Phillip Wellman (Photo: Rey Holguin) SAN ANTONIO — Phillip Wellman is in his twenty-second year as a minor league manager. He…
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[…] both had great months, but Estuery Ruiz was outstanding at the plate, on the basepaths and was a plus defender in center field for the Missions. Ruiz’s increased plate discipline started to became evident last year and after a second […]
[…] him that his track record is of a guy pressing to impress – and that’s not you,” said his manager Phillip Wellman when we interviewed him mid-May. “Just get back to being the player you have been your whole career. You aren’t going […]
[…] sole appearance with a pair of strikeouts and three walks. Kopps has a devastating slider/gyro ball, but it’s a swing-and-miss pitch that depends on him having the outside part of the plate. How far he can come with a two-seamer on the inside part of the plate will go a long way in […]
[…] Prospect Watch: Down 5-1, the Missions got a pair of home runs by Jake Perez and Daniel Johnson to close the gap, but the Hooks tacked on a couple of runs as the home team held on for their third victory in five games. San Antonio will seek to even the series on Sunday. … Catcher Brandon Valenzuela, 22, continues his strong season after being recently promoted to the Missions. After posting a .828 OPS in 153 plate appearances with the TinCaps, he is hitting .292 with a .452 on-base percentage with San Antonio while playing well at the deepest position in the Padres organization. A big reason for his success is some tweaking of his swing mechanics and the health of his hip. … Ripken Reyes, 26, isn’t slowing down. He reached base three times and continues to sit atop the Texas League in on-base percentage at .434. On the season, he has an .828 OPS and is on pace for career highs in extra-base hits, and has equaled his career-best in stolen bases with 15 in 21 attempts. … Kevin Kopps, 26, is posting better strikeout numbers this season, and his walk rate has decreased by nearly 20%. However, he has been unlucky with his batting average on balls in play (BABIP) at .402 this season compared to .290 in 2022. Still, his ERA is down to 3.66 from 4.14 and he has 55 strikeouts against 20 walks in 41.1 innings. Kopps has a great chase pitch with his gyro/slider; his key is getting batters off the outside part of the plate with his two-seam fastball. […]
[…] want to see him continue to be competitive at the plate and maintain his strengths defensively,” said his manager Phillip Wellman. “If he can continue to be competitive at the plate, he puts himself in a real position to be a […]