Forgot to pass this along yesterday but if you were looking for the rosters for the upcoming Florida Instructional League, Larry Shenk from the Phillies (read his blog here) sent these over.

Coordinators: Mike Compton, field; Gorman Heimueller, pitching; Steve Henderson, hitting; Doug Mansolino, infield.

Staff: Mickey Morandini, manager; Frank Cacciatore, hitting; Carlos Arroyo, pitching; Les Lancaster, pitching; Mark Parent, instructor; Dusty Wathan, instructor and Brett Gross, video rep

Pitchers: Gabriel Arias, Jesse Biddle, James Birmingham, Lisalberto Bonilla, Ranfi Casimiro, Lendy Castillo, Brody Colvin, J. Dygestile-Therrien, Percival Garner, Ken Giles, Steven Inch, Ulises Joaquin, Jay Johnson, Colin Kleven, Ervis Manzanillo, Lino Martinez, Adam Morgan, Hector Neris, Ramon Oviedo, J. C. Ramirez, Yacksel Rios, Braden Shull, Ethan Stewart, Joshua Warner, Austin Wright.

Catchers: Francisco Diaz, Logan Moore, Chase Numata, Cameron Rupp, Robert Stumpo.

Infielders: Cody Ashe, Albert Cartwright, Edgar Dugan, Maikel Franco, Gustavo Gonzalez, Tyler Grene, Cesar Hernandez, Harold Martinez, Roman Quinn, Brock Stassi, Alejandro Villalobos, Mitch Walding.

Outfielders Aaron Altherr, Zach Collier, Gauntlett Eldemire, Tyson Gillies, Larry Greene, Kyrell Hudson, Jonathan Knight, Brian Pointer, Carlos Tocci, Jiandido Tromp.

Bold means they played here this year.

Gillies missed the year with an injury and is tuning up for the Arizona Fall League. Jay Johnson will probably leave early to play for Team Canada. Tocci is a 16 year old from Venezuela who just signed for nice money.

Players reported yesterday. Games start on Monday and go through October 15th - Monday through Friday at 1 and Saturday at 10.

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs, born in 2008, did not have a winning record at any point in franchise history, until Opening Day 2011, when they defeated Scranton 7-2.

Tonight, five months and 145 games later, they open the Governors Cup (International League Championship Series) looking to bring home a title for the Phillies organization for the 6th straight year (06 - Lakewood, 07 - Clearwater, 08 - Phillies, GCL Phillies, 09 - Lakewood, 10 - Lakewood, GCL Phillies).

Jeff Schuler of the Morning Call has a story today on Rod Nichols, the IronPigs pitching coach and the first pitching coach in BlueClaws history (2001). That year, Greg Legg was the manager and Jeff Manto, the team’s second manager, was the hitting coach.

Nichols tutored four future big league pitchers that year: Yoel Hernandez, Taylor Buchholz, Robinson Tejeda and Eude Brito.

“He’s by far the favorite pitching coach I’ve ever had the chance to play for, and 90 percent of the guys would probably say the same thing about him,” said Scott Mathieson, who will start Tuesday night’s opener at Huntington Park. “Rod’s the guy. He’ll never say anything about it, but he’s helped a lot of guys succeed. I know he helped Madson out a lot, working on him being a closer, and Myers wanted to come down here and work with him a few years ago when things weren’t going too well.”

Nichols has a knack for staying positive no matter how things are going on the field, for boosting the confidence of his pupils.

“Confidence is a big part of pitching, and Rod has a good rapport with his guys,” Sandberg said. “The conversations work both ways with him. … He provides a lot of positive reinforcement.”

Columbus hosts games 1 and 2 tonight and tomorrow while Lehigh Valley will host games 3-4-5 beginning Thursday night (obviously four and five are if necessary).

Here is a preview courtesy of our buddies Matt Provence and Jon Schaeffer with the Pigs.

Let’s Go Pigs!

In case you missed this over the weekend…on Saturday, Lehigh Valley finished off Pawtucket in a three-game sweep with a 3-1 win in Rhode Island.

Here is the Lehigh story from the Morning Call.

“To get the momentum at our place and come up here to a place that hasn’t been too friendly to us this year and wrap it up, that’s great,” IronPigs manager Ryne Sandberg said.

