PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 2009

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*Players on the 40-man roster are indicated in BOLD
*Baseball America pre-season ranking indicated in BLUE
*Baseball Prospectus pre-season ranking indicated in GREEN

*40-man roster total: (40)

Starting Lineup
1. SS Jimmy Rollins
2. CF Shane Victorino
3. 2B Chase Utley
4. 1B Ryan Howard
5. RF Jayson Werth
6. LF Raul Ibanez: UPDATE 6/18 - placed on the DL with a groin strain UPDATE 7/10 - activated from DL
7. 3B Pedro Feliz
8. C Carlos Ruiz: UPDATE 4/11 - placed on the 15-Day DL UPDATE 5/2 - activated from the DL

Bench
C Paul Bako: UPDATE 5/18 - signed to a minor league deal UPDATE 6/9 - contract purchased from AA
C Paul Hoover: UPDATE 9/3 - recalled from AAA
IF Eric Bruntlett
IF/OF Miguel Cairo: UPDATE 5/16 - designated for assignment UPDATE 5/18 - cleared waivers and accepted assignment to AAA UPDATE 8/23 - contract purchased from AAA
IF Greg Dobbs: UPDATE 8/23 - placed on DL with a calf strain UPDATE 9/16 - activated from DL
IF Andy Tracy: UPDATE 9/9 - purchased from AAA
OF Matt Stairs
OF Ben Francisco: UPDATE 7/29 - acquired from Cleveland
OF John Mayberry, Jr. : UPDATE 5/23 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 6/2 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 6/18 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 7/30 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 9/6 - recalled from AAA

Starting Rotation
1. LHP Cole Hamels
2. LHP Cliff Lee: UPDATE 7/29 - acquired from Cleveland
3. RHP Joe Blanton
4. LHP J.A. Happ (BA #9), (BP #8)
5. RHP Pedro Martinez: UPDATE 7/15 - signed a contract for the remainder of the season; placed on DL with shoulder strain UPDATE 8/12 - activated from DL

Bullpen
CL - RHP Brad Lidge: UPDATE 6/9 - placed on DL with a sprained right knee UPDATE 6/25 - activated from DL
SU - RHP Ryan Madson
SU-LHP J.C. Romero: will miss the first 50 games of the season because of a failed drug test UPDATE 6/3 - activated from suspension UPDATE 7/23 - placed on DL with a strained left forearm UPDATE 9/28 - activated from DL
MID-RHP Clay Condrey: UPDATE 6/23 - placed on the DL with a strained muscle in his rib cage UPDATE 7/17 - activated from DL UPDATE 7/25 - placed on DL with left oblique strain UPDATE 9/15 - activated from DL
MID-RHP Chad Durbin: UPDATE 7/23 - placed on DL with a right latissimus strain UPDATE 8/10 - activated from DL
MID-RHP Tyler Walker: UPDATE 4/9 - signed to a minor league deal UPDATE 6/14 - purchased from AAA UPDATE 7/17 - designated for assignment UPDATE 7/23 - contract purchased from AAA
MID - RHP Chan Ho Park: UPDATE 5/19 - moved to the bullpen
MID-LHP Jack Taschner: UPDATE 7/3 - designated for assignment UPDATE 9/1 - contract purchased from AA
MID-RHP Brett Myers: UPDATE 5/29 - will undergo hip surgery and could miss the remainder of the season UPDATE 5/31 - placed on DL UPDATE 7/4 - transferred to 60-Day DL UPDATE 9/4 - activated from DL
MID-LHP Sergio Escalona: UPDATE 6/13 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 6/14 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 6/23 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 6/25 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 6/30 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 7/5 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 9/9 - recalled from AAA
LR - RHP Kyle Kendrick: UPDATE 6/12 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 6/13 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 7/25 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 8/12 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 9/6 - recalled from AAA
LR - LHP Jamie Moyer: UPDATE 8/10 - moved to bullpen
LR-LHP Antonio Bastardo: UPDATE 6/2 - contract selected from AAA UPDATE 6/29 - placed on DL with a posterior shoulder strain UPDATE 8/23 - transferred to 60-Day DL UPDATE 9/3 - activated from DL and optioned to AAA UPDATE 10/3 - recalled from minors

15-Day Disabled list
LHP Michael Zagurski: UPDATE 4/5 - placed on the DL, retroactive to March 27, as he recovers from Tommy John surgery
RHP John Ennis: UPDATE 8/31 - contract purchased from AAA; placed on DL as he recovers from elbow surgery

60-Day Disabled List
none
*Players on the 60-Day DL do not have to be protected on the 40-man roster

Designated for Assignment
IF Brad Harman: UPDATE 8/31 - designated for assignment
C Joel Naughton: UPDATE 9/3 - designated for assignment
RHP Stephen Register: UPDATE 5/20 - claimed off waivers and optioned to AAA UPDATE 7/25 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 7/30 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 9/3 - designated for assignment

Lost off Waivers
C Chris Coste: UPDATE 7/10 - claimed off waivers by Houston

Released
IF Pablo Ozuna : UPDATE 6/11 - suspended 50 games for showing an "elevated testosterone/epitesterone ratio UPDATE 8/8 - released
RHP Rodrigo Lopez: UPDATE 7/3 - contract purchased from AAA UPDATE 8/10 - optioned to AAA RHP Gary Majewski UPDATE 9/9 - released

Traded
C Lou Marson (BA #3), (BP #5) : UPDATE 4/11 - recalled from AAA with Ruiz headed for the DL UPDATE 5/2 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 7/29 - traded to Cleveland
IF Jason Donald (BA #4), (BP #6): UPDATE 6/13 - out at least 3-4 weeks after surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee UPDATE 7/29 - traded to Cleveland
RHP Carlos Carrasco (BA #2), (BP #1): UPDATE 7/29 - traded to Cleveland
RHP Jason Knapp (BA #10), (BP #10): UPDATE 7/29 - traded to Cleveland

Next in Line
IF David Newhan: UPDATE 4/22 - signed a minor league deal as a player/coach with AAA Lehigh Valley
RHP Joe Bisenius
RHP Drew Carpenter: UPDATE 5/16 - recalled from AAA to start Game 2 of double-header on Saturday UPDATE 5/16 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 7/23 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 7/25 - optioned to AAA UPDATE 9/11 - recalled from AAA UPDATE 9/14 - optioned to Single A
LHP Cedric Bowers
LHP Gustavo Chacin: UPDATE 4/7 - signed by the Phils after getting released by Washington
LHP Brian Mazone: UPDATE 6/30 - acquired from the Dodgers for future considerations

On the Fast Track
OF Dominic Brown (BA #1), (BP #7): UPDATE 8/1 - promoted to AA
RHP Kyle Drabek (BA #5), (BP #3)
OF Michael Taylor (BA #6), (BP #2)
C Travis D'Arnaud (BA #7), (BP #4)
OF Zach Collier (BA #8), (BP #9)
3B Anthony Hewitt (BP #11)
RHP Drew Naylor

Under the Radar
IF Jesus Villegas Andino
RHP Justin De Fratus
RHP Vance Worley
LHP Matt German

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