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D8 www.philly.com THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Thursday, June 9, 2005 Costanzo gets right in the swing of things two rounds," Wolever said. The Phillies selected three local high school pitchers. John Dischert of St. Mark's (Del.) was picked in the 42d round and fellow lefthander Mike Modica of Washington Township, Gloucester County, in the 45th. The Phils took righthander Shane Erb of Father Judge in the 49th round.

Second-Day Draft Picks 1 9, David Huff LHP Cypress C.C. 20, Vance Wor-ley RHP, McClatchy (Calif.) H.S. 21 Aaron Rawl, RHP, South Carolina Columbia. 22, Patrick Overholt, RHP, Santa Clara. 23, Derrick Mitchell, SS, Pau Pau (Mich.) H.S.

24, Dennis Diaz, 2B, Florida International. 25, Joseph Frazee, OF Loyola Manmount. 26, Brett Datton, 2B Cal-lrvine. 27, Steven Alexander, OF, Sacramento C.C. 28, Clayton Stewart, RHP Texas-Austin.

29, Aaron Cheesman, Florida State. 30. Charles Benoit, LHP, Grayson County College. 31, Cooper Os-teen, 2B, Mississippi. 32, Tim Sherlock, OF, Chaparral (Ariz.) H.S.

33, Andrez Ibarz, RHP, Champagnat (Fla.) H.S. 34, Osvaldo Torres, 1B, Wabash Valley J.C. 35, Adam Greer, North Eugene (Ore.) H.S. 36, Nick Monette, Granite Hills (Calif.) H.S. 37, Kyle Bredenkamp, RHP, Millikan (Calif.) H.S.

38, Micah Sales, RHP, Madison County H.S. 39, Robert Kennedy, LHP, Trinity Catholic (Fla.) H.S. 40, Travis Jones, 2B, Lake City, CC. 41 Ryan Selden, SS, Canyon Springs (Calif.) H.S. 42, John Dischert, LHP, St.

Mark's (Del.) H.S. 43, Ryan Verdugo, LHP, Lake Stevens (Wash.) H.S. 44, Luis Alvarez, OF, Pedfalu Falu Orellano (Puerto Rico) H.S. 45, Mike Modica, LHP, Washington Township (N.J.) H.S. 46, Jason Stacy, RHP, Westview (Ariz.) H.S.

47, John Blanton, SS, William Jewell College. 48, Benjamin Hornbeck, LHP, Sunnyslope (Ariz.) H.S. 49, Shane Erb, RHP, Father Judge H.S. (Philadelphia). 50, Tyler Gooch, RHP, Oklahoma.

By Marc Narducci INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Mike Costanzo was welcomed to the Phillies organization yesterday with a contract in his hand and a shaving-cream pie in his face. Less than 24 hours after becoming the team's top pick in baseball's annual draft, Costanzo, taken in the second round, signed for a total package of about $600,000, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. That includes tuition reimbursement; Costanzo, who was chosen 65th overall, said he has three semesters of college remaining. Last year's 65th pick received a bonus of $575,000. "I wanted to get this done right away," said Costanzo, who signed about 3:15 a.m.

yesterday. "I'm a fan of the city. I know how people will react. I'm not going to be one who complains about money." Costanzo, an Archbishop Carroll graduate who played at Coastal Carolina, didn't even complain when he received the shaving-cream pie treatment, courtesy of Phillies prankster Tomas Perez. Costanzo will report to Clearwater, for a minicamp before heading to Batavia, N.Y., to play for the Phillies' short-season single-A team.

Costanzo's parents, Mike Sr. and Rhonda, who live in Glen Mills, Delaware County, were among those watching the young third baseman take batting practice yesterday before the Phils played Texas. Shortstop Jimmy Rollins gave Costanzo a bat. "The guys have been awesome," Costanzo said. Scouting director Marti Wolever said the club reached an oral agreement with seventh-round pick Jermaine Williams, an outfielder from Los Angeles High.

The final 32 rounds of the 50-round draft were completed yesterday. Wolever said the Phillies took a chance on some players who dropped in the draft because of injuries. Among them were No. 19 pick David Huff, a lefthander from Cypress (Calif.) Community College who has signed with UCLA; and 20th-round pick Vance Wor-ley, a high school righthander from Sacramento, who is headed to Long Beach State. "Huff probably would have gone in the first three rounds if he didn't hurt his arm, and Wor-ley would have gone in the top Contact staff writer Marc Narducci at 856-779-3225 or mnarducciphillynews.com.

