Six days to go until the BlueClaws April 9th opener against Delmarva. Remember, the World Series Trophy will be in attendance that day. You can take your picture with the same trophy on the field and in the locker room when the Phillies won the World Series in October. Remember to bring your own camera!

Today’s 70 in 70 entry looks at the 200(6) BlueClaws South Atlantic League Championship team. Some notes…

• The team started 0-9, which basically knocked them out of contention for the first-half title, though they won 37 of their last 60 first-half games.
• A second-half tour-de-force saw them go 47-23, coasting into the playoffs.
• The BlueClaws beat Lexington in the first-round two games to none before handling Augusta three games to one to win the team’s first and only SAL title.

Players on that team and where they are now:

• Carlos Carrasco went 12-6 that year. He’ll open 2009 with Lehigh Valley and the Phils top pitching prospect could pitch in the big leagues this year.
• Josh Outman won 14 games. Traded to Oakland in July, he’ll open 2009 as a member of the A’s rotation.
• Matt Maloney won the SAL’s top pitcher award after going 16-9 with a 2.08 ERA. Now a member of the Reds organization, he’ll go to AAA Louisville again this year.
• Jeremy Slayden hit .310 in 2006 and will likely open 2009 with Lehigh Valley.
• Now one of the top catching prospects in baseball, Lou Marson will catch every day at Lehigh Valley and is considered the Phillies catcher of the future.

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