Prospect Colvin Arrested & Wassup Around the Bloggerhood

Phillies pitching prospect Brody Colvin was arrested late Saturday night on misdemeanor charges. The 19-year-old 2009 draft pick was charged with disturbing the peace, simple battery and resisting an officer when he was arrested late Saturday night in a bar district in his hometown of Lafayette, La.

Colvin was released and is scheduled to return for a court appearance on April 1st. The complete arrest report is not expected to be available for 5-10 business days.

Colvin, a righty pitcher, was a 7th round pick in the 2009 amateur draft and pitched in one game for the Gulf Coast League Phillies last year before being sent to the Florida Instructional League. Colvin was regarded as an early round talent prior to the draft, but dropped to round 7 because he was expected to attend college and not turn pro. The Phillies were able to sign Colvin shortly before the August deadline last year.

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Bill over at CrashburnAlley has an article kicking around the options for the Phillies' 5th starter spot...with quite a bit of info on Kyle Kendrick. Check that out here.

BlueClaws Blog has a new 2-part interview with Phils pitching prospect Trevor May. Check those out here and here.

TheFightins has the down low info on Shane Victorino and his whack suit at the Grammy Awards. Visit those guys by clicking this link.

Balls, Sticks & Stuff has an up-to-the-second countdown on when Phillies pitchers & catchers report for spring training. The critical info can be found here.

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