IS GONNA GOOSE THE MAVERICKS
The Phillies signed lefthander Steve Kline to a minor-league contract.
He will join triple-A Lehigh Valley next week after pitching this week in Clearwater, Fla. The San Francisco Giants released Kline on April 4 after they designated him for assignment March 30. He went 1-2 with a 4.70 ERA in 68 appearances last season for the Giants.
In 11 seasons in the majors, Kline is 34-39 with a 3.51 ERA.
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Jimmy Rollins is not in tonight's lineup against the New York Mets.
Bob Brookover and Matt Gelb team up for their third straight season covering the Phillies for the Inquirer and philly.com.
This is Brookover’s second stint writing about the Phillies, having joined the coverage team after seven years as an Eagles beat writer. Brookover was hired by The Inquirer in 2000 as the Phillies beat writer after spending 13 years writing about the team for two suburban newspapers. While on the Eagles beat, Brookover, who had covered just two winning Phillies teams in 15 seasons, saw the Phillies move into a cash-cow new ballpark and begin playing a brand of the game he found unrecognizable. Follow him on Twitter here.
Gelb is in his third season covering the Phillies. He was hired by The Inquirer in August 2009 after graduating from Syracuse University. He has also covered baseball at The Star-Ledger and Cape Cod Times. Born and raised in Bucks County, he attended Central Bucks High School West. Follow him on Twitter here.
To submit a question for Matt Gelb's Phillies mailbag, click here.
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