With a career-high 10 strikeouts in his second shutout of the season, J.A. Happ more than made his case to manager Charlie Manuel to hang around the over-crowded Philadelphia Phillies rotation.Leading the Phillies to an impressive 7-0 win over the Colorado Rockies Wednesday night, Happ (8-2, 2.74 ERA) tossed 127 pitches, allowing just four hits and was still reaching the 90s into the ninth inning.
The one guy who is threatening Happ's semi-secured spot in the order is old-schooler Pedro Martinez, who was simultaneously pitching in a rehab start for the Double-A Reading Phils. The 37-year-old, three-time Cy Young Award winner fanned 11 over just six innings against the Trenton Thunder.
What does this mean for Happ? If the Phillies believe Pedro can perform even close to that well in the big leagues, the 26-year-old lefty will be shifted to the bullpen. Sad.
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2 comments:
That is such bullshit that we have to choose between Pedro and Happ.
J.A. Happy... heh.
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