ALTOONA CURVE
(26-19, 56-57)
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READING PHILLIES
(19-26, 44-68)
ADVANCE INFORMATION REPORT
8/18/2025
CLUBHOUSE REPORT
TEAM OVERVIEW
Reading was at home last week to face the Akron Rubberducks. They finished the week 1-5 and lost Sunday’s game 19-10. The Fightin Phils finished the first half of the 2025 season 25-42, finishing last in the Eastern League Northeast Division. They currently have a record of 19-26 and are posting a -39 run differential, scoring 207 runs while allowing 246. At home, Reading has a record of 5-13, while on the road they have a record of 14-13.
REHAB ASSIGNMENTS
INJURIES/SUSPENSIONS/DEV LIST/INACTIVE LIST
RHP – Jack Dallas - 7-day IL
IF – Alex Binelas - 7-day IL
IF – Jose Rodriguez - 7-day IL
STARTING ROTATION (PROJECTED)
Tuesday: RHP Griff McGarry
Wednesday: RHP Estibenzon Jimenez
Thursday: RHP Chuck King
Friday: RHP Jean Cabrera
Saturday: RHP Braydon Tucker
Sunday: RHP Griff McGarry
KEY RELIEVERS - BULLPEN
RHR Andrew Bechtold
RHR Tommy McCollum
LHR Tritan Garnett
TOP PERFORMERS - POSITION PLAYERS (LAST SERIES)
IF – Felix Reyes
(10 for 26, 5 2B, HR, 7RBI, 2BB)
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RHP
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LHP
C – Caleb Ricketts
(9 for 21, 2HR, 7RBI, 2BB)
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TOP PERFORMERS - PITCHERS (LAST SERIES)
RHP – Griff McGarry (6.0 IP, 2H, 0ER, BB, 11K)
RHP – Andrew Bechtold (2.0 IP, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 4K)
TEAM OFFENSIVE IDENTITY & HITTERS TENDENCIES
TEAM LEAGUE RANKINGS & OFFENSIVE IDENTITY
- K%: 3rd (23%)
- BB%: 6th (10%)
- IZMiss%: 1st (19%)
- Chase%: 4th (24%)
- Swing%: 10th (46%)
- GB%: 3rd (39%)
- HR%: 4th (2.4%)
IDENTITY
- High HR%
- Low K%
- Average BB%
- Low Swing%
- Low Chase%
HITTERS STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES BUCKETS
STRENGTHS
POWER
- Felix Reyes
- Paul McIntosh
- Aidan Miller
CONTACT
- Felix Reyes
- Nick Dunn
- Leandro Pineda
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- Nick Dunn
- Zach Arnold
- Aidan Miller
SINK
- Cade Fergus
- Zach Arnold
- Carson DeMartini
RIDE
- Felix Reyes
- Aidan Miller
- Paul McIntosh
WEAKNESSES
MISS
- Cade Fergus (SL/CB/CT/CH)
- Zach Arnold (SL/CH/CT)
- Carson DeMartini (SL)
- Bryson Ware (CB/CH)
- Dylan Campbell (CB)
- Paul McIntosh (CB)
- Leandro Pineda (CB/CH)
- Aidan Miller (CB/CH)
CHASE
- Erick Brito (SI/FB)
- Bryson Ware (SI)
- Felix Reyes (CT/SL/CB)
- Nick Dunn (CB)
- Caleb Ricketts (CH)
RUN PREVENTION
FOCUS MATCHUPS
IF – Aidan Miller
IF – Felix Reyes
IF – Carson DeMartini
RUNNERS
Reading is 4th in the league in stolen base attempts with 181, 4th in the league in stolen bases with 145, and 3rd in the league in stolen base success rate with a success rate of 80%. The team is 119 for 152 (78%) when stealing 2B and 26 for 27 (96%) when stealing 3B this season.
- RUNNERS:
Carson DeMartini (44 for 52) Will steal third
Aidan Miller (47
for 55) Will steal third
Dylan Campbell (27 for 37) Will steal
third
BUNTERS
Reading has the 8th most bunt attempts in the league with 59 total attempts.
- BUNTERS:
Bryson Ware (11 bunts)
Erick Brito (10 bunts)
Opponent CRG
Overview
Reading has allowed the 7th most number of stolen bases attempts (156), and the 4th most number of stolen base (133), and the second least caught stealings in the league with 23. The pitcher who has allowed the most number of stolen bases is Jean Cabrera with 15 stolen bases in 19 attempts.
ROSTER & RECENT TRANSACTIONS
TOP 30 PROSPECTS ON ROSTER
IF – Aidan Miller – #2
RHP – Jean Cabrera – #11
OF – Carson
DeMartini – #13
C – Caleb Ricketts – #22
RHP – Eiberson
Castellano – #24
OF – Dylan Campbell – #28
PREVIOUS SERIES POSITIVES/NEGATIVES
POSITIVES
BAA
- The pitching staff allowed an opposing batting average of .219, the 4th lowest in the Eastern League last week.
Barrel%
- The pitching staff allowed a Barrel% of just 10.2%, the lowest in the league last week.
NEGATIVES
K%
- The pitching staff had the 3rd lowest K% in the Eastern League last week at 20.1%.
BB%
- The pitching staff had a BB% of 13.1%, the second highest in the Eastern League.