It’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep the hype around Andrew Painter, the top prospect in the Philadelphia Phillies system, in check.
However, the 19-year-old righty did show some signs of being mortal Saturday evening, as he allowed a two-run home run in the seventh inning of his second Double-A start:
Nonetheless, it was a strong outing overall for Painter, who struck out six and allowed just four hits over 6 1/3 innings against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, who are the Double-A affiliates of the New York Mets.
On the season, Painter has a minuscule `1.