Erik Floyd Kratz (born June 15, 1980, in Telford, Pennsylvania) is a catcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He played baseball at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2002 and signed by the Pirates organization as minor league free agent prior to the 2009 season before entering the Phillies organization in 2011.

Kratz was selected by the Blue Jays in the 29th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. Kratz then spent seven seasons in the Blue Jays minor league system before leaving the organization as a minor league free agent.

In 2009, he signed with the Pirates, who were in need of a primary Triple-A catcher after the call up of Robinzon Diaz to replace the injured Ryan Doumit.^{[citation needed]} On July 12, 2010 the Pirates optioned catcher Jason Jaramillo to Triple-A Indianapolis Indians and the team announced Kratz would be called up to replace him.^{[citation needed]}

He made his Major League debut on July 17, 2010 against the Houston Astros. He batted 7th and recorded his first hit against Astros starter Bud Norris, a single to right center field and drove in his first run later in the game. He finished the night hitting 2-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI. Kratz appeared in 9 games over a two-week period, batting .118.

David Charles Brundage (born October 6, 1964, at Portland, Oregon) is an American professional baseball manager. In 2010, Brundage served as manager of the Gwinnett Braves, Triple-A farm system affiliate of the Atlanta Braves in the International League.

Brundage attended McKay High School in Salem, Oregon, and Oregon State University. He was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fourth round of the 1986 June draft but never reached the Major League level. Primarily an outfielder — although he appeared in 39 games as a pitcher — his playing career lasted for eight seasons in the Philadelphia and Seattle Mariners' organizations. He batted .275 with 683 hits and compiled a 1–5 won/lost mark on the mound with an earned run average of 3.83. Brundage threw and batted left-handed, stood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall and weighed 190 lb (86 kg).

His managerial career began in the Seattle organization in 1995 in the California League, but he has spent much of his 13-year career at higher levels of the minors, including five years at Double-A with Seattle affiliates in the Southern and Texas leagues, and five seasons at Triple-A with the Tacoma Rainiers, Richmond Braves and Gwinnett Braves. His 2007 Richmond team won the International League championship. He also was Tacoma's batting coach from 1998–2000.

Clifton Phifer "Cliff" Lee (born August 30, 1978) is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. Lee has also played for the Cleveland Indians, the Seattle Mariners, and the Texas Rangers.

Lee won the American League Cy Young Award in 2008.

Lee was drafted by the Florida Marlins with the 12th pick of the 8th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft out of Benton High School in his hometown of Benton, Arkansas, but instead chose to attend Meridian Community College in Mississippi. Later, Lee was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 20th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign, opting to attend the University of Arkansas.

In the 2000 amateur draft, he was chosen in the 4th round by the Montreal Expos and signed in July of that year. During 2002, Lee played for Double-A Harrisburg, and compiled a 7–2 record with a 3.23 ERA in Eastern League play by mid-summer.

In June 2002, the Expos traded Lee along with Brandon Phillips, Lee Stevens, and Grady Sizemore to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Bartolo Colón and Tim Drew.

Kyle Rodney Kendrick (born August 26, 1984 in Compton, CA) is a relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.

Kendrick was born in Compton, CA but moved as a child due to the violence in the area. Kendrick was a three-sport standout in football, basketball, and baseball at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Washington. Kendrick was drafted by the Phillies in the 7th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. Kendrick turned down the opportunity to delay enrollment for a year at Washington State University and then join the team as a quarterback a year behind the other QB commit that year, Alex Brink.^{[citation needed]}

Kendrick was first called up to the Phillies after pitcher Freddy Garcia was placed on the DL. Kendrick singled to right field in his first major league at-bat during his first major league appearance—an afternoon game at Citizens Bank Park against the Chicago White Sox on June 13, 2007. He pitched six innings and gave up three runs.

Kendrick's first loss came on July 18, 2007, against the Dodgers, 5–4. His performance in the 2007 regular season was widely considered to be a key to the Philadelphia Phillies' late-season surge, as Kendrick finished the year 10–4, with the Phillies winning in 13 out of his 18 appearances. Kendrick was the Phillies' number two starter in the National League Division Series against the Colorado Rockies.