Minor Leagues: Stutes On Fire In Reading
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sat, April 25, 2009 08:57 AM | Comments: 26
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Last year I wrote that we might need until May to determine the strength of prospect Mike Stutes. Well, May just can’t come quickly enough.
Stutes is 3-0 with a 1.59 ERA, 18 K and 5 BB through 17 innings with the Reading Phillies. This after throwing a 1.48 ERA in 42.2 innings in Lakewood and completely jumping A+ Clearwater.
At 22, Stutes seems almost ready to make the jump to the big leagues.
Posts: 0 Ed
Pardon my ignorance but is Stutes a starter? I am thinking yes but 3 wins and 17 innings is not a lot for a starter.
Posted: 09:06 AM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Making the jump from Lakewood to Reading, they’re pacing him. About six innings per start. Better than the other Phils pitchers.
Posted: 09:30 AM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Dan
Yeah, he seems to be a steal. BA did a chat on Phils prospects last year and Ben Badler said his stuff is absolutely filthy. Plus slider, fast ball at 95, and an average change. He’s done nothing but dominate since he’s become a pro. I think you could conceivably have a rotation looking like this in two years.
Hamels
Drabek
Carrasco
Stutes
Worley
Posted: 09:36 AM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Dan
Impressive and cheap.
Posted: 09:37 AM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
What no Moyer? in 2 years LOL
Posted: 09:44 AM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 jmus97
move moyer to closer by then
Posted: 09:59 AM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Robbi P
Who is Worley? Just checking. I think we have a lot to be excited about with our prospects. But no Happ or two years Dan? What about Savery? And does anyone know how that one guy who was beasting in Lakewood last year is doing I forget his name
Posted: 10:28 AM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Eb
I am having trouble finding scouting reports or info on some of these players. Anyone have a link?
Posted: 11:22 AM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Greg V.
Taking a nice drive to Reading tonight to see what the Double A guys have in them!
Posted: 11:41 AM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Jamie
This kid is impressive. I think he’s only got a handful of starts left at AA if he keeps it up, and then it’s to AAA he goes until the all star break. If starters are struggling and Happ and/or Carrasco can’t pin the 5th spot down, this kid will likely get the look. At any rate, I’d bet a strong showing in AAA this year will likely mean Myers may get the Pat Burrell treatment in the off season.
Posted: 11:48 AM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 hamels' left hand
wow, Jamie…you have Stutes possibly replacing Myers in the rotation next year? or my reading comprehension less than stellar?
if it’s the former, you’re nuts (but i love the wishful thinking)
the bottom line of all of this is, that for the first time in my life as a phil’s fan (I’m 33), the phils have MULTIPLE young arms at different levels all turning in promising returns. Savery is arguably the 7th or 8th most promising arm in their system right now, and even he is far from a lost cause. He’s been just ok at Reading after spending all year being just ok at Clearwater last year.
Posted: 12:05 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 mikemike
ed go to phuturephillies all they talk about is prospects. Stutes was a eleventh round draft choice, with a good fastball and breaking stuff, I believe he had some injury problems. The guy to really get excited about is Drabek he is a number one with all the tools . Plus fastball up to 97 and 6-12 curve, and has the bloodline. I believe between Carrasco and Drabek, Myers is gone and so Maybe Blanton. Also I must say I was wrong about Bradley, I wanted him to come here but two weeks into the season he is starting trouble. what a air head. Also to hamels Savery was pick over porcello who is starting for detroit and is a true stud, Savery comes out of rice who has a history of ruining there pitchers just like teams shy away from stanford players, Because the coach changes there approach and has been hard to reajust to majors, Taylor who the phillies sign struggle for a while now he starting to get it. Savery is nothing to brag about the only thing in his favor is he is lefthanded
Posted: 12:19 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Jamie
hamels’ left hand, thank you for calling me nuts. apparently you haven’t met geoff yet. Oh, and by the way, Myers is a free agent next year, so he may not be back in Philly regardless of whether we want him back or not. It’s all about the $$, you know. But yes, if the Phils have a logpile of young arms (Carrasco, Happ, Stutes, and hell, even Kendrick if he’s pitching better), they will probably not sign Myers to a 3 or 4 year contract, as it would likely be $40-50 million. You may think i’m nuts, but that’s fine…we’ll see.
