Elizardo Ramirez (1/28/83) was signed by the Phillies as a free agent out of the Dominican Republic in July, 1999. In 2001, he went 10-1 with a 1.26 ERA in 93 innings in the Dominican Summer League. His GCL performance was comparable, going 7-1 with an unreal 2 walks against 73 strikeouts. His 1.10 ERA was equally outstanding, although it should be noted that half of his runs allowed in 2002 were unearned. In the post-season, he pitched the second game of a double-header for a complete game victory. In 2003, he succeeded in a triple-jump to Clearwater, and is on track for a starting role in Reading in 2004.(updated 8/30/02) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2002 GCL R. 7 1 1.10 11 11 2 0 73.3 44 18 9 3 3 2 73 .165

2003 Clw. A 13 9 3.78 27 25 1 0 157.3 181 85 66 4 4 33 101 .290

2004 Rea. AA 2 5 6.68 8 8 1 0 33.7 51 34 25 4 1 14 20 .362
Robert Read (7/12/81) was drafted by the Phillies in the 7th round of the 2002 amateur draft out of Florida State University. Despite a college ERA over five, Read performed well at Batavia, which the organization attributed to his ability to go inside against hitters with wood bats. His ERA skyrocketed in 2003, however, perhaps out of proportion to the modest deterioration of his peripherals. He will need to improve substantially in 2004. (updated 2/11/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2002 Bat. SS-A 3 5 2.82 13 13 1 0 67.0 58 26 21 4 5 32 43 .242

2003 Lkw. A- 2 4 5.61 33 2 0 2 77.0 79 63 48 3 3 51 73 .256

2004 Clw. A 0 2 6.23 9 0 0 0 17.3 21 14 12 3 1 14 12 .288
Brian Reith (2/28/78) was claimed off of waivers from the Cincinnati Reds on July 11. The proximate cause of his signing was Joe Roa's call up to the majors. On August 6, 2002, he was placed on waivers, and re-claimed by the Cincinnati Reds. (updated 1/27/03) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2002 SWB AAA 0 4 7.00 4 4 0 0 18.0 26 18 14 1 2 11 13 .329

Ambiorix Reyes (2/6/78)was originally signed by the Phillies as a free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 1996. He was cut by the Phillies in early 2002, and subsequently picked up by the Colorado Rockies. (updated 1/27/03) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2000 Pdm. A- 64 204 28 52 8 0 0 27 4 31 8 2 .255 .267 .294 .561 SS(51); 2B(9); 3B(3)

2001 Lkw. A- 72 267 30 76 7 1 0 16 13 33 13 8 .285 .319 .318 .637 2B(26); SS(23); 3B(3)

2001 Clw. A 27 95 17 29 2 0 0 7 5 12 7 1 .305 .347 .326 .673 SS(26); 2B(1)

2002 Clw. A 47 131 11 21 3 0 0 4 5 21 3 2 .160 .190 .183 .373 SS(27); 2B(15); 3B(3)

Maximo Reyes was the Phillies' 48th (and last) pick in the 2001 amateur draft out of St. Petersburg (FL) Junior College. Despite his pedigree, Maximo pitched well enough to earn a promotion to Batavia in 2002 -- a promotion that lasted all of a week until he was shipped back to Florida based primarily on the fact that he hadn't turned 21 yet and the GCL roster was looking kind of old. He missed all of 2003 with an injury. (updated 2/11/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2001 GCL R. 1 2 2.42 17 0 0 2 26 16 9 7 7 33 .166

2002 GCL R. 2 0 0.35 22 0 0 12 25.7 12 2 1 0 0 3 29 .135

2002 Bat. SS-A 0 1 4.70 4 0 0 0 7.7 11 4 4 1 0 0 5 .333

2004 Lkw. A- 9 3 2.31 42 0 0 10 62.3 50 24 16 5 2 12 67 .210

2004 Clw. A 0 0 1.93 6 0 0 1 9.3 4 2 2 0 0 2 7 .125

Beau Richardson (9/23/79) was the Phillies' 34th round draft pick in the 2002 amateur draft out of Tulane University (the same school as fourth round pick Nick Bourgeois). Richardson pitched a lot of relief in 2001, but performed well enough to earn a starting role for part of the season. He performed well as Lakewood’s closer in 2003, and should be promoted to Clearwater. (updated 10/16/02) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2002 Bat. SS-A 5 4 3.54 16 6 0 1 61.0 68 29 24 2 4 18 35 .237

