Phillies - A Fan’s View

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) : Lehigh Valley (2-4, 37-44) The Iron Pigs went 2-4 for the week against Syracuse (Mets affiliate). The week’s standouts : At Bat : Bryan De La Cruz - 6 for 15 (.400) with a double & HR, 6 walks - .571 OBP in 21 PA’s Christian Cairo - 7 for 18 (.389) with a double, 4 walks - .500 OBP in 22 PA’s Robert Moore - 5 for 13 (.385) with a double & HR, 2 walks - .500 OBP in 16 PA’s Rene Pinto - 4 for 11 (.364) with two doubles & HR

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Syracuse 5 (4-2, 42-39) Lehigh Valley 4 (2-4,37-44) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 4 R, 6 h, 5 BB, 8 K’s Carter Kieboom doubled. Felix Reyes homered, his 18th. Paul McIntosh had two hits (singles). On The Hill : 5 R, 8 H, 5 BB, 10 K’s RH Andrew Painter - 4 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 4 K’s - 80 pitches - 44 strikes - my notes - I think the ump pinched him a little - some of the ball calls look like strikes to me. They wer

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 8 (2-3,37-43) Syracuse 6 (3-2, 41-39) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 8 R, 12 H, 5 BB, 8 K’s Bryan De La Cruz had three hits (single, double, HR) with an RBI and run scored. Dylan Moore (single, HR), Rene Pinto (double, HR) and Dylan Carlson (single, HR) each had two hits. Robert Moore singled and walked twice, Felix Reyes singled and walked. On The Hill : 6 R, 10 H, 3 BB, 6 K’s LH Kolby Allard - 5

The club has signed veteran outfielder Tommy Pham to a minor league contract. He’s 38 years old and has played in 13 major league seasons with ten teams, most recently the Baltimore Orioles. He opted out of his contract on 6/12/26. Pham was playing for the Orioles AAA affiliate Norfolk where in his last eleven games he went 10 for 43 with 4 home runs, 10 RBIs, 5 walks and 16 K’s. Overall he’s played in 16 minor league games this season in the Mets and Orioles organizations. H

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Syracuse 4 (3-1, 41-38) Lehigh Valley 3 (1-3,36-43) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park - 10 innings At Bat : 3 R, 7 H, 3 BB, 8 K’s Robert Moore homered, Felix Reyes doubled. Christian Cairo walked twice. On The Hill : 4 R, 10 H, 0 BB, 12 K’s RH Drake Fellows - 6 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 0 BB, 5 K’s - 81 pitches - 57 strikes LH Kirby Snead - 2 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 41 pitches - 27 strikes RH Nolan Hoffman - 2 IP, 1 unearned R, 2 H,

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 7 (1-2,36-42) Syracuse 3 (2-1, 40-38) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 7 R, 11 H, 6 BB, 9 K’s Dylan Moore had three hits (singles) with a walk, RBI and three runs scored. Robert Moore also had three hits (two singles & double) with a run scored. Felix Reyes had two hits (singles) with a walk, two RBIs and a run scored. Christian Cairo had two hits (singles) with a walk. On The Hill : 3 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 8

143 players have made their major league debut thus far this season - ten of those were original draft picks or free agent signings of the Phillies. That’s the most in the majors. (Researched using Baseball Reference) Phillies original draft picks or free agent amateur signings who have made major league debut in 2026 - 10 OF Justin Crawford (Phillies) - 3/26/26 - 2022 draft class 1B TJ Rumfield (Rockies) - 3/27/26 - 2021 draft class RHP Andrew Painter (Phillies) - 3/31/26 -

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Syracuse 5 (2-0, 40-37) Lehigh Valley 4 (0-2,35-42) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 4 R, 4 H, 5 BB, 8 K’s Dylan Moore had two hits (single & double) with a run scored and RBI. Bryan De La Cruz walked twice. On The Hill : 5 R, 9 H, 4 BB, 9 K’s RH Brian Keller - 6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 HB, 3 BB, 5 K’s - 82 pitches - 54 strikes RH Michael Mercado 1 IP, 1 unearned R, 2 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 22 pitches - 17 strikes LH Tanner Banks

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Syracuse 9 (1-0, 39-37) Lehigh Valley 6 (0-1,35-41) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 6 R, 10 H, 6 BB, 13 K’s Christian Cairo had three hits (two singles & double) with two runs scored. Rene Pinto had two hits (single & double) with a walk and RBI. Keaton Anthony had two hits (singles). Dylan Moore hit a grand slam home run. On The Hill : 9 R, 11 H, 7 BB, 12 K’s LH Tucker Davidson - 5 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s - 97 p

Compiled by Steve Potter Florida Complex League - Phillies 4 (12-25) Blue Jays 1 (26-11) Clearwater, FL - Carpenter Complex At Bat : 4 R, 9 H, 2 BB, 4 K’s Anderson Araujo had two hits (single & double). Manolfi Jimenez had two hits (single & triple). Jaeden Calderon singled, walked and had two RBIs. Logan Dawson had two hits (singles). On The Hill : 1 R, 5 H, 4 BB, 6 K’s LH Yordanis Guerra - 4 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 3 K’s RH Gerardo Lopez - 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s LH Aneury