Posted: 12:26 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Jamie
mikemike, thanks for also mentioning Drabeck and Savery. Those guys (at least Drabeck) are likely two years away – or less – depending on injuries and how they adjust to higher level pitching. Moyer is signed for one more year, although he may retire this off-season (who knows), and we have the rights to Blanton through 2010, because he doesn’t become a free agent until 2011. The Phils aren’t going to cut him for christsakes, and the only way they’ll get rid of him is via trade. So that leaves us with Hamels, UNKNOWN, Moyer?, Blanton, and UNKNOWN. They may resign Myers, but I’d be surprised.
Posted: 12:33 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
I think next year will look like this
Hamels
Carrasco
Moyer
Blanton
Haap
That would be solid. If MOyer is not back then you add the next best not sure who that will be
Posted: 12:38 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 hamels' left hand
I have met Geoff. He’s certifiable. And I didn’t call you nuts for saying Myers will be gone after this season. That’s sensible.
What was nuts is offering the possibility Mike Stutes replacing him in the rotation next year.
Carrasco, Happ, Drabek, Kendrick, are all names ahead of Stutes on the likelihood list.
And the Phils will resign Myers for sure if he rebounds and happens to pitch like he did the second half of ’08 (it is still April, remember). But if they are unable to repeat as division winners in ’09, and revenues begin to shrink, they will have to replace the Myers’, Feliz’s, and the like of the world with cheap, controlled talent. Their payroll will be lower in ’10 than this year, even with the built-in raises certain players are due to get. Just a hunch.
But it’s why Carrasco, Donald, Marson, Drabek, Stutes, Worley, D’Arnaud, Knapp, Taylor, Brown, and even Mayberry are under watchful eyes by a bunch of ‘phans.’ The phils are looking to add from within over the next few offseasons, imo.
Posted: 12:56 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
Brett Myers wont be here next year even if he wants to be.
Barring trades, the rotation by the end of this season will be
hamels/myers/blanton/happ/carrasco
moyer and park will be out
next year with myers gone, youll have
hamels/blanton/happ/carrasco/one of stutes, brummett, or drabek
the only way that this logjam of young arms will be broken up is if they trade them as a package for some sort of front end starting pitcher or third baseman of some sort.
Posted: 01:01 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 GM-Carson
If Carrasco, Worley, Stutes, and Drabek continue the progression trend they’re on, we are looking at a very young starting rotation in coming years…or trade bait.
Posted: 01:03 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
in terms of the outfield, it seems dominic brown will be the replacement for raul ibanez after his three year deal is up. i dont think the top 3 outfielders will change much until then. werth is signed for two years, victorino will get some sort of three yera extension. mayberry will come up to be a 4th outfielder. but dominic brown and michael taylor need 2-3 years.
Posted: 01:04 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Geoff
it seems the phillies will be starting park tonight (i dunno why, but he wont get many more chances before ja happ takes over) vs Voltron for the marlins. Voltron pitched well against us last year.
Posted: 01:08 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
It’s a beautiful day and I’m going to put on my upbeat hat and say Chan Ho has a good outing tonight with 0 HRs. Not quite upbeat enough yet to say what the offense does…..
Posted: 01:15 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Jeff of NoVa.
I will settle for giving up 2 runs 6 inninngs pitched
Posted: 01:26 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 joshb
You can’t just take out Park after two games Geoff. We should have taken Hamels out weeks again if we go by your logic. I’m glad you don’t run the team.
Posted: 01:52 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Alan Robert
I’m having issues get the mobile version on my phone the last couple days. Did you guys change something?
Posted: 01:55 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Jamie
hamels, I agree with what you said. I think we are both on the same wavelength after all, but I guarantee you that if Stutes continues his torrid pace and has a good Spring Training next year, it won’t matter if he’s behind Carrasco, Happ, or any of those others. It will be hard for the Phils to keep him out of the rotation. That’s a good problem to have, though.
In the end, I agree with what GM-Carson said – I’m sure a couple of these arms could be used as trade bait for a strong 3B or starting pitcher should the Phils feel the need to pull some sort of trade in August.
Posted: 02:04 PM on April 25, 2009
Posts: 0 Bruce
Geoff says~ “..it seems the phillies will be starting park tonight (i dunno why…”. Because this is not “fantasy’ baseball. As one of the poster here stated that it’s only been two starts for Park. The starters are in place and rotation is set once Hamels is 100% healthy and in form. Barring injuries, this is what we can expect to see at least for the first half of the season.
Posted: 05:11 PM on April 25, 2009