The Phillies have re-signed 33-year old lefty swinging infielder Pete Orr to a minor league deal. Orr played in 35 games for the Phillies last year and he was 17 of 54 (.315 avg, .772 OPS) with 6 runs scored, 0 homers, 7 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. He has now played in 81 games in his first two years with the Phillies and he is 38 for 150 (.253 avg, .616 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 0 homers, 11 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. Orr will have a good shot to win a bench job for the Phillies next spring.

The Phillies have signed 33-year old righty swinging catcher Humberto Quintero to a minor league deal. He played in 43 games for the Royals last year and he was 32 of 138 (.232 avg, .598 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 1 homer and 19 RBIs. Quintero has now played in 422 games in his first 10 years in the majors and he is 284 of 1,213 (.234 avg, .590 OPS) with 87 runs scored, 16 homers, 113 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Quintero is going to have a really good chance to break camp as the Phillies’ backup catcher when the 2013 season begins, thanks to the suspension of Carlos Ruiz for the first 25 games of the year.

The Phillies have signed 24-year old righty starter/reliever Brandon Erbe to a minor league deal. Erbe pitched in 5 games (3 starts) in Rookie+A-ball for the Orioles last year and he was 0-1 with a 7.71 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP. He has now pitched in 152 games (121 starts) in his first 8 years in the minors and he is 30-49 with 1 save, a 4.57 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. Erbe will likely begin the 2013 season in AAA-ball for the Phillies.