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...
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 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,...
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...
For the record, here is a list of the players on the Phillies' 2009 roster that will be available for free agency and are eligible for arbitration. Links to the latest posts about each player are also included. Players acquired by other teams will be highlighted in red. Players re-signed will be highlighted in green. FREE AGENTS C - Paul Bako 2B - Miguel Cairo 3B - Pedro Feliz - Phillies decline 2010...
Here goes: 1. Brett Myers will not be back with the team. According to this report in the Philadelphia Inquirer , the never-dull righty will not be offered a contract. There could be many reasons for this -- that the Phillies have doubts about his health, his maturity, clubhouse chemistry, or his ability to pitch consistently. This would have been more of a surprise had Myers not had a dust up with...
The Philadelphia Phillies have once again proven themselves worthy of post-season play. In honor of their triumph, I give you the 2009 National League East division winners. This list includes men both on and off the Phillies' active roster including: Antonio Bastardo, Clay Condrey, Andrew Carpenter, Scott Eyre,Chan Ho Park, Paul Hoover, Drew Naylor, Matt Stairs, Tyler Walker, Ben Francisco, Miguel...
The Philadelphia Phillies have once again proven themselves worthy of post-season play. In honor of their triumph, I give you the 2009 National League East division winners. This list includes men both on and off the Phillies' active roster including: Antonio Bastardo, Clay Condrey, Andrew Carpenter, Scott Eyre,Chan Ho Park, Paul Hoover, Drew Naylor, Matt Stairs, Tyler Walker, Ben Francisco, Miguel...
On a slow news day, I thought it might be interesting to look through the MLBTR archives to see what was cooking on the hot stove a year ago. A.J. Burnett's agent Darek Braunecker said there would be no contract discussions with the Blue Jays until his client decided whether to opt out. The Jays were said to be preparing a four-year, $54MM offer. Even then it was obvious Burnett would opt out and get...
Miguel Cairo, Antonio Bastardo, Kyle Kendrick make cut Charlie Manuel had some decisions to make when trimming down his post-season roster. Some decisions raised a few eye brows while some were seen form a mile away. Perhaps the most notable name not found on the post season roster is reliever Tyler Walker . For a bullpen that is as worn down as the Phillies bullpen Walker may have been a good arm...
The final roster does not include Eric Bruntlett, Clay Condrey, or Tyler Walker. Instead, it will feature Miguel Cairo, Antonio Bastardo, and Kyle Kendrick. A year ago, Bruntlett scored the game winning run in game five of the World Series. Bruntlett highlighted this season with an unassisted triple play, but that couldn’t overshadow his .171 average. Clay [...]
Somewhere around the second inning at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies learned that the Cardinals had lost to the Brewers , thus assuring Philadelphia home-field advantage for at least the NLDS round of the playoffs. Charlie Manuel took the opportunity to sit some regulars, particularly starting pitcher Cole Hamels . Not that Hamels was particularly sharp while the game looked like it might mean something,...
The National League Divisional Series begins Wednesday, but the Phillies opponent still is to be determined (could be Cardinals, Rockies, or Dodgers). One thing is certain, the Phils are heading to their 3rd straight postseason and have 3 games against the Marlins this weekend to rest some regulars and figure out the construction of the bullpen. Choose wisely Charlie, choose wisely. Rotation: Cliff...
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