JOHN COSTELLO Inquirer Staff Photographer Mike Costanzo, under the watchful eye of hitting coach Milt Thompson, takes batting practice at Citizens Bank Park. Costanzo, an Archbishop Carroll graduate, signed with the Phillies yesterday. On Baseball By Jim Salisbury Addition of Urbina could be the difference for Phils history of back problems, gets hurt? Polanco would sure look nice then. And what if Jim Thome's bad back acts up again? Polanco figures into that equation, as well, because Utley could go to first if for some reason (trade? slump?) Howard weren't utilized. The potential upside of this trade outweighs the potential downside, though.

Phillies relievers had a 5.68 earned run average entering last night. That ranked 28th among 30 teams. Ouch. The bats have helped the Phils get back into this race. But there was no way they were staying there without improving the bullpen.

Ugueth Urbina is a good guy to start with. POLANCO from Dl of lint for him. Placido Polanco is a heck of a player, underrated by many in this town, especially by those rightfully caught up in Chase Utley mania. Polanco played a big part in the Phillies' coming back from near oblivion in recent weeks. Truth be told, the Phillies didn't want to trade Polanco.

They liked him and certainly could have put up with his occasional grousing over his platoon status. The guy is a ballplayer through and through. Regardless of playing time, his bat and glove seldom get stale, and it's nice to have those guys on teams with championship aspirations. As much as the Phillies didn't want to trade Polanco, they had to. They weren't going to win this division without fixing their faulty bullpen.

Urbina gives the Phils another good arm there, and before it's all over, they might need another one in the rotation. That's where Ryan Howard will come in, but that's a matter for another day. Trading for Urbina now might have been a good preemptive strike on Wade's part. The Florida Marlins, rivals in the National League East, also are looking for relief help. They acquired Urbina from Texas during the 2003 season and he helped them get to the World Series, though he ran out of gas in the series.

For the Phils, the best part about getting Urbina and his impressive resume might just be what he does to other people on the roster. For instance, Billy Wagner and Ryan Madson. They are the club's best and most important relievers. Remember what happened last year when they both went down with injuries in late July and didn't come back until September? The Phillies fell from contention in a ball of fire. Losing Wagner or Madson again this season might be fatal to this club.

With Urbina sharing the set-up load with Madson, everyone at the back end of the bullpen will have more bullets in their holsters, and Charlie Manuel has one more arm he can trust. With Urbina, the Phils shouldn't have to sweat giving Madson a day off when he needs one. With another set-up man, Wagner will have to make fewer trips to the mound in the eighth inning. And if Wagner needs a day off, Urbina, an established closer, can fill in. Wagner was clearly in favor of the trade.

He said he'd begun to wonder how long he, Madson and Rheal Cormier could carry their heavy loads. He looks forward to Urbina's chipping in. On paper, this all sounds like a nice plan. On grass and dirt, we'll have to give it some time. Too many times in the past, people have gotten giddy over big Phillies trades only to be let down by the likes of Andy Ashby and Kevin Millwood.

At least with this trade, no prospect like Adam Eaton or Johnny Estrada was given up. Polanco wasn't coming back next year, and his exit gives Utley a player who is productive, popular and homegrown the everyday chance he deserves and, frankly, was promised. There is a potential downside to this deal. The Phillies are committed to David Bell at third, even though his production has been spotty. That's a reality.

But what if Bell, who has a Contact staff writer Jim Salisbury at 215-854-4983 or jsalisburyphillynews.com. Phillies deal Polanco to boost bullpen TRADE from Dl "I guess I don't have to look over my shoulder anymore," Utley said. "Obviously, I wanted to play as much as possible and now I'll have the opportunity." The trade accomplished two things: First, it added a significant arm arguably the best available bullpen arm out there to an already overworked Phillies bullpen. The Phils entered Dombrowski going back to spring training that he would like to be traded. Abreu said Urbina always wanted to come to Philadelphia.

Urbina proved to be a key acquisition for the Florida Marlins in 2003 when they won the World Series. The Phillies hope he can make a similar impact with them. In Martinez, who is hitting .268 with no homers na, who makes $4 million and is a free agent after the season. Urbina, who is 1-3 with a 2.63 ERA this season and hasn't allowed a run since May 11, is expected to be the set-up man and occasionally close when Wagner isn't available. Mike Williams and Todd Jones he isn't.

