Phillies Minor League review, April 15-21

Players of the Week
Player: C Deivy Grullon, Lehigh Valley ... Grullon, 23, batted .474 (9-19) with a double, home run, six RBIs, two walks and a 1.208 OPS in five games. He has hit safely in 10 of his 11 games this season, batting .395 (15-38) overall. Grullon, a native of the Dominican Republic, was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent in July 2012.

Pitcher: LHP Damon Jones, Clearwater ... The 24-year-old tossed 6.0-hitless innings with seven strikeouts in his lone start on April 17 at Florida. In three starts this season, he has held opponents to a .116 batting average (5-43) with one extra-base hit. Additionally, he owns a 0.64 ERA (1 ER, 14.0 IP) with 23 strikeouts in 2019. Jones was selected by the Phillies in the 18th round of the June 2017 draft.

Lehigh Valley IronPigs – International League North Division ... 12-4, 1st place

Top hitting performers
C Rob Brantly – .308 AVG (4-13), 2 2B, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, 1.203 OPS

C Deivy Grullon – .474 AVG (9-19), 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 1.208 OPS

Phillies Minor League Player of the Week

INF Sean Rodriguez – .533 AVG (8-15), 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 1.629 OPS
• Multi-homer game on April 13 at Rochester

Top pitching performers
RHP Edgar Garcia – SV, 0.00 ERA (3.1 IP), 0.00 WHIP, 4 SO

LHP Cole Irvin – 1-0, 1.35 ERA (1 ER, 6.2 IP), 0 BB
• Entered today with the second-lowest ERA (1.53) among qualifying pitchers in the International League this season.

RHP Josh Martin – 0.00 ERA (3.1 IP), 3 SO

Reading Fightin Phils – Eastern League Eastern Division… 7-7, 3rd place

Top hitting performers
INF Ali Castillo – .429 OBP, 2 2B, RBI, 3 BB

1B Darick Hall – .333 AVG (5-15), HR, 4 RBI, .977 OPS

Top pitching performers
LHP Kyle Dohy – 0.00 ERA (4.0 IP), 0 H, 7 SO
• Has struck out 22 of the 39 batters he has faced (56.4%) in 2019

LHP Bailey Falter – 1-0, 1.50 ERA (1 ER, 6.0 IP)

RHP JD Hammer – 2.25 ERA (1 ER, 4.0 IP), 8 SO

RHP Luke Leftwich – 0.00 ERA (4.0 IP), 6 SO
• Has allowed just 1 hit in 9.2 scoreless innings this season

RHP Ramon Rosso – 1.80 ERA (1 ER, 5.0 IP), 9 SO • Entered today with the lowest ERA (0.59) among qualifying pitchers in the Eastern League this season

Clearwater Threshers – Florida State League North Division ... 6-12, 6th place

Top hitting performers
INF Nick Maton – .333 AVG (7-21), 3B, HR, 7 RBI, .962 OPS

• Had a 5-RBI game on April 15 at Florida

OF Simon Muzziotti – .300 AVG (6-20), 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 3 SB

INF Jake Scheiner – .318 AVG (7-22), 2 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 5 R, .833 OPS

OF Matt Vierling – .300 AVG (6-20), 2 2B, 3 BB, 3 R

Top pitching performers
RHP Julian Garcia – 1-0, 0.00 ERA (6.0 IP), 2 H, 7 SO

LHP Jonathan Hennigan – 2 SV, 0.00 ERA (3.0 IP), 4 SO

LHP Damon Jones – 0.00 ERA (6.0 IP), 0 H, 7 SO

• Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Week

Lakewood BlueClaws – South Atlantic League Northern Division ... 5-13, 7th place

Top hitting performers
INF Alec Bohm – .444 AVG (8-18), 2 2B, RBI, 4 R, 3 BB, 2 SB, 1.080 OPS • Has reached base safely in 16 of his 17 games in 2019

C Abrahan Gutierrez – .400 AVG (4-10), 2B, BB

Top pitching performers
RHP Ben Brown – 0.00 ERA (3.0 IP), 5 SO

LHP Ethan Lindow – 1.80 ERA (1 ER, 5.0 IP), 0.80 WHIP

RHP Jack Perkins – 0.00 ERA (4.0 IP), 7 SO, 100.0% ground-ball rate