Dusty Wathan News

David Buchanan needed just 106 pitches to throw a nine-inning shutout against the Harrisburg Senators last May.

Jesse Biddle was happy Tuesday to have pitched into the eighth inning - his longest outing of the season - and even happier that he figured things out as the game went along after struggling to find his command early in the game.

His 10 strikeouts in six one-hit innings the next time out at home against New Hampshire made the masses wonder whether the 21-year-old from Germantown Friends was close to being big-league ready.

Brody Colvin's return to the mound lasted just three innings and 45 pitches Wednesday for the Reading Fightin Phils.

Brandon Workman wanted to sign with Philadelphia out of high school after being drafted by the Phillies in the third round of the 2007 June draft.

Fightin Phils catcher Carlos Ruiz tags New Hampshire's Ricardo Nanita out at home plate in the second inning Saturday at FirstEnergy Stadium.

Randy Wolf struck out 13 batters over eight innings on April 28, 1998. It was his fourth start with the Class AA Reading Phillies and turned out to be his last.

9 Phillies prospect, has gotten off to a slow start. Valle, who is also playing some outfield due to the presence of catcher Cameron Rupp, entered the weekend batting .163 . "Sebastian has been working hard and his catching has been solid," Reading manager Dusty Wathan said.

Reading second baseman Albert Cartwright has been on a tear to begin the season and more importantly, from his standpoint, he has felt fine physically.