Tough day for Darin Ruf. Mere minutes after this happened:
Phils win it on a walk off HR by Darin Ruf. He’s all smiles. Fans are happy. They love this guy
— Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyCSN) March 22, 2013
This happened:
Phils have sent Ruf to triple a.
— Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyCSN) March 22, 2013
Bummer dude.
Looks like Ruf will start the season at Lehigh Valley. That would seem to indicate an outfield of Ben Revere, Domonic Brown and John Mayberry to start the season, with Delmon Young coming up at some point to either slot into left or to be on the bench or what have you.
Also: with Ruf down, I believe that may open a roster spot for Yuniesky Betancourt. So there’s that.
Tough spring for Ruf, who many figured would make the lineup based on his power potential. But that’s why they have spring training.