JA Happ was called up by the Philadelphia Phillies towards the end of last year. He started a four games last year (one in '07), but mostly he was used out of the bullpen. He ended up going 1 - 0 with a 3.69 ERA in 31.2 innings pitched. In the minor leagues, Happ was a strikeout pitcher and when he gets more innings in the majors more strikeouts should come for him. He has never been a pitcher that was very flashy and would win a lot of games or have the best ERA, but he has the tools to be very important for a full season in the majors and he will be able to keep the Phillies in each game.
Happ has worked his way up through the Phillies minor league organization and should be a key part of the pitching staff of the Phillies in 2009. Happ will either get the #5 spot in the rotation or will be playing an important part out of the bullpen, especially because of the most recent suspension of JC Romero for 50 games. Happ's innings pitched will go way up in 2009, so he will be able to get acclimated with the MLB and show how good and valuable he really is.
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