Yu Darvish
On March 8 the Phillies made their first minor-league demotions: seven players, including two (Michael Stutes and Luis García) with major-league experience, and top pitching prospect Jesse Biddle. On March 17 Sandberg confirmed speculation that Cliff Lee would be the Phillies' opening-day starting pitcher against his former team, the Texas Rangers and Yu Darvish, and Rule 5 draft selection Kevin Munson was returned to the Arizona Diamondbacks.