UPDATE (11:44 a.m.): The Red Sox have signed him to a minor league deal, according to Ken Rosenthal.
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The Phillies sought the services of catcher David Ross, but the Red Sox seem primed to grab him from free agency, according to Todd Zolecki.
Ross, hitting .231 with 3 HR and 13 RBI for the Reds this season, cleared waivers and was contacted by the Phils. No deal was made, however. Currently the Phils have Carlos Ruiz, Chris Coste, Jason Jaramillo and Lou Marson in the immediate catcher depth chart.
Tim MalcolmTim 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.
