Friday, March 3, 2023

Spring Training Game 7 - Phils Pitching Prospects Thumped by Sox

2022 Choice Jersey Shore
BlueClaws #19
Red Sox 15
, Phillies 3
Spring Training Game 7 - Thursday Afternoon, March 2nd in Fort Myers
Record - 4-2-1

One Sentence Summary:  The Phillies were blown out for the first time this spring, with the Red Sox winning, 15-3.

What It Means:  It wasn't a good day to be a Phillies pitching prospect.

What Happened:  Almost all the offense came from the Boston side of the box score.  For the Phillies, Kody Clemens hit his second spring home run in the fourth.  Darick Hall doubled home Jhailyn Ortiz in the fifth, with Jake Cave then singling home Hall.  It's way early, but Clemens is batting .444, Hall is at .364 and Cave leads them all with a .545 average.  There's likely only one bench spot to be had for the three of them.

Phillies pitching prospect Griff McGarry had a day he'd probably like to forget.  He allowed a walk to Kiké Hernandez to start the third, then struck out Rafael Devers swinging.  He then allowed a single and two walks, scoring a run.  Christian Arroyo launched a grand slam to left, and McGarry's day was done and his spring ERA, which will never mean anything, was 135.00.  Andrew Baker and Billy Sullivan didn't fare much better, with each pitcher allowing four runs.

Featured Card:  Get 'em next time, kid.  McGarry will likely start the season in the Triple-A IronPigs' rotation.  A fifth round draft pick in 2021, I've got four cards of his in my 2022 Phillies binder, including this card from the BlueClaws team set.

Camp Head Count:  65

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