Yesterday was a pretty nice day for Phillies fans. The team won the game, and Roy Halladay threw what Rich Dubee called a good bullpen session. In fact, some are even saying we shouldn't be worried about Halladay's last start. I'm not bothered by his line- I'm bothered by two straight starts of falling velocity. If that starts to turn back to 89-90 MPH's next start, he's fine. If not, I'll be worried.
Darin Ruf's performance has started to pick up, slightly, and he's still very much in the running. Mike Stutes also is picking it up now. I don't see many changes though in my roster projections, though:
- Rotation: Hamels, Halladay, Lee, Kendrick, Lannan. Others in play: Cook, Lopez.
- Line-Up: Rollins-SS, Revere-CF, Utley-2B, Howard-1B, M. Young-3B, Brown-RF, Nix/Mayberry-LF, Kratz-C. Others in play: Ruf-LF.
- Bullpen: Papelbon, Adams, Durbin, Bastardo, Aumont, Horst, Stutes. Others in play: De Fratus, Valdes, Diekman.
- Bench: Frandsen, Nix/Mayberry, Galvis, Inciarte, Quintero. Others in play: Lerud, Betancourt.
- DL: D. Young.
- Restricted: Ruiz.
- Others on 40 man: Valle, Hernandez, Gillies, Collier, Ruf, Pettibone, Martin, Cloyd, De Fratus, Valdes, Diekman, Robles, Rosenberg, Savery.
- Opts Out: Cook, Betancourt.
On the pharm, Phuture Phillies posted the new workout groups in minor league camp. Additionally, Phillies Nation reported on the Phillies signing a few new minor league deals, including the return of Andres Blanco. So, with all of that in mind, here's the roster in Lehigh Valley:
- Rotation: Cloyd, Pettibone, Lopez, Martin, Cochran. Also in the running: Bass, Cook, Morgan, Rosenberg.
- Line-Up: Gillies-CF, Hernandez-2B, J. Mitchell-RF, Ruf-LF, Joseph-C, Fields-1B, Overbeck-DH, Orr-3B, Blanco-SS. Also in the running: Martinez, Valle, Suomi, D. Mitchell, Betancourt.
- Bullpen: De Fratus, Diekman, Valdes, Rosenberg, Savery, Robles, Jimenez. Others in the running: Ramirez, Miner, Friend.
- Bench: Martinez, Lerud, D. Mitchell, Hanzawa
- Rotation: Morgan, Rodriguez, Hyatt, Biddle, Buchanan. Also in the running: Wright, Colvin, Hollands.
- Line-Up: Collier-CF, James-RF, Asche-3B, Murphy-1B, Castro-LF, Hewitt-DH, Valle-C, Williams-2B, Duran-SS
- Bullpen: Simon, Friend, Cisco, Ramirez, Hollands, Lafferty, Shreve
- Bench: Abreu, Suomi, Mitchell, Tolbert
