Jose Contreras
Kyle Kendrick piched very well this afternoon against the Chicago Cubs, coming back from a horrid three-inning outing in Arizona last Monday in which he allowed seven earned runs on 11 hits, walking one and striking out one. This afternoon he allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits, striking out seven and walking one […]
(Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew) It never ends, does it? Cliff Lee has been placed on the DL with a left oblique strain retroactive to Thursday. Lee injured his oblique in the 10th inning. Lee is coming off of a spectacular 10 shut out-inning outing against the Giants. The Phillies ended up losing 1-0 in the 11th […]
Former Cincinnati Red Edinson Volquez took the mound tonight for the Padres against Cole Hamels who has been victorious in recent years in San Diego, his home town. Carlos Ruiz was out of the lineup and will be for the next couple of days with a swollen wrist. A run wouldn't score in this game […]
(Photo: Philliedelphia/Steve Trapani) The Phillies have activated Jose Contreras this afternoon and have sent Joe Savery down to Triple-A Lehigh. This news, coming right after the Phillies' 8-2 win over the Mets, is the first transaction news in awhile. Jose Contreras, who had elbow surgery late last season, had started the 2012 season on the DL […]
Posted by Erik Seybold As full-squad workouts began today and there is injury news already for the Phillies' pitching staff. Righthander Justin DeFratus will be shut down for at least a week due to elbow tenderness. He will be re-evaluated by the team doctor next week. "We'll just slow him down," Phillies' GM Ruben Amaro […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy of Michael Schwimer's Twitter Page Last night, both Justin DeFratus and Phillippe Aumont shared the news via twitter: The Phillies are in uncharted territory: next year or soon thereafter they could have one strong, homegrown bullpen. In recent years, the Phillies have converted some of their starters into relievers with […]
Posted by Frank Klose Uggh. Again? The Phillies once again are wearing their patriotic caps, a tradition that started in 2007 or so. But, even prior to that the Phillies donned some pretty ugly caps, including ones that don't even match the uniform. Here is a rundown of the caps that the team has […]
Posted by Frank Klose Cole Hamels must have been easy to read for the New York Mets' coaching staff, because in the early going, the Mets were running all over Hamels and Carlos Ruiz. Just 2 2/3 innings in, the Mets had stolen five bases. Two of those bases were stolen by Jose Reyes, and […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth The Twitterverse has been buzzing with Phillies news this weekend, almost all of it positive. Chase Utley played a semi-simulated game today! Utley played a few innings in the field, ran the bases, and batted against pitching coach Rich Dubee. The Phillies will see how Utley feels tomorrow, before determining the […]
Posted by Mike Frohwirth Closer Jose Contreras joined previous closer Brad Lidge on the Disabled List on Sunday, further depleting the Phillies' bullpen. It's easy to look at Contreras' workload over the past week (four appearances in five days/five appearances in seven days), and conclude that Phillies' Manager Charlie Manuel overworked the veteran reliever, which […]
