Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 2:03 PM | 3 comments |
 

Phillies release Geoff Jenkins
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About 25 minutes after speaking with Ruben Amaro Jr. and Charlie Manuel, Geoff Jenkins talked to reporters about his release.  Sitting on a picnic table behind the Phillies clubhouse, Jenkins was composed after the Phillies decided to eat the $8 million left on his contract.
 

 
Posted by Andy Martino @ 2:03 PM  Permalink | 3 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:37 PM, 03/31/2009
    Wow. Guess they're going to make a move to get a RH bat.
    — davekrieg
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:42 PM, 03/31/2009
    wow didn't see this coming. I guess Stairs made the team? I would of thought mayberry would of made the team if they released jenkin
    — PHILLYPHAN0627
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:45 PM, 03/31/2009
    I didn't expect them to release him, but I was sure Stairs was the guy they wanted to keep. Jenks is simply not suited to a part-time, PH role. He stinks at it. Stairs, meanwhile, has made a very respectable career out of it. Plus, now that they have Ibanez in LF, if Werth were to go down, it is unlikely they would simply slide on of those two into RF every day until Weth got back...this tells me that Mayberry is option #1 to replace Werth should he get hurt for an extended period of time. Now let's see who they get to hit from the right side, or if it is just Miguel Cario.
    — RollinsWasRight


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