BY SCOTT LAUBER CHICAGO -- OK, cross Kris Benson's name off the list of potential September call-ups.
The Phillies just announced that they have released Benson, who has spent the season rehabbing his surgically repaired right shoulder and pitching in the minors. After enduring three setbacks (two bouts of biceps tendinitis and a groin strain), he went 0-2 with an 8.10 ERA in two starts for single-A Clearwater before being sent to triple-A Lehigh Valley, where he went 1-4 with a 5.52 ERA in 11 starts. Overall, Benson, a 33-year-old right-hander, allowed 95 hits, walked 17 and struck out 39 in 67 innings.
We'll get comment after the game from GM Pat Gillick, but clearly, the Phillies didn't think Benson could help them in September. A few weeks ago, Benson told me that he wouldn't be comfortable pitching out of the bullpen because he takes too long to warm up. He wound up costing the Phillies $75,000 per month, or roughly $375,000 for the season.
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