Sat down with Phillies minor league pitching coordinator Gorm Heimueller (listen here) on Monday at FirstEnergy Park, and we got into a few different topics which we’ll bring here soon, but first, some of Gorm’s comments on pitchers around the system:

• On Justin De Fratus: “With the guys we had coming up from the draft last year, we felt he would be a better fit in the bullpen, and he did a fantastic job, his velocity went up in the pen. But we felt that in order for him to really improve his secondary pitches, we felt he would benefit from the extra innings as well as the side work.”
• On Jesus Sanchez: “He’s not only a hard worker but he’s very smart. He picks up stuff.  A lot of it has been fastball change-up, he needs to improve on his breaking ball, he knows that. From a year ago, his improvement has been great to see.”
• On Matthew Way: “He’s a little more polished than a high school guy would be. He’s a lefty that relies on a changeup. But for me at times it’s a screwball. It’s effective against righties and lefties. He gets a lot of swings and misses on balls in the dirt.”
• On Trevor May: “Size 17 shoe for one. He’s still growing into his body…He missed a few weeks with a back injury in spring training. He’s got a heavy fastball, 91-93.”

There’s more in there. Enjoy.

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