2003 Lkw. A- 6 5 2.66 47 0 0 16 91.3 82 34 27 4 4 29 55 .244

2004 Clw. A 6 1 3.61 47 0 0 1 42.3 45 23 17 5 4 16 35 .259

Juan Richardson (1/10/79) was signed as a free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Considered at one time to be a prospect, his solid power numbers at Clearwater could make up for his high strikeout total, but not for the two years he aged in the off-season when his real birth certificate was found. He was, however, the MVP of the 2002 Florida State League All-Star Game, going 3-4 with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth, and was a solid performer in 2003, splitting time at third base. (updated 1/21/03) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2000 Bat. SS-A 10 39 0 6 2 0 0 2 3 15 0 0 .154 .214 .205 .419 3B(10)

2000 Pdm. A- 43 149 19 36 11 0 2 15 17 43 0 1 .242 .327 .356 .683 3B(40)

2001 Lkw. A- 137 505 68 121 31 2 22 83 51 147 7 9 .240 .325 .440 .775 3B(132); 2B(1)

2002 Clw. A 122 456 52 117 21 2 18 83 44 122 0 6 .257 .339 .430 .779 3B(103)

2003 Rea. AA 65 248 37 67 9 0 15 34 17 69 2 1 .270 .327 .488 .815 3B(63)

2004 Clw. A 46 159 9 35 7 0 4 12 5 44 0 2 .220 .244 .340 .584 3B(4)

2004 Rea. AA 18 71 10 20 1 0 5 13 1 16 0 1 .282 .297 .507 .804 3B(15)

Matthew Riethmaier (6/16/79) was the Phillies' 5th round draft pick in the 2000 amateur draft. He spent the entire 2002 and 2003 season on the Lakewood DL. (updated 12/9/2002) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2000 Bat. SS-A 4 4 4.26 14 9 1 0 70 67 43 33 28 47 .255

2001 Bat. SS-A 4 4 5.68 19 11 2 0 78 90 53 49 38 48 .293

2002 DNP -- Injury

2003 DNP -- Injury
Justin Riley (9/15/80) was signed as the Phillies 34th round draft pick in the 2003 draft out of North Carolina State. He spent time on the DL and appeared in only 8 games.(updated 2/11/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2003 Bat. SS-A 8 23 1 6 2 0 0 1 1 5 0 2 .261 .320 .348 .668 C(7)

Erick Rivera (5/22/81) was drafted in the 42nd round of the 1999 amateur draft out of Luis Munoz Rivera High School in Puerto Rico. Only 21, Rivera has not progressed at all this year, and will likely not return unless the organization considers him a "project" of some sort, in which case he won't return after next year. He started the season in Lakewood, was demoted as soon as short-season ball started, and finished the year with a short opportunity to fail in Clearwater. He was released prioir to the 2003 season. (updated 1/25/03) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2000 GCL R. 43 126 17 21 2 1 2 14 11 34 2 0 .167 .277 .246 .523 OF(37); 1B(1)

2001 Bat SS-A 68 261 28 67 11 2 1 23 10 54 4 7 .257 .289 .326 .615 OF(68)

2002 Bat SS-A 49 181 19 45 11 1 2 19 13 40 10 4 .249 .312 .354 .666 OF(48)

2002 Lak. A- 62 218 24 45 6 0 2 27 17 57 3 7 .206 .276 .261 .537 OF(61)

2002 Clw. A 4 16 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 .125 .176 .188 .364 OF(2)

Luis Rivero (10/10/1980) was signed as a free agent out of Venezuela in 1998, and has been kicking around the Phillies' short season leagues for the last two years without making too many waves. He ended the 2002 season on the DL and was not brought back in 2003. (updated 1/22/03) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2001 GCL R. 38 128 17 32 7 1 1 11 9 27 4 1 .250 .309 .344 .653 OF(36); 1B(11)

2002 GCL R. 4 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 .333 .556 .333 .889 OF(4)

2002 Bat. SS-A 34 100 10 16 1 2 1 12 8 29 3 2 .160 .222 .240 .462 OF(28); 1B(1)

Joe Roa (10/11/71) underwent Tommy John surgery in 2000. He was cut from the Pirates in the pre-season, and added to the Scranton roster as organizational depth. At the age of 30, he proceeded to have the best start ever by a Red Barons pitcher, starting the season 14-0 (he was actually 20-0, in his last 20 AAA decisions,dating back to 2001 in Calgary). He was promoted to the majors during the All-Star break, for his first major league games since 1997. Although he made the team out of Spring Training in 2003, he was quickly lost when Terry Adams came off of the DL. (updated 2/11/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2002 SWB AAA 14 0 1.86 17 17 1 0 111.0 83 24 23 4 4 16 74 .209

