Escalona designated for assignment
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Escalona designated for assignment
Matt Gelb, Inquirer Staff Writer
To clear space for one lefthanded reliever on the 40-man roster, the Phillies removed another.
Sergio Escalona was designated for assignment Saturday to make room for the signing of J.C. Romero.
Escalona, 26, had a 3.81 ERA at double-A Reading in 2010. He struck out 53 in 54 1/3 innings and allowed just 46 hits.
He reached the majors in 2009 and pitched in 14 games with a 4.61 ERA. But he had a disappointing 2010 spring training and could not reach triple-A Lehigh Valley in 2010.
Escalona was originally signed by the Phillies out of Venezuela in 2004.
The Phillies now have 10 days to either place Escalona on waivers, trade him, or release him.
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Those AA numbers are deceptive, he's about two years too old to still be at Reading. He looked good at times in the MLB, but his real skill level may just be that of a career minor league guy. Shame too, he is left handed.— Steveo31- Wonder why they keep Zagurski on the 40 man? Lefty bats last year at AAA hit him for a .274 average resulting in a 3.27 ERA. including three homers. Not someone you want in there against a lefthanded batter with the game on the line.— Dull
- I don't know. May be they could put Andrew Carpenter on assigment. Left hander pithers is hard to come by and escalona is just 26. He could improve whith one more year down or at least give him a spring training chance.— MoniAle
- I've never seen anything from Zagurski either. Pure guess: He throws harder than Escalona, so they'll give him a few more opps. But I don't think he'll ever contribute to us at the Major League level.— eman
- Zagurski should be shot. Imagine you have a baseball career at your feet and your still too much of a slob to keep yourself in at least decent shape.— Sewellmatt
- I have to agree about Zagurski. Why he is still on a roster is a mystery to me.
Even before his injury, he showed us nothing. Maybe he's a relative ?— phineas - thats nice, Challanger. saying someone should be shot and calling him a slob b/c he is overweight. What a fine contribution to the conversation. Very insightful.— TheLon
