - Lakeland 5 (1-0) Clearwater 1 (0-1) - FSL Division Playoffs (Best of Three)
Clearwater, FL - BayCare BallPark
At Bat : 1 R, 9 H, 4 BB, 10 K’s
Matt Ferrara had three hits (singles), a walk, RBI and stolen base. Luke Davis had two hits (singles).
On The Hill : 5 R, 9 H, 7 BB, 10 K’s
LH Zuher Yousef - 4 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 54 pitches - 30 strikes
RH Luis Avila - 1/3 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s - 21 pitches - 9 strikes
RH Orlando Gonzalez - 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 16 pitches - 14 strikes
RH Aaron Combs - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 18 pitches - 11 strikes
RH Cole Gilley - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 27 pitches - 15 strikes
RH Keegan Batka - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K’s - 29 pitches - 17 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
This past Saturday RHP Gage Wood struck out the side in his first inning as a pro...INF Matt Ferrara earned his first career steal in the opening inning...OF Nate Humphreys has reached base in six consecutive games...INF Logan Dawson reached twice in his first game as a professional...RHP Gabe Craig has two strikeouts in two of his first three outings as a pro. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley : SS Aidan Miller and LHP Andrew Walling transferred from Reading (retroactive to 9/8)
Reading : 2B Aroon Escobar and OF Dante Nori transferred from Jersey Shore (retroactive to 9/8).
2025 Phillies Minor League Stolen Base Leaders : new single season organization records - 5 players with 40 or more SB - 9 players with 30 or more SB.
Aidan Miller - LHV/REA - 55
Dante Nori - REA/JS/CW - 51
Justin Crawford - LHV - 46
Carson DeMartini - REA/JS - 45
Bryan Rincon - JS - 40
Oscar Mercado - LHV - 39
Avery Owusu-Asiedu - JS/CW - 33
Dylan Campbell - REA/JS - 32
John Spikerman - JS/CW - 30
Aroon Escobar - REA/JS/CW - 24
Just A Feeling :
The Phillies are going to be the 2025 World Series Champions
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
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