October 29 Philadelphia Inquirer: “Jamie Moyer, Greg Dobbs, and Paul Hoover were removed from the Phillies‘ 40-man roster on Thursday. All three chose to become free agents. Dobbs‘ move is the most noteworthy. The 32-year-old utility infielder was eligible for arbitration, and the Phillies could have offered him a contract. Instead, they took him off [More…]
September 29 Camden Courier-Post: “Domonic Brown joined the Phillies in July amid about as much hype as a rookie can engender on a team that had been to consecutive World Series. Greg Dobbs has twice been designated for assignment, unceremoniously departing Philadelphia, bound for the minors, only to return a few weeks later with renewed [More…]
September 4 Philadelphia Inquirer “Before Friday’s game, Charlie Manuel said the team had not decided on a second starter for Monday’s doubleheader against Florida. “We don’t know exactly who it is yet,” he said. But hours later, a giant hint was dropped. Righthander Vance Worley started for triple-A Lehigh Valley and was removed after a [More…]
September 4 Philadelphia Daily News “Roy Halladay starts tonight for the Phillies. If form holds, he’ll pitch at least seven innings. If he keeps that up for the rest of the regular season, he’ll come close to his career high in innings pitched, 266, for the Blue Jays in 2003. And that’s before you begin [More…]
August 30 Philadelphia Inquirer “Last season, the Phillies called up seven players once rosters expanded in September. Expect a similar amount of help this season. On Wednesday, major-league rosters expand from 25 players to 40. Plenty of candidates in the minors could help fill out the roster during a pennant race. They won’t all arrive [More…]
August 18 Philadelphia Inquirer “Every game, about the fourth or fifth inning, Domonic Brown leaves the Phillies dugout, grabs a bat, and heads up the tunnel. “I’m living in the cage,” the rookie said. The Phils’ top prospect finds himself in an unfamiliar role: bench player. With the team’s top three outfielders now healthy, Brown [More…]
by Justin Adkins The Phillies have announced that Chase Utley has been activated from the disabled list, returning the second baseman to the team about 2 weeks ahead of schedule. To make room on the roster, the Phillies released backup infielder/outfielder Greg Dobbs, designating him for assignment. Utley had been on the DL since June [More…]