Neil Sellers signed with the Florida Marlins
Oscar Villareal signed with the Dodgers
Phillies signed:
RHP Brian Bass
C Erik Kratz
2B Josh Barfield
R.J. Swindle re-signed with the Rays
Brian Bass spent most of the 2010 season at AAA Indianapolis going 4 and 4 with an even 4.00 ERA in 69 innings.
Erik Kratz has spent the past two seasons at AAA also with Indianapolis. He finished the 2010 season with a .274 batting average.
Josh Barfield played in AAA Portland last season hitting .294.
All three of these guys, if still around in April, should be playing for the 2011 Ironpigs.
OinK!




Kendrick coming to a park near you—If my sources from Rodale press are correct, Cliff Lee will sign with Phillies by Wednesday—and that leaves Kendrick jobless. One more note, the Phils are shopping Ibanez–if he stays, Brown will see some time in Allentown in April—–113 days to go!!!!
Kendrick, Blanton, Moyer… who else? I always saw Kendrick in a better role as a long relief mop up guy. He does better under low pressure situations and can eat up a lot of innings.
The Lee signing was announced late last night/early this morning. Great news for the Phillies!! I can just see Reuben Amara Jr. biting the end of his cigar off saying, “I love it when a plan comes together”
saw in the paper this morning that Hupp signed with Lakeland/Detroit.
Yup. Here’s an article from theledger.com there: http://goo.gl/va4oH