http://www.phillieslocker.com Daily Blog for Philadelphia Phillies Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:21:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 30-year old righty swinging Jayson Werth had a true breakout season for the Phillies in 2009 and they hope he can repeat or improve on it in 2010. Werth played in 159 games for the Phillies last season and he was 153 of 571 (.268 avg, .879 OPS) with ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/03/07/the-philadelphia-phillies-are-expecting-another-big-year-out-of-jayson-werth-in-2010/ 29-year old lefty swinging Shane Victorino will be the starting CF for the Phillies in 2010. He is fun to watch as he loves to get his uniform dirty. Victorino played in 156 games for the Phillies last season and he was 181 of 620 (.292 avg, .803 ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/03/07/shane-victorino-is-back-in-cf-for-the-philadelphia-phillies-in-2010/ 37-year old lefty swinging Raul Ibanez really swung the bat well last season for the Phillies and they expect that to continue in 2010. Ibanez played in 134 games for the Phillies last season and he was 136 of 500 (.272 avg, .899 OPS) with 93 runs scored, 34 ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/03/07/the-philadelphia-philles-are-expecting-big-numbers-out-of-raul-ibanez-in-2010/ The Phillies have signed 32-year old lefty swinging OF/1B Brad Wilkerson to a minor league deal. Wilkerson only played in 2 games in AAA-ball last season and he was 1 for 9 (.111 avg, .311 OPS). Wilkerson last played in the majors in 2008 with the Mariners and ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/02/23/the-philadelphia-phillies-sign-brad-wilkerson/ 34-year old righty swinging Placido Polanco was signed during the winter to take over as the starting 3B for the Phillies in 2010. Polanco played in 153 games for the Tigers last season and he was 176 for 618 (.285 avg, .727 OPS) with 82 runs scored, 10 homers, ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/02/20/the-philadelphia-phillies-will-have-a-new-look-at-the-hot-corner-in-2010/ 31-year old switch hitting Jimmy Rollins played in 155 games for the Phillies last season and he was 168 for 672 (.250 avg, .719 OPS) with 100 runs scored, 21 homers, 77 RBIs and 31 stolen bases. The Phillies are hoping that Rollins hits up to his career norms ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/02/20/the-philadelphia-phillies-are-hoping-for-a-bounceback-season-out-of-jimmy-rollins-in-2010/ Last season 31-year old lefty swinging Chase Utley came into spring training with a bad hip but this year he is healthy and that bodes well for both him and the Phillies. Utley played in 156 games for the Phillies last season and he was 161 for 571 (.282 ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/02/06/chase-utley-is-in-line-to-have-a-great-2010-season-for-the-philadelphia-phillies/ The Phillies have signed 28-year old righty reliever Oscar Villarreal to a minor league deal. He last pitched in the majors in 2008 with the Astros. Villarreal has pitched in 258 games (5 starts) in his major league career and he is 24-15 with 1 save, a 3.86 ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/02/04/the-philadelphia-phillies-sign-oscar-villarreal/ The Phillies have signed 29-year old righty swinging 2B/SS/3B Luis Maza to a minor league deal. He played in 100 games in AAA-ball last season and he was 98 for 327 (.300 avg, .768 OPS) with 55 runs scored, 5 homers and 44 RBIs. Maza has also played ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/02/03/the-philadelphia-phillies-sign-luis-maza/ The Phillies have signed 29-year old switch-hitting outfielder Freddy Guzman to a minor league deal. Guzman played in 10 games for the Yankees last season and he was 1 for 6 (.167 avg, .310 OPS) with 2 runs scored, 1 RBI and 4 stolen bases. He also played ... http://www.phillieslocker.com/2010/02/02/the-philadelphia-phillies-sign-freddy-guzman/