The sight of Houston's Michael Bourn stealing bases last weekend and slimmed-down Washington reliever Zack Segovia giving up a grand slam to Matt Stairs on Thursday night got us thinking about former Phillies.

There's a whole bunch of them out there, and many have had interesting seasons.

Some of those seasons have been great (Ryan Franklin); some good (Gavin Floyd); some surprising (Brian Sanches); some up-and-down (Pat Burrell); and others downright poor (Adam Eaton).

On a rainy Friday we decided to put together an all- former Phillies team for the 2009 season. Here goes:

(All stats are entering Friday's games.)

Starting pitchers

Gavin Floyd, White Sox - He was the fourth pick in the 2001 draft, a big, hard thrower with a killer breaking ball. He made several big-league cameos before Phils officials concluded he wasn't tough enough and sent him to the White Sox as part of a package for Freddy Garcia during the 2006 winter meetings. He has manned-up in Chicago. He won 17 games last year and last weekend held Boston to three hits and a run over eight innings.

Randy Wolf, Dodgers - It was sad to hear that one of the game's good guys had to skip Friday's start with elbow soreness. The lefty, primed for free agency this winter, had rung up quality starts in 13 of his last 14 outings in running his record to 10-6 with a 3.22 ERA. His absence will allow Vicente Padilla, another former Phil, to get work.

Robinson Tejeda, Royals - The 27-year-old righthander makes this staff because we've always liked his power arm, competitiveness and potential. He's improved his off-speed stuff, and if he can throw strikes, can still blossom into a winner. The Royals are giving him a look in the rotation and he has responded with 111/3 shutout innings over two starts against the Angels and Tigers, a pair of October-bound clubs. Tejeda has an important place in recent Phils history. He was the team's first big signing when it recommitted itself in Latin America a dozen years ago. The Phils dealt him to Texas at the start of the 2006 season for David Dellucci.

Kevin Millwood, Rangers - He got himself into better shape and had a terrific first half, recording a 2.64 ERA in his first 16 starts. However, over his next 11 starts, his ERA was 5.92. We'll find room for him on this staff with Padilla, Paul Byrd and Gio Gonzalez waiting to take his job.

Justin Lehr, Reds - He was in spring training with the Phils, went to triple A, and was sold to the Reds in May when the Phils needed room for Antonio Bastardo at Lehigh Valley. He went 13-3 with two triple-A clubs, then 4-1 in his first seven Reds starts.

Bullpen

Ryan Franklin, Cardinals - Along with starters Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright and Joel Pineiro, Franklin, a first-time all-star in 2009, has been one of the big contributors to a staff that ranks third in the NL in ERA. He went 1-5 with a 4.58 ERA in 46 games with the Phils in 2006. Working with Dave Duncan, one of the best pitching coaches in the business, Franklin has put together three strong seasons in the Cardinals' bullpen and recently earned a two-year contract extension. He was tied for the NL lead with 37 saves (in 41 chances). He was 11 for 11, allowing no runs in 12 games, in August. "He's the same pitcher he was all those years ago in Seattle," one scout said. "He's making them miss the ball somehow. He's got plus command and big [guts]."

Brad Ziegler, A's - Ryan Howard's former college teammate at Missouri State, he was released by the Phils at the end of minor-league spring training in 2004. He played independent ball, turned himself into a side-armer, and became a stud setup man with Oakland last season. He had a 2.05 ERA in 106 big-league games.

Arthur Rhodes, Reds - Everyone thought he was done after going 0-5 with a 5.32 ERA in 55 games with the Phils in 2006. He had elbow surgery, missed 2007, then came back and had a 2.04 ERA in 61 games last season. At 39, he's still getting outs, especially against lefthanded hitters, who had a .123 batting average against him.

Trever Miller, Cardinals - The Phils acquired the lefty for Yorkis Perez at the end of spring training 2000, then let him go after he recorded an 8.36 ERA while allowing 19 hits in 14 innings over 14 games. Miller entered Friday with a 1.86 ERA in 61 games.

Brian Sanches, Marlins - He was an inventory arm, riding the shuttle back and forth from Philadelphia to triple A in 2006 and 2007. After opening this season in the minors, he got a chance in Florida and was 4-1 with a 1.45 ERA in his first 39 games.

Justin Miller, Giants - He has so many tattoos on his body that he spawned a rule. Baseball requires him to wear long sleeves when he pitches so his artwork won't distract hitters. The righthander was released from the Phils' triple-A club after three games in 2007. He went on to pitch in 62 games for the Marlins that season. Though he's struggled recently, he's had a solid season for the Giants.

Billy Wagner, Red Sox - He's come back strong from Tommy John surgery. We'll find a place for him. If nothing else, the postgame quotes will be great.

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