Manuel signs for 2 years, Early Stats

Charlie Manuel officially signed a two-year contract extension, thought to be worth $7-8 million.

The Phils have the best record in the National League (544-428) since Manuel took the reigns in 2005. He's fourth on the Phillies' all time managerial wins list and should pass Gene Mauch (646) who is 102 wins above Charlie for the lead.

The team's regulars have played in ten to eleven games of Grapefruit league action thus far. Here are some notable players' stats entering Thursday's game:

Ben Francisco- .345, .387 OBP, .724 SLUG, two home runs, seven RBI, seven runs, three doubles, one triple, two walks, four strikeouts and two stolen bases.

Ryan Howard- .269, .345 OBP, .654 SLUG, three home runs, five RBI, three runs, one double, three walks and six strikeouts.

Jimmy Rollins- .226, .273 OBP, .258 SLUG, one RBI, three runs, one double, two walks, four strikeouts and one stolen base.

John Mayberry- .286, .333 OBP, .679 SLUG, three home runs, four RBI, five runs, two doubles, two walks, three strikeouts and two stolen bases.

Shane Victorino- .321, .375 OBP, .429 SLUG, two RBI, one runs, three doubles, three walks, four strikeouts and one steal.

Brian Schneider- .294, .400 OBP, .647 SLUG, two homers, four RBI, two runs, three walks and two strikeouts.

Raul Ibanez- .240, .269 OBP, .280 SLUG, one RBI, four runs, one double, one walk and four strikeouts.


Joe Blanton- 1-0, 3.09 ERA, 11.2 IP, nine hits, four runs, four walks and six strikeouts.

Roy Halladay- 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 11 IP, seven hits, no runs, three walks and seven strikeouts.

Cole Hamels- 1-0, 1.80 ERA, 10 IP, three hits, two earned runs, four walks and seven strikeouts.

Cliff Lee- 0-1, 3.00 ERA, 6 IP, three hits, two runs, one walk and eight strikeouts.

Roy Oswalt- 0-1 7.71 ERA, 4.2 IP, six hits, four earned runs, one walk and four strikeouts.