Phillies Continue to Shuffle Roster

2016 Chachi New Additions #6

2016 Chachi Departures #5

The Phillies Magical Mystery Rebuilding Tour continued yesterday and based on reports flying around last night, more changes are in the works.  The annual Rule 5 draft gets underway this morning at 10 a.m., with Rays outfielder Tyler Goeddel rumored to be heading to the Phillies.

As of press-time for this post*, closer Ken Giles was most likely on his way to the Astros for four players, including three pitching prospects.

The one definite addition as of last night is relief pitcher David Hernandez.  Hernandez, who returned from Tommy John surgery in 2015, has appeared in parts of six seasons with the Orioles and Diamondbacks.  He went 1-5 with a 4.28 ERA in Arizona last season over 33 2/3 innings.  Hernandez began appearing in Bowman products in 2008 and he's been baseball card-less since his 2013 appearance in the Topps set.

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In other former Phillies news, outfielder Brian Bogusevic has signed with the Orix Buffaloes of the Japanese Pacific League.  Bogusevic appeared in 22 games in September for the Phillies and he appeared in both Lehigh Valley IronPigs team sets.  I haven't made an official count yet, but the 2015 Phillies team is bound to have a ton of players with no actual Phillies baseball cards.

Moving On - 2015-2016 Offseason

• Chase d'Arnaud - inf (10/9/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster, elected free agency and signed as a minor league free agent the Atlanta Braves, 11/24/15.
• Justin De Fratus - rhp (10/9/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster, elected free agency and signed with the Seattle Mariners, 12/2/15.
• Erik Kratz - c (10/9/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster and elected free agency.
• Sean O'Sullivan - rhp (10/9/15) - Elected free agency.
• Kevin Correia - rhp (10/10/15) - Elected free agency.
• Adam Loewen - lhp (10/10/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster, elected free agency and signed as a minor league free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks, 11/7/15.
• Dustin McGowan - rhp (10/10/15) - Elected free agency.
• Seth Rosin - rhp (10/10/15) - Elected free agency.
• Brian Bogusevic (10/26/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster, elected free agency and signed with the Orix Buffaloes of the Japanese Pacific League, 12/9/15.
• Domonic Brown (10/26/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster and elected free agency.
• Chad Billingsley - rhp (11/2/15) - Elected free agency.
• Jeff Francoeur - of (11/2/15) - Elected free agency.
• Aaron Harang - rhp (11/2/15) - Elected free agency.
• Jerome Williams - rhp (11/2/15) - Elected free agency.
• Cliff Lee - lhp (11/2/15) - Team option declined and elected free agency.
• Jordan Danks - of (11/6/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster and elected free agency.
• Ethan Martin - rhp (11/6/15) - Elected free agency.
• Jonathan Pettibone - rhp (11/6/15) - Elected free agency.
• Nefi Ogando - rhp (12/2/15) - Claimed off waivers by the Miami Marlins.

New Additions - 2015-2016 Offseason

• Dan Otero - rhp (11/3/15) - Claimed off waivers from the Oakland Athletics.
• Jeremy Hellickson - rhp (11/14/15) - Acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Sam McWilliams.
• A.J. Achter - rhp (11/20/15) - Claimed off waivers from the Minnesota Twins.
• Michael Mariot - rhp (11/30/15) - Claimed off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
• Peter Bourjos - of (12/2/15) - Claimed off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
• David Hernandez - rhp (12/9/15) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

*Press time for The Phillies Room is around 10 p.m. (or earlier) during the offseason.  Depends on whether or not there's a good Christmas movie on.

2015 Choice Lehigh Valley IronPigs Update #4 Brian Bogusevic

Braves 7, Phillies 2
Game 138 - Monday Night, September 7th in Philadelphia
Record - 53-85, 5th Place, 23 1/2 games behind the Mets

One Sentence Summary:  The Phillies continued their slow and steady march to the end of the 2015 season with a lifeless 7-2 loss to the Braves.

What It Means:  The Braves had lost 12 in a row coming into this ballgame, and 19 of their last 20. Fortunately for them, Aaron Harang was starting this game for the Phils.

What Happened:  Ten pitches and a few minutes into this game and the Braves had a 2-0 lead courtesy of a Freddie Freeman two-run home run.  Aaron Altherr had a triple and a nice leaping catch in one of the few Phillies highlights on this Labor Day.

Featured Card:  In his first at-bat with the Phillies, Brian Bogusevic hit a pinch-hit solo home run to right center in the fifth inning.  Bogusevic had a nice season with the IronPigs, hitting .296 in 118 games with 12 home runs and 57 RBIs.  He led the team in homers and fell one RBI short of the team lead behind Tyler Henson.  This is one of Bogusevic's two baseball cards issued this year, both of which are available in the IronPigs' team sets.

2015 Chachi #65 Brian Bogusevic

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Brian Thomas Bogusevic

Outfield

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left  Height:  6'3"  Weight:  216

Born:  February 18, 1984, Oak Lawn, IL

Home:  Palos Heights, IL

Drafted:  Selected by the Houston Astros in the 1st round of the June 2005 draft

Teams:  Houston Astros 2010-2012, Chicago Cubs 2013, Phillies 2015

Acquired:  Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Miami Marlins organization, October 22, 2014

2011 Topps #88

2015 Choice Lehigh Valley IronPigs #3

2 Bogusevic Baseball Cards in My Collection per Zistle
First Card:  2015 Choice Lehigh Valley IronPigs #3
First Phillies Card:  N/A
First Phillies Topps Base Card:  N/A
First Phillies Team Issued Card:  N/A
Latest Card:  2015 Choice Lehigh Valley IronPigs Update #4

First Topps Base Card:  2011 Topps #88
First Chachi Base Card:  2015 Chachi #65

Bogusevic Games I've Attended per Hardball Passport

N/A

Cards and game statistics through 9/4/15.

2014 Topps #524 Brian Bogusevic

Phillies 5, Tigers 4
Spring Training Game 12 - Saturday Afternoon, March 14th in Lakeland
Record - 7-4-1

One Sentence Summary:  Brian Bogusevic hit two home runs for the Phillies, as the team won its fourth game in a row.

What It Means:  Bogusevic was a last minute line-up replacement for Jeff Francoeur who was scratched with a sore oblique.

What Happened:  The game was tied heading into the ninth, but Russ Canzler singled and eventually scored the winning run on a passed ball.  Paul Clemens allowed three runs on three hits in 2 1/3 innings.

Featured Card:  Bogusevic might be heading to Lehigh Valley to open the season, but if you hit two home runs in a spring training game there's a good chance you'll end up with the featured card in one of my game summary posts.  Bogusevic has appeared on baseball cards since 2011 with the Astros, Cubs and Marlins and his last major cardboard appearance came in last year's Topps set.