Three days ago, the trip through the end of the year looked bleak. Vincent Velasquez had been shut down, the team was just awful on the field, and Darin Ruf was the best player they had called up. Reading and Lehigh Valley were scuffling in the playoffs, and there were really only rumors that the Phillies would call up some exciting prospects. Instead, the Phillies decided to actually be exciting for once. First, they called up retreads Luis Garcia, Cody Asche, and Phil Klein, then decided to keep going by calling up Joely Rodriguez, Jorge Alfaro, and Roman Quinn.
Phillies Decide to Make Season Interesting Again
