Phillies Prospect Report: Joey Meneses Making Case for Call-Up

PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 23: Roy Oswalt #44 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches against the San Francisco Giants in Game Six of the NLCS during the 2010 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 23, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 23: Roy Oswalt #44 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches against the San Francisco Giants in Game Six of the NLCS during the 2010 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 23, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
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Joey Meneses, 1B, Lehigh Valley

Since a lot of the team’s best prospects were promoted to the Phillies, the farm system has been dominated by the big-name pitchers. All the while, Joey Meneses has been sensational in Lehigh Valley this year.

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In 101 games this year, he’s hitting .311 with 20 home runs and 66 RBI. On top of that, he has 23 doubles and 36 walks.

Since July 4th, Meneses has been held without a hit only twice. That’s at least one hit in twenty-three out of his last twenty-five games. In that stretch, he had six four-plus hit games, including three straight from July 30th to August 1st.

In his last ten games, he’s 11 for 38 with three home runs and eight RBI.

It doesn’t look like Meneses is going to slow down during the last few months. Don’t be surprised if he is one of the Phillies’ September call-ups. If he does get the call, he can be a dangerous weapon off the bench during the race for the NL East.

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