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It is, however, frustrating to have not seen any of Chase Utley yet this Spring. Its obvious his knee is not yet 100% and it will take some time to figure out if it ever will be. General Amaro Jr has attempted to reassure us all saying they are just handling Utley with care so that he will be ready.
In his absence, Freddy Galvis has seen playing time at second base working it up the middle with Jimmy Rollins. Through three innings today they already had turned two double plays. Quit smoothly too, I might add. Amaro, again reaffirming Utley’s situation, says Galvis is still expected to be the starting shortstop in Lehigh Valley when the season starts.
This past week Cole Hamels looked in mid-season form not allowing a run in his outing against the Pirates. Hunter Pence had a couple hits, Shane Victorino added a two-run home run and Lou Montanez had a walk-off in the tenth inning for the Phillies win. Cliff Lee was also stingy not allowing the Blue Jays to score in his last start as the Phillies won 7-0. Victorino added two more RBIs and Galvis went 1 for 2.
Leading up to the start of Spring Training, the Phillies had tried to ship Joe Blanton somewhere other than Philadelphia for another season with no luck. Rumors had the Phils trying to free up money to bring back Roy Oswalt. In the end, nothing got done and Blanton is working his way back to a healthy 2012.
This Spring, Blanton hasn’t allowed a run in five innings while striking out four. Could this make him more attractive to suitors? It’s silly to continue to dwell on this but it could happen. Overall, the Phillies would be happy with a .500 season from Blanton considering how Oswalt pitched last season. It’s a coin flip really. However, sitting at $8.5 million owed, it is an expensive coin.
Phillies are playing split squads today with the Tigers and at the Yankees. Lee and Kyle Kendrick are getting work in, respectively. They have another busy week with a game a day and two more split squad games on Thursday. One more step closer to Opening Day!
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Lots more happening over at Phillies Nation this week so be sure to check it all out.
Pin It 3 CommentsPosts: 0 Jeff Dowder
I’m a little confused by the Utley paragraph. Hasn’t it already been established that Utley’s knee will never be 100% again? What are we trying to figure out?
Reply to this PostFlag commentPosted: 04:52 AM on March 12, 2012Posts: 1 donnavox20
That’s the impression I’ve gotten too. Chronic condition, good days and bad days from now on. Hope for more good days. I guess what we’re trying to figure out is the deafening silence on the topic, and whether or not there is anything behind that.
Reply to this PostFlag commentPosted: 09:41 PM on March 12, 2012Posts: 1378 Chuck A.
Freddy Galvis looks good. I’d almost rather see him on the roster than MinMart, although I know they want to get him regular playing time.
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