Former Threshers pitcher Alfredo Simon is set for Los Angeles Dodgers camp as a non-roster invitee. His arrival however has been delayed due to visa problems.
Simon was a part of Phillies Spring Training 2004 and 2007.
He pitched last season for the Oklahoma Redhawks (Triple A - Texas Rangers).
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.
Former Clearwater player Marlon Anderson, who is now with the Los Angeles Dodgers, was part of a group of Major League Baseball players who recently traveled to New Orleans. The reason for the trip was to highlight the Major League Baseball Players Trust million-dollar contribution to Volunteers of America. The grant is set up to help create more affordable rental housing in the Gulf Coast Region.
You can read the whole press release here.
Marlon was part of the Phillies Organization from 1995 through 2002. He spent part of the 1996 season with Clearwater.
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