Cole Hamels, LHP, starter

Hamels is a great fastball/changeup pitcher. His changeup is rated as one of the best pitches in the game. He has great arm action on the pitch, and it dies as it reaches home plate. Colbert will also drop in curveballs on the unsuspecting haters in the box. Hamels went through all kinds of drama as a high school player, and then minor leaguer. He seems to have settled down enough to compete with, and even dominate NL hitters. 4/23/08 CSJ *fastball(87-96), changeup(77-85), curveball(73-80)

Brad Lidge, RHP, closer

B-Rad still throws in the mid-90s with a sick slider. He uses these two pitches, and that's basically it. The fastball rises as it approaches home plate. Then he breaks off hard downward breaking sliders that miss bats. Lidge has experimented with a changeup in the past, and with a cutter early in 2007. Neither pitch has stuck, but he can still rack up Ks as a closer. 4/23/08 CSJ *fastball(93-98), slider(83-89)

Chad Durbin, RHP, reliever
	Chad Durbin has been a reliable member of the Phils' bullpen in 2008. His stuff looks average, but he's been getting outs. He'll throw moving 2-seamers and a straight 4-seamer. He'll also throw lots of tight sliders in the upper-80s. Durbin finishes his 4-pitch repertoire with a standard curveball and a changeup. 7/29/08 CSJ *fastball(90-92), slider(85-89), curve(75-77), changeup(80-83)

Ryan Madson, RHP, reliever

Madson is a fastball/changeup pitcher, but seems to be using his cutter more and more. The cutter can get some huge movement sometimes, sliding accross the hitting zone. Madson's changeup is his best pitch, often diving down just as it reaches home plate. The fastball is very straight and hittable. Ryan has a slow curve as his fourth pitch. 4/23/08 CSJ *fastball(88-95), changeup(79-83), cutter(85-92), curve(78)

Jamie Moyer, LHP, starter

Moyer throws a four-pitch repertoire. He has a fastball/cutter combo that he'll use to any hitters, to either side of the plate. His velocity on these pitches sits around 80mph. Moyer also has a changeup that he tries to locate down in the zone. His breaking ball is a curve that he spikes with his index finger. Basically, he is no better than the beer-league pitchers you face in your Sunday league. It is for unknown reasons why he his career has lasted this long. 4/23/08 CSJ *fastball(79-83), cutter(77-80), changeup(73-75), curve(67-71)

J.C. Romero, LHP, reliever

Romero is your standard lefthanded reliever. He has an average fastball, and relies on his junk to get outs. He has a big slider and a soft changeup. The slider, primarily thrown to LHs, will sweep accross the hitting zone. JC will save his changeup for RHs, and attempt to fade this pitch off the plate. He seems to lose more velocity each season, but has put together a couple decent seasons in Philadelphia. 8/11/08 CSJ *fastball(89-93), slider(81-82), changeup(77-82)

Joe Blanton, RHP, starter

Blanton throws the basic four pitches. His round frame delivers a straight fastball at 88-92mph. To LHs, Blanton prefers to work with his changeup as his second pitch. To RHs, Blanton uses a fastball/slider combo. Occasionally, he will try to backdoor a slider to a LH, or even duck a changeup in to a RH. Blanton's fourth pitch is a slow 12-6 curveball. He prefers to work quickly and not shake off his catchers. 7/1/08 CSJ *fastball(86-91), slider(80-84), changeup(80-83), curve(73-76)

Brett Myers, RHP, starter

Myers has really been struggling in 2008, enough to get sent down to the minor leagues. He throws moving fastballs and a hard overhand curve. During his career, Myers has switched between throwing a splitter and a changeup as his off-speed pitch, and I believe he throws both as a starting pitcher (In his 7/23 outing, he threw two changeups and one splitter). Myers also throws a slider, a pitch that used to resemble more of a cutter. As his 7/23 outing progressed, he lost more and more velocity on his heater, finishing around 87mph. 7/24/08 CSJ *fastball(85-92), curve(73-78), sliders(82-87), changeup(78-83), splitter(78-83)

Clay Condrey, RHP, reliever
	Condrey deals a sinking fastball with a big slider. He also mixes in a sharp cutter at high velocity and fades a changeup away. 7/24/08 CSJ *fastball(88-92), slider(83-88), cutter(87-90), changeup(83-86)

J.A. Happ, LHP, starter/reliever

Happ shows some promise. He is six-feet tall, lefthanded, and throws a 90mph fastball. He has consistently posted good minor league numbers and looks like he might translate it to the major league level. Happ owns a tight slider that he uses often. He likes to try and go inside on RHs with it, burying it at their ankles, or throw it away from LHs. Happ will also show a changeup to RHs and mix in a very slow curveball. 8/7/08 CSJ *fastball(87-92), slider(80-84), changeup(79-82), curve(69-70)

Rudy Seanez, RHP, reliever
	Seanez is a breaking ball pitcher. He has a good slidepiece that breaks down and hard, and he throws it often. His fastball gets good velocity and he'll mix in an occasional changeup, even to RHs. 8/11/08 CSJ *fastball(90-91), slider, changeup(85-86)