Calloway headlines new minor leaguers

Published on March 26, 2007 under International League (IL1)
Ottawa Lynx News Release


OTTAWA - Monday is cut day in Clearwater and seven more Phillies hopefuls have been sent to Minor League camp.

Outfielder Ron Calloway, infielder Brent Abernathy and righthander Joe Bisenius were informed that they would not make the Opening Day roster, but will accompany the club to Philadelphia for the weekend On-Deck Series against the Red Sox. Pitchers Eude Brito and Fabio Castro were optioned to Minor League camp; third baseman Brennan King and catcher Dusty Wathan, both non-roster invitees, were re-assigned to Minor League camp.

Ron Calloway, who played in Ottawa in 2001 and 2002, is veteran of 10 professional seasons, Calloway hit .288 with four home runs and 49 RBI in 114 games for Triple-A Pawtucket in 2006. The 30-year-old spent 2003 and part of 2004 with the Expos where he compiled a .224 average with 10 home runs and 62 RBI in 172 Major League games.

Brent Abernathy is a career .301 hitter in the Minor Leagues and has played 232 Major League games with Tampa Bay (2001-2003), Kansas City (2003) and Minnesota (2005). He spent all of last season with Nashville of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, hitting .287 with 5 HR and 42 RBI.

Joe Bisenius went 8-3 with a 2.25 ERA in 51 combined games between Single-A Clearwater and Double-A Reading in 2006. The 24-year-old compiled 95 strikeouts in 84.0 innings (10.2 SO/9.0 IP). Bisenius was originally a 12th-round selection by the Phillies in the 2004 draft.

Eude Brito went 10-8 with a 3.17 ERA (7th in the International League) for the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre last season. He was second in the IL in complete games and third in shutouts and pitched 5 games for the Phillies.

Fabio Castro spent most of last season in the Phillies' bullpen, accumulating a 0-1 record with a 1.54 ERA. He opened the season with Texas and rehabbed a groin injury at Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Oklahoma before being traded to the Phillies at the end of June.

Brennan King played for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2006. He hit .261 with 12 home runs and 48 RBI in 97 games for the Red Barons, including hitting a natural cycle on July 14, capping it off with a grand slam.

Dusty Wathan hit .239 with five home runs and 27 RBI in 80 games for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, including two extra-inning walk-off homers. Wathan has appeared in three Major League games in his career, all with Kansas City in 2002.

Catcher Jason Jaramillo has returned to Major League camp. Jaramillo had previously been re-assigned to minor league camp on March 12.

The Ottawa Lynx will open the 2007 season, their first season as the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, in Rochester on April 6th. The Lynx home opener is scheduled for April 17th against the Charlotte Knights at 6:05 pm. Single-game tickets will be on sale at the Lynx Box Office starting April 2nd at 10 am. Ticket information can be found at www.ottawalynx.com or by calling 613 747-LYNX (5969).

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