2002 Phi. Maj. 4 4 4.04 14 11 0 0 71.3 78 33 32 11 1 13 35 .279

2003 Phi. Maj. 0 2 6.05 6 3 0 0 19.3 28 13 13 3 1 4 16 .341

J. P. Roberge (9/12/72) was signed as a minor league free agent immediately before the 2001 season and has provided solid organizational depth, and will be returning for a fourth go-round in Scranton in 2004. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the 18th round in 1994. (updated 12/3/03) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2001 SWB AAA 26 96 10 26 8 0 0 10 9 18 0 1 .271 .336 .354 .690 1B(16); OF(4); 2B(2)

2002 Rea. AA 3 11 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 .182 .250 .455 .705 OF(2)

2002 SWB AAA 123 420 56 126 29 1 7 52 34 66 6 1 .300 .359 .424 .783 1B(106)

2003 SWB AAA 101 338 40 90 22 2 4 35 23 55 3 0 .266 .320 .379 .699 1B(71); 3B(7); SS(1)

2004 SWB AAA 71 238 17 61 12 1 1 16 18 42 1 1 .256 .307 .328 .635 1B(35); 2B(19); 3B(11)

Chris Roberson (8/23/79) was the Phillies' 9th round pick in the 2002 amateur draft out of Feather River College. A strong finish salvaged what would have otherwise been a disappointing debut year. Also note that Roberson had 10 HBPs in 2002, which doubled the second highest amount on the team. 2003 was a disappointment, as Roberson failed to thrive at Lakewood. (updated 2/11/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2002 Bat. SS-A 62 214 29 59 8 3 2 24 26 51 17 8 .276 .377 .369 .746 OF(60)

2003 Lkw. A- 132 470 64 110 19 5 2 32 57 108 59 16 .234 .331 .309 .640 OF(132)

2004 Clw. A 83 313 52 96 13 6 9 38 27 71 16 12 .307 .371 .473 .844 OF(81)

Carlos Rodriguez (10/4/83) was signed out of the Dominican Republic before the 2001 season. He is a solid, young switch hitter, was ranked among the Phil's Top 20 prospects early in his career. Still young, he has so far failed to develop. (updated 2/11/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2001 GCL R. 35 128 22 38 10 1 3 23 11 25 6 4 .297 .368 .461 .829 SS(34)

2002 Bat. SS-A 61 248 29 72 7 4 0 15 19 48 21 11 .290 .351 .343 .694 SS(61)

2003 Lkw. A- 93 322 27 63 10 3 0 24 30 63 18 10 .196 .270 .245 .515 SS(92)

2004 Lkw. A- 112 440 56 118 27 2 6 57 26 68 20 10 .268 .315 .380 .695 SS(112)

Jeremy Rogelstad (11/29/78) was the Phillies' 33rd round draft pick in the 2002 amateur draft out of San Jose State University. His debut was nothing to write home about, and he was released before the 2003 season. (updated 2/11/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2002 Bat. SS-A 0 3 3.77 24 0 0 2 45.3 39 19 19 5 2 15 30 .043

Scott Rolen (4/4/75) was one of the best third basemen in the National League and had a bright future. He was not going to re-sign with the Phillies, however, so he was traded at the July deadline with Doug Nickle to St. Louis for not much. (Placido Polanco, Bud Smith, and Mike Timlin to be exact.) (updated 1/26/03) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2000 Phi. Maj. 128 483 88 144 32 6 26 89 51 99 8 1 .298 .370 .551 .921 3B(128)

2001 Phi. Maj. 151 554 96 160 39 1 25 107 74 127 16 5 .289 .378 .498 .876 3B(151)

2002 Phi. Maj. 100 375 52 97 21 4 17 66 52 68 5 2 .259 .358 .472 .830 3B(100)

Jimmy Rollins (R)(11/27/78) broke into the majors with the Phillies at age 21 as the shortstop of the future. He has already made the All-Star Game and looks to have the beginnings of a great career. As is, he's a little above league average, but still with room to grow. (updated 3/1/05) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2000 SWB AAA 133 470 67 129 28 11 12 69 49 55 24 7 .274 .341 .457 .798 SS(132)

