Phillies prospect watch
How are the Phillies' top 10 prospects, as ranked by MLB.com, faring in the minor leagues? (Weekly stats from May 27 to June 2.)
How are the Phillies' top 10 prospects, as ranked by MLB.com, faring in the minor leagues? (Weekly stats from May 27 to June 2.)
J.P. Crawford
SS, Lehigh Valley (AAA)
Friday marked two weeks since Crawford was promoted to triple A. He has eight hits in his first 43 at-bats. He has walked seven times and struck out nine times in 12 games. He has been hitless in seven of those games. The adjustment to triple A has not been a breeze for the prospect, but that adjustment was expected to take time.
AB H BA 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI SB
Last week 19 2 .105 0 0 0 2 5 0 1
Season 179 44 .246 8 0 3 37 30 13 6
Jake Thompson
RHP, Lehigh Valley (AAA)
Thompson was rocked on May 31 to spoil what had been a good month. He had a 1.93 ERA in five May starts before allowing six runs in 3 2/3 innings. Thompson was limited by an ineffective curveball. He finished May with 27 strikeouts in 36 1/3 innings.
GS W L IP ERA H HR BB SO
Last week 1 0 1 3 2/3 14.73 9 1 3 5
Season 10 3 5 55 1/3 4.23 53 8 19 45
Nick Williams
OF, Lehigh Valley (AAA)
Williams continues to have an up-and-down season. He entered Friday hitless in his last eight at-bats and is batting .259 since the beginning of May. He's batting .283 with two homers and a .358 on-base percentage since May 15. As bad as the Phillies outfield situation is, there does not seem to be a reason to rush Williams and sacrifice his development.
AB H BA 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI SB
Last week 18 5 .278 0 0 1 3 7 2 0
Season 175 48 .274 7 2 5 11 49 23 4
Mark Appel
RHP, Lehigh Valley (AAA)
Appel is in Clearwater, Fla. rehabbing a right shoulder strain. He was placed on the disabled list after recording just two outs on May 22 and struggling to get his fastball past 90 mph. He had an 8.27 ERA in his four starts before moving to the DL.
GS W L IP ERA H HR BB SO
Last week DID NOT PITCH
Season 8 3 3 38 1/3 4.46 40 3 20 34
Cornelius Randolph
OF, Lakewood (A)
Randolph celebrated his 19th birthday on Thursday in Clearwater, Fla., as he continues to rehab from a muscle strain in his upper back. There is no timetable for his return.
AB H BA 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI SB
Last week DID NOT PLAY
Season 56 12 .240 2 0 1 5 4 13 3
Jorge Alfaro
C, Reading (AA)
Alfaro batted .270 with three homers and 15 RBIs in May after returning from a strained oblique. The 22-year-old had an eight-game hitting streak snapped on June 1. He entered Friday batting .309 in his last 13 games.
AB H BA 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI SB
Last week 16 4 .250 1 0 0 1 2 3 0
Season 128 42 .328 8 1 4 3 24 26 0
Roman Quinn
OF, Reading (AA)
Quinn had back-to-back three-hit games this week and had a hit in 13 of his last 16 games through Thursday. He was batting .338 over that stretch and snapped his start-of-the-season funk. Quinn batted .248 with a .338 on-base percentage in his first 31 games. He has a .385 on-base percentage in the 16 games since.
AB H BA 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI SB
Last week 27 12 .444 4 0 2 2 8 7 1
Season 196 55 .281 9 4 3 19 52 16 24
Franklyn Kilome
RHP, Lakewood (A)
Kilome continues to distance himself from his rocky start to the season. He has a 2.51 ERA in his last six starts and has 28 strikeouts and 12 walks in his last 32 1/3 innings. He allowed two runs on Thursday night, but walked five batters in 5 1/3 innings. It was the first time he walked more than two batters since April 13.
GS W L IP ERA H HR BB SO
Last week 1 0 1 5 1/3 3.38 4 1 5 3
Season 9 1 5 42 5.57 51 4 22 35
Andrew Knapp
C, Lehigh Valley (AAA)
Knapp batted just .221 in May with a .295 on-base percentage, but showed signs at the end of the month that he was coming out of his slump. He entered Friday batting .275 with a .327 on-base percentage in his last 14 games. Of his last 14 hits, six have been for extra bases.
AB H BA 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI SB
Last week 19 6 .316 1 0 0 1 5 1 0
Season 146 37 .253 8 1 6 16 35 22 0
Ricardo Pinto
RHP, Reading (AA)
Pinto has not looked the same since tossing seven scoreless innings on May 12. He has allowed 14 earned runs in his last 12 1/3 innings, a span that covers three starts. He recorded just four outs on May 29 before he was removed.
GS W L IP ERA H HR BB SO
Last week 1 0 1 1 1/3 20.25 4 0 3 2
Season 10 1 2 52 2/3 4.78 54 10 17 29