While no other major-league organization has signed more than one Atlantic Leaguer, the Philadelphia Phillies now have signed four!!! All pitchers.
That leads me to one of two conclusions:
a) The Phillies scouting department is a disaster and they are trying to cover past mistakes with other team's former prospects.
b) The Phillies scout the independent leagues better than most teams.
I lean toward the first option -- especially after talking to my college buddy who is a MAJOR Phillies fan. He said he is considering moving to San Diego and becoming Padres fan.
Anyway, the pitchers the Phils have signed are:
1) Jason Anderson (Somerset Patriots)
2) R.J. Swindle (Newark Bears)
3) J.J. Trujillo (Bears)
4) Chris Rojas (Patriots)
Rojas is the latest to go, getting the call during Thursday afternoon's game against the road Warriors. The right-hander was 2-2 with a 3.14 ERA in 5 starts for the Patriots this season and is expected to report Triple-A Ottawa.
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Isn't the point of the league to get guys back into the majors??
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