When Threshers fans learned that the Phillies #1 draft pick from 2007 would be part of the 2008 squad it was assumed he would be the staff ace and lead the team following their 2007 Championship run. Unfortunately Savery has not lived up to the hype as he has been less and less affective as the season has progressed.

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Found at the bottom of this article. At this point, just cross your fingers, hope for the best, and cast all expectations for Mathieson, including time tables, right out the window. All you can hope for is that the surgery is successful and he can recover. The Phillies will surely be as conservative as possible with his recovery this time, which they should done last time. Lets just hope for the best.