Roster moves explained
Roster moves explained
Andy Martino
Here are some tidbits from LA LA Land, about 45 from a start that will go a long way toward defining Cole Hamels' season, one way or another:
By adding Eric Bruntlett and Chan Ho Park to the NLCS roster and omitting Kyle Kendrick and Brett Myers, the Phils decided to use 11 pitchers for the series, one fewer than in the NLDS. Manuel said that in the previous series, he felt short-handed on the bench. The three scheduled off-days in this series will allow relief pitchers ample time to rest and recover from game action.
“We got Chan Ho Park back,” Manuel said. “We’ve got the game pretty much covered as far as distance. I felt like we could go with 11 pitchers because we definitely need another position player.”
The manager pointed to the ninth inning of Game 4 in
Manuel said yesterday that because Dobbs calf injury has not totally healed, he was not available to play outfield, though he could see action in the infield.
Bruntlett can play all infield and outfield positions, and pinch-run (without Bruntlett, the Phils used Cliff Lee as a pinch-runner in Game 2 of the NLDS).
“Bruntlett can do a variety of things,” said general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. “His versatility can play big for us.”
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Park specialized in multi-inning outings for much of the season, but Amaro said that he might be limited to one inning at a time during this series. The righthander has not pitched since he injured his hamstring on Sept. 16.
“He’s probably best suited to go maybe one inning,” Amaro said. “A lot of it depends on how he feels once he gets on the mound.”
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Manuel made it official today that Cliff Lee would start Game 3 at home.
Yeah Bruntlett can do it all except hit— igglegreen- Bruntlett is the Phils unassisted triple play specialist.— BobbyD
- Great game last night. Only downer was Hamels' visible disgust after Utley's error. That's bush.— spinmeister
- Hamels display was unfathomable considering all of the DPs executed by Rollins and Utley over the years. Maybe he considers them supporting actors in the Cole Hamels show. He is a weasel!— porcamiseria33
- Utley is one of the best players in the league and Hamels should be thankful that he's got his back.— WCgrad77
- Apparently, now that Buntlette's back on board, there's no reason not to expect a parade now!— jman
- If there is a shortage on the bench, per the cited play in the article, it is self-manufactured. Dobbs SHOULD NOT have batted for Francisco. Ben should have been allowed to hit and return to left field. I am with "jman"; with Bungle-it back on the roster, I am sure the Dodgers and the AL teams are shaking in their boots.— pajamas
Yeah, that move by Hamels last night probably didn't win him any friends among the position players. Would have gone a long way if he'd have just kept his cool and maybe even given the boys a "don't sweat it" nod. Might even have helped his own psyche in facing the next batters. What was he thinking tossing all those change-ups at Manny??? That's like saying, "Hey, I'll lob a few in so you can measure them up, OK?"— bobby- You guys are idiots if you think any team has an All-Star caliber player as the 25th man on the roster. No team in the majors is "shaking in their boots" over anyone's 25th man.— JimG
- Glad to see you are keeping this blog up to date as usual.— jimmymack
