Posted: Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 4:18 PM | 33 comments |
 

Kendrick moved back, "nothing to do with trade deadline"
options
 

Kyle Kendrick did not make his scheduled start today for Lehigh Valley, which had the potential to be interesting during trade season.  But I put in a call to farm director Chuck Lamar, who said, "He was just pushed back until tomorrow.  This had nothing to do with the trade deadline at the major league level.  He will start tomorrow at Lehigh Valley."

Nats righty bat Josh Willingham, who some have said would make sense for the Phils, is in the lineup tonight for Washington, by the way.

UPDATE: Just to be clear, Kendrick for Willingham sounds too good to be true for Phillies fans because it is.  Of course, Willingham would be perfect for the Phils, but it would take more than Kendrick to land him. I wrote that he was in the Nats lineup tonight to make clear that he was NOT being traded for Kendrick.
Posted by Andy Martino @ 4:18 PM  Permalink | 33 comments
33
Comments   
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:54 PM, 07/21/2009
    It's the lineup official yet? Charlie had 3 lineups the other and played with the three different combinations until the last minute. That doesn't mean anything. He could be taken in the middle of the game also.
    — EL Zorro
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:55 PM, 07/21/2009
    the other day
    — EL Zorro
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:14 PM, 07/21/2009
    EZ Kendrick is in AAA Manuel doesn't do their line ups. AS for the nats, do they even have lineups there> I thought they just did it by the first 8 guys who showed up started. At least that's how it seems given their record.
    — fan_in_jerusalem
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:14 PM, 07/21/2009
    Sure. Today just happened to be the day for Sergio Escalona's annual two inning start. He does that once a year about this time.
    — Dull
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:23 PM, 07/21/2009
    Pigs got hammered, tho Michael Taylor did get his average up to the Mendoza line.
    — GoPhilsGo
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:30 PM, 07/21/2009
    I'm talking about Willingham. He is in the Nat's lineup, Andy wrote. There is a KK for Willingham rumor circulating.
    — EL Zorro
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:32 PM, 07/21/2009
    I'm talking about Willingham. He is in the Nat's lineup, Andy wrote. There is a KK for Willingham rumor circulating.
    — EL Zorro
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:37 PM, 07/21/2009
    Willingham for KK would be a GREAT trade. Willingham is exactly what the Phillies need on the bench.
    — RichNC
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:37 PM, 07/21/2009
    Willingham for KK would be a GREAT trade. Willingham is exactly what the Phillies need on the bench.
    — RichNC
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:44 PM, 07/21/2009
    That could be a steal. Maybe there is a player to be named later also going to the Nats. Bruntlett should fit right in with them.
    — EL Zorro
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:46 PM, 07/21/2009
    ez: I was kidding you. I still wonder, though, if the nats bother with line ups
    — fan_in_jerusalem
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:49 PM, 07/21/2009
    Hmmmmmm,,,,,,,rumor works for me.
    — mick314
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:19 PM, 07/21/2009
    Zzzz. KK for a handful of sunflower seeds and plug of cheap chaw.
    — steelydad
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:27 PM, 07/21/2009
    Where do I sign up to drive Kendrick to DC? Can someone help me hogtie Manuel so we can put that useless stiff Bruntlett in the back seat, too?
    — Bob1
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:32 PM, 07/21/2009
    KK as a Nat's starter.... bombs away....
    — M60tanker


33 comments | View All Comments | View All By Latest
View comments: 1  |  2  |  3
About Matt Gelb and Bob Brookover












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.

Join on Facebook    Follow on Twitter

Advertise Here
BASEBALL NEWS FROM PHILLY.COM
Improved Aumont ready
Youth could bolster bullpen
Early look at Phils' prospects
The Phillies Zone: Camp Primer: The pitchers
The Phillies Zone: Camp Primer: The hitters - 9:57am
Line forms early for Phils tickets - 10:57am
Latest Phillies Videos