Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Geoff Jenkins injured his shoulder this Sunday when he was accidentally hit by the barrel of his broken bat. Jenkins who immediately came out of the game at Florida is expected to be ready for the start of the Phillies’ series starting on Tuesday against the New York Mets. Jenkins bat broke on contact with the ball, and the left-handed hitter was hit on the right side close to his neck. The tickets continue to sell for the Phillies games despite this setback.

The Philadelphia Phillies played some sensible baseball in the fourth, fifth and seventh inning of their baseball game against the Atlanta Braves to beat them by 5-4 last Tuesday night. It was the four run contribution by Jayson Werth and the match winning pitching skills of Kyle Kendrick that handed the defeat to the Phillies. The deafening noise in the stadium made Werth to miscue a shot even though he read the swing of the ball. The Phillies came up with a stupendous performance after trailing 3-0 in the first inning. The super hitter Werth said that he was not hitting the guys properly during practice, but was really pleased that all his hitting came good when it really mattered.

Pete Mackanin has taken a job with the New York Yankees as a major league scout. Mackanin was Cincinnati’s advance scout when manager Jerry Narron was fired on July 1. The Yankees expressed an interest in Mackanin after baseball’s winter meetings in December.

Eric Munson and the Milwaukee Brewers concluded a 525,000 contract for a one-year time that avoided salary arbitration. Munson is known to have played parts of eight seasons with Detroit, Tampa Bay and Houston, hitting .214 with 49 homers and 147 RBIs in 360 games. The Brewers also sent outfielder Laynce Nix outright to Triple-A Nashville, clearing a roster spot for David Riske, who agreed to a three-year deal last week.

MLB announced yesterday that it had suspended outfielders Jay Gibbons of the Baltimore Orioles and Jose Guillen, of the Kansas City Royals, fifteen days each for violations of MLB’s substance abuse policy. Rich Levin, the league’s spokesman, said the duration of the suspensions reflected MLB’s rules at the times of the violations. The present policy dictates a fifty-game suspension for the 1st positive test for illegal performance-enhancing drugs

Kansas City and José Guillén have reached an agreement on a 3-year, $36 million deal. 31-year-old power hitter Jose Guillén, batted .290 with 23 homers and 99 runs that he batted in for the Mariners this season. The Seattle Mariners declined its $9 million option and Jose Guillén refused a $5 million player option, receiving a $500,000 buyout. The agreement was reported by Foxsports.com. and ESPNdeportes.com.

Pettitte made a decision to pitch for the Yankees in the next season and put off retirement. The player’s agent, Randy Hendricks, said yesterday that the thirty-five-year-old pitcher had started telling teammates on weekend. Randy Hendricks then informed New York GM Brian Cashman of the news. New York captain Derek Jeter and catcher Jorge Posada had lobbied Andy Pettitte to come back, and the player consulted his wife. The positive decision came yesterday.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim owner Arte Moreno had 2 trades for Cabrera cancelled after the Florida Marlins backed out. Arte Moreno says Florida has been dealing the same way with the Los Angeles Dodgers. DiGiovanna has again reiterated that the Los Angeles Angels don’t want to deal 3B Wood. It might mean that he will be given the opportunity to be a contributor in the following season at either 3B or SS. It will depend on the resolution of the Miguel Cabrera issues.

The Minnesota Twins are apparently willing to deal their closer, Joe Nathan, ahead of his free agent season after seeing Cordero land a four-year $46MM deal from the Cincinnati Reds. If Minnesota do reload for the next season or two, the club will likely find a good closer among its stable of present relievers and to pack the middle relief core from its pitchers in the minors. The New York Yankees could add Whelan or the Red Sox could add Hansen or Delcarmen. The player will be an “under-the-radar” type.

Kendall will be guaranteed over 4 million dollars under the 1-year deal that the player and the Milwaukee Brewers intend to finalize tonight. Milwaukee reached a preliminary agreement last week with Kendall and planned a news conference at Miller Park today. In addition to the catcher’s base salary, Jason can earn $1 million in performance bonuses next year. The contract includes an option for 2009 that would become guaranteed at $4.25 million in case the player starts 110 games next season, $4.35 million in case he starts 120 games, and $4.6 million in case he starts 130 games.