DOWN ON THE FARM

Larry Shenk
6 min readAug 22, 2023

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Week 20 standouts in the Phillies minor league system include C Aramis Garcia, 2B Oliver Dunn, P Mitch Neunborn, OF Simon Muzziotti, OF Leonardo Pineda, P Rodolfo Sanchez, INF Zack Arnold.

The seven teams went 21–20 for the week. They are a cumulative 346–269 for a winning percentage of .563. The four affiliates participating in split seasons are 107–78 (.578) in the second half. All four full season clubs remain very much in the hunt for a second half division or league title and associated playoff spot in their respective leagues (Clearwater has already clinched a berth by winning the first half title for their division).

AAA Level : Lehigh Valley : 4–2 for the week against Jacksonville, (28–16, 64–53)- 8/22/23 @ Scranton-Wilkes Barre

Aramis Garcia — 6 for 12 (.500), double, four home runs, six RBIs

Simon Muzziotti — 8 for 19 (.421), three home runs, four RBIs

Kody Clemens — four hits, five walks in 21 PA’s — .429 OBP

Darick Hall — two home runs, five RBIs

Dustin Peterson — two home runs, five RBIs

Tyler Phillips — seven innings, one run, three hits, three walks, four strikeouts

Drew Hutchison — seven innings, two runs, six hits, two walks, two strikeouts

Nick Nelson — six innings, one run, six hits, two walks, three strikeouts

Braden Zarbnisky — three appearances, three innings, no runs, no hits, two walks, three strikeouts

Ben Bowden — two appearances, two innings, no runs, two hits, no walks, two strikeouts

Yunior Marte — two appearances, two innings, no runs, no hits, two walks, one strikeout

Tyler McKay — two appearances, two innings, no runs, no hits, no walks, one strikeout

AA Level : Reading : 3–4 for the week against Somerset, (21–24, 49–64) overall — 8/22/23 @ Harrisburg

Marcus Lee Sang — 5 for 16 (.313) with a home run, four walks, .450 OBP

Ethan Wilson — 7 for 21 (.333), two doubles, four walks, .440 OBP

Oliver Dunn — five hits, three walks, four home runs, eight RBIs, .400 OBP

Carlos De La Cruz — six hits, four walks, two doubles, home run, four walks, .407 OBP in 27 PA’s

Max McDowell — 3 for 8 (.375) with a walk, .500 OBP

Josh Hendrickson — two appearances, ten innings, two runs, seven hits, five walks, eight strikeouts

David Parkinson — five and a third innings, two unearned runs, two hits, two walks, six strikeouts.

Andrew Schultz — two appearances, two and two third innings, no runs, no hits, two walks, three strikeouts

Tristan Garnett — two appearances, one and two third innings, no runs, one hit, no walks, three strikeouts

Tommy McCollum — two appearances, two innings, no runs, no hits, two walks, two hit batters, three strikeouts

Dominic Pipkin — two appearances, one and two third innings, no runs, one hit, no walks, one strikeout

High A Level : Jersey Shore : 4–2 for the week against Asheville, (28–20, 63–50) overall — 8/22/23 @ Wilmington

Leandro Pineda — 7 for 18 (.389) with two doubles, six RBIs, .400 OBP

Gabriel Rincones Jr — 7 for 22 (.318) with four doubles, six runs scored, three RBIs, four walks, .423 OBP

Bryan Rincon — three hits, three walks, two stolen bases, three runs — .412 OBP in 17 PA’s

Kendall Simmons — five hits, three walks, three runs scored, double, grand slam HR, six RBIs

Gabriel Cotto — five innings, one run, one hit, one walk, two strikeouts.

