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| Height: 6-4
Weight: 226
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Aug 17, 1980, Jacksonville, FL Contract: Signed through 2009 |
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| November 7, 2007 With the acquisition of Brad Lidge, Brett Myers will be moved back into a starting role in 2008. This was a strong move for the Phillies, because there are no starters on the free-agent market who could make the impact Myers can. |
| October 12, 2007 The Phillies are planning, for now, to keep Brett Myers in the closing role for 2008, according to the team's official site. "I see him as a closer," manager Charlie Manuel said. "We'll have discussions about it, but I'd like to keep him there." Myers converted 21 of 24 save chances, and averaged 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings in the bullpen. |
| August 29, 2007 The Phillies will wait until the season is over to determine if Brett Myers will be a closer or starting pitcher in 2008, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. |
| August 10, 2007 Brett Myers worked on back-to-back days for the first time since coming off the DL on July 27. He missed two months due to a shoulder injury. Myers allowed two hits and two runs and took the loss on Thursday, but his shoulder was not the issue. "I felt great. Maybe too strong," he tells the Philadelphia Daily News. |
| July 27, 2007 The Phillies activated Brett Myers from the DL Friday. Myers had been out since May 23 with a shoulder injury. The Phillies have said Myers will reclaim his closer role quickly, though it's not clear if he will get it back immediately. Mike Zagurski was optioned to Triple-A Ottawa to clear a roster spot for Myers. |
| July 26, 2007 When Brett Myers rejoins the Phillies, he could reclaim his closer's role quickly, according to the AP. Myers, sidelined since May 23 with a shoulder injury, had six saves in seven chances after replacing the injured Tom Gordon. Antonio Alfonseca has filled in with both Myers and Gordon out, but manager Charlie Manuel anticipates going back to Myers eventually. "I think when Brett is healed, he's healed," Manuel said. "I think he's the one I can turn loose." Myers was to make another rehab appearance at Class-A Clearwater on Wednesday night. Gordon returned to the bullpen last week and the team will be cautious using him. |
| July 25, 2007 Brett Myers ill make his third rehab outing on Wednesday night. He is pitching for Single-A Clearwater as he recovers from a strained right shoulder. Myers, who has been out since May 23, could rejoin the Phillies by this weekend, the Philadelphia Inquirer notes. |
| July 23, 2007 Brett Myers struck out three and allowed one hit over 1 1/3 scoreless innings in his second minor league rehab appearance Monday night with Single-A Clearwater, according to the AP. Myers has been out since straining his right shoulder in the ninth inning of a game at Florida on May 23. |
| July 23, 2007 Brett Myers is nearing a return from his strained right shoulder. He will make a rehab appearance Monday and be re-examined afterward, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. He could rejoin the Phillies as soon as Tuesday, but it's possible his return could be delayed until this weekend. |
| July 16, 2007 If Brett Myers doesn't suffer a setback in his throwing session on Tuesday, he'll be sent out on a minor-league rehab assignment, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Charlie Manuel has said there is "no chance whatsoever" of Myers going back into the rotation upon his return. "It would take a while to get him stretched out [to start], and we didn't put him back there to keep moving him back and forth," Manuel said. |
| July 15, 2007 Brett Myers threw a bullpen session in Florida Saturday and will throw to live batters Tuesday, the AP reports. Myers (shoulder) could be ready for a rehab assignment at some point next week. |
| July 13, 2007 The Phillies have provided a progress report on reliever Brett Myers. The starter-turned-closer threw 25 pitches in a bullpen session on Wednesday, and he might face hitters next time. Myers has had only two all-out sessions since straining his right shoulder on May 24, the Philadelphia Daily News notes. He could begin a rehab assignment as early as next week. |
| July 2, 2007 The Phillies still have no official timetable for Brett Myers' return to action. However, manager Charlie Manuel said he hopes that Myers will be back in the mix around July 13, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Myers is recovering from a strained right shoulder, and it appears he's at least a couple of weeks away from pitching for the Phillies. |
| June 27, 2007 Brett Myers pitched a bullpen session on Tuesday, and it did not go well enough for him to begin a minor league rehab assignment. Myers, who is out with a strained right shoulder, threw only 20 pitches on Tuesday before stopping. "I don't think it's ready yet," he tells the Philadelphia Daily News. "It felt tired." As a result, it now looks like Myers might be out past the All-Star break. |
| June 20, 2007 Brett Myers (shoulder strain) is expected to start a minor league rehab assignment within the next week, the AP reports. |
| June 14, 2007 Brett Myers will throw off the mound on Thursday. He played long-toss on Wednesday and is trying to come back from a strained right shoulder, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The Phillies believe Myers, who will remain in the bullpen, could return before the end of June. |
| June 12, 2007 Manager Charlie Manuel wants to keep Brett Myers in the bullpen when he returns from the DL, but he did state that it was a "possibility" that the right-hander could be moved back to the rotation in light of Freddy Garcia's injury, according to the AP. It's possible Myers could return to action within the next week or so, although no return date has been formally set. |
| June 11, 2007 Brett Myers plans to test his strained right shoulder by throwing off a mound for the first time on Tuesday. He said he still believes he can return to action in a week, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Myers is recovering from a strained right shoulder. He seems to be healing well, but we'll have to wait and see how his throwing sessions go before his return date is formally set. |
| June 7, 2007 Charlie Manuel refused on Wednesday to give a definite timetable for the return of Brett Myers, the AP reports. Myers went on the disabled list May 25 because of a strained left quadriceps. Manuel's best estimate for Myers' return was 10 days to two weeks; Myers offered up June 18 as a return date when asked earlier in the week. |
