Tuffy Gosewisch News

Phillies catching prospect Tuffy Gosewisch is putting together a positive close to his third stint in the Arizona Fall League.

Each game is captured in analytical detail by Philadelphia Magazinea s 2008 a oeBest Sportswritera Jason Weitzel, along with photos, behind-the-scenes access and exclusive interviews by Michael McNesby, making this 370-page compendium a must-own for all fans.

Donnie Veal pitched 4 shutout innings and earned his second AFL win on Saturday afternoon.

Off to a slow start by most standards, Brandon Allen said he's not even keeping track of his results so far in the Arizona Fall League.

The Arizona Fall League begins today with three games -- Surprise Rafters at Peoria Javelinas , Mesa Solar Sox at Phoenix Desert Dogs and Peoria Saguaros at Scottsdale Scorpions .

Michael Taylor is back in Reading. While some spec ulated or assumed the Philadelphia Phillies ' hard-hitting outfield prospect would earn a September promotion to the big leagues, the Phillies actually sent the 6-6, 250-pound Stanford product down a level.

Akron's knack for the big inning and Reading's lack of situational hitting proved costly for the visitors Thursday night in Game 2 of the Eastern League Southern Division playoff series.

Last of a three-part series Phillies fans familiar with the organization's minor league system are dreaming of a future outfield that includes Michael Taylor and Domonic Brown.

Somewhere between the second and third innings Friday night the light bulb went on for Joe Savery.

Drew Carpenter is back. Not that he physically went anywhere, except for a three-day stop in the Phillies bullpen in late July.

The boxscore showed that the IronPigs had just four hits in a 2-1 loss to Syracuse Wednesday night, a setback that ends their faint hopes of finishing the season with a better-than-.500 record.

The Philadelphia Phillies knew for weeks they faced a tough roster decision regarding slumping Brad Harman.

Andrew Carpenter threw seven strong innings and Andy Tracy went 3-for-4 with two RBIs to lead Lehigh Valley to a 4-1 victory over Pawtucket at Coca-Cola Park.

Brett Myers is expected to make a rehab appearance on Wednesday, in Reading . Barring any unforeseen, unfortunate events, Myers will pitch at least an inning.

The uniform worn by Eric Bruntlett on Sunday, during his three-hit game, is on the way to Cooperstown.

Brett Myers missed his scheduled, one-inning, rehab start on Saturday, as a result of a left eye injury.

When Paul Hoover signed with the Phillies last winter he knew he'd be playing behind catching prospect Lou Marson at Triple-A and he'd likely spend most of his time sitting on the IronPigs bench.

Game recap: Chris Malec hit a two-out, two-run homer in the first inning and five Trenton pitchers combined to hold the Reading Phillies to single runs in the third and ninth innings of an Eastern League win Wednesday night at Waterfront Park.

He pitched two scoreless innings in his final rehab stint Wednesday and will return to action tonight.

Walker was right choice to be jettisoned, as his strength was permitting inherited runners to score.