Philadelphia Phillies left-handed reliever J.C. Romero was pulled from Monday night's game against the Brewers after collapsing in pain while chasing a ground ball. The injury looked especially painful, and he was diagnosed with a strained right calf, so it wasn't much of a surprise that the Phillies put him on the disabled list today.
J.C. Romero Calf Injury Puts Him On Disabled List
To fill Romero’s place on the roster, the Phillies called up Mike Zagurski, a hard-throwing, oft-wild lefty who has a career K/9 ratio of 11.3 in the minor leagues.
The 35-year-old Romero had allowed two earned runs in 4-2/3 innings for the Phillies this year, though both of those runs scored after another reliever had entered the game. The Phillies have used Antonio Bastardo as their primary left-handed arm out of the bullpen, and he's responded well, throwing 6-2/3 scoreless innings so far in 2011.
This is the first trip to the DL for Romero since elbow surgery ended his 2009 season early, according to Baseball Injury Tool.
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