Everybody's got their eye on the ball. It was in fact a two-run homer by catcher Kevin Nelson last Thursday in Reading.
In a move termed one of caution, Kyle Drabek has been shut down for the year. Returning this year from Tommy John surgery, the top prospect threw 158 innings between High-A Clearwater and Double-A Reading. This past month, though, he seemed to have hit a wall of sorts, going now up, now down.
Swept yesterday in a doubleheader, the Reading Phillies meanwhile are clinging to the slimmest of play-off hopes. They finish the season on the road.
