Down On The Farm

Week 11 individual hitting and pitching standouts from four full-season clubs in the Phillies minor league system.

Carlos De La Cruz (Reading) extended his on base streak to 33 games, the streak dates back to May 12th and via research by Reading’s Jake Starr it now matches a Reading streak from 2014 when Cam Perkins also went 33 games. Tyler Phillips of Reading pitched six no hit, no run innings on Wednesday. Jordan Fowler and Matt Osterberg pitched seven innings in their starts for Jersey Shore, each allowing just a run. William Bergolla hit .500 for the week (eight for sixteen) and posted a .619 OBP in twenty two plate appearances for Clearwater. Jake Cave (Lehigh Valley) continues to smoke the baseball, he went eleven for twenty six this week (.423) with five extra base hits and eight RBIs, he scored six runs. Johan Rojas (Reading) went eleven for twenty six (.423) with four doubles, a triple, HR and five RBIs, two walks, two HBP, .500 OBP. Rojas is now hitting .313 for the season in 252 AB’s and has a .371 OBP. Rixon Wingrove hit .346 in twenty six AB’s with two doubles and two home runs, he drove in nine runs for Jersey Shore.

AAA Level : Lehigh Valley : 2–4 for the week against Toledo, 34–33 overall — 6/20/23 @ Worcester

Jake Cave — 11 for 26 (.423) with three doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs, .448 OBP

Simon Muzziotti — 6 for 12 (.500) with two walks — .571 OBP in 14 PA’s

Noah Skirrow — six and one third scoreless innings, five hits, two walks, five strikeouts.

Nick Nelson — four innings pitched, no runs, two hits, two walks, four strikeouts.

Taylor Lehman — three appearances, four innings pitched, no runs, one hit, two walks, four strikeouts.

Ben Bowden — three appearances, three innings pitched, no runs, two hits, no walks, eight strikeouts.

Andrew Bellatti — three appearances, three innings pitched, no runs, three hits, no walks, three strikeouts.

Jace Vines — three appearances, three innings pitched, no earned runs, four hits, one walk, two strikeouts.

Jeremy Walker — three appearances, three and two third innings pitched, no earned runs, one hit, two walks, two strikeouts.

Conor Brogdon — two appearances, two innings pitched, no runs, no hits, no walks, two strikeouts.

AA Level : Reading : 3–3 for the week against Hartford, 24–38 overall — 6/20/23 @ Portland

Johan Rojas — 11 for 26 (.423) with four doubles, triple, HR and five RBIs, two walks, two HBP, .500 OBP

Matt Kroon — 7 for 17 (.412) with a double, HR and five RBIs, two walks, .500 OBP

Carlos De La Cruz — 10 for 28 (.357) with a triple, three HR’s and five RBIs, .400 OBP

Madison Stokes — five hits and six walks, two doubles, .440 OBP in 25 PA’s

Ethan Wilson — 8 for 25 (.320) with a double, two home runs, four RBIs, .346 OBP

Nick Podkul — six hits, five walks, three home runs, seven RBIs, .429 OBP in 28 PA’s

Cody Roberts — 5 for 10 (.500), two doubles, two walks, .583 OBP.

Jhailyn Ortiz — 4 for 9 (.444) with a HR and four RBIs, .500 OBP in 10 PA’s

Tyler Phillips — six no hit, no run innings, one walk, nine strikeouts.

Mick Abel — five innings, two runs, four hits, two walks, seven strikeouts.

Adam Leverett — two appearances, four innings pitched, no earned runs, two hits, one walk, two K’s

Brett Schulze — two appearances, three innings pitched, no runs, one hit, two walks, five K’s

Braden Zarbnisky — two appearances, two innings pitched, noruns, one hit, one walk, three K’s

David Parkinson — six innings, three runs, five hits, two walks, five strikeouts.

High A Level : Jersey Shore : 4–2 for the week against Wilmington, 33–29 overall — 6/20/23 vs Rome

Rixon Wingrove — 9 for 26 (.346) with a double, two home runs and nine RBIs, three walks, .414 OBP.

Marcus Lee Sang — six hits and three walks, .393 OBP in 28 plate appearances.

Wilfredo Flores — 4 for 12 (.333)

Jordan Fowler — seven innings, one run, three hits, one walk, five strikeouts.

Matt Osterberg — seven strong innings, one run, two hits, one walk and five strikeouts.

Rafael Marcano — five scoreless innings, four hits, two walks, four strikeouts.

Wesley Moore — two appearances, three innings pitched, no runs, one hit, four strikeouts.

Carlos Francisco — two appearances, two innings pitched, two saves, no runs, two hits, two strikeouts.

Orion Kerkering — two appearances, three innings pitched, no runs, one hit, three walks, five strikeouts.

Low A Level : Clearwater : 2–4 for the week against Tampa, 42–20 overall — 6/20/23 @ Dunedin

William Bergolla — 8 for 16 with four RBIs and five walks, .619 OBP in 22 plate appearances.

Cole Moore — 7 for 15 (.467) with a HR and triple, four RBIs, three walks, .526 OBP in 19 PA’s

Justin Crawford — 6 for 16 (.375) with a double, two triples and three RBIs, .412 OBP

Jordan Viars — 4 for 13 (.308) with two walks, .438 OBP.

Felix Reyes — 6 for 20 (.300) with two home runs and six RBIs

Ricardo Rosario — three hits, three walks, HBP in 15 PA’s, .467 OBP

Jean Cabrera — four innings, one run, three hits, two walks and five strikeouts.

Gabriel Cotto — four innings, one run, three hits, no walks, two HB, and eight strikeouts.

Andrew Walling — two appearances, three and one third innings, no runs, three hits, two strikeouts

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