Phillies Farm System Report: Randolph Finding his Stroke
Reading Fightins’
Week Record (5-3)
Year Record to Date (28-24)
Recap and Standouts
The Reading team was coming off a 0-7 week, so they were looking for any way to bounce back. A five-win week can absolutely help a team to do that. Led by Scott Kingery, a player who seems to be on his way to a promotion, the Fightins’ put together an impressive week.
The week included a game that the Fightins’ had seven different players with multi-hit games. They won the game 14-6 on the back of Kingery’s 4-4 performance, which included the second baseman’s 17th homer of the season.
They also swept a doubleheader that concluded in a 13th inning walk-off homer off the bat of Andrew Pullin. The left-handed outfielder continues to impress as he ending the week hitting .319/.385/.582 on the year.
The Phils decided it was time to promote Clearwater outfielder, Zach Coppola to replace Tromp. He went 0-4 in his debut in the leadoff spot, but I expect him to adjust quickly. He is not much of a prospect, especially with his lack of power, but it was nice to see some movement in an otherwise stagnant couple of months.
On the pitching end of things, there were truly no dominant performances from any starting pitchers in Reading. They had consistent efforts from Brandon Liebrandt and Drew Anderson. The Phils are high on Anderson, who after a slow start has strung together a bunch of positive outings. As he continues to get healthy, he is a player I will keep my eye on for weekly updates.
In the pen, the Fightins’ lost Therrien but gained Victor Arano off the disabled list. He has the arm for the bullpen and is someone the Phillies believe can be plugged in alongside Therrien, Hector Neris, and Edubray Ramos as early as next season. He threw 2.1 innings this week with one hit and a strikeout along the way.
He and Austin Davis will be two consistent arms to focus on as we enter the month of June in Reading.