| Tue Mar 27 2012 | 15:25 | Brewers send Phillips to minors camp | ||||
Brewers reassigned C Paul Phillips to minor league camp. | ||||||
Phillips missed a majority of the Cactus League schedule to due a strained oblique. The 34-year-old backstop owns a pedestrian .262/.298/.357 career MLB batting line. | ||||||
| Source: Rotoworld.com | ||||||
| Fri Mar 2 2012 | 12:31 | Paul Phillips suffers strained oblique | ||||
Paul Phillips will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering a strained oblique. | ||||||
Phillips was already an extreme longshot to break camp with the big club, and this injury essentially seals his fate. He'll likely be sidelined for a few weeks before beginning the season at Triple-A. | ||||||
| Source: Adam McCalvy on Twitter | ||||||
| Wed Jan 11 2012 | 13:32 | Brewers ink C Phillips to minors deal | ||||
Brewers signed C Paul Phillips to a minor league contract. | ||||||
The deal includes an invite to spring training. Phillips, who turns 35 in April, batted .237/.281/.305 with three homers, 24 RBI and a .586 OPS over 291 plate appearances with the Indians' Triple-A affiliate last season. He'll function as organizational depth in the minors. | ||||||
| Source: Tom Haudricourt on Twitter | ||||||