http://www.phillieslocker.com Philadelphia Phillies Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:26:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Phillies have acquired 32-year old righty starting pitcher Roy Oswalt from the Astros for 27-year old lefty starting pitcher J.A. Happ, 19-year old lefty swinging outfielder Anthony Gose and 19-year old switch hitting shortstop Jonathan Villar. Oswalt has started 20 games for the Astros this season and he ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/07/29/the-philadelphia-phillies-acquire-roy-oswalt/ The Phillies have placed starting CF Shane Victorino on the 15-day disabled list with a left abdominal strain. Victorino has played in 99 games for the Phillies this year and he is 101 of 404 (.250 avg, .749 OPS) with 59 runs scored, 15 homers, 53 RBIs and 20 ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/07/28/the-philadelphia-phillies-place-shane-victorino-on-the-dl-2/ 27-year old lefty starting pitcher J.A. Happ has been mostly forgotten about by the Phillies. He has been on quite an extended rehab assignment in the minors. Happ has pitched in 9 games (8 starts) in A+AA+AAA-ball this year and he is 1-2 with a 5.97 ERA and ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/07/24/the-philadelphia-phillies-are-ready-to-recall-ja-happ-from-the-minors/ The Philadelphia Phillies have signed 35-year old lefty swinging outfielder Timo Perez to a minor league deal. Perez played in 41 games earlier this season in AAA for the Dodgers and he was 34 of 115 (.296 avg, .762 OPS) with 19 runs scored, 2 homers, 10 RBIs and ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/07/23/the-philadelphia-phillies-sign-timo-perez/ The Phillies have likely lost 47-year old lefty starting pitcher Jamie Moyer for the rest of the season due to a sprained ulnar collateral ligament and a strain of the pronator tendon. Moyer started 19 games for the Phillies this year and he was 9-9 with a 4.84 ERA ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/07/22/jamie-moyer-is-probably-done-for-the-season-for-the-philadelphia-phillies/ The Phillies have demoted 25-year old righty starting pitcher Kyle Kendrick to AAA. Kendrick has pitched in 20 games (18 starts) for the Phillies this year and he was 5-4 with a 4.82 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. Kendrick's biggest problem was gopher balls as he gave up ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/07/20/the-philadelphia-phillies-demote-kyle-kendrick-to-aaa/ I think the Phillies have to make some deals to catch up with the Atlanta Braves. First off I would trade with the Cubs for 2B Mike Fontenot who would start until Chase Utley is ready to return. The Cubs bullpen is in shambles so they would likely ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/07/20/if-i-were-running-the-philadelphia-phillies-this-is-what-i-would-do-at-the-trade-deadline/ 22-year old lefty swinging outfielder Dominic Brown is the one player the Phillies just refuse to trade. He was the Phillies' #1 prospect heading into this season according to Baseball America. Brown has played in 84 games in AA+AAA-ball this year and he is 100 of 306 (.327 ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/07/19/domonic-brown-isnt-going-anywhere-except-philly-for-the-philadelphia-phillies/ The Phillies have released 38-year old righty swinging infielder Juan Castro. Castro played in 54 games this season for the Phillies and he was 25 of 126 (.198 avg, .475 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 0 homers and 13 RBIs. Castro was released to make room on the ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/07/17/the-philadelphia-phillies-release-juan-castro/ The Phillies have designated 36-year old righty reliever/starter Nelson Figueroa for assignment. He pitched in 13 games (1 start) for the Phillies this year and he is 2-1 with 1 save, a 3.46 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP. Figueroa has also started 3 games in AAA-ball this year ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/07/16/the-philadelphia-phillies-dfa-nelson-figueroa-2/