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Written by Mike Mariano
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Wednesday, 07 October 2009 09:12 |
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| Pitchers |
Hitters |
Cliff Lee
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Carlos Ruiz |
| Cole Hamels |
Ryan Howard |
| Joe Blanton |
Chase Utley |
| J.A. Happ |
Jimmy Rollins |
| Brad Lidge |
Pedro Feliz |
| Ryan Madson |
Raul Ibanez |
| Brett Myers |
Shane Victorino |
| Scott Eyre |
Jayson Werth |
| Chad Durbin |
Paul Bako |
| Antonio Bastardo |
Miguel Cairo |
| Kyle Kendrick |
Greg Dobbs |
| Pedro Martinez |
Matt Stairs |
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Ben Francisco |
I didn't see the leaked roster until this morning while cruising the Phillies blogosphere. The Good Phight has the projected/leaked/reported roster and it looks as seen in the table on the right side of the screen.
Uncommonly, there are some surprises. Namely, Eric Bruntlett has been left off the list. I'm on the fence about the move. TGP seems to be in favor of it and I can certainly understand their logic. Bruntlett is a crappy hitter and isn't a stellar enough defensive guy to warrant being in the lineup. My only question is, how much of an upgrade is Miguel Cairo? Bruntlett may not bring a ton to the table but he's a smart veteran who understands his role and the game. Yeah, I guess Cairo does too so it doesn't really matter. Moving on.
Bastardo and Kendrick are also surprising additions. Bastardo is a nice choice because he is an interesting lefty who should give the Rockies trouble. Party because of his South Paw orientation and partly because they haven't faced him this season. Kendrick on the other hand, well it sucks. Phillies fans have less faith in Kendrick than they do in Lidge. And that is saying something. Tyler Walker and Clay Condrey got left off and I think either of those guys would be better choices that Kendrick.
Only one more day until we can stop chatting about what may or could happen and we get to see it all play out on the field. Cliff Lee takes the mound for the Phillies in game one. The title defense hits full gear, starting today at 2:37 p.m. E.T.
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