Mauro Mendoza signed a minor league contract on Tax Day. He ended up taking the place of Truman Burgess on the big league roster, and he's got an ERA of 1.29 in June and 3.38 on the year. The former starter for Charlotte, Charm City, Boise, and Mexico City has 145 wins in 353 starts. He still features a 9 stamina and an 8-rated curveball, 8 forkball, 7 fastball, 7 circus change, and 5 changeup. "He's a starter on the BBA All-Mexico Team," AGM Esteban Costa said, "and he could step into that role here if he had to."
Harley 'David A' Phillips is also in the bigs. His only appearance thus far was to finish off the 8-0 victory at Vancouver by retiring C Mitchell Goater on three pitches, getting a "preserve" for Garth Dobbs.
Phillips is probably a case of wtf do we need 13 pitchers. But the extreme groundballer with a high work ethic isn't complaining. Not anymore that is. "He was getting a little angsty at El Paso (AAA)," Costa said. "And we agreed with him. He had a 2.83 ERA in eight starts for the Hounds, and we said, why not? let's call him up." Phillips was in his 4th year at El Paso, having been signed to a minor league contract by JRamirez in his first year as a GM. In the interlude, he was released by the DMO on Free Slurpee Day in 61, later signed to a four-year deal by Sacramento and released by them on April's Fools this year.