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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Aumont on his Phils' debut (and Dubee, too)


The Phils-FSU game wasn't televised or on radio, but you've probably heard through Twitterville that the game didn't go well for Phillippe Aumont.

The 6-7 pitching prospect, who arrived in the Cliff Lee trade, allowed five runs (including a three-run homer) on three hits while walking three in 2/3 of an inning. He also threw a wild pitch that brought in a run.

Here's what Aumont said afterward:

“It’s the first outing, you have to start with that. I can’t do worse than that. We’re just going to have to build on that.”

“My (pregame) bullpen went well (and) when I went out there I tried to stay calm and relaxed, and not try to overdo it. With new guys behind me, you want to get that first impression and you have that pressure of being traded for Cliff Lee, you want to do good. You don’t want to disappoint, especially the fans. In my mind this is over, but I want to do good and give the fans some support and show them (what I’m about).”


Pitching coach Rich Dubee said afterward something Aumont mentioned when I was talking with him over the weekend --- the young pitcher is working on getting his mechanics back to where they were when he was a highly-touted high schooler. Aumont was the 11th overall pick by the Mariners in the 2007 draft.

"We’re trying to find his arm slot. (Before he was drafted) he was lower, and lower with his front side, too," Dubee said. "Those are things he’s trying to put back together. When you do stuff to change it, it takes a while to break those habits."

Dubee also said Aumont has to forget about how he ended up in Philly.

"He doesn’t have to worry about justifying a trade. We made it for a reason – he’s talented. So are the other two kids," Dubee said, referring to Tyson Gillies and J.C. Ramirez. "He’s still searching, his trying to find his natural arm slot, he’s a work in progress. He doesn’t need to be concerned with the trade, he just needs to go out and pitch."

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