Phillies - A Fan’s View

Compiled by Steve Potter Dominican Summer League - Marlins 13 (21-18) Phillies 3 (24-16) Dominican Republic - Marlins Complex At Bat : 3 R, 8 H, 2 BB, 6 K’s Elian Adames (single & double) and Javen Maduro (single & double) each had two hits. Sebastian Saenz doubled. On The Hill : 13 R, 10 H, 9 BB, 3 K’s RH Wilfry Michel - 2 IP, 5 R, 3 H, 5 BB, 2 K’s RH Luis Mirabel - 3 IP, 6 R - 4 earned, 4 H, 3 BB, 1 K RH Alexandre Moreti - 1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s Boxscore Link :...

Lehigh Valley : RHP Max Lazar, RHP Alex McFarlane, and OF Kam Misner (optioned on 7/25) officially added to the roster. C Jordan Dissin added to the roster (from REA). The IronPigs have been playing with two catchers since Peyton Henry was selected to back up in the big leagues (Rafael Marchan on IL). Adding Jordan Dissin to the roster addresses that. Reading : LHP Mavis Graves, C Guillermo Rosario, and OF Wuilfredo Antunez added to the roster (from JS) RHP Colin Peluse pla

This is a lengthy list to accumulate and likely also to read so am breaking it into two parts - here’s the American League - will follow with the National League shortly. Updated 7/26/26 from 6/8/26 AL Signings/Releases/Trades since 6/8/26 list published : RHP Jacob Waguespack traded to Tigers by Brewers - 6/10 OF Dylan Campbell & SS Jose Colmenares traded to White Sox 6/11 for Derick Hill LHP Michael Plassmeyer - signed by Mariners 6/13 - released by Blue Jays 6/9 UTL Weston

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) : Lehigh Valley (13-14, 48-54) The Iron Pigs went 3-3 for the week against Indianapolis (Pirates affiliate). The week’s standouts : At Bat : Paul McIntosh - 6 for 17 (.353), 3 doubles Keaton Anthony - 7 for 20 (.350), 3 doubles, .409 OBP - 22 PA’s Otto Kemp - 6 for 21 (.286), 3 runs, double, HR, 3 RBIs Tommy Pham - 3 hits, 11 walks , 5 runs, triple - .538 OBP - 26 PA’s Dylan Moore - 3 hits, 5 walks, double, HR, 4 RBIs - .409

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 9 (13-14, 48-54) Indianapolis 8 (17-10, 48-54)- Indianapolis, IN - Victory Field At Bat : 9 R, 11 H, 5 BB, 11 K’s Keaton Anthony had three hits (singles) and scored a run. Otto Kemp had two hits (singles),walked and scored a run. Tommy Pham had two hits (singles), walked twice and scored two runs. Liover Peguero had two hits (single & double) and posted two RBIs. Dylan Moore singled, walked twice, posted two

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Indianapolis 9 (17-9, 48-53) Lehigh Valley 0 (12-14, 47-54)- Indianapolis, IN - Victory Field At Bat : 0 R, 2 H, 7 BB, 2 K’s Paul McIntosh doubled. On The Hill : 9 R, 11 H, 4 BB, 4 K’s RH Alan Rangel - 4.2 IP, 7 R, 7 H, 1 HB, 3 BB, 4 K’s - 97 pitches - 65 strikes LH Tucker Davidson - 3.1 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 47 pitches - 30 strikes Boxscore Link : https://www.milb.com/gameday/ironpigs-vs-indians/2026/07/25/816549/fi

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,