Phillies Minor League Report: Abel's struggles continue

Class AAA -- Mick Abel struggled again on Thursday night, allowing seven runs (five earned) on eight hits over 4 2/3 innings. He walked one and struck out six. Abel has now given up nine earned runs in his last two starts (10 innings), pushing his ERA to 6.06 over 21 starts this season with a 1.79 WHIP. It's been a disappointing campaign for the 23-year-old. With the Phillies facing rotation challenges, Abel could have been a candidate for a late-season call-up, but his recent performance suggests he’s not yet ready to take that step.

 

Class AA -- West Chester graduate Braeden Fausnaught has impressed in his first three starts with Reading. The left-hander tossed six solid innings on Thursday, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out eight. Though he's 0-2 in those outings, Fausnaught has given up just six runs over 16 1/3 innings, posting a 3.31 ERA with 19 strikeouts and a 1.29 WHIP.

 

Class A -- Catcher Eduardo Tait has continued to perform well since moving up from the Florida Complex League to Single-A Clearwater. The 17-year-old was named an FCL All-Star, leading the league with 49 RBIs and finishing in the top five in several hitting categories, including homers and hits.  

 

Before his July 23rd call-up to the Threshers, Tait posted a .321/.377/.500 slash line in 51 FCL games, with six home runs and 49 RBIs. He was also perfect in stolen base attempts, going 5-for-5, and had an OPS of .877. Defensively, he threw out 12 of 41 potential base stealers behind the plate.

 

Tait has continued to make an impact with Clearwater. In his first 25 games with the Threshers, he has hit five home runs and driven in 19 RBIs.

TOPS IN THE ORGANIZATION
BATTING	Club	Avg.	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI
Victor Cardoza	DSL	0.333	45	162	34	54	7	25
Keaton Anthony	A+	0.329	91	328	49	108	7	49
Josueth Quinonez	DSL	0.311	46	148	26	46	0	22
Justin Crawford	AA	0.306	98	409	71	125	7	52
Cal Stevenson	AAA	0.305	96	305	66	93	7	43
HOME RUNS					WINS
Scott Kingery	AAA	23			Robinson Pina		AAA	13
Carson Taylor	AA	16			David Buchanan		AAA	10
Otto Kemp	AA	16			B. Fausnaught		AA	8
Devin Salitban	A	16			Casey Steward		A+	8
Darick Hall	AAA	13			Tyler Phillps		AAA	7
RBI					SAVES
Carson Taylor	AA	72			Max Lazar		AAA	13
Scott Kingery	AAA	63			Tommy McCollum		AA	9
Darick Hall	AAA	63			Daniel Harper		AA	8
Otto Kemp	AA	60			Tyler Gilbert		AAA	7
Keaton Anthony	A+	58			Saul Teran		A	7
STOLEN BASES					STRIKEOUTS
Starlyn Caba	A	49			Elberson Castellano		AA	129
Justin Crawford	AA	39			Mavis Graves		A	117
Cal Stevenson	AAA	27			Robinson Pina		AAA	114
Scott Kingery	AAA	23			Luke Russo		A+	110
Emaarion Boyd	A+	22			Samuel Aldegheri		AA	109
PITCHING	Club	G	W-L	ERA	IP	H	BB	SO
Eduardo Robles	DSL	11	3-3	2.61	48.1	45	16	41
Hanfermin Vargas	DSL	11	4-2	2.82	44.2	33	25	30
Casey Steward	A+	21	8-4	3.17	99.1	77	44	97
B. Fausnaught	AA	22	8-5	3.6	115	107	35	109
Jean Cabrera	AA	20	6-5	3.8	106.2	96	33	110