Brian Bass went all nine for Lehigh Valley. “I told Rod [Nichols, the IronPigs' pitching coach] I won’t come out,” Bass said with a smile. “He said he’d give me three hitters — I guess I needed four — but that’s all right. I got through it.”

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And here is the Reading story from the Republican-Herald.

“We’ve been resilient all season,” Reading manager Mark Parent said. “We just ran out of time tonight. It’s been a fun year, though.”

Reading forced the late-inning tie with a run in the seventh on Michael Spidale’s two-out RBI single that scored Tim Kennelly.

Cisco entered in the eighth to record the final two outs before coming back in the

ninth. Cisco gave up a leadoff double to Mike McDade, who was 3-for-4 on the night, before the one-out homer to Perales.

“It’s in those spots where one mistake can cost you, and it cost us tonight,” Parent said. “(Perales) hit a back-door breaking ball out.

“Cisco has been a great guy to have all year and he’s been the most reliable pitcher we’ve had. He’s been tremendous.”

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Lehigh Valley plays Columbus (Indians) in the International League Championship Series beginning Tuesday in Columbus. Lehigh Valley hosts games 3-4-5.

If you were wondering about Columbus (roster here), all of the players that the Phillies sent in the original Cliff Lee deal in 2009 (Marson, Carrasco, Donald) are in the big leagues (except of course Jason Knapp who is injured).

However, the Clippers do have…Nick Johnson! He is batting .201.

LAKEWOOD, NJ - Congratulations to former BlueClaws RHP Trevor May (09-10) and SS Freddy Galvis (08), named winners of the annual Paul Owens Award for the best pitcher and player, respectively, in the Phillies minor league system for 2011.

May, a 4th round pick in 2008 from Kelso, Washington, went 4-1, 2.56 with Lakewood in 2009 and after starting 2010 with Clearwater, he returned to the BlueClaws and went 7-3, 2.91.

May also helped the BlueClaws win South Atlantic League Championships in each of his two seasons with Lakewood, allowing just one earned run over 22.2 playoff innings covering four starts.

This year with Clearwater, went 10-8 with a 3.63 ERA in 27 games. He struck out 208 batters in 151.1 innings (12.37 SO/9.0 IP), third-most in all of minor league baseball, and held opposing hitters to a .221 average. May is the first Phillies minor leaguer with at least 180 strikeouts in a single season since Mark Davis had 185 for Reading in 1980.

He entered the year as the 4th ranked prospect in the system per Baseball America.

Galvis, a 21 year old from Punto Fijo, Venezuela and considered an outstanding defensive shortstop, was the South Atlantic League post-season All-Star shortstop with Lakewood in 2008. He hit .238 with 3 HRs and 42 RBIs with the BlueClaws that year.

This year, he hit a combined .278 with 28 doubles, five triples, eight home runs, 43 RBI, 23 stolen bases and 78 runs in 137 games between double-A Reading and triple-A Lehigh Valley this season. The switch-hitter was selected as an Eastern League midseason All-Star before being promoted to Lehigh Valley on August 2, where he batted .321 in his first 29 games for the IronPigs en route to being named Phillies Minor League Player of the Month for August.

“We’re very happy with the seasons that both Freddy and Trevor had,” said Phillies assistant general manager Benny Looper. “At only 21 years old, Freddy rose to the challenge of triple-A ball and improved his batting average. His defense was right where we expected it to be and his instincts on a baseball field are tremendous for a player of his age. Trevor’s strikeout totals in the Florida State League were very indicative of his progression in our minor league system. Both young men have very bright futures.”

Instituted in 1986, the award is named for the late Paul Owens, who spent 48 years in the Phillies organization as a scout, farm director, general manager, manager and senior advisor.

The Phillies contributed to this story

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The BlueClaws wish the best of luck to both Reading and Lehigh Valley, our fellow Phillies affiliates, who start their post-seasons on Wednesday night.

Here is a preview of the Reading/New Hampshire series from the R-Phils official site, and here is one for Lehigh Valley/Pawtucket.

Let’s take a look at some of the former BlueClaws on each of the two rosters.

Reading
RHP Tyson Brummett (2008) - Former UCLA Bruin won the playoff clincher on Labor Day and was 4-8, 4.52 with Reading this year.

RHP Mike Cisco (2008) - Had a great year in the pen with a sub-2 ERA and has allowed 2 ER in his last 20 innings entering the playoffs.

