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The import of Luis Arraez to the Phillies lineup is a huge addition, back in my day a player with a career .300 batting average was heralded - today not so much. But when you put a player of Arraez’s ability on an otherwise talented team that struggles to maintain offensive consistency his impact shines thru. Some folks took exception with him batting cleanup in his first game but the data reflected a strong batting average (.352) with runners in scoring position indicating i

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 10 (17-17, 52-57) Worcester 5 (20-13, 56-48) - Worcester, MA - Polar Park At Bat : 10 R, 13 H, 5 BB, 9 K’s Felix Reyes had four hits (three singles, double) with a walk, four RBIs and a run scored. Tommy Pham had two hits (single & double) with a walk and two RBIs. Keaton Anthony had two hits (singles). Paul McIntosh singled, walked and scored twice. Pham has a 23 game streak going of reaching base. Carter Ki

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) : Lehigh Valley (16-17, 51-57) The Iron Pigs went 3-3 for the week against Buffalo (Blue Jays affiliate). The week’s standouts : At Bat : Payton Henry - 4 for 11 (.364) with 2 doubles, 5 RBIs Tommy Pham - 7 for 20 (.350) with 2 doubles, triple, HR, 4 RBIs, 4 BB - 1.158 OPS On The Hill : RH Alex McFarlane - two appearances - 2 perfect IP, 5 K’s RH Alan Rangel - 6.1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 6 K’s RH Chuck King - 5 IP, 1 R, 7 H, 1 B

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Buffalo 8 (17-16, 52-56) Lehigh Valley 5 (16-17, 51-57) - Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 5 R, 7 H, 3 BB, 10 K’s Payton Henry and Christian Cairo doubled. Tommy Pham had three hits (single, double & triple) with two RBIs. On The Hill : 8 R, 8 H, 4 BB, 6 K’s RH Brian Keller - 4.1 IP, 6 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 3 K’s - 63 pitches - 39 strikes RH Michael Mercado - 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 12 pitches - 7 strikes RH Mitch N

Phillies Press Release Sunday, August 2, 2026 ALEX McFARLANE AND JUAN PARRA EARN ORGANIZATIONAL HONORS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY Lehigh Valley right-handed pitcher Alex McFarlane and Dominican Summer League Phillies shortstop Juan Parra have been named Phillies Minor League Pitcher and Hitter of the Month, respectively, for July. McFarlane, 25, made seven scoreless relief appearances (8.1 IP) with 14 strikeouts and two walks across three levels of the Phillies o

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 4 (16-16, 51-56) Buffalo 1 (16-16, 51-56) - Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 4 R, 9 H, 3 BB, 7 K’s Keaton Anthony had two hits (single & double) as did Carter Kieboom (singles). Kameron Misner homered. On The Hill : 1 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 10 K’s RH Alan Rangel - 6.1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 6 K’s - 84 pitches - 58 strikes RH Grant Holman - 1.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 25 pitches - 20 strikes RH Lou Trivino - 1

Atlanta Braves : 26 Man Roster Makeup : 8 homegrown, 9 FA, 9 via trade Team Hitting : 4.88 R/G, .249 BA, .315 OBP, .415 SLG, 929 H, 145 HR, .730 OPS Starters : 573 IP, 4.37 ERA, 5.1 AVG IP/Game, QS % - 33% Bullpen : 404.1 IP, 3.65 ERA Milwaukee Brewers : 26 Man Roster Makeup : 9 homegrown, 2 FA, 13 via trade (currently at 24) Team Hitting : 5.06 R/G, .255 BA, .338 OBP, .401 SLG, 943 H, 100 HR, .739 OPS Starters : 566.2 IP, 4.05 ERA, 5.1 AVG IP/Game, QS % - 32% Bullpen : 408

