Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - The Philadelphia Phillies chose not to exercise a $1.75 million option on reliever Ricky Bottalico on Wednesday. Instead, the team will pay $50,000 to buy out his contract. Bottalico performed inconsistently for the Phillies in 2002 before a shoulder injury ended his season. In 30 games he was 0-3 with a 4.61 ERA. During nine years in the majors, Bottalico is 27-38 with a 4.03 ERA and 114 saves in 460 games. |
