To get "the call" is the dream of every baseball player. That chance to play major league baseball is fleeting and everything you work for can be gone in a moment, and then you have start all over again.

Anthony Vasquez, the IronPig's newest lefty starter, is living that world.The 28-year old lefty with MLB rookie status is at the top of his craft with a 3-1 record at Lehigh Valley after his 7.2 shutout innings Thursday night. He has a 1.64 ERA and is slowly working his way into the eyes of the Philadelphia top brass."He's got a great feel for pitching. It's very evident in the short period of time I've watched him," IronPig manager Dave Brundage said. "After you throw eight shutout innings and almost had eight (Thursday)."The former star pitcher at USC was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 18th round of the 2009 amateur draft. Two years later, Vasquez made his major league debut against Cleveland and pitched his way to his first major league win. The next six Mariner starts did not go his way, and he started the 2012 season at Triple-A Tacoma. Then the roof caved in on his career.After a strong start a shoulder issue forced his shutdown in early June, ending his season with rehabilitation. That November headaches and vision problems forced his visit to a Peoria, Arizona hospital. Doctors diagnosed a ruptured blood vessel in his brain and saved his life with a 5 1/2 hour surgery.Vasquez returned to the mound in 2013 for 15 starts in the Seattle minor league system but was released after the season. He signed with Baltimore two weeks later and put together an 8-8 season with a 4.95 ERA at stops in Bowie (AA) and Norfolk (AAA).He signed with Philadelphia in February and pitched in eight games (two starts) at Reading. In Reading he impressed with a 1-0 record and a 2.01 ERA. In his four starts since joining the IronPigs, Vasquez has been nothing short of brilliant."The more innings I throw, the better I feel," Vasquez said. "I am just glad I have the opportunity here to get a lot of innings and I feel really good and I continue to progress."Vasquez is not an overpowering pitcher but has a pitch speed range from 70 to 90 miles per hour. Brundage says his fastball can be thrown in a 10 mile-an hour range and he never throws consecutive pitches at the same speed."He's throwing (batting practice) fastballs and he's adding and subtracting. It goes to show you that you don't have to have overpowering stuff if you have a feel for pitching and location," Brundage says.Vasquez developed this strategy out of necessity."I change speeds just to miss a bat enough to get him to get a pop fly or a ground ball," Vasquez said.In his last two starts he has been all over hitters and in control of the game. Combined, Vasquez has thrown 15.2 straight scoreless innings, giving up just three hits. His combined 2015 stat line reads a 4-1 records with a 1.90 ERA in 47.1 innings. His only loss was a start that lasted just one inning in Gwinnett. Rain suspended the game with the Braves up 1-0. The game resumed without Vasquez on the mound and the IronPigs being shut out."I am just going to keep riding it," Vasquez said of his current hot streak. "It's not always going to be this great but I feel I am getting more consistent and that is all I can ask for."Chase-ing "The Bigs"Chase d'Arnaud is in a similar situation. The 28-year old shortstop played 48 games with the Pirates in 2011. He batted .217 (31-for-143), ripped six doubles, two triples, and scored 17 runs. Since, the righty has seen action in 16 games and has only six big-league at-bats.When 2015 started, the lack of action continued as he found himself a permanent fixture on the IronPig bench."He wasn't getting an opportunity on a regular basis. He's done a good job and earned his playing time," Brundage said. "He hustles and he gives us a spark at the top of the lineup."Since May 14, d'Arnaud is batting .333 (24-for-72) with a homer and 10 RBIs in 18 games. The more impressive stat is that he leads the International League with 16 runs scored in that time. In games that d'Arnaud starts, Lehigh Valley is 15-17. In games that he does not, they are 5-17.Pharm NotesPhillies pitching prospect Aaron Nola (7-3, 1.76) pitched seven innings in Thursday's 4-2 win over Erie. He gave up one run on five hits, struck out four and walked just one ... J.P Crawford is making his adjustment to double-A pitching. He batted a sickly .392 in Clearwater in 21 games for the Threshers. In six games in Reading through Thursday, Crawford is batting .261 (6-for-23) with two RBI and three runs scored.