The Phillies placed Pat Neshek on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right shoulder strain and moved David Robertson to the 60-day injured list. In their place, the team called up reliever J.D. Hammer.
Hammer came to the team two years ago when they traded Neshek to the Rockies. It wasn’t a high profile deal as Hammer was the best prospect to come back in the trade.
Injuries limited Hammer to just 12 appearances last year, but he came back firing on the mound this year. In 13 games with Double-A Reading, he had a 1.