RHP Tyler Cloyd (2009) - Game one starter was an All-Star with Lakewood before getting promoted at the All-Star break…Cloyd is 6-3, 2.78 with Reading this year.

LHP Jacob Diekman (2008-2010) - Lefty specialist is heading to the Arizona Fall League this year and held lefties to a batting average of just .099 this year.

RHP Joe Esposito (2010) - Joined the BlueClaws from the Long Island Ducks last year and is 5-5 as a starter with Reading.

RHP Austin Hyatt (2009) - Dominated in the playoffs for Lakewood two years ago and led the R-Phils with 12 wins this year. He’ll start game three on Friday night in Reading.

RHP Chris Kissock (2008) - Went 3-7, 4.82 with Reading this year out of the bullpen.

RHP BJ Rosenberg (2009) - He did not allow an ER with Lakewood from Memorial Day until a promotion straight to Reading on August 6th. He’s been a starter and a reliever with Reading, going 5-7, 4.28 and will likely come out of the pen in the playoffs.

C Tuffy Gosewisch (2007) - Caught the last eight games of the year to help Reading make the playoffs. A great defensive catcher, Gosewisch hit .247 with a career high 13 home runs this year.

C Tim Kennelly (2006-2008) - Gosewisch’s backup hit .215 with three HRs this year. One of several Australians in the system.

SS Troy Hanzawa (2009) - Slick-fielding shortstop spent most of the last two years with Clearwater but joined Reading about 10 days ago.

1B Matt Rizzotti (2008) - Former Manhattan College Jasper hit .295-24-84 with Reading this year and the 24 HRs were a career high. Was an Eastern League post-season All-Star.

3B Steve Singleton (2011) - Was with Lakewood for only 11 games before going to Reading in early August…He hit a grand slam in his first at bat with the R-Phils.

OF Derrick Mitchell (2008) - Hit a career high .265 and a career high 19 home runs this year with Reading.

OF Mike Spidale (2006) - Spidale, who won a batting title with Lakewood in 2006, led Reading with a .326 batting average this year, third best in the Eastern League.

Also - manager Mark Parent (2010) and pitching coach Bob Milacki (2009) both won championships with the BlueClaws.

Lehigh Valley
RHP Chance Chapman (2008) - Has bounced around the system this year but went to Lehigh for good on August 15th where he is 2-2, 5.29.

RHP Justin De Fratus (2009) - One of Lakewood’s best pitchers in 2009, De Fratus starred with Clearwater and Reading last year, Reading this year before moving to Lehigh Valley, where he is 2-3, 3.73 with 7 saves and will anchor the back of the bullpen with Phillippe Aumont and Mike Zagurski.

RHP Scott Mathieson (2004) - Has come back from multiple arm surgeries and moved into the IronPigs rotation in July. He’s 2-2, 3.28 on the year.

LHP Mike Zagurski (2006) - Fan-favorite with Lakewood in 2006, he made his big league debut in May of 2007. This year, he’s 4-0, 2.65 with Lehigh Valley, adding in 11 saves. He appeared in four games with the Phillies.

SS Freddy Galvis (2008) - Nobody has ever questioned his fielding but Galvis has had a great year at the plate, hitting .273 with Reading and .298 with Lehigh Valley, where he has been for 33 games. He wont’ turn 22 until November.

OF Domonic Brown (2008) - Top prospect has settled into the IronPigs OF so he can play every day, though he was sick and missed some time at the end of the regular season. Hitting .261-3-15 with the Pigs this year.

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Also, Reading is playing New Hampshire with C Travis d’Arnaud (BC 2009), who hit .311-21-78 this year and OF Anthony Gose (BC 2009), who hit .253-16-59 and stole 70 bases, second most in Minor League Baseball. Both were post-season All-Stars in the Eastern League this year. d’Arnaud was the league MVP.

While Williamsport, Lakewood and Clearwater have been eliminated from playoff consideration (first time for Trevor May and Brian Gump among others that they will not win a ring - Gump has three in two years), both Reading and Lehigh Valley can clinch playoff spots today.

Reading - Here is their game preview story, but the short version is this: they lead New Britain by one game with two to play and advance to the playoffs with a win today and a loss by New Britain.

Lehigh Valley - No such game preview story but they have a one-game lead in the International League wild card race. They clinch with a win today and a loss by Gwinett. Note that if they tie, they will actually host a playoff tie-breaker game on Tuesday.

