Comments on: Prospect Report: Mike Stutes

By: Vernita Ottilige

Vernita Ottilige — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:26:54 +0000

Not residing. Staying within our personal homes living alone.

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 09 May 2009 02:52:34 +0000

I saw Mike pitch 2 games in 07 CWS.
He is very gutsy pitcher.

By: nick

nick — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:25:26 +0000

mike looks great, last night he went 7inn i think with only 1 hit 6 k’s so hes 4-0 with like a 0.35 ERA! If they go on the regular days rest he should be pitching sunday afternoon vs Charleston RiverDogs(ny yankees) at home at 5:05 i believe. not 100% sure if he would pitch but that should be his next start. Great guy to i met him monday night , so nice he signed a baseball and put 06-07 national champs and a bunch of stuff for me. Great guy on and off the field….Hopefully start the season next year in Clearwater( High A) stay for about a month and go to reading and be in philly by september.

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:35:29 +0000

phan – thanks! I saw him on their roster and his hitting numbers certainly didn’t blow me away. That’s why I didn’t really consider that he could be the player that they were discussing. Good to know!

I’m going to try to get to a Blueclaws game while on vacation in a couple weeks. I’ll keep an eye on him. He is very young so we can hope the bat will come around eventually.

By: John

John — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:33:36 +0000

I saw Stutes pitch a gem on Wednesday in Hagerstown, Md. He was dominant. He pitched well with runners in scoring position. I walked away from that game very impressed. His fastball was electric.

By: philsphan

philsphan — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:45:38 +0000

Rick, I believe that SS you are talking about is Freddy Galvis. He is along way away from the majors (he’s 18) but the Phillies see him as the SS of the future. Take that as you wish. But I have heard that his defense is excellent and ML-ready. He’s not hitting too well in Lakewood, but he has plenty of time to work on that.

By: TJ

TJ — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:25:15 +0000

This is awesome stuff to hear about, good stuff Tim.

By: christopher

christopher — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:07:22 +0000

my impression of carrasco is that if he realizes his full potential, he’ll be a solid #2.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:12:30 +0000

They always project them lower than they are because the organization doesnt place the correct valu eon pitching

By: CZ

CZ — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:17:11 +0000

I’d like to see them jump this guy to Clearwater but with Lakewood actually playing well they may keep him there for the playoff push. I guess the thrill of playing for something must be good for the young players because they tend to use this excuse quite often.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:09:49 +0000

Doesn’t Carrasco project as a 3 too? How many projected 3/4/5 type guys do we have now? Why can’t we ever get that one shining star ACE type guy? Do we have any farmhands at the lower levels who project as a potential 1 or 2?

Also, I heard during one of the broadcasts that the Phils have a really good potential shortstop in the minors somewhere (not Jason Donald). Like potentially Reyes/Rollins good. Is this true?

They might have said he was at Lakewood, but I checked out their roster and didn’t really see anyone with glaring numbers.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:05:02 +0000

i still think you need more than 3 pitches as a starter to be elite nowadays. i see with the college hitters, thats a good point.

By: Richie

Richie — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:03:39 +0000

I like drafting college pitchers, but am a little more skeptical when it comes to college position players. College pitchers had to face metal bats, College position players got to use them. So, the pitchers now get a relief with the wooden bats and the position players have to adjust. Ya know what I mean?

By: Tim Malcolm

Tim Malcolm — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:01:09 +0000

Kid has a nice curve, too, and the fastball tops in the low-mid 90s, so he has the stuff. He ain’t no Lincecum, but maybe could project as a No. 3 or 4.

By: Richie

Richie — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:00:13 +0000

Santana seemed to do just fine with that changeup, fastball, occasional breaking ball throughout his career. Cole looks like he is heading down the same path. Cole’s change is just flat-out nasty.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:59:52 +0000

thats exactly who i was thinking of phil. santanas slider is nasty too

By: Geoff

Geoff — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:58:55 +0000

thats why i like colllege pitchers/players. theyre already like 3/4 of the way to being fully mlb-ready. they need a year or two in the minors tops.

anthony hewitt will be good probably, but hes so far away, like 3-4 years away, that can you really tell?

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:58:19 +0000

Santana developed a slider later in his career.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:56:59 +0000

i really think hamels needs another pitch, a slider, that will complete him and take him to the next level. the most patient hitters/most experienced hitters, recognize the changeup and lay off it.

By: Eb

Eb — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:54:43 +0000

Nice piece Tim…Definately this guy can potentially make it here next september. Along with age and maturity, the other plus is he has 4 pitches.

Guys like Kendrick can scare me (dont get me wrong I think Kendrick can be a good pitcher, Sinkballers take 2-3 years to develop) because of only having 3 pitches, especially when one of them is not developed (change up). Having 4 pitches already that are average to Plus, is a great start.

…Note Cole Hammels does not scare me because the change up is such a dominating pitch, that he can get by with only three pitches. Also if you have $5 and Cole Hammels has $5 , Cole has more Money then you