Phillies - A Fan’s View

Almost as if on cue with the trade deadline fast approaching there’s been some strong pitching performances this week in the Phillies minor league system. Lehigh Valley : On Tuesday (7/21) RH Andrew Painter posted a line of 5 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 8 K’s throwing 87 pitches, 64 for strikes. His first four innings were scoreless as he retired 9 of the first 11 batters faced, he gave up a double and single to start the fourth but pitched out of it striking out two of the next thre

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 6 (12-13, 47-53) Indianapolis 3 (16-9, 47-53)- Indianapolis, IN - Victory Field At Bat : 6 R, 9 H, 7 BB, 2 K’s Stewart Berroa had three hits (two singles & double) with a walk and run scored. Otto Kemp and Keaton Anthony doubled, Tommy Pham tripled, walked three times and scored two runs. Felix Reyes hit a two run home run (21st). Dylan Moore homered (8th). On The Hill : 3 R, 8 H, 0 BB, 8 K’s RH Drake Fellows

Minor League Seven Day IL : 10 C Luke Davis - hamate - went on IL 6/29/26 INF Carson DeMartini - wrist - went on IL 5/7/26 RHP Ryan Dromboski - forearm - went on IL 6/26/26 INF Aidan Miller - back - went on IL 3/27/26 OF Austin Murr - hand - went on IL 6/4/26 OF Dante Nori - hip - went on IL 6/7/26 RHP Jose Peña Jr - elbow - went on IL 6/22/26 RHP Braydon Tucker - general illness - went on IL 7/10/26 UTL Bryson Ware - hamstring - went on IL 6/29/26 LHP Kevin Warunek - shoulde

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 3 (11-13, 46-53) Indianapolis 1 (16-8, 47-52)- Indianapolis, IN - Victory Field At Bat : 3 R, 4 H, 4 BB, 4 K’s Paul McIntosh, Christian Cairo and Keaton Anthony each doubled. Tommy Pham walked twice. On The Hill : 1 R, 5 H, 0 BB, 5 K’s RH Chuck King - 8 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 0 BB, 5 K’s - 83 pitches - 62 strikes -he’s now 7-4 on the season - this was his best and longest outing - in his last 8 starts (42.2 IP) he ha

Draft Camp : Nineteen of the twenty-one 2026 Phillies draft selections are now under contract and have joined eight signed un-drafted free agents at the Carpenter Complex for Draft Camp. They started workouts on Tuesday afternoon - Draft Camp is an introductory camp to the pro baseball lifestyle and establishes the Phillies “Protect the Standard” mantra that Phillies player development is built upon. The players will be informed and instructed by system coordinators in all a

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Indianapolis 2 (16-7, 47-51) Lehigh Valley 1 (10-13, 45-53)- Indianapolis, IN - Victory Field At Bat : 1 R, 4 H, 6 BB, 7 K’s Felix Reyes had two hits (singles). Dylan Moore doubled, Otto Kemp homered (12th). Tommy Pham walked twice. On The Hill : 2 R, 8 H, 1 BB, 8 K’s LH Koby Allard- 6 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 6 K’s - 81 pitches - 53 strikes RH Nolan Hoffman - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 7 pitches - 5 strikes LH Kyle Backhus

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Indianapolis 2 (15-7, 46-51) Lehigh Valley 1 (10-12, 45-52)- Indianapolis, IN - Victory Field At Bat : 1 R, 9 H, 3 BB, 5 K’s Paul McIntosh had three hits (two singles & double). Keaton Anthony had two hits (single & double) as did Otto Kemp and Carter Kieboom (singles). On The Hill : 2 R, 8 H, 1 BB, 11 K’s RH Andrew Painter - 5 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 8 K’s - 87 pitches - 64 strikes - four scoreless innings - fastball average

Compiled by Steve Potter Florida Complex League - Phillies (20-36) Yankees (29-26) Clearwater, FL - Carpenter Complex - suspended in 1st inning - rain Dominican Summer League - Phillies 18 (21-14) Rockies 12 (16-18) Dominican Republic - Rockies Complex At Bat : 18 R, 19 H, 6 BB, 7 K’s Four players had three hits each - Juan Parra (single, double, HR, walk, 4 RBIs, 5 runs scored), Francisco Renteria (two singles, HR, walk, 4 RBIs, 4 runs scored), Deivas Velasquez (two single

It is with great pleasure that I am able to write that one of my favorite players in the system is being promoted to the big leagues! RHP Alex McFarlane has gotten the call and will join the Phillies bullpen for this evening’s game. Alex is a genuinely good person - he reached out to me shortly after my son passed away with his sincere condolences and when I told him that it eased my pain a bit to watch and write about players like him continue to develop he responded “I’ll a

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) : Lehigh Valley (10-11, 45-51) The Iron Pigs went 0-3 for the week against Omaha (Royals affiliate). The week’s standouts : At Bat : Stewart Berroa - 4 for 8 (.500), two runs Bryan De La Cruz - 3 for 8 (.375), two doubles Tommy Pham - 4 for 12 (.333), two walks - .429 OBP Robert Moore - 2 home runs, 5 RBIs Felix Reyes - 4 for 14 (.286) On The Hill : RH Brian Keller - 6 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 6 K’s Eastern League (AA) : Reading