Every year the fine folks at the Reading Eagle do a Phillies farm system minor league prospect survey, taking votes from media around the organization. This is what the group come up with:

1. Trevor May, RHP Clearwater, 21
2. Sebastian Valle, C Clearwater, 21
3. Jesse Biddle, LHP Lakewood, 19
4. Freddy Galvis, SS Lehigh Valley, 21
5. Phillippe Aumont, RHP Lehigh Valley, 21
6. Brody Colvin, RHP Clearwater, 21
7. Justin DeFratus, RHP Lehigh Valley, 23
8. Julio Rodriguez, RHP Clearwater, 20
9. Michael Schwimer, RHP Philadelphia, 25
10. Jiwan James, OF Clearwater, 22
11. Jonathan Pettibone, RHP Clearwater, 21
12. Austin Hyatt, RHP Reading, 25
13. Aaron Altherr, OF Williamsport, 20
14. Joe Savery, LHP Lehigh Valley, 25
15. Harold Garcia, 2B Reading, 24
16. Dave Buchanan, RHP Clearwater, 22
17. Carlos Rivero, 3B Reading, 23
18. Cesar Hernandez, 2B Clearwater, 21
19. Lisalberto Bonilla, RHP Lakewood, 21
20. Zach Collier, OF Lakewood, 20

That’s a pretty good list (the number on the right is their age). A few notes:

• Jesse Biddle is the only one on the list who is in his teens. When Baseball America does their poll in a few months, it won’t be that way, but people were hesitant to vote on people they haven’t seen play yet, or are unproven at the lower levels, which makes sense.
• Everyone on the list except for Aumont, Savery and Rivero have played for the BlueClaws.
• No surprise at all Trevor May is number one. He’s had a tremendous season with Clearwater (3.45 ERA, .215 opponents BA and a whopping 197 Ks in just 143 innings pitched, wow).
• Sebastian Valle got off to a blazing start, hitting .357 to the all-star break, and though he’s only at .227 in the second half, a catcher that has power and is improving defensively is a major asset.
• Vance Worley, Mike Stutes, and Domonic Brown were not eligible for obvious reasons.
• Great run for Jonathan Pettibone this year with a 3.00 ERA to move up.
• Good to see people taking notice of BlueClaws RHP Lisalberto Bonilla, who has been excellent (and is slated to pitch game one of the double-header tomorrow.

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Nice article on Trevor May in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer:

“I believe this year as opposed to last year I made a lot of improvement mechanical-wise in being able to repeat things and also staying on a solid routine,” May said. “You have to find a work ethic that works for you. I also felt like this year I was able to make strides in dealing with adversity.

“I was really able to settle down when I got in trouble. I think you can see that by the fact that I have pitched more innings in 25 starts this year than I did in 27 last year.”

As much as he hated being demoted to Lakewood a year ago, May learned a lot from his second stint near the Jersey Shore.

“It was kind of a wake-up call,” May said. “I learned that I needed to throw more strikes and I needed to stay in the bottom half of the strike zone. You can get by with some things in the lower levels that you can’t get by with the higher you go.”

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And another great one by Matt Gelb in the Inquirer on Vance Worley:

Six years ago - before Vance was Vanimal, before he wrote angry messages to himself inside his hat, before he transformed from middling non-prospect to one of the best rookie starters in Phillies history - he was an unassuming freshman with a buzz cut. He asked Chris Aquino, then a junior catcher for Long Beach State University, if he would catch a bullpen session before the school year even started.

Aquino had never before been asked to do that. When they were done Worley said, “Thank you.” But Aquino was disturbed.

That should cover it for now. Hopefully we’ll have more later.

“Every time you got into your balance point and you separated,” he said to Worley, “you gave me this big smile right before you delivered the ball.”

The BlueClaws presented coach Greg Legg with framed jersey on Friday night before the game, recognizing his 30 years in the Phillies organization.

From left: BlueClaws GM Geoff Brown, Anthony Hewitt, Jim Murphy, Zach Collier, and Legg.

That’s a BlueClaws patch sewn onto the right (your left) sleeve of the jersey and the plaque says

Presented to Greg Legg in honor of 30 years of loyal service to the Philadelphia Phillies and Lakewood BlueClaws, August 26th, 2011

We also put together a video with clips and comments from current and former players and coaches as well as executives from around the Phillies organization. We’ll try to get that up here at some point soon too.