The Phillies have historically issued “Player of the Month” awards in two categories - Hitter and Pitcher. Below are a few possibilities for the July awards 🤔🤓. Hitters of the Month : SS Juan Parra - 17 years old - signed as an international free agent 1/15/26 - Venezuela - .323/.532/.569 with a 1.101 OPS in 20 games (95 PA’s) with 21 hits (5 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs) and 15 RBIs, 25 walks, 9 K’s, 3 stolen bases, 29 runs scored. 37 Total Bases. OF- Francisco Rent

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 7 (15-16, 50-56) Buffalo 2 (16-15, 51-55) - Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 7 R, 8 H, 8 BB, 8 K’s Payton Henry had three hits (two singles & double) with three RBIs. Dylan Moore had two hits (single & double), a walk and RBI with two runs scored. Felix Reyes had two hits (singles) with a walk and two RBIs. On The Hill : 2 R, 4 H, 5 BB, 11 K’s RH Ryan Cusick - 2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s - 34 pitches -

Players on Phillies 40 man or on 15 day IL - 11 - 7 active on 26 man roster RHP Orion Kerkering - 2022 5th round draft pick RHP Alex McFarlane - 2022 4th round draft pick - minors RHP Aaron Nola - 2014 1st round draft pick RHP Andrew Painter - 2021 1st round draft pick C Rafael Marchan - 2015 international FA - IL 3B Alec Bohm - 2018 1st round draft pick 2B Bryson Stott - 2019 1st round draft pick OF Justin Crawford - 2022 1st round draft pick UTL Otto Kemp - 2022 UDFA - mino

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley (14-16, 49-56) Buffalo (16-14, 51-54) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park - doubleheader Game One : Buffalo 1 Lehigh Valley 0 - seven innings Delayed start - weather - Rain delay - top of fourth inning. At Bat : 0 R, 4 H, 5 BB, 6 K’s Dylan Moore (single & double) had two hits. On The Hill : 1 R, 9 H, 1 BB, 6 K’s RH Chuck King - 5 IP, 1 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s - 86 pitches - 57 strikes LH Kirby Snead - 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Buffalo 5 (15-13, 50-53) Lehigh Valley 4 (13-15, 48-55) - Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park At Bat : 4 R, 6 H, 5 BB, 11 K’s Keaton Anthony homered. Paul McIntosh doubled and recorded two RBIs. Otto Kemp and Christian Cairo walked twice. Kameron Misner made his IronPigs debut with a pinch hit single in the ninth inning. On The Hill : 5 R, 11 H, 5 BB, 9 K’s LH Kolby Allard - 5 IP, 4 R, 10 H, 2 BB, 3 K’s - 79 pitches - 55 strike

Compiled by Steve Potter International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley (13-14, 48-54) Buffalo (14-13, 49-53) Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park - PPD - Rain Eastern League (AA) - Reading (16-11, 46-50) Binghamton (9-18, 36-60) Reading, PA - First Energy Stadium - PPD - Rain South Atlantic League (High A) - Jersey Shore (9-20, 35-59) Hudson Valley (16-14, 46-48) - Wappingers Falls, NY - Heritage Financial Park - PPD - Rain Florida State League (Low A) - Clearwater 15 (17-13, 57-39

This is a lengthy list to accumulate and likely also to read so am breaking it into two parts - here’s the National League - link to American League list - https://www.philliesbaseballfan.com/post/7-27-26-former-phillies-now-in-american-league-organizations-update Update 7/28/26 from 6/8/26 Signings/Releases/Trades since 6/8/26 list published : RHP Yacksel Rios - released by Cubs 6/8 OF Max Kepler - signed by Diamondbacks 6/8 LHP Chisthian Tortosa - signed by Pirates 6/8 RHP

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 - here is the link to National League list - https://www.philliesbaseballfan.com/post/7-28-26-former-phillies-in-other-national-league-organizations-update Updated 7/26/26 from 6/8/26 Signings/Releases/Trades since 6/8/26 list published : RHP Yacksel Rios - released by Cubs 6/8 OF Max Kepler - signed by Diamondbacks 6/8 LHP Chisthian Tortosa - signed by P

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