Mitch_Rupert

@mitchrupert.bsky.social

Recovering sports writer now recruiting in the golf industry. Still covering high school and college wrestling for PA Power Wrestling. Phillies minor league afficianado. I got your back. He/Him

Francisco Renteria hooks 97 mph into the corner for a three-run double to give the DSL Phillies a 4-1 lead. Renteria has 43 RBIs in 44 games this season. It’s also his eighth double of the year.

First two outings at AA for Mavis Graves have been out of the bullpen. Sunday he struck out 5 and in 2 innings. The pitch usage is interesting. He threw 14 sliders, 4 sinkers (91-93), 5 cutters, 2 changeups The slider is a legit weapon. Wonder if he gets a velo bump in the pen

Aroon Escobar’s seventh home run of the season is a 101 mph rocket to give Reading a 5-0 lead. It’s Escobar’s first homer since June 28. He’s driven in 3 in his first two ABs in the doubleheader nightcap

Tegan Cain continues to be my favorite reliever in the system, especially when he strikes out the side like he did tonight. He generated 5 whiffs on 5 swings on his changeup, and averaged 94.9 on his sinker for Clearwater

Will Gasparino’s first professional hit is a rocket of a grand slam to break the game open for Clearwater. The Phillies’ fifth round pick turns on a 95 mph sinker and hits it 397 feet at 107.4 mph

Juan Parra was just removed from the DSL Phillies game after taking a 91 mph fastball to the side of the head. Parra initially popped right up but looked as if he wasn’t quite sure what he was doing before going down and being tended to by the trainer

Yilmar Samudio with 4 hitless innings for the DSL Phillies today. He struck out 4 and walked 4. The 17-year-old sat 93-94, T95-96. He lost the zone in the last two innings as he was overthrowing. But man does he get down the mound.

Nelson Prieto is on a heater. He’s 8 for 19 in his last five games with a hit and RBI in each game. He’s 2 for 2 today including this 2-run single past a drawn in infield. The 18-year-old has driven in 9 in his last 5 games

Nelson Prieto hit his 4th homer for the DSL Phillies on Monday and was a triple shy of the cycle, driving in a pair of runs. The 18-year-old C/1B is slashing 306/392/561 in 31 games, but is carrying a 28.6% strikeout rate. He posted exit velos of 110.2, 102.8 and 102.8 Monday

Francisco Renteria went 3 for 4 with a walk in Monday’s win, driving in a pair of runs. He had exit velos of 108.1, 98.2 and 92 on his hits. He also stole his 18th base in 21 tries. The 17-year-old is slashing 378/463/622 in 39 games with 38 RBIs and 49 runs scored

Another strong outing from Andrew Painter today, striking out six over six innings, allowing just a run on a sixth inning solo homer. Picked up 11 swings and miss and his fastball velocity was up 1.3 mph over his year to date average