The Good Phight (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Four Minor Signings Not huge news, but the Phillies have issued four non-roster invites to spring training: outfielder DeWayne Wise, infielders Wilson Valdez and Andy Tracy, and catcher Paul Hoover. Tracy and Hoover briefly played for the Phils in September; Wise spent 2009 with the White Sox, gaining notoriety for a spectacular catch that helped save a perfect game for Mark Buehrle in July, while...
Beerleaguer (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Ralph Walker, the father of Tyler Walker, told his hometown newspaper that the reliever has not ruled out a return to the Phillies. Meanwhile, the club gets set for the start of shopping season. If Walker does return to the organization, it would be on a minor league deal. Walker, along with Eric Bruntlett, Andy Tracy, John Ennis and Paul Hoover, were outrighted to the minors Monday. Bruntlett refused...
Phillies Nation (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Today the Phillies removed Eric Bruntlett from their 40-man roster to make room for some minor leaguers to be added to protect them from the Rule 5 draft. This essentially means that Eric Bruntlett will not return to the Phillies in 2010. Tyler Walker, Paul Hoover, Andy Tracy and John Ennis were also taken off [...]
The Good Phight (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Bye Bye Bruntlett No longer will we have to ask the question "Why is Eric Bruntlett on the Phillies?" As of today, he's gone from the 40-man roster, along with John Ennis, Paul Hoover, Andy Tracy, and Tyler Walker. Todd Zolecki reports that Bruntlett and Walker "will not be back next season"; the other three could return on minor league deals. Perhaps less heartening is Zolecki's...
Macho Row (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Add another infielder to the off-season wish list In 2010 the Phillies will have a vastly different looking bench. With Matt Stairs , Miguel Cairo , and Paul Bako already on the free agent market , today the Phillies said so long to infielder Eric Bruntlett . According to David Murphy of the Philadelphia News the Phillies released Bruntlett and he accepted the chance to become a free agent and is not...
Beerleaguer (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The Phillies have non-tendered utility infielder Eric Bruntlett, who hit just .171/.224/.238 in 118 plate appearances in 2009. In addition, right-hander John Ennis, right-hander Tyler Walker, catcher Paul Hoover and infielder Andy Tracy were granted free agency, according to the Daily News. Beerleaguer: It would have been hard to produce less if he tried. Bruntlett’s lone highlight was an unassisted,...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Four Phillies - Eric Bruntlett, Tyler Walker, Andy Tracy, and Paul Hoover - were removed from the 40-man roster and became free agents today, according to Andy Martino of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Bruntlett, 32 in March, hit .171/.224/.238 in 118 plate appearances, spending time all around the diamond. He came over in the November '07 Brad Lidge trade with the Astros. Walker, 34 in May, tossed 35.3...
The Good Phight (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
More photos » by Matt Slocum - AP about 2 hours ago: Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Kendrick pitches in the second inning of game one of a baseball double header against the New York Mets, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Browse more photos » They came thisclose to *it* happening again: up 4-0 heading into the 8th, the Phillies saw the Mets get two runs in each...
We Should Be GM's (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
The date 9/11 will always cause flashbacks to that horrific event in American history in the year 2001. Most of you probably remember exactly where you were and what you were doing when you heard about the first plane striking the Twin Towers. The world came to a complete standstill that day as we watched the drama unfold. Baseball was at the forefront of bringing our great country back some form of...
Beerleaguer (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Beerleaguer's senior correspondent scoured the minor leauge box scores daily and arrived at this mixed bag of prospects and veterans that did their teams proud: Andy Tracy, 1B; Harold Garcia, 2B; Miguel Cairo, SS; Neil Sellers, 3B; Michael Taylor, Dom Brown, Leandro Castro, OF; Travis D'Arnaud, C; Gustavo Chacin, Yohan Flande, Drew Carpenter, Kyle Kendrick, Kyle Drabek, SP; BJ Rosenberg, Sergio Escalona,...
Phillies Nation (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Sergio Escalona and Andy Tracy have been called up. Rodrigo Lopez was released in order to make room for Tracy on the 40-man roster. Escalona was recalled from Double-A Reading. He is 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA with the Phillies this season. Left handed hitters are batting .143 against him. Tracy adds depth to the Phillies bench. With the [...]
Beerleaguer (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Summary: Rodrigo Lopez gave the Phillies three good wins in July before he was pushed aside for Cliff Lee in the rotation, and later, Pedro Martinez on the roster, so as far as anyone is concerned, the 33-year-old former 15-game winner was well worth the flier. The move was designed to clear space for minor league veteran Andy Tracy, making his second September appearance with the Phillies. Tracy,...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
The Philadelphia Phillies made three moves Wednesday, recalling left-hander Sergio Escalona from Double-A Reading, selecting the contract of first baseman Andy Tracy from Triple-A Lehigh Valley, and releasing pitcher Rodrigo Lopez.
The Good Phight (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
An Awesomely Crazy 29 Hours « Phuture Phillies Phillies farmhand Mike Schwimer with another great blog entry over at PhuturePhillies. Phillies looking for Pedro to go long It's going to be very hard to determine what exactly Pedro Martinez can give this team if they keep getting rained out when he pitches. Loyal soldiers Andy Tracy and Mike Cervenak unlikely to get just reward Cups o' Coffee...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
The Phillies are still watching the waiver wire, but GM Ruben Amaro Jr. told Andy Martino of the Philadelphia Inquirer that his team has likely made its last trade of the season. Greg Dobbs hurt his calf last week, which weakened the Phillies' bench, but Amaro says the injury is "not serious." Martino suggests the Phillies could call on Andy Tracy, a power-hitting minor leaguer, to complement...
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