BlueClaws 2B Carlos Alonso, who is 15-32 with 11 walks over his last 12 games, was named Phillies Minor League Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday.

Below, find the full story from the great Larry Shenk.

Players of the Week

**Pitcher: RHP Scott Mathieson, Lehigh Valley.  Was 1-0 in 2 starts, 11 total innings, 5 hits, 1 run, 4 walks, 12 strikeouts.  Picked up a win on Monday, 1 run, 4 hits, 7 innings and had a no decision on Sunday, 0 runs, 1 hit, 4 innings. Returned to starting role on June 19 and is 1-1 with a 2.27 ERA for 8 starts, striking out 45 in 35.2 innings.  He was last in a starting rotation on a regular basis in 2006.  The 27-year-old was selected in the 17^th round in 2002 and signed by Tim Kissner.

**Player: 2B Carlos Alonso, Lakewood.  Hit .529 in 5 games, with a club-high 9 hits.  Included were a double and his 1^st home run on Sunday; drove in 5 runs.  Over the last 10 games, he’s batting .471.  For August, .386.  He began the season at Williamsport (.429, 14 games) before promotion to Lakewood on July 9. The 21-year-old was selected in the 32^nd round in 2010 out of the University of Delaware and signed by Paul Murphy.

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BlueClaws hitting coach Greg Legg received the John Vukovich Award from the Phillies in honor of his 30 years of service to the organization. The award was presented at Citizens Bank Park prior to Saturday night’s game against the Nationals.

Legg, who has been Lakewood’s hitting coach since 2008, was the team’s first manager in their inaugural season of 2001.

Originally drafted by the Phillies in the 22nd round in the 1982 draft, Legg made his Major League debut in 1986 and played in the organization through 1994 and has been a coach or manager in the organization ever since.

He managed Batavia in 1997, Martinsville in 1998, Batavia again in 1999 and Piedmont in 2000 before joining the BlueClaws in 2001.

The 2001 BlueClaws included current Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz and four pitchers (Taylor Buchholz, Robinson Tejeda, Eude Brito and Yoel Hernandez) that would at one point reach the big leagues.

Legg also managed in Reading (2002-2004) and Clearwater (2005-2006) before leading Williamsport in 2007 and returning to Lakewood as the hitting coach in 2008.

He helped the BlueClaws to the South Atlantic League title in 2009 and again in 2010, his first two championships at any level.

The ceremony was part of Phillies Alumni Weekend in which over 45 Phillies alums returned to Citizens Bank Park.

John Kruk was inducted into the Phillies Wall of Fame on Friday.

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(Miles Kennedy photo, Phillies)

2009 and 2010 BlueClaws pitcher Trevor May, who leads the Florida State League in strikeouts with 178 (in 131.1 innings pitched) threw seven shutout innings (in a seven inning game) to beat Tampa yesterday and he talked afterwards to MiLB.com in an article you can read here.

Clearwater swept a double-header from Tampa yesterday and moved into sole possession of first place in the Northern Division, second half-standings. May talked about a possible trip to Double-A for the end of the season:

“In my opinion, I’m probably going to be in Double-A to start next year either way,” he said. “I could see it not happening simply because we just moved into first and we’re in a playoff push. There are only four, maybe five, more starts in the regular season. It could be a get-your-feet-wet thing, or I could stay for the playoffs. Either way, I’m happy with this year and excited to build on it.”

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May, as noted in the article, is 5-2, 2.83 in the second half. That’s a theme for him. He went 4-0, 2.04 in the second half of the 2009 season with Lakewood and after joining Lakewood in July last year was 7-3, 2.91. He is trying to win his fourth championship (GCL, Lakewood, Lakewood) in four years in the organization (he was a 4th round pick in 2008).

Two good articles about the BlueClaws ran in the Gloucester County Times over the weekend, both by Scott Chappelear, who came down last week to Delmarva.

The first is on Bill Rice, who was the paper’s Player of the Year during his senior year of high school in 2006.

“I feel like I can play all three (outfield spots),” said Rice. “I can pitch, I can play all four infield (spots), I’ll play catcher. Whatever they ask me to do, give me an hour’s notice to learn that position and I’ll do it.

“If I feel no matter how hard I work or how much I prove myself I won’t go anywhere, all I’m going to do is fail. You really have to stay positive. I look at (the promotion) as my gift.”

