inning with two strikeouts. . . . The Phillies are making J . C . Ramirez , a righthander who started 26 games at double-A Reading last year, into a reliever. Ramirez was acquired in the Cliff Lee trade and is on the 40-man
and his strikeout-to-walk ratio is 39-to-9 in 29 2/3 innings. Aumont’s Double-A teammate, righty J . C . Ramirez , is 5-4 with a 3.57 ERA as a starter, and the Phillies believe that at worst, he could be a major-league reliever
Kendrick and lefthander Cliff Lee both pitched two scoreless innings and relievers Jeremy Horst, Michael Schwimer, J . C . Ramirez , Raul Valdes and Jake Diekman combined to hold the Blue Jays to four hits and one walk with five strikeouts in the
Infielders Harold Garcia and Cesar Hernandez, outfielder Tyson Gillies, catcher Sebastian Valle, and righthander J . C . Ramirez were optioned to minor-league camp. Garcia was also outrighted off the 40-man roster. The 25-year-old Venezuelan
87 ERA in 10 outings. He will turn 25 in January. Gillies' story is well-documented. Along with Aumont and J . C . Ramirez , he came to the Phillies in the Cliff Lee trade. The Phillies liked his promise and energy, but the 23-year-old