Graham

[Michael W]

Peyton Graham had 6 hits for the Seawolves tonight.  The last Erie player to get six was Colt Keith in 2023.

Michael 

[Peter Welch]

Graham also has 44 stolen bases in 46 attempts, although in AA the pitcher only is allowed one throw to first base so it's fairly easy to steal if you have any kind of speed.

Graham was well-regarded when the Tigers drafted him in the 2^nd round in 2022 from Oklahoma (he was considered a possible 1st round pick at the time) but his career has been set back with frequent injuries and lack of development as a hitter.  He reportedly has good range at SS but is a bit mistake-prone.  He's 25 now but maybe he has a chance to be a future utility infielder in the majors.

By the way, base-stealing specialist Seth Stephenson has 38 steals in 42 attempts so far this year for Erie.  Stephenson now has 226 career steals in the 5 years in the Tigers' system.  Too bad he can't hit.

Stephenson and Graham are quite the basestealing duo with 82 combined stolen bases so far this season.

Peter

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Peyton Graham had 6 hits for the Seawolves tonight.  The last Erie player to get six was Colt Keith in 2023.

Michael 

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[Mark Pattison]

That Colt Keith game had him hitting for the cycle with two home runs. Did he get old fast or something?

Mark Pattison

On Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10:10:28 PM EDT, Michael W <miw...@gmail.com> wrote:

Peyton Graham had 6 hits for the Seawolves tonight.  The last Erie player to get six was Colt Keith in 2023.

Michael 

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[Michael W]

This year has certainly been a disappointment.  I wonder if there’s some psychology around “wow, this team is pretty bad, but I still get pinch hit for and platooned all the time.  Oh well, they are paying me a lot, so who cares?”

Michael 

[Peter Welch]

Negligent player development with Keith.  Hinch has a lot to answer for.

Peter

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[Michael W]

Nice hot streak for Graham.  Over the last 10 games (50 PA) he's slashed  .525/.600/.850   !   

Even if you take out the 6-hit game, he's still posted  .455/.558/.818 in the other 9 games,  so it wasn't just that one game.  And fair is fair, if we take out the good game we should also try taking out the bad one.  If you take out his worst game of the 10, he slashed .600/.667/.971 in the other 9.

Graham isn't a prospect.  He's 25 and hasn't yet played at AAA.  But the stat line is fun, and Erie went 9-1 in those games.

Michael