Yesterday really did happen. Hail and Farewell to Belliard and Gordon, wishes for quick healing to Bump and Bonine. Give them your best in Philly Worley!
Really, this might turn out to be a good thing (never happy for injuries) in the terms of who we have as starting pitchers. Losing Gordon is a huge blow to the team but looking at the stats:
Brian Bass: 4-4, 5.02 ERA, 26 BB, 40 K
Nate Bump: 2-6, 6.71 ERA, 16 BB, 36 K
Ryan Feierabend: 5-3, 5.79, 22 BB, 45 K
Eddie Bonine: 3-4, 5.16 ERA, 8 BB, 44 K
Vance Worley: 4-2, 2.62 ERA, 12 BB, 47 K
Brian Gordon: 5-0, 1.14 ERA, 7 BB, 56 K
Not exactly all star stats, minus Gordon, but does show a nice Strikeout to Walk ratio in the Pigs favor.
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Let’s see what we have in Reading as far as starters. (Sorry R-Phils fans, stuff like this rolls downhill)
Austin Hyatt: 6-4, 4.35 ERA, 29 BB, 78 K
Ryan Edell: 5-1, 3.50 ERA, 9 BB, 50 K
JC Ramirez: 5-5, 4.30 ERA, 22 BB, 21 K
Chris Kissock: 2-5, 5.81 ERA, 12 BB, 25 K
Josh Zeid: 2-3, 6.80 ERA, 25 BB, 32 K
BJ Rosenberg: 2-1, 2.17 ERA, 11 BB, 42 K
Reading does have some options for the Pigs to pull from, I’d seriously doubt they would pull from Lakewood or Clearwater for anything more than a spot start. Jason Anderson is still out there pitching for the Somerset Patriots. Mazone is retired. Anyone got Ron Chiavacci’s number? Drew Carpenter can always start too.
Somewhere out there, there is a Phillies executive making phone calls and very thankful for today’s day off. My thoughts, they are going to pull Reading starters up one at a time for spot starts. One will probably make the road trip to Pawtucket with them and then an 8 game home stand making it easier to ferry players to the Lehigh Valley as needed. Expect a few signings or minor league trades as well.
So as it stands now, the IronPig’s starting rotation looks like this:
1. Feierabend
2. Bass
3. Vacant
4. Vacant
5. Vacant
My Guess (In no particular order):
1. Feierabend
2. Bass
3. Carpenter
4. Prospect from Reading
5. Free agent signing
What are your guesses?
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i dont see Carpenter going back to the starting rotation for 2 reasons 1. he is doing so well in the bullpen why move him, plus that is also were he would help the Phils out more (and isnt that the only reason that the minor leagues exist). 2. they have had other times that they could have used him in spot starts and have not used him.
Drew Carpenter did make 1 start for the Ironpigs this year, on April 18th when a spot starter was needed in a doubleheader vs. SWB. He only lasted 2 innings. The Phillies let Carpenter know what they think of his major league prospects when they designated him for assignment in February and replaced him with Brian Schlitter on the 40 man roster. No one else was interested in Carpenter so he signed a minor league deal with the Phillies. I still think Carpenter is an option to start but it’s not a sure thing.
Tyson Brummett has pitched in 21 games this year but only 2 as a starter. He is starting for Reading tonight which could be an indication that he is another option for the Ironpigs since he’s been here before.
“I still think Carpenter is an option to start but it’s not a sure thing.”
Trust me as long as wants to remain a pitcher at the AAA level he has no chance at being a starter.
Like you said the Phillies let him know what they thought of him in ST. As a starter he stinks. As a pen guy he may have a chance at the show but he’s behind a lot of other guys who actually have a real chance.
To me Carpenter is the pitching version of Mayberry. A career AAA guy who’s got no real chance long term at being at big league player except in limited and controlled circumstances.
Angels released Scott Kazmir today. 27 year old lefty, 66-61 4.17 major league record, mostly with Tampa Bay (with 2 starts vs. the Phillies in the 2008 World Series). He was 0-5 17.02 at Salt Lake City in the PCL this year. The Angels are on the hook for his 2011 salary.
I got your tweet, Decal, and I immediately started humming Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir. Alas, I admit that I haven’t been paying as close attention to my Angels this year as usual. They’re not doing well and the IronPigs are. Seems he’s really fallen off.
Still, wouldn’t mind a look-see with Kazmir. Sometimes a change of scenery…
Matheson now will be starting apparently