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We Still Have Benson, But Not Zagurski

Kris Benson is still with the Phillies, if you haven’t heard. He could’ve opted out of his contract yesterday if he wasn’t on the 40-man roster. Well, Benson isn’t on the 40-man roster, but he’s still here.

“The winning attitude here, the excitement going into the season, it’s all a win-win situation from my standpoint. From their standpoint, they have another starting pitcher they can count on down the road.”

That was Benson to Todd Zolecki.. Benson’s agent said Kris wants to be a Phillie.

Also, Mike Zagurski is seeking a second opinion after being told he would need Tommy John surgery to fix his left elbow.

It’s a huge blow to the 22-year-old who ascended to Philadelphia last season, but it’s not a surprise â€” Zagurski shot up the ranks quickly right after ending his University of Kansas career. There’s a lot of miles on that 22-year-old elbow.

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.