Phils sign righthander Qualls
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Phils sign righthander Qualls
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Reliever Chad Qualls had a 3.51 ERA in 74.1 innings pitched in 2011. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
The Phillies have signed righthander Chad Qualls to a 1-year, $1.15 million contract, general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. announced today. The contract includes performance and awards bonuses.
Qualls, 33, was 6-8 with a 3.51 ERA in a team-high 77 games for the San Diego Padres last season. In his final 19 appearances, he had a 1.96 earned run average and held batters to a .219 batting average. Qualls made the eighth-most relief appearances among all major league pitchers last year.
Qualls has made more appearances (512) than any other major league pitcher since 2005 and ranks second in relief wins (34), trailing only Jesse Crain (38).
He was a second-round selection by the Houston Astros. His career record is 38-34 with 51 saves and a 3.78 ERA in 537 games for the Astros (2004-07), Arizona Diamondbacks (2008-10), Tampa Bay Rays (2010) and Padres (2011).
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Brad Lidge look alike.........who does he replace Danis Baez? buy buy baez?? Jose no way Contreas does not look like he will make the team.— merchandiser- Baez was gone last year. They DFA'd him last July. Either way, he had no contract with the Phillies for 2012 and was never in the picture for 2012. Contreras does have a contract for 2012 so he's going nowhere. Worst case he'll stay on the DL for a while. Worst worst case he comes back, he stinks, and they eat the rest of his contract like they did with Baez. — s
- Baez was gone last year. They DFA'd him last July. Either way, he had no contract with the Phillies for 2012 and was never in the picture for 2012. Contreras does have a contract for 2012 so he's going nowhere. Worst case he'll stay on the DL for a while. Worst worst case he comes back, he stinks, and they eat the rest of his contract like they did with Baez. — s
- Pitching Phils had loads of it last season WHAT HAPPENED!They need hitters.Cole can out hit some of these old men.This team doesn't need more pitching.Great pickup LOL.— tobyjoe
- Question... what bat is available that you would like them to sign?— Lancer255
- I am not sold on Qualls as he did not pitch well outside of San Diego. As for offense and to answer Lancer255, I would have liked to see the Phillies sign 1B D.Lee to play 1B until R.Howard returns. Lee would bring a solid bat and help to balance the lineup. After we traded W.Valdez, I was hoping the Phillies would sign IF R.Theriot but he later signed with the Giants. And finally, I would have liked to see the Phillies sign OF R.Ludwick before he signed with Cincinnati.— CMack
7/23/2011 CB park Qualls gives up 3 HR to Phils. Qualls wasn't left kicking himself over allowing the game-tying home run to begin the inning to Ryan Howard, as he insisted his sinker down wasn't a bad pitch. Nor did he bemoan a similar sinker that Chase Utley hit over the right-field wall.The pitch that truly got away from Qualls was a wild pitch during an at-bat to Michael Martinez with runners on first and second base and with the game tied -- coming after Martinez tried twice unsuccessfully to bunt both Jimmy Rollins and Ross Gload into scoring position."I'm not sure if I lost focus, or what," Qualls said of the wild pitch that allowed Rollins and Gload to each move up 90 feet, to second and third base. "I'm not sure if I had a lapse, or what."With no need to bunt, Martinez took a big swing at a 1-2 pitch, sending it over the right-field wall for a 7-4 lead. Utley followed with his second home run of the game, and the Phillies (63-26) were on their way.
— DUDESKINS- Your point? — wlightning02
- HIS road splits are bad and for the money why did they offer then renig to Lidge for the same money. I guess I would rather have him since we know him and he really seemed like he wanted to come back. It also seems to me he was somewhat hurt and a little stunned that they no longer wanted him. — DUDESKINS
- This guy has become a nomad for a reason...A really impressive talent that will get banged around, yet talented enough with nasty sinkers where other teams are willing to give him a shot...Durable,yes...reliable, not as excited as some others here...Again, it seems being a bright relief prospect here means nothing...To boot, this article does not state if it's a guaranteed deal or not.— bearsfriend
- Fodder. But it sounbds like maybe Contreras's time is done at the tender age of 62......— Mark1npt
- M1 - I think you may be right, although you could be wrong....but otherwise why sign another righthander. Good catch.
Can they turn this guy around - can he throw from his left side? Oh, yeah, that's batting.....— 24sDad - Yeap, Contreras is probably done. Still waiting for Murph's update on the Cuban righthander.— EL Zorro
- ok Connie Mack --you have my vote to be g.m (seriously -- that wasn't meant to be factious)..but if you haven't noticed Amaro would never seriously consider spending significantly on bench or bullpen depth like Derrick Lee (or, e.g., getting Aramis Ramirez and having Polanco as a super-sub for $6 mil)--his "philosophy" is to spend huge sums on "stars' (basedon past-performnce --often they've former stars on decline) and filling the rest of roster with whatever he can get cheaply, hence players like Schneider, Francisco, Bowker, Nix and freebies like Herndon, Martinez, etc ... he couldn't even afford to retain Davey Lopes as coach --and lost his assistanat g.m. in protest becuse he penny-pinches his minor league budget— warbiscuit
- 2012 Phils bullpen:
1. Papelbon(closer)
2. Bastardo(lh set up)
3. Qualls(rh set up)?
4. Willis(sit. lefty)
5. Stutes(rh middle)
6. Kendrick(long or spot start)
7. If Jose Contreras is on DL to start the season, last spot down to: Herndon, DeFratus, Aumont, Schwimer, Sanches, or Savery.— Seeing Red
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