My Fellow Phans,
As is the usual thing, we need to sit back and update you on the injury front for the Phillies.
We start with the good news:
Shane Victorino was activated today. He is set in the lineup and is ready to go in tonight’s game in Pittsburgh. The Phillies could possibly have the opening day lineup that they wished they could have had April 1st. It’s about time..
Now comes the surprising news:
The Phillies optioned John Mayberry to AAA to make room for Shane Victorino. Alright, we all know that Dominic Brown was not going to be sent down, but one cannot help but wonder why Mayberry?
Exhibit 1: Michael Martinez – He is a 27 year old, yes 27 years old. He took this long to finally get a grasp of the major leagues. Why is he so important to this franchise. He is currently hitting a crisp .184 with an astonishing(ly bad) .212 on base %.
There is no evidence to show that this guy will ever be major league ready and I cannot fathom why we consider keeping him for so long. We have an abundance of utility players: Wilson Valdez, Pete Orr, Jeff Larish, Josh Barfield and Brian Bocock to name a few. Any of those players should be higher on the pecking order than Martinez.
Do the smart thing Phillies Offer Martinez back to the Nationals; they will probably take him back, but so be it, let him go. Call Mayberry back up. The guy was a starter just days ago. Michael Martinez has done really nothing positive for this team and shouldn’t be here.
I feel bad for Johnny Jr. He didn’t deserved to be sent done.
On with the sad news:Injured catcher Brian Schneider and reliever Brad Lidge both suffered setbacks in their rehabs.
Schneider, the Phillies reported, is back to the start in terms of his healing. It could be a little while longer before we see Brian back with the big club.
Lidge hasn’t thrown in days thanks to stiffness in his shoulder. The hope is that he will resume throwing this week.
Until we meet again Phillies fans; Happy Readings and Go Phillies!
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