Sanches Called Up After Herdon Injury
Posted by Pat Gallen, Tue, May 01, 2012 11:27 AM | Comments: 4
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Righty Brian Sanches had his contract selected from Lehigh Valley today. He fills the roster spot of David Herndon who was DL’d last night.
In 8 appearances with the Iron Pigs this year, Sanches is 1-0 with a 3.22 ERA. He has allowed 17 hits in just 14 innings, which is a relatively high number for a middle-reliever, but has also struck out 12. Sanches is pitching to contact, evident by his 2 walks.
It was thought that lefty Jake Diekman would get the call, however, the Phillies are instead going with Sanches who has major league experience.
Posts: 318 Ian Riccaboni
Wow, I actually predicted something correctly.
Posted: 12:47 PM on May 1, 2012
Posts: 3569 Lefty
I think Sanches has a chance to be pretty good. Probably saving Diekman in case Bastardo can’t re-gain his command.
Posted: 12:49 PM on May 1, 2012
Posts: 318 Ian Riccaboni
I think the same exact thing, Lefty. Diekman also gives them an out if they are not satisfied with how Savery is performing. They also stall the arb clock a little bit on Diekman by doing this, not that he’ll be terribly expensive any time soon but it’s worth considering.
Posted: 01:05 PM on May 1, 2012
Posts: 1431 Pat Gallen
Not sure the Phillies are really all that worried about the arb clock with a guy like Diekman. He has yet to prove he can pitch at the ML level, so they probably just wanted the guy who’s been there before.
Posted: 01:38 PM on May 1, 2012