Former Threshers pitcher Elizardo Ramirez is in Texas Rangers camp as a non-roster invitee.
Ramirez was a part of Phillies Spring Training in 2004.
He pitched last season in the Reds organization and spent the majority of the season with the Louisville Bats (Triple A). He also appeared in four games for the major league club.
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).
Jake Blalock has signed with the Phillies as a minor league free agent and is re-joining the Clearwater Threshers roster.
He spent the 2005 season with the Threshers, batting .279 with 11 home runs and 65 RBIs. He was the focus of one of the two cover shots on the Threshers game program in 2006.
Jake was originally a fifth round pick of the Phillies in 2002. He was working his way up the organizational ladder from the GCL Phillies, to Batavia, and finally Lakewood before arriving in Clearwater in 2005. He saw some action for the major league club in Spring Training and was traded just prior to the beginning of the 2006 season. He was part of the deal with the Texas Rangers that brought David Dellucci to the Phillies. He was assigned to Frisco (Double-A) and stayed there for the whole 2006 season.
This season, Jake has split the season between Bakersfield (Single-A), Frisco (Double-A), and Wichita (Double-A).
His brother is major-leaguer Hank Blalock.
The Phillies just announced the signing of Adam Eaton, a right-handed pitcher who last pitched for the Texas Rangers.
Eaton is a familiar name to the Phillies as he was their first round draft pick (11th overall) in the 1996 draft. He spent the 1998 season as well as part of the 1999 season here in Clearwater.
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