The Phillies will likely be without righty starter/reliever Chan Ho Park for the first round of the playoffs due to a hamstring injury. Park has pitched in 45 games (7 starts) for the Phillies this year and he was 3-3 with a 4.43 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. The Phillies should be able to carry on without Park as one of the starting pitchers will likely take over his role as the long man in the bullpen.

The Phillies have shut down lefty reliever J.C. Romero for the season. He has pitched in 21 games out of the pen for the Phillies this season and he was 0-0 with a 2.70 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP. Romero did walk 13 batters in only 16 2/3 innings for the Phillies this year and that could have been deadly in the post season. The Phillies are still in good hands without Romero as Scott Eyre has been fantastic this season. Eyre has pitched in 41 games out of the pen for the Phillies this year and he is 2-1 with a 1.55 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP.

The Phillies have lost 46-year old lefty starter/reliever Jamie Moyer for the season due to tears in his groin and abdomen that will require surgery. Moyer pitched in 30 games (25 starts) this season for the Phillies and he was 12-10 with a 4.94 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. It will be interesting to see if Moyer wins a job in the starting rotation next season as he was bumped out of it by Pedro Martinez. Moyer has pitched three seasons for the Phillies covering 96 games (91 starts) in which he is 42-29 with a 4.53 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. I think part of the reason that Moyer was so upset about getting yanked from the starting rotation is that he might think he has a chance at getting 300 career wins. After all, he does have 258 wins in his career but time is running out for him.

The Phillies have gotten a rejuvenated and healthy Pedro Martinez this year, as the 37-year has looked like a vintage Pedro.  That was until his start Saturday against the Atlanta Braves, where he left after only three innings due to a “stiff neck”.  The Braves ended up winning the game 6-4, as they held off a Phillies rally in the 9th inning.  The bigger news was Pedro and his neck, as he said he felt some discomfort there after swinging and missing on a curveball during his second inning at bat.  His neck began to stiffen up soon after that and manager Charlie Manuel shut him down before the start of the 4th inning.  Pedro had already given up three runs and seven hits, so it was the right move by Manuel.  It didn’t sound like that serious of an injury for Martinez, but neck injuries tend to linger around for a while and this may be a big problem for the Phillies.

The Phillies have placed closer Brad Lidge on the 15-day disabled list with a knee problem. Lidge has pitched in 28 games (0 starts) this season for the Phillies and he is 0-3 with 13 saves, a 7.27 ERA and a 1.81 WHIP. Ryan Madson will get the chance to replace Lidge as the closer and he will likely do a really good job. Madson has pitched in 30 games (0 starts) for the Phillies so far this season and he is 2-1 with 3 saves, a 2.15 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP.