The Phillies have designated 33-year old righty reliever Danys Baez for assignment to make room on the roster for Brad Lidge who has just come off of the D.L. Baez pitched in 29 games (0 starts) for the Phillies this year and he was 2-4 with a 6.25 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP. Baez pitched in 80 games (0 starts) in his two years with the Phillies and he was 5-8 with a 5.81 ERA and a 1.60 WHIP. The Phillies won’t miss Baez with the way he was pitching.

UPDATE: (8/1/2011) - The Phillies have released Danys Baez.