The other is on the BlueClaws in general, their position in the minor league system and proximity to Philadelphia.

“Having so many Philly fans in the area, the players are motivated,” Truby said. “They see the games on TV every night, everyone talks about (the Phillies), and the attitude in Philly itself is unbelievable in terms of the winning atmosphere they’ve got. It trickles down all the way to our level and below.

“You can’t really ask for anything more than that proximity to Philly, and getting that feel for how close you are yet how far you are away, and how much work you have to put in to get there.”

A couple of quick notes from the pharm last night including a couple of nice debuts.

• Austin Wright gave up one run over six innings in his first start with Lakewood, earning the win and picking up right where David Buchanan left off. Speaking of…
• In his first start with Hi-A Clearwater, Buchanan gave up three runs (two earned) over six innings with Clearwater and got the win, his 12th of the year between Lakewood and Clearwater.
• In that game, Clearwater hit five home runs including one by Darin Ruf, Travis Mattair and Jeremy Barnes.
• One other Clearwater note we neglected to mention…Trevor May became the Threshers single-season strike-out leader over the weekend. Congrats to a two-year two-time-champion BlueClaw.
• Domonic Brown hit a home run off top Yankees prospect Manny Banuelos for Lehigh Valley (Brown had a 21 game AAA hitting streak snapped on Monday - a streak that spanned an off-season and three call-ups).
• In that game, Freddy Galvis (2008 BlueClaw) and Carlos Rivero each went 1-4 in their first games with Lehigh Valley.

And outside the Phillies organization…

• Jonathan Singleton hit his first Houston home run for Lancaster last night in Bakersfield. Unfortunately they lost 20-7 in a game that only took 3:04.
• Jarred Cosart threw six shutout innings in his Double-A debut with Corpus Christi in the Astros organization. Unfortunately, Josh Zeid gave up four runs in 1.2 innings and took the loss.

“I was mixing up all three pitches, but from the beginning, I was using my fastball,” Cosart said. “My fastball command was good — I was able to move it in and out, and they were swinging. It’s always good when you’re able to show one or two pitches early from a pitcher’s standpoint, so hitters don’t see it all.”

With LHP Austin Wright scheduled to make his BlueClaws debut tonight, and Ryan Duke having picked up his fourth save of the year on Sunday, we thought it would be instructive to take a look at some current year draftees and how they have helped the BlueClaws. By current year of course we mean they pitched with the BlueClaws the year they were drafted.

2007: RHP Brian Schlitter (17th round, College of Charleston)
- Went 0-1, 3.80 in 16 games with Lakewood that year and he ended up getting traded to the Cubs for Scott Eyre at the 2008 trading deadline
- He ended up making the big leagues in 2010 with Chicago, claimed by the Yankees and the Phillies on waivers and awarded back to the Cubs. He hasn’t pitched this year

2008: RHP Vance Worley (3rd round, Long Beach State)
- Went 3-2, 2.66 with Lakewood in 2008 as the team made a playoff run that fell just short
- Made his Phillies debut last year and this year is 7-1, 2.33 with the Phillies

2008: RHP Mike Stutes (11th round, Oregon State)
- Went 5-1, 1.48 in seven starts with Lakewood in 2008 forming a late-season 1-2 punch with Worley
- Both he and Worley made their 2009 debuts with Reading becoming the first players in 10 years to start their first full-seasons with Reading
- This year he made his Phillies debut and is 5-1, 3.18

2009: LHP Matt Way (5th round, Washington State)
- Went 4-1, 3.11 with Lakewood in 2009 plus started Game One in both the SAL Northern Division Championship Series and the SAL Championship Series
- Split last year between Lakewood & Clearwater
- Has missed all of 2011 with an injury

2010: RHP Eric Pettis (35th round, UC-Irvine)
- Joined Lakewood for the post-season after pitching to a 1.37 ERA with Williamsport
- This year, he opened with Lakewood and is now with Clearwater, where he has a 3.10 ERA and 3 saves in 25 games

2011: RHP Ryan Duke (25th round, Oklahoma)
- Threw seven shutout innings for Williamsport and has four saves in seven games with Lakewood, having allowed two runs in 7.1 innings pitched.

2011: LHP Austin Wright (8th round, Ole Miss)
- Went 2-1, 3.38 with Williamsport before joining the BlueClaws, where he will debut today.