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Saturday, August 30, 2008
Benson Released

The Phillies have released triple-A Lehigh Valley righthander Kris Benson.

The Phillies signed Benson to a minor-league contract in Februrary with the idea that he could plug into the rotation sometime before June 1. But because of injuries, Benson progressed much more slowly than they had hoped. So the Phillies moved forward and acquired Joe Blanton before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, which eliminated the possibility that Benson would pitch in the Phillies rotation this season.

Even if there were an injury to a starting pitcher at this point, J.A. Happ would be the likley replacement.

We're not sure the exact reason why the Phillies released Benson, who was 1-4 with a 5.52 ERA in 11 starts in Lehigh Valley, but I'll pass it along once I do.

Posted by Todd Zolecki @ 7:42 PM  Permalink | 26 comments
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Posted 05:14 PM, 08/30/2008
yahmpy
you're not sure? The guy was 1-4 with a 5.52 ERA. How about he sucked, and everyone was tired of waiting?
Posted 05:18 PM, 08/30/2008
Big Ragu
he sucked...
Posted 05:26 PM, 08/30/2008
joker1
I am going to miss them. Of course I am referring to Anna's assets, they never even got to the bigs.
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Posted 06:25 PM, 08/30/2008
AllDawk_AllTheTime
wow - another hope thru spending as little as possible didn't work out... imagine that?
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Posted 07:21 PM, 08/30/2008
cg
My god yahmpy, you hit it right on the nose. Those were the exact words that entered my head when I finished reading the blog.
Posted 07:56 PM, 08/30/2008
Norma
OK! Can we talk about the GAME? Good WIN guys! Small ball AND Long ball got it done. Against a very good pitcher! And only one blown call by the umps. LOL!
Posted 08:13 PM, 08/30/2008
phigglesfan75
Yahmpy said it best...It was a project that didn't work out. At least he didn't cost much...
Posted 08:23 PM, 08/30/2008
Wally 24
Down 0-2 Victorino took one for the team in the 6th resulting in bases loaded and bringing up Werth who singled in 2 go ahead runs. Great job guys. Myers pitched great but used 50 pitches to get through the 2nd, 3rd, & 4th innings which is probably why he wasn't effective in the 8th. Overall a good outing once again for Brett. The top 5 had 7 hits, 5 Ks, 2HBP, and 3 runs scored. Lately Howard has been more patient making them pitch to him. Thank God for Jason Werth great day at the plate.
Posted 08:30 PM, 08/30/2008
Wally 24
As some of you may know Burrell is in a prolonged slump. While any number of mechanical problems can contribute to this I have noticed on predominant one. PAT THE BAT! YOU ARE PULLING YOUR HEAD OFF AT THE LAST SECOND MAN. With 4 weeks left DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT NOW!!! We need your bat down the stretch.
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