Gunner Mayer — four innings, one unearned run, one hit, three walks, two strikeouts

Mitch Neunborn — five innings, no runs or hits, one walk, nine strikeouts

Rafael Marcano — five innings, two runs -one earned, two hits, two walks, seven strikeouts

Sam Aldegheri — five shutout innings, two hits, no walks, six strikeouts

Carlos Betancourt — two appearances — four and one third innings, no runs, two hits, two walks, seven strikeouts

Konnor Ash — two appearances, two innings, no runs, no hits, one walk, four strikeouts

Malik Binns — two appearances, two innings, no runs, one hit, no walks

Jason Ruffcorn — two appearances, two innings, no runs, one hit, no walks, one strikeout

Matt Russell — two appearances, two innings, no runs, no hits, no walks, three strikeouts

Rodolfo Sanchez — two appearances, three innings, no runs, one hit, no walks, six strikeouts

Low A Level : Clearwater : 3–3 for the week against Dunedin, (30–18, 74–39) overall — 8/22/23 @ Lakeland

Zach Arnold — 6 for 15 (.400) with a double and home run, three runs, three walks, .500 OBP

Ricardo Rosario — 5 for 14 (.357) with four runs scored, home run, two RBIs, three walks, .471 OBP

Troy Schreffler — 3 for 8 (.375) with two RBIs, two walks, .455 OBP

Jordan Dissin — 3 for 10 (.300) with two walks, .417 OBP

Emaarion Boyd — 5 for 17 (.294) with two triples, three RBIs, two stolen bases, .400 OBP

Chad Castillo — 5 for 16 (.313) with two home runs, five RBIs, two walks, .389 OBP

Ryan Leitch — 3 for 10 (.300) with a walk

Guissepe Velasquez — six innings, one run, three hits, no walks, six strikeouts

Estibenzon Jimenez pitched five innings, one run, four hits, two walks, five strikeouts

Jonathan Petit — six innings, two runs, four hits, two walks, four strikeouts

Danny Wilkinson — two appearances — two innings, no runs, one hit, no walks, four strikeouts

Wen Hui Pan — two scoreless innings allowing only a hit batter, four strikeouts

Jonh Henriquez — two innings, two unearned runs, one hit, one walk, two strikeouts

FCL Phillies : 2–3 for the week, 28–25 overall

Dakota Kotowski — 5 for 11 (.455) with a HR, two RBIs, three walks, .600 OBP

TJayy Walton — 4 for 10 (.400) with a double, triple, RBI

Keaton Anthony — 4 for 11 (.364) with two RBIs

Devin Saltiban — 5 for 14 (.357) with a double, HR and four RBIs

Gavin Tonkel — 4 for 7 (.571) with a double, .625 OBP

Trent Farquhar — 3 for 6 (.500) with two walks, .667 OBP

Luis Alcala — five innings, no runs, three hits, one walk, six strikeouts

Mavis Graves — four innings plus three batters, one run, two hits, four walks, two strikeouts.

Dominican Summer League

Phillies Red — 2–3 for the week, 26–26 overall

Jaeden Calderon — 6 for 13 (.462) with a triple and four RBIs, two walks, .563 OBP

Victor Cardoza — 3 for 8 (.375) with a double and two RBIs — .500 OBP

Nolan Beltran — 4 for 11 (.364) with two doubles and a triple

Fernando Hernandez — 4 for 11 (.364) with a triple and three RBIs, two walks, .462 OBP

Renair Manrique — four hits, five walks, double, three RBIs — .450 OBP in 20 plate appearances

Juan Amarante — five innings, two unearned runs, five hits, one walk, seven strikeouts.

Adilson Peralta — four innings, one run, three hits, two walks, four strikeouts

Phillies White — 3–3 for the week, 42–12 overall

Angel Mata — 10 for 16 (.625) with two doubles and four RBIs, three walks, .700 OBP

Yemil Rosario — 5 for 11 (.455) with a double and three walks, .571 OBP

Eduardo Tait — 5 for 16 (.313) with five RBIs, two walks — .368 OBP

Jarol Martinez — 3 for 10 (.300) with two RBIs

Wilmer Blanco — seven innings, three runs — two earned, seven hits, four walks, eight strikeouts

Danyony Pulido — six innings, no runs, three hits, two walks, five strikeouts

Angel Liranzo — three scoreless innings, no hits, three walks and five strikeouts.

(Information courtesy of Steve Potter of https://www.philliesbaseballfan.com/.

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Larry Shenk
Larry Shenk

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