The Phaithful's 20 Game Report Card for the Phillies

Today's game was the twentieth of season for the Phillies, which seem like a nice time to write up our first Phillies report card. The concept is quite simple; I'm going to give a letter grade to each man on the team. I am grading not just on a player's performance, but also on a curve based on my expectations for that player going in and that player's importance to the team. Obviously, if Jayson Werth and Ryan Howard each had identical numbers so far, Werth would get a much higher grade since so much more is both expected and needed from Ryan Howard. Here goes our 20-game Phillies Phaithful Report Card. 55-Clay Condrey, RP: C- Condrey has struggled so far in 2008. His ERA is at 7.04, although that number is inflated by a particularly bad outing April 6th in Cincinnati where he was knocked around for a four spot. In his other six appearances, Clay has kept his ERA at a very respectable 3.17 in 5 2/3 innings pitched. Condrey is the most likely pitcher to get demoted if the Phillies decide that Kris Benson or Steve Kline should be added to the big league roster. This is nothing new to Clay who crossed the U.S.-Canada border so many times last years while bouncing between the Phillies and AAA Ottawa that he now has duel citizenship.