2000 Phi. Maj. 14 53 5 17 1 1 0 5 2 7 3 0 .321 .345 .377 .722 SS(13)

2001 Phi. Maj. 158 656 97 180 29 12 14 54 48 108 46 8 .274 .323 .419 .742 SS(157)

2002 Phi. Maj. 154 637 82 156 33 10 11 60 54 103 31 13 .245 .306 .380 .686 SS(152); 2B(1)

2003 Phi. Maj. 156 628 85 165 42 6 8 62 54 113 20 12 .263 .320 .387 .707 SS(154)

2004 Phi. Maj. 154 657 119 190 43 12 14 73 57 73 30 9 .289 .348 .455 .803 SS(154)

Zack Roper

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2004 Clw. A 19 58 4 7 0 1 0 0 4 14 0 0 .121 .177 .155 .332 OF(7)
Jose Rosario

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2004 GCL R. 0 0 14.29 6 0 0 0 5.7 9 9 9 0 2 8 9 .375
Kevin Rose

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2004 Bat. SS-A 5 3 3.63 22 0 0 0 44.7 54 24 18 1 1 24 45 .292

Carlos Ruiz (1/22/79) was signed as a free agent out of Panama in December, 1998. He has been improving, but he aged an extra year in the off-season, which severely hurts his earlier "prospect" status. (updated 2/11/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2000 GCL R. 38 130 11 36 7 1 1 22 9 9 3 0 .277 .329 .369 .598 C(34)

2001 Lkw. A- 73 249 21 65 14 3 4 32 10 27 5 4 .261 .290 .390 .680 C(41); OF(2)

2002 Clw. A 92 342 35 73 18 3 5 32 18 30 3 1 .213 .264 .327 .591

2003 Clw. A 15 54 5 17 0 0 2 9 2 5 2 2 .315 .339 .426 .765 C(10)

2003 Rea. AA 52 169 22 45 6 0 2 16 12 15 1 1 .266 .321 .337 .658 C(49); OF(2)

2004 Rea. AA 101 349 45 99 15 2 17 50 22 37 8 4 .284 .338 .484 .822 C(86)

Randy Ruiz (R) (10/19/77) was originally signed by the Reds in 1999, and played the 2003 season in the Orioles system. Signed and released by the Cardinals in Spring Training, 2004, Ruiz was picked up by the Phils early in the 2004 season.(updated 5/12/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2004 Lkw. A- 110 417 85 120 31 2 17 91 42 140 1 1 .288 .367 .494 .861 1B(17); OF(8)
Chris Rupert (6/19/80) was signed as an undrafted fee agent out of Minnesota State in June, 2002 (same school as 29th round pick Adam Steen). His numbers look pretty good, although he was primarily used in low-leverage situations as a "finisher" (like a closer, but when you're losing) in 2002. As a college graduate, he should have been successful at Lakewood by this point, but was demoted to Batavia when short-season began. He should not be back in 2004 . (updated 2/11/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl W L ERA G GS CG S IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG

2002 GCL R. 1 3 1.80 18 0 0 4 30.0 19 6 6 0 1 4 21 .186

2003 Bat. SS-A 0 4 3.38 17 0 0 3 29.3 26 15 11 2 3 16 29 .245

2003 Lkw. SS-A 1 2 5.59 23 0 0 0 37.0 39 27 23 3 4 16 27 .267
Jim Rushford (3/24/74) was originally signed by the Brewers as an undrafted free agent by the Brewers in 2000 after several seasons in independent ball following his graduation from San Diego State. He has appeared in a handful of major league games in Milwaukee, but likely won't see the outside of Scranton in 2004.(updated 4/7/04) (Back to the Phillies' Depth Chart)

Year Team Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Pos

2004 SWB AAA 134 517 71 142 30 4 10 75 45 54 1 2 .275 .333 .406 .739 1B(73); OF(55)

Year	Team	Lvl	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	S	IP	H	R	ER	HR	HB	BB	SO	AVG
2002	GCL	R.	7	1	1.10	11	11	2	0	73.3	44	18	9	3	3	2	73	.165
2003	Clw.	A	13	9	3.78	27	25	1	0	157.3	181	85	66	4	4	33	101	.290
2004	Rea.	AA	2	5	6.68	8	8	1	0	33.7	51	34	25	4	1	14	20	.362

Year	Team	Lvl	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Pos
2000	Pdm.	A-	64	204	28	52	8	0	0	27	4	31	8	2	.255	.267	.294	.561	SS(51); 2B(9); 3B(3)
2001	Lkw.	A-	72	267	30	76	7	1	0	16	13	33	13	8	.285	.319	.318	.637	2B(26); SS(23); 3B(3)
2001	Clw.	A	27	95	17	29	2	0	0	7	5	12	7	1	.305	.347	.326	.673	SS(26); 2B(1)
2002	Clw.	A	47	131	11	21	3	0	0	4	5	21	3	2	.160	.190	.183	.373	SS(27); 2B(15); 3B(3)