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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Phillies shut down Drabek

Double-A Reading righthander Kyle Drabek, generally regarded as the Phillies' best pitching prospect, will not be called up after roster limits are expanded Tuesday.

In fact, the team announced Sunday that he has been shut down for the remainder of the season.

The announcement stressed that Drabek is not injured but that this was instead a “proactive” move to protect a 21-year-old who has already thrown 158 innings between Class A Clearwater and Reading this season (61.2 at Clearwater and 96.1 at Reading).

He has been placed on the temporary inactive list.

Drabek is not scheduled to participate in the Arizona Fall League or Forida Instructional League this offseason.
 

Posted by Paul Hagen @ 6:21 PM  Permalink | 42 comments
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Posted 06:37 PM, 08/30/2009
garyshaffer
Good move....I guess. The guy can't miss if he doesn't get hurt...would liked to have seen him throw some innings but that can wait...now that the Phillies rotation has some order...
Posted 06:52 PM, 08/30/2009
BobbyD
Should have traded him when they had the chance. I wish they would have acquired both Lee AND Halladay. Maybe they can resume trade talks with Toronto during the off season.
Posted 06:53 PM, 08/30/2009
tarik255
Agree, good move. No need to rush a kid coming off Tommy John surgery, even if it was over a year ago.
Posted 06:54 PM, 08/30/2009
BaseballinReading
Guess the R-Phils won't use Kyle in their playoff.
Posted 07:06 PM, 08/30/2009
chuckw
Stop with the Halladay trade talk. He has been brutal ever since the trade deadline; J.P. Riccardi made a huge mistake not taking less for Halladay when he had the chance, as his star pitcher's value is dropping as we speak.
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Posted 07:10 PM, 08/30/2009
sil campusano
Trading Drabek would have been incredibly foolish.
Posted 07:13 PM, 08/30/2009
psuwelsh
Huh? What? Maybe they should have not pitched him so much during the season...something is up.
Posted 07:27 PM, 08/30/2009
mick314
During shutdown period, is it possible he could function as a tight end ?
Posted 07:33 PM, 08/30/2009
biglion821
Good Move here by the Phils, this guy when he reaches the big show will be at the very least a solid #2 starter and will push either Lee or Hamels to be the staff ace.
Posted 07:41 PM, 08/30/2009
Mr. Baseball
Definitely this is not all on the up and up. He threw seven shutout innings on the 21st. Then goes out the next time, Tuesday, and is lit up for 10 hits and 5 runs in six innings of work. I am not buying that all of a sudden, after being so sharp against Portland, his arm just got tired and that is why they are shutting him down in the midst of a battle for a playoff spot? The R-Phils have a 2-game lead in the race for second in their division (top 2 each division make playoffs). He will be skipping his last 2 starts and the playoffs. Winning is not the most important thing in the minors. But learning to play in playoff pressure situations is valuable player development -- especially for a young pitcher. I'm not saying there is a serious injury, but I would bet you the kid's arm is bothering him at least a little.
Posted 07:43 PM, 08/30/2009
kjuggs77
Drabek is the real deal...I, for one, am truly happy they did not trade Drabek- Savery and Kyle Drabek are going to be 1-2 for many years...
Posted 07:52 PM, 08/30/2009
mcmahon88
kjuggs -- You are wrong on two counts. First, Savery isn't a #1, and the only place Drabek will be a #2 behind Savery is (i) at Reading and (ii) in your imagination. How many teams window-shopped the Phils over the past two months, and how many teams walked past Savery?
Posted 07:56 PM, 08/30/2009
patpik
Stop babying pitchers. What happens when/if he makes it to the Bigs and is in the heat of a pennant race and has never pitched 200 innings?
Posted 08:22 PM, 08/30/2009
catnameddomino
Mr. Baseball - I hate to break it to you since you are the expert, but big league teams really don't care if there minor league clubs makes the playoffs. The biggest thing for those teams is to develop major league talent.
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