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Phillies Acquire John Bowker

By Tim Dierkes | August 31, 2011 at 9:19am CDT

WEDNESDAY: The Phillies announced the trade.  They are sending a player to be named later or cash considerations to the Pirates for Bowker, and Jose Contreras goes to the 60-day DL to make room on the 40-man roster.

TUESDAY: The Phillies acquired outfielder John Bowker from the Pirates, reports Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly.  Bowker is expected to join the Phillies for Wednesday's game in Cincinnati.  Salisbury says reliever Michael Schwimer was sent to Triple-A to create a spot on the active roster, though the Phillies will still need to open a 40-man spot.

Bowker, a 28-year-old left-handed hitter, has spent most of the year at Triple-A, where he's hit .308/.351/.487 in 445 plate appearances while playing the outfield corners and first base.  The Pirates acquired Bowker from the Giants at last year's trade deadline in the Javier Lopez deal, designated him for assignment in April of this year, and outrighted him to Triple-A a few days later.

Bowker, a third-round pick in 2004, is one of eight players in Giants history to homer in his big league debut.  He played college ball at Long Beach State, where he was a teammate of Troy Tulowitzki and Jason Vargas.

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  1. rockiesmagicnumber

    10 years ago

    TOO GOOD FOR GIAMBI, I SEE, I GET IT

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  2. sdsuphilip

    10 years ago

    a 1B/Corner OF that can’t hit or run with a career negative war, surely they had one of those in their upper systems.

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    • Double D

      10 years ago

      They have one on the roster don’t they – Ross Gload?

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      • dilbert719

        10 years ago

        Yes, but we didn’t have a healthy one until now. Gload’s hip has been bad all year; at least Bowker’s still in one piece.

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  3. A.J. Wecker

    10 years ago

    Bowkermania! Oh yeah!

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  4. skoods

    10 years ago

    As a pinch hitter, he’s a got a career line of .304/.366/.457Also, small sample size, but he’s 6-11 at Citizens Bank Park.

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  5. David X

    10 years ago

     Baffling. Watched him for years and he LOOKS like a ballplayer, but the results rarely matched the physique. Wish him well, though. He’s a fun guy to root for.

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  6. Blue387

    10 years ago

    I don’t get this move. Is it for depth purposes? Aren’t the Phillies stacked with left handed hitters?

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    • DeliciousCake

      10 years ago

      What I’m hoping is that it makes Ross Gload redundant. 

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    • Phillies_Aces35

      10 years ago

      Not ones that come off the bench.

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    • moondog45

      10 years ago

      Gload is injured and is non productive. They need a LH PH off the bench. No one thought much of Stairs in 2008 and they caught lightning in a bottle. Unable to get Giambi or Thome. Just taking a chance.

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    • juice587

      10 years ago

      I think this means no  D. Brown on the postseason roster….

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  7. yahoo-RIDTOXOQFLANWUIBNOKRTEBJIY

    10 years ago

    Guy was maybe the best hitter in the minor leagues in 2009.  That’s looking more and more like a fluke, but I hope the Phillies can find a place for him.

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  8. mgsports

    10 years ago

    Still have to end of the day to get like Giambi.

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  9. Brian Swope

    10 years ago

    I assumed when they released Jack Cust that they had a better plan to fill the left handed bench role. Is this really the guy they had in mind or is there a move to be made yet today?

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    • ColonelTom

      10 years ago

      Cust has been horrible as a PH (.188/.371/.208 in 62 career plate appearancess).  Bowker has had success as a PH (.301/.378/.452 in 82 PA) and can play 1B and both outfield corners. 

      This gives the Phils the option of pinch-hitting for Ibanez with Mayberry/Francisco against a tough lefty, and having Bowker available to pinch-hit for Mayberry/Francisco if a righty comes in.  If you do that with Cust, you can’t put him in the field afterwards – he can only play defense in the sense that if you put a glove on him, he’ll stand out there.

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  10. Brian Swope

    10 years ago

    I assumed when they released Jack Cust that they had a better plan to fill the left handed bench role. Is this really the guy they had in mind or is there a move to be made yet today?

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  11. Smrtbusnisman04

    10 years ago

    Darn it! I thought this guy could be the Pirates starting RF next year. I’m ashamed the pirates get nothing for him.

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