 The name of the game tonight was pitching. With baby ace Julio Rodriguez (15-7, 3.14 ERA) and top R-Phillie Austin Hyatt (11-6, 4.12 ERA) getting the starts for Clearwater and Reading respectively, great outings were expected from the beginning. Both delivered, as Rodriguez went seven scoreless innings allowing six hits and striking out nine and Hyatt went six innings allowing an unearned run on t...
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 A couple of moves within the Phillies' organization today, as third baseman Placido Polanco was moved to the 15-day DL, and Joe Blanton was moved from the 15 to the 60 day DL. The Polanco move, retroactive to August 7 (meaning Polanco can come back as early as Monday), opened up a spot on the active roster, which was filled by Lehigh Valley hurler and PhightingOn July AAA Pitcher of the Month Mich...
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 It may have started over two weeks ago, but the Hunter Pence trade was completed today, as the PTBNL (player to be named later) was identified as Domingo Santana and was sent to Houston (the Class A Lexington Legends to be exact). Santana, who was ranked by Baseball America as the Phillies' 9th Best Prospect at the beginning of this season, hit .269 in 96 games for the Lakewood Blueclaws. The 19 y...
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 When the Phillies' aces are talked about, usually the names Halladay, Lee and Hamels are brought up, but in Clearwater, a new batch of aces have popped up. The 'Baby Aces', a nickname given to the best pitching prospects in the system, have proven that they are nothing to overlook. The group consists of righthanders Brody Colvin (20) and Trevor May (21), and lefthanders Julio Rodriguez (20) and Jo...
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 This past week certainly has been interesting for the Clearwater Threshers, with both players leaving and joining, records being set and a back-to-back-to-back homerun performance. The week included great pitching performances as well as nights where the bats light up, all combining for a record of 4-2 since last Friday.Last Friday, July 29, was of course the day that the Phillies acquired Hunter ...
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 Even after top players Jarred Cosart and Jon Singleton were traded to Houston, the Clearwater Threshers had no problem crushing the Tampa Yankees 10-3. During the course of this absolute rout, 7 of the 9 Threshers' starters had RBIs, 2B Cesar Hernandez and catcher Sebastian Valle, who both went 1-4, being the only two not to contribute an RBI. Included in this great show of offense was a bac...
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 Yesterday in Lehigh Valley, Phillies' ace Roy Oswalt pitched in his second rehab game after a back injury. Oswalt threw six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits. His fastball velocity, which was down in his last rehab start, was back up to the usual 91-92 MPH. Roy threw 90 pitches, 61 of them strikes, during the course of a solid, pain-free performance. "The back feels great," said Oswalt, "I...
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