Benson To Start Minor League Game Saturday

Posted by Tim Malcolm, Wed, March 05, 2008 02:54 PM

Phillies right-hander Kris Benson is scheduled to start a Phillies Minor League game Saturday, according to Ken Mandel at MLB.com.

Benson, who had rotator cuff surgery a year ago, will throw 45 pitches in a game filled with Minor League players.

“Everything’s going upward as far as my progression goes. It’ll be nice to face batters who don’t know what’s coming and get some reaction. [Wednesday] was the first day I threw some curveballs and it’ll be good to throw some on Saturday. I’ve definitely needed to work on more curveballs, so I’m just looking for results now.”

This is fantastic news for the Phillies. Benson may not be ready to throw in the Grapefruit League (or by March 31), but all signs point to a quicker-than-normal recovery period. There is clearly hope he could be pitching for the Phillies by May 1. By that time, it’s possible Adam Eaton could be wasting away in the bullpen while a host of fix-its get shellacked.

Truncated odds and ends:

Mets outfielder Moises Alou strained his right groin and is going back to New York for an MRI. … The Mets are also looking for a platoon partner for outfielder Ryan Church. … Chipper Jones has been ailing a hamstring but should be back soon. … Kyle Kendrick has been working on a changeup, as his “out pitch,” the sinker, will be much more prominent in batters’ heads this year. … As it stands, the Phils lead the Blue Jays 5-0 (good performance by Brett Myers) and trail the Tigers 4-0 (rough performance by JD Durbin).

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5 Responses to “Benson To Start Minor League Game Saturday”

  1. Fran Says:
    March 5th, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    When the season rolls around will Benson be with the Reading Phillies or the Iron Pigs?

  2. Mike Says:
    March 5th, 2008 at 3:16 pm

    Pascucci with a HR today!! Classic.

    It is my understanding that Benson will be most likely in extended spring training, with a couple starts in Allentown before being brought up to the majors. He is targeting a return to the majors “before May.”

  3. Rob (the Phils fan) Says:
    March 5th, 2008 at 4:03 pm

    Benson has a clause in his contract that says he can viod the contract if he is not on the MLB Phillies. I dont think he would be stupid and void the contract. I am still rooting for the Aussie though

  4. Gnomicide Says:
    March 5th, 2008 at 4:09 pm

    Hope he comes to Allentown. The new stadium is about ten minutes from my house. About time Allentown got something positive.

    Good news for Myers. He needs to just get out of the gate dominating because he is too much of a hot head to deal with the failure of letting himself down. Before you know it, he’ll have strangled six beat writers and fled the country. So a good start is a big positive.

  5. typhoon Says:
    March 5th, 2008 at 7:57 pm

    Benson will probably start the season on the DL and be at extended spring training. When he is ready he will probably make 2-4 rehab starts in AAA (Lehigh Valley) and then go to the MLB Phillies. I highly doubt that Benson would void his contract, unless for some reason it was after the all-star break and the Phillies starting rotation was doing very well (highly unlikely).

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