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) : Lehigh Valley (35-40) The Iron Pigs went 3-3 for the week against Worcester (Red Sox affiliate). The week’s standouts : At Bat : Otto Kemp - 8 for 23 (.348) 4 runs , HR, 3 RBIs, 2 SB - .400 OBP in 25 PA’s Carter Kieboom - 5 for 15 (.333) with a double Felix Reyes - 8 for 25 (.320), 5 runs, 2 HR’s, 7 RBIs - .600 SLG PCT Paul McIntosh - 5 for 16 (.313) HR, 3 RBIs Bryan De La Cruz - 6 for 20 (.300) HR, 4 RBIs Christian Cairo

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Worcester 12 (36-35) Lehigh Valley 3 (35-40) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 3 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 6 K’s Christian Cairo tripled, walked and posted two RBIs. Bryan De La Cruz had two hits (single & double) with a run scored. On The Hill : 12 R, 15 H, 3 BB, 10 K’s LH Kolby Allard - 5 IP, 7 R - 3 earned, 8 H, 0 BB, 6 K’s - 83 pitches - 60 strikes LH Tanner Banks - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 15 pitches - 11 strikes RH Mi

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 4 (35-39) Worcester 3 (35-35) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 4 R, 8 H, 0 BB, 8 K’s Felix Reyes had two hits (double & HR) with two RBIs and a run scored. Robert Moore had two hits (single & HR) with a RBI and two runs scored. Otto Kemp had two hits (singles) with an RBI. Steward Berroa doubled. On The Hill : 3 R, 10 H, 2 BB, 12 K’s RH Drake Fellows - 5 IP, 3 R, 8 H, 1 BB, 6 K’s - 88 pitches - 54 stri

Compiled and written by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 9 (34-39) Worcester 3 (35-34) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 9 R, 16 H, 3 BB, 7 K’s Otto Kemp had four hits (three singles & HR) with two RBIs and three runs scored - he was also hit by a pitch. Keaton Anthony had three hits (two singles & double) with a walk and three RBIs. Felix Reyes had two hits (singles), two RBIs and two runs scored. Christian Cairo had two hits (singles), two stole

For the folks that saw Andrew Painter back in 2022 at his minor league stops in Clearwater, Jersey Shore and Reading ya know that the fastball was dominant. Then came the injury the following year and the subsequent surgical repair. I was in attendance in the summer of 2024 at the complex for his first live BP during rehab and it was spectacular, he hit the catchers glove target on almost every pitch, the velocity was back and to boot he showed a new pitch - a slider. It prom

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 5 (33-39) Worcester 4 (35-33) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 5 R, 11 H, 1 BB, 9 K’s Felix Reyes and Carter Kieboom each two hits (singles) and an RBI. Paul McIntosh had two hits (single & double) with an RBI. Dylan Moore and Christian Cairo each doubled. On The Hill : 4 R, 13 H, 5 BB, 10 K’s RH Brian Keller - 4 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 2 BB, 7 K’s - 85 pitches - 53 strikes RH Gabriel Barbosa - 3 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 1

Compiled and written by Steve Potter Injuries and trades have necessitated the need to fill roster voids in the Phillies Minor League system. With that in mind seven players have been signed to contracts. I previously wrote about Luke Ritter, Riley Tirotta and Lyle Miller-Green https://www.philliesbaseballfan.com/post/6-17-26-phillies-add-3-minor-league-free-agents and Tyler Miller https://www.philliesbaseballfan.com/post/6-17-26-phillies-sign-tyler-miller-to-minor-league-con

As previously announced by the Lancaster Stormers of the Atlantic League twenty six year old infielder Tyler Miller has signed a minor league contract with the Phillies. He was playing for the Stormers where the left handed hitter posted a .310/.401/.620 slash line and 1.021 OPS in 47 games (217 PA’s) with 16 doubles, 14 home runs and 56 RBIs. He has been assigned to Jersey Shore. Miller was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 9th round of the 2021 draft from Auburn and is f

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Worcester 7 (35-32) Lehigh Valley 4 (32-39) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : Keaton Anthony doubled. Paul McIntosh homered, Bryan De La Cruz hit a two run home run. On The Hill : 7 R, 12 H, 7 BB, 5 K’s RH Alan Rangel - 5 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 3 BB, 4 K’s - 98 pitches - 66 strikes LH Kyle Backhus - 1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 17 pitches - 10 strikes RH Mitch Neunborn - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s - 27 pitches - 14 strike

As far as we know a week ago today was the last day my son Dan lived on this earth. We remain terribly hurt and saddened by his departure. To those of you that reached out with sincere condolences thank you for doing so. When his status of missing was posted on multiple social media platforms most of the commentary was kind however there were a few that showed themselves to be mean spirited, ignorant, small minded and spiteful. I will never ever understand why some take pleas