Cincinnati Reds pitching prospect Connor Phillips strikes out 13 for High-A Dayton Dragons
Reds right-handed pitching prospect Connor Phillips had 13 strikeouts in six innings for High-A Dayton in the Dragons' 5-3 win Friday against Quad Cities.
Phillips, ranked No. 14 by MLB.com among the team's top prospects, allowed two runs - one earned - and four hits without a walk.
In March, the Reds announced that Phillips was the player to be named to complete the March 14 trade that sent left fielder Jesse Winker and third baseman Eugenio Suárez to the Seattle Mariners for starting pitcher Justin Dunn, outfielder Jake Fraley and left-handed pitcher Brandon Williamson.
Phillips, who turned 21 earlier this month, was the Mariners' second-round pick in the 2020 MLB Draft.
Social media reactions to Phillips' 13-strikeout effort, upping his total this season to 60 in 36 innings:
No. 14 @Reds prospect Connor Phillips matched his career high with 13 strikeouts for @DragonsBaseball: https://t.co/6bAJ5wGaHF pic.twitter.com/6hhpawnNzs
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) May 21, 2022
Baseball America updated its Reds' top 30 prospect list. LHP Andrew Abbott (No. 9), SS Ricardo Cabrera (No. 10) and RHP Connor Phillips (No. 14) are some additions to the top 15.
— Bobby Nightengale (@nightengalejr) May 18, 2022
Connor Phillips has 4 BB/39 K over his last 22 innings.
As Hunter Greene and Nick Lodolo graduate, Connor Phillips and Andrew Abbott are pushing to replace them in the top 100 lists. #Reds— OnBaseMachine (@RedsFan_Brandon) May 21, 2022
Connor Phillips allowed two runs - one earned - in the 6th inning but struck out two more batters!
0 BB/13 K
88 pitches/62 strikes
22 whiffs!— OnBaseMachine (@RedsFan_Brandon) May 21, 2022
Here are all of #Reds RHP prospect Connor Phillips' called strikes + whiffs from his 6IP, 4H, 1ER, 0BB, 13K performance yesterday for @DragonsBaseball. The 21yo had a terrific 46.6% CSW% on the day, and raised his K-BB% to 31.2% on the season #ATOBTTR #MidwestLeague pic.twitter.com/YnJDxinpzL
— Doug Otto (@hdouglasotto) May 21, 2022
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