CUTS BRING PHILS ROSTER DOWN TO 35
The Phillies outrighted five players and declined team options on three others to get their roster under the 40-man limit.
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The Phillies outrighted five players and declined team options on three others to get their roster under the 40-man limit.
The Phillies made a number of roster moves including reinstating Odubel Herrera from the Restricted List.
The Phillies have reportedly lost infield coach Bobby Dickerson to the Padres where he will serve as Jayce Tingler’s bench coach.
The Phillies will be spending a lot of time looking for bullpen help this offseason. The first move came in the form of a waiver claim of a hard-throwing right-hander.
The Phillies filled one of two key spots on their coaching staff for 2020 with the hiring of former Reds manager Bryan Price to be their pitching coach.
The Phillies exposed new manager Joe Girardi to the Philadelphia media on Monday and the new guy came across very well.
Three players who were outrighted off of the Phillies roster in 2019 elected to become free agents.
Jake Arrieta had the option of becoming a free agent or returning to the Phillies and earning $20-million for the 2020 season.
After an agonizing amount of time, Phillies managing partner John Middleton announced the firing of manager Gabe Kapler on Thursday.
The Phillies playoff hopes likely suffered another blow when it was announced that Corey Dickerson would miss the rest of the season with a fractured left foot.