| June 6, 2007 Brett Myers has offered a date for his return: June 18. Myers made 60 throws from 60 feet on Tuesday and tells the Philadelphia Inquirer that he could be back even earlier if all goes well. He is on the disabled list due to a strained right shoulder. |
| June 3, 2007 Brett Myers is expected to begin throwing as early as Sunday, the AP reports. Myers, who replaced the injured Tom Gordon, went on the disabled list last week with a strained shoulder. |
| May 31, 2007 Brett Myers is feeling better. That's the good news. The bad news is that Myers doesn't know when his strained right shoulder will feel good enough for him to begin throwing, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. |
| May 25, 2007 The Phillies placed Brett Myers on the disabled list Friday with a right shoulder strain, according to the AP. He suffered the injury during his last outing on Wednesday. Manager Charlie Manuel plans to use Antonio Alfonseca and Ryan Madson in the closer role while Myers is sidelined. |
| May 24, 2007 Brett Myers headed to the Phillies' spring training complex on Thursday to have his strained right shoulder examined. He left Wednesday's game with what initially was called a strained shoulder, though more should be known about his status when results of an MRI are available, according to the AP. Manager Charlie Manuel said Antonio Alfonseca, Ryan Madson or Geoff Geary will be available to close games while Myers is sidelined. Whether this is a short- or long-term injury should be known in the next day or so, but it looks like a trip to the DL is possible. |
| May 23, 2007 Brett Myers left Wednesday's game in the ninth inning with a strained right shoulder, and the team said he may return home Thursday for further examination, according to the AP. Myers sat in the clubhouse after the game with ice on his shoulder and said he hoped to be sidelined only a couple of days. "It should be all right," he said. "I don't think it popped or tore. If it did, I wouldn't have any strength in it, but I have strength in it." |
| May 23, 2007 Brett Myers immediately grabbed his arm above the elbow and quickly departed for the clubhouse after throwing a wild pitch with two out in the ninth inning on Wednesday, according to the AP. "It didn't feel right," Myers said. "I felt weird out. It was one of those things where, `I'd better not throw another pitch. Something might happen."' Myers might return to Philadelphia for further examination, the Phillies said. |
| May 4, 2007 With Tom Gordon landing on the disabled list, Brett Myers will handle the closing duties in Philadelphia. If he performs well, it's possible the club will leave Myers in the closer role even after Gordon returns. |
| May 4, 2007 Brett Myers had a routine save in Thursday's win at San Francisco, pitching a perfect ninth with one strikeout. Myers will close for the Phillies at least through the weekend while Tom Gordon has his shoulder examined. |
| May 3, 2007 Brett Myers could be looking at some save opportunities while Tom Gordon leaves the Phillies to have his shoulder checked out. Charlie Manuel didn't name a specific temporary closer on Wednesday night, but Myers is certainly the most prominent arm in the team's bullpen, and would be a natural for the spot. |
| April 23, 2007 It appears that Phillies manager Charlie Manuel is grooming Brett Myers to take over the closer role from Tom Gordon, though Manuel said Gordon remains the ninth-inning stopper, according to the AP. "He's our closer," Manuel said. "We're committed to him until Brett becomes better or whatever." Myers is expected to get some save opportunities and will work his way up to working in consecutive games. |
| April 19, 2007 Brett Myers, who was shifted to the bullpen on Wednesday, agreed to the move with the caveat that he would stay there all season unless a starter suffers a significant injury or is traded, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. "I told them I didn't want to get bounced back and forth all year," he said. "If I'm going to get my mentality set on being a setup guy, that's what I want to be. I don't want it to jump back and forth like it did with (Ryan) Madson last year." Myers made his first relief appearance on Wednesday against the Nationals, tossing a scoreless eighth inning, allowing two hits and striking out one. |
| April 18, 2007 In some shocking news, the Phillies have announced that they will remove Brett Myers from the starting rotation and move him into a setup role, according to MLB.com. Manager Charlie Manuel said that Myers will pitch in the late innings, and could be used as a closer on days when Tom Gordon is unavailable. The right-hander had struggled so far this year, holding a 9.39 ERA over his first three starts, but he was still arguably the ace of the staff. Jon Lieber, who had been working in relief, will move to the rotation. |
| April 18, 2007 Brett Myers blames his early-season struggles on mechanical issues, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. "I think my arm angle was down a little bit, so the ball was coming in flat," Myers said after a bullpen session Tuesday. "I'm throwing more downhill. If I miss down, it's fine. It's better than missing up over the plate." |
| March 28, 2007 Brett Myers had a sharp tuneup in his final start of the spring Wednesday, working six scoreless innings and striking out seven. He finished the month with a 2.04 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 17 2/3 innings. |
| March 23, 2007 Brett Myers was officially named the Phillies opening-day starter Friday. Myers was probably going to get the assignment anyway, but the recent injury to Freddy Garcia made this a no-brainer for Charlie Manuel. |
| March 1, 2007 With a surplus of starting pitchers, the Phillies have kicked around the idea of using Brett Myers as a closer, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Myers said he'd be open to the idea. "I'll do whatever helps the team," Myers said. "I wouldn't mind it." If they went that hypothetical route, it's not clear whether Myers and Tom Gordon would share the closer role of if Gordon might go back to his old role as a setup man. For now, though, Gordon remains the closer and Myers a starter. |
| February 6, 2007 Brett Myers said Tuesday that he has slimmed down to 218 pounds from the 250 pounds he weighed last season, according to the AP. The 26-year-old pitcher and the Phillies inked a three-year, $25.75 million contract last week. |
| February 1, 2007 Brett Myers agreed to a $25.75 million, three-year contract with the Phillies on Thursday, avoiding arbitration, the AP reports. Myers went 12-7 with a 3.91 ERA in 31 starts last season, striking out 189 in 198 innings. |