The Phillies lost one player to the major-league portion of the Rule 5 draft last offseason as left-handed pitcher Hoby Milner was selected by Cleveland. However, Milner didn’t make the cut as Cleveland returned him to Philadelphia Friday.
The Indians selected Milner in the Rule 5 draft last offseason after he posted a 2.49 ERA, 1.108 WHIP, and 5.07 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 49 games between Double-A Reading and Triple-A Lehigh Valley. While he performed well in Reading, he didn’t do as well in Lehigh Valley as he managed a 4.50 ERA in 16 innings there.