Ryan Lawrence, Daily News Staff Writer
Mike Adams, who hasn't pitched since May 10, was placed on the DL on Monday after battling back spasms for the last 10 days. He could return as soon as Sunday.
Carlos Ruiz suffered a Grade 2 hamstring strain on Sunday. He will be placed on the DL on Tuesday, to make room on the roster for Tyler Cloyd. Cloyd has to be activated to make his second start of the season.
Ruiz is expected to be out for 3-4 weeks, a big blow to an offense that relied heavily on the All-Star catcher last season.
Ryan Lawrence, Daily News Staff Writer
In a ballpark filled with smiles on Sunday, when an retched, deflating, would-be defeat turned into jubilant victory on two ninth-inning swings, Freddy Galvis wore the biggest grin of all.
All the pint-sized, 23-year-old utility player did was rip a walk-off home run off of quite possibly the most intimdating and talented reliever in baseball. Galvis homering off Aroldis Chapman is right up there with the top highlights for Phillies fans in an otherwise dull first seven weeks of the season.
Galvis was rewarded for his heroics on Sunday with his second straight start at third base on Monday in Miami. Michael Young, the team's regular starting third baseman, is at first base once again.
David Murphy, Daily News Staff Writer
In all likelihood, Humberto Quintero will be in Philadelphia by the time the Phillies bus leaves for the airport this evening. Carlos Ruiz left Sunday's game with a right hamstring strain, leaving the roster with one healthy catcher. A stint on the disabled list is usually the result of a hamstring strain, particularly for a catcher.
Quintero, a 33-year-old veteran with six years of major league service, was not in the lineup yesterday for the IronPigs. In seven games for the Phillies, he was 5-for-20 with two doubles, one walk and six strikeouts. He accepted an assignment to Triple-A after the Phillies waived him to make room for Ruiz when he returned from serving a 25-game suspension for a positive test for a banned stimulant. In eight games at Lehigh Valley, he is 7-for-24 with a double, two home runs, four walks and five strikeouts.
Prospect Tommy Joseph has struggled in his first seven weeks at Triple-A, hitting .209/.264/.358 with three home runs and 15 strikeouts in 72 plate appearances. He has been charged with nine passed balls and an error this season. Joseph’s nine passed balls heading into yesterday were more than had been accumulated by 12 of the other 13 teams in the International League. The Phillies did not expect him to be a factor this season. He is only 21 years old and still has plenty of developing left to do. Besides, he has missed the last two weeks with a concussion. So you can forget about him as a potential replacement.
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David Murphy of the Daily News reports from Citizens Bank Park where the Phillies used two eighth-inning runs to propel them to 5-3 over the Reds.
David Murphy, Daily News Staff Writer
As of today, the plan for Carlos Zambrano is open ended. He is scheduled to throw between 30 and 40 pitches on Saturday in an extended spring training game. That will be followed by another appearance in an extended spring game, followed by, perhaps, some outings in affiliated ball. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said Friday that the Phillies will not have an idea about what to expect form Zambrano until the longtime Cubs star is stretched out and able to pitch a normal workload.
Zambrano will not be an option when the Phillies need a fifth starter on Tuesday. Neither will John Lannan, who figures to miss at least a couple more turns through the rotation. Lannan, who has been sidelined with a strained quadriceps tendon since mid-April, will throw a bullpen session on May 20 or 21. Whether that is followed by a rehab outing remains to be seen.
"He's closer, but he's not close yet," Amaro said. "A lot of it will depend on how he feels when he gets out there."
David Murphy, Daily News Staff Writer
An MRI on injured set up man Mike Adams revealed a mild mid-back strain, but the Phillies remain hopeful that they will not have to place the veteran right-hander on the disabled list. Adams has not pitched since May 10, but the Phillies have been carrying an extra reliever the whole time so they have not felt shorthanded. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said that the team does not feel like it needs to make a decision on sending Adams to the disabled list until Tuesday, when they need to call up a fifth starter for a game against the Marlins.
"We've never been shorthanded," Amaro said. "At that point (Tuesday), if he's still not ready to play, we may DL him, but until then there is no real urgency to fill in. It's not like people are overworked out there."
Earlier in the day, the Phillies called up right-hander B.J. Rosenberg from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to replace the ineffective Raul Valdes, who was optioned to the minors. Valdes had allowed five home runs in 20 innings over 10 appearances, posting a 7.65 ERA with 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings and 3.2 walks per nine.
Ryan Lawrence, Daily News Staff Writer
A day after Roy Halladay had successful arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder, the Phillies made their team doctor, Michael Ciccotti, available to the media. Ciccotti briefed everyone on the procedure and the (long) road ahead in Halladay's recovery.
Ciccotti said once Dr. Neal ElAttrache went through the procedure in Los Angeles, the issues inside Halladay's shoulder were what the physicians had anticipated after last week's MRI.
"So it really was the best-case scenario in our minds," Ciccotti said of a procedure that involved having his labrum and rotator cuff repaired. "Roy is feeling good."
Ryan Lawrence, Daily News Staff Writer
In the very best case scenario possible, Roy Halladay will be able to play catch before July. If that happens, he could progress into beginning a minor league rehab assignment perhaps in August and rejoin the rotation before the season ends.
That's the early take from the Phillies announcement on Thursday afternoon that Halladay's shoulder surgery was a success in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon.
According to the Phillies, Halladay had "an arthroscopic evaluation and underwent debridement of his labrum and rotator cuff as well as a removal of a an inflamed bursa (bone spur)."
Ryan Lawrence, Daily News Staff Writer
The Phillies are off on Thursday. It's their second day off in the span of four days.
It's allowed them to rest set-up man Mike Adams, who was hobbled with back spasms on Sunday.
But Adams may need more than a couple of days to get his back right.
David Murphy, Daily News Staff Writer
I've watched him pitch and I've looked at the numbers and I've listened to him talk and I cannot find an obvious sign that Cole Hamels is anything other than a pitcher who is slightly out of rhythm. I mentioned this on Twitter and I will reiterate it here: the guy we've seen through the first nine starts of the season looks a lot like the guy who was on the mound for the first third of the 2010 season. When he misses just off the plate, he does not get the call, and when he misses on the plate, he gets clobbered. He has gone most of the season without pitching with a lead, which I am guessing does not help matters. But his velocity has not changed, nor has any other telling rate stats: swing-and-miss, ground ball, etc.
Check out the following two sets:
Hamels through nine starts in 2010: 57.1 IP, 60 SO, 20 BB, 10 HR, 25 ER, .95 GB/FB, 12 % swing/miss, 19 % called strike
