In that order...

Both Gavin Floyd and Zach Segovia pitched well on Saturday, despite a 3-1 Saguaros loss.

Floyd 4.0 IP, 1H, 2K, 0R, 6.35 ERA
Segovia 1.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0.93 ERA

That's about all the good, unless you count the outstanding Polish Sausage at Hohokam Park.

Two Phillies pitchers threw in today's game (a 14-4 loss).  The bad manifested itself in the person of Kyle Kendrick, who was just overmatched.  He has never pitched above high A ball, even though he has been in the Phillies system since 2003.  Kendrick throws a fastball at about 90, a slider at about 82 and a change at 80.  They came back at his head faster than that, though.  He was torched, allowing the longest HR I have seen yet this season.

Kendrick seems likely to be exposed to the Rule 5 draft, since the Phillies shouldn't use a 40 man roster spot on him.  The new CBA allows an extra year before Rule 5 exposure, so I'm not sure if he gets an extra year, or the rule goes into effect for the next draft.

The Ugly manifested itself in the person of Chris Key, a 29 year old minor league free agent who allowed a .311 BAA in 50 IP in Reading last year.  I don't even want to talk about him.  I think he will either be released or become an organizational minor league filler.

Jaramillo went 1/3 with a double, RBI and is hitting .308.

Notes:  When I asked a scout how fast Kendrick was throwing, little did I know I was speaking to Jared Wells.  I thought he was a former player, since he had a HUGE scar on his right leg, but then the autograph hounds came... I had an extremely brief conversation with the Phillies AFL pitching coordinator (Mike Ondo, maybe?) who confirmed that Segovia is done for the season in order to get married and Chris Key will take his place.  It seems they have an extra roster spot to fill.  Either I did not phrase the question well, or he just didn't want to tell me who will be filling it, or they won't fill it, but they seem to be at 6 players now...The Phillies official also said I was "very knowledgeable about the Phillies pitching prospects"...Another tidbit that a fellow fan let me in on is that Jaramillo told the Phillies that he is not ready for the majors yet when they offered him ML playing time.  Anyone else hear this?...

Next game I attend should be Wednesday.