The first 2008 Clearwater Threshers roster is now on the Official Site.
Some familiar names include Tuffy Gosewisch, PJ Antoniato, Welinson Baez, John Urick, Jake Blalock, Dan Brauer, Andrew Cruse, Brett Harker, and Nate Johnson.
New faces include top prospects Adrian Cardenas and Joe Savery.
Visit the Official Site and hover over the 'Team Info' Section to get to the roster. Be sure to check back there for updates.
Two upcoming FIL Games set for tomorrow, October 3 and Thursday, October 4 have been moved away from their regular 1:00pm starts and will now begin at 11:00am at Bright House Networks Field.
Threshers Antonio Bastardo, Jason Donald, and Brad Harman are currently on the FIL roster as well as former Threshers Carlos Carrasco, Welinson Baez, Dominic Brown, and Arlon Quiroz.
The Florida Instructional League Schedule and Roster has been released.
The Blue Jays, Pirates, Yankees, and Devil Rays organizations make up the rest of the Northern Division of the FIL.
Home Games for the FIL Phillies will be played at Bright House Networks Field.
The FIL Phillies have home games on:
Tuesday (9/25)
Thursday (9/27)
Friday (9/28)
Saturday (9/29)
Monday (10/1)
Wednesday (10/3)
Thursday (10/4)
Monday (10/8)
Thursday (10/11)
Saturday (10/13)
Tuesday (10/16)
Monday-Friday games start at 1:00pm, while Saturday games start at 10:00am.
Current Clearwater Threshers on the FIL Phillies roster include: Andrew Carpenter, Jason Donald, and Brad Harman.
Former Clearwater Threshers on the FIL Phillies roster include: Carlos Carrasco, Tuffy Gosewisch, Welinson Baez, Dominic Brown, and Arlon Quiroz.
There were a few moves made yesterday, June 21, that we started to discuss in one of the comment threads. Here is a little more information.
Ben Pfinsgraff was promoted from Lakewood (more info below)
Welinson Baez was sent to Lakewood.
Kevin Howard was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Still haven't seen any details of the trade. The Dodgers assigned him to the Jacksonville Suns (Double-A).
Jesus Sanchez was added from the GCL Phillies. I haven't seen any transactions for today, but I expect he will be headed back to the Complex very soon.
Some background on Ben Pfinsgraff:
Ben Pfinsgraff - Pfinsgraff is a 6'0" 180lb pitcher from Annapolis, Maryland. He played his college ball at Allegheny College before transferring to the University of Maryland-College Park. He was selected by the Phillies in the 22nd round of the 2006 draft. After signing with the Phillies, he was assigned to Batavia. Near the end of the year he was promoted to Lakewood. He primarily has come out of the bullpen for the BlueClaws this year, and had a 2-1 record with a 2.43 ERA in 33.1 innings before his promotion. He has struck out 38 and only walked six in 2007 which is good for a strikeout to walk ratio of 6.3 to 1.
(A) 36 players currently in the Phillies organization make up the 2006 Philies FIL Roster. Most of the players were members of the GCL Phillies during this past summer and there is also a mix of players from Batavia and Lakewood on the roster. Mike Costanzo (third baseman) and Greg Golson (outfielder) are the only two members of the team that played in Clearwater this past season.
FIL will be a good opportunity to check out some of the future stars of the Clearwater Threshers. Some of the more notable names on the roster, other than Costanzo and Golson, are Carlos Carrasco (pitcher), Kyle Drabek (pitcher), and Welinson Baez (third baseman).
FIL Home games are played at Bright House Networks Field and admission is free.
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