Phillies Farm System Report: Randolph Finding his Stroke
Clearwater Threshers
Week Record (5-1)
Year Record to Date (32-24)
Recap and Standouts
Heads up, everyone! Cornelius Randolph is getting hot as we enter what Charlie Manuel deemed hitting season. I took a good portion of last week’s article and shredded the former first round pick for his inability to adjust and produce at a consistent level.
Then, he shut me up quickly. Randolph had multiple hits in five of the six games the Threshers played this week. I really can’t express how great of a sign this is for the organization moving forward. He boosted his average in the course of this week from just over .200 to flirting with .240 after a week of consistency.
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The Phillies are unable to afford missing out on their top picks. Look at the Astros. That is a team who struggled for years but never missed on their picks. Now, they are reaping the benefits of those drafts.
Deivi Grullon is a player I have mentioned in here before and is quietly having a strong season at high-A. The Phillies would love to see him continue to hit (hanging around the .280 mark with decent power numbers) because he could help them land a piece to help them in the future.
On the pitching end, Franklyn Kilome continued to be…well…Franklyn Kilome. I can’t figure this guy out. He goes from having a game, in which he struggles to get out of the fourth to a game like he had last Sunday. The big righty hammered through seven innings of shutout baseball. He walked no one and struck out six.
Other than that, it was a quiet week in Clearwater.