This is an article from the Morning Call from Allentown, PA. Ken Giles is getting a chance with the
Phillies, being moved up from the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs.
With Adams on the DL, the Ken Giles era begins
Posted by Stephen Gross | June 08, 2014 at 12:28 PM
Ken Giles had his contract purchased by the Phillies after Mike Adams was placed on the 15-day disabled list. (MCT file photo)
Since April, fans have been calling for the 100-mph throwing right-hander Ken Giles to join the Phillies. It's been a little bit of a wait, but he's finally here.
The Phillies announced after Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Cincinnati Reds that righty Mike Adams was placed on the 15-day disabled list with right rotator cuff inflammation and Giles would have his contract selected from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Giles, 23, will be available for Sunday's 1:05 p.m. game in Cincinnati.
He began the season with Double-A Reading and posted some amazing numbers, prompting the calls for his promotion. In 13 games, Giles had a 1.20 ERA striking out 29 of the 57 batters he faced while walking five and earning seven saves.
Giles hasn't been as dominant at the Triple-A level but he's still been pretty good. He has a 2.63 ERA and five saves in 11 games. He's faced the same number of hitters as in Double-A (57) but he's getting a lot less swings and misses. Only nine of them have struck out.
While it will be interesting to see what the young reliever can do in the big leagues, the injury to Adams is a huge loss for the Phillies.
Adams has helped stabilize a bullpen that began the season as one of baseball's worst by appearing in 14 straight games without allowing an earned run. In fact, he's only allowed earned runs in two of his 19 games this season.
Not only will it affect the Phillies on the field, it could also keep them from trading Adams by the July 31 deadline if his DL stay is too long or he doesn't have time to prove he's healthy.
His name has surfaced as a possible trade candidate if Philadelphia decides to go the fire sale route, but it'll be much harder to move him if teams think he's damaged goods.
Good luck to him and the Phillies.
Phillies, being moved up from the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs.
With Adams on the DL, the Ken Giles era begins
Posted by Stephen Gross | June 08, 2014 at 12:28 PM
Ken Giles had his contract purchased by the Phillies after Mike Adams was placed on the 15-day disabled list. (MCT file photo)
Since April, fans have been calling for the 100-mph throwing right-hander Ken Giles to join the Phillies. It's been a little bit of a wait, but he's finally here.
The Phillies announced after Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Cincinnati Reds that righty Mike Adams was placed on the 15-day disabled list with right rotator cuff inflammation and Giles would have his contract selected from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Giles, 23, will be available for Sunday's 1:05 p.m. game in Cincinnati.
He began the season with Double-A Reading and posted some amazing numbers, prompting the calls for his promotion. In 13 games, Giles had a 1.20 ERA striking out 29 of the 57 batters he faced while walking five and earning seven saves.
Giles hasn't been as dominant at the Triple-A level but he's still been pretty good. He has a 2.63 ERA and five saves in 11 games. He's faced the same number of hitters as in Double-A (57) but he's getting a lot less swings and misses. Only nine of them have struck out.
While it will be interesting to see what the young reliever can do in the big leagues, the injury to Adams is a huge loss for the Phillies.
Adams has helped stabilize a bullpen that began the season as one of baseball's worst by appearing in 14 straight games without allowing an earned run. In fact, he's only allowed earned runs in two of his 19 games this season.
Not only will it affect the Phillies on the field, it could also keep them from trading Adams by the July 31 deadline if his DL stay is too long or he doesn't have time to prove he's healthy.
His name has surfaced as a possible trade candidate if Philadelphia decides to go the fire sale route, but it'll be much harder to move him if teams think he's damaged goods.
Good luck to him and the Phillies.