The Phillies began the season with their bullpen considered a strength, but that manager Charlie Manuel worked hard to keep Polanco happy. But Polanco, who is hitting .316 with three homers and 20 RBIs in 158 at-bats, didn't sound as happy as perhaps many people anticipated when he talked about the trade. Maybe that's because the Phillies have a chance to make the postseason and the Tigers don't. "That makes it worse," he said. "This team has a really Phillies-Tigers Trade Statistics To Phillies Year, Team IP W-L BB SO ERA 1995, Expos 23.1 2-2 14 15 6.17 1996, Expos 114.0 10-5 44 108 3.71 1997, Expos 64.1 5-8 29 84 3.78 1998, Expos 69.1 6-3 33 94 1.30 1999, Expos 75.2 6-6 36 100 3.69 2000, Expos 13.1 0-1 5 22 4.05 2001 Red Sox 20.0 0-1 3 32 2.25 2001 Expos 46.2 2-1 21 57 4.24 2002, Red Sox 60.0 1-6 20 71 3.00 2003, Marlins 38.1 3-0 130 37 1.41 2003, Rangers 38.2 0-4 18 41 4.19 2004, Tigers 54.0 4-6 32 56 4.50 2005, Tigers 27.1 1-3 14 31 2.63 Totals 645.0 40-46 282 748 3.39 Year, Team AB HR RBI AVG 1998, Giants 19 4 6 0 0 .316 1999, Giants 144 21 38 5 19 .264 2000, Giants 189 30 57 6 25 .302 2001, Giants 391 48 99 5 37 .253 2002, Giants 181 26 49 4 25 .271 2003, Cubs 293 30 83 3 34 .283 2004, Cubs 260 22 64 3 30 .246 2005, Tigers 56 4 15 0 5 .268 Totals 1,533 185 411 26 175 .268 To Tigers Year, Team AB HR RBI Avg.

1998, Cardinals 114 10 29 1 11 .254 1999, Cardinals 220 24 61 1 19 .277 2000, Cardinals 323 50 102 5 39 .316 2001 Cardinals 564 87 173 3 38 .307 2002, Phillies 206 28 61 4 22 .296 2002, Cardinals 342 47 97 5 27 .284 2003, Phillies 492 87 142 14 63 .289 2004, Phillies 503 74 150 17 55 .298 2005, Phillies 158 26 50 3 20 .316 Totals 2,922 433 865 53 294 .296 good chance now." Polanco's gain also proved to be Utley's gain. Utley was hitting .315 with nine homers and 29 RBIs in 149 at-bats before last night. Manuel was asked if Utley is the man now, or will he still "fiddle around" with second base? Manuel smiled. "What do you mean fiddle around?" Man- hasn't been the case. Tim Worrell left the team May 5 because of family-related personal problems, and Terry Adams is back in the minors after pitching ineffectively for almost two months.

Worrell could return to the team in the near future. "The only thought that went into Wor- last night's game against the Texas Rangers at Citizens Bank Park having won 15 of their last 21. Since that stretch started May 15, closer Billy Wagner and bullpen mates Ryan Madson and Rheal Cormier have carried a heavy load. "They've got a pretty good luxury in case Wagner goes down," Tigers manager Alan Trammell said. and five RBIs, the Phillies have an in-fielder who can play all four positions.

Martinez was born in Philadelphia, and lived here until he moved to Puerto Rico when he was 4. He still has relatives in the city. He makes $1,025 million and is a free agent after the season. But Urbina was the main piece in this deal. Placido Polanco will have the chance to play regularly.

Ramon Martinez is a 32-year-old native of Philadelphia. "It's good to get this in June or July because in September you have to be good," Wagner said. "They knew the way we played we played our butts off to get to this point to get back above water, they understood that so they went out and made some improvements." rells situation was, would we pass up the opportunity like this and hope that Tim would return to form from the first year he pitched here?" Wade said. "I certainly hope that's possible, but at the same time, I don't think you walk past this type of offer." Urbina went 8 for 8 in save opportunities with closer Troy Percival on the disabled list. When Percival returned, Urbina said he would return to his setup role.

But Urbina also told uel said with a laugh. "Unless somebody goes out there and beats him out, I'd say he's the second baseman. How about that?" The Phillies and Tigers basically worked out the deal in less than a day. Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski told Wade that the Tigers were going to move Urbina sometime in the next few days, and that he possibly could be moved to another team in the National League East. So Wade jumped to get Urbi Second, it put Polan-co in a place where he can play every day and finally made Utley the everyday second baseman.

Polanco unexpectedly accepted salary arbitration over the winter and signed a one-year, $4.6 million contract. In spring training, he made it clear that he wasn't happy losing his starting job to Utley despite the fact the Phillies had told him repeatedly that Utley would be their man. The two basically split time this season, as Contact staff writer Todd Zolecki at 21 5-854-4874 or tzoleckiphillynews.com..