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Omaha 12 (10-11, 43-52) Lehigh Valley 9 (10-11, 45-51 ) - Papillion, NE - Werner Park At Bat : 9 R, 14 H, 6 BB, 7 K’s Bryan De La Cruz had three hits (single, two doubles). Robert Moore hit two home runs, posted five RBIs, walked and scored twice. Stewart Berroa had three hits (singles). Liover Peguero had two hits as did Felix Reyes (singles). On The Hill : 10 R, 12 H, 10 BB, 4 K’s RH Drake Fellows - 2 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 3 BB,

In addition to the seven un-drafted free agents I previously wrote about RHP Kobe Minchey has committed to signing with the Phillies. He will need to pass his physical before officially inking a contract. Kobe (23 years old), is 6’4”, 220 pounds and is the son of Nate Minchey who pitched in the major leagues for Boston and Colorado (1993, 94, 96, 97) and then in Japan where he continues to work as an international scout for the Yomiuri Giants while also owning a construction

Twenty four year old outfielder Wuilfredo Antunez has signed a two year minor league contract with the Phillies on 7/17/26. The native of Venezuela has been released by the Guardians on 7/12/26. Antunez was playing at the AA level (Akron) with the Guardians - last season he posted a combined (High A & AA) slash line of .275/.335/.521 with an .856 OPS including 26 doubles, 7 triples, 18 home runs and 67 RBIs. He received a non-roster invite to this year’s big league spring cam

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Omaha 6 (9-11, 42-52) Lehigh Valley 2 (10-10, 45-50 ) - Papillion, NE - Werner Park At Bat : 2 R, 9 H, 1 BB, 11 K’s Tommy Pham and Felix Reyes each had two hits (singles). Carter Kieboom singled and posted two RBIs. On The Hill : 6 R, 10 H, 3 BB, 7 K’s RH Chuck King - 4.1 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 68 pitches - 46 strikes LH Kyle Backhus - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 16 pitches - 12 strikes RH Michael Mercado - 2/3 IP,

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Omaha 2 (8-11, 41-52) Lehigh Valley 1 (10-9, 45-49) Papillion, NE - Werner Park At Bat : 1 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 7 K’s Dylan Moore homered (7th of season). On The Hill : 2 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s RH Brian Keller - 6 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 6 K’s - 76 pitches - 52 strikes LH Tucker Davidson - 2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB,1 K - 30 pitches - 19 strikes Boxscore Link : https://www.milb.com/gameday/ironpigs-vs-storm-chasers/2026/07/17/815954/final/bo

Compiled by Steve Potter Florida Complex League - Tigers 4 (25-29) Phillies 0 (19-34) Clearwater, FL - Carpenter Complex At Bat : 0 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s Jaeden Calderon had two hits (single & double). On The Hill : 4 R, 7 H, 4 BB, 8 K’s LH Angel Liranzo - 1.2 IP, 1 unearned R, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s RH Pedro Peralta - 3.1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s RH Patrick Crotty - 2/3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 0 K’s RH Gerardo Lopez - 1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, - BB, 1 K Boxscore Link : https://www.milb.com/ga

Appearances : Alex McFarlane - REA - 31 Jack Dallas - REA - 28 Christian McGowan - REA/CW/JS - 28 Gabe Craig - JS/CW - 27 Evan Gates - REA/LHV - 27 Daniel Harper - REA/LHV - 27 Aaron Combs - REA/JS - 26 Camron Hill - JS/CW - 26 Seth Johnson - LHV - 26 Michael Mercado - LHV/JS/CW - 26 Starts : Adam Seminaris - REA - 16 Gage Wood - REA/CW - 16 Jean Cabrera - REA/LHV - 15 Luke Gabrysh - JS - 15 Tanner Gresham - JS/CW - 15 Chuck King - LHV/REA - 15 Mavis Graves - JS - 15 Braydo

In addition to the five un-drafted free agents I previously wrote about two more players have committed to signing with the Phillies. They will need to pass physicals before officially inking contracts. LHP Cal Higgins is 23 years old and played his 2026 collegiate season for the University of Texas where he appeared in eleven games - all in relief. He’s from Kearney, Nebraska and graduated from Kearney High School. He was part of a state championship team as a sophomore. He

Compiled by Steve Potter Florida Complex League - Phillies 9 (19-33) Tigers 5 (24-29) Lakeland , FL - Tigers Complex At Bat : 9 R, 11 H, 5 BB, 4 K’s Jaeden Calderon had three hits (single, double, HR, two RBIs). Romeli Espinosa (two singles, two runs scored) and Esterling Rodriguez (single, three run HR, four RBIs) each had two hits. Jack Barker and Rey Cruz each singled, walked and scored two runs. On The Hill : 5 R, 8 H, 4 BB, 9 K’s LH Yordanis Guerra - 3.2 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 2

Plate Appearances : Christian Cairo - LHV - 380 Aroon Escobar - REA - 372 Raylin Heredia - REA - 365 Bryan De La Cruz - LHV - 348 Alex Binelas - REA - 329 Devin Saltiban - JS - 320 Matthew Ferrara - CW - 318 Bryan Rincon - REA - 315 Robert Phelps - CW - 302 Nick Biddison - JS - 293 Hits : Raylin Heredia - REA - 98 Alirio Ferrebus - CW - 83 Bryan De La Cruz - LHV - 80 Alex Binelas - REA - 80 Felix Reyes - LHV - 79 Christian Cairo - LHV - 76 Devin Saltiban - JS - 74 Aroon Escob