Updating the 2014 Comings and Goings

2014 Topps #498

I make lists and I always have.  One of the lists I've kept annually (first in notebooks, then in spreadsheets and now on this blog) is a list of Phillies comings and goings.  I always found that lists found elsewhere (newspapers, websites, etc.) were incomplete so I've continued to keep my own lists.

For example, in any listing you might find showing the Phillies players who have departed during 2014, you're probably not going to find Steve Susdorf's name.  Susdorf came up for three games with the Phillies last season and amazingly (and awesomely) those three games translated to a Phillies card in the Topps Series 2 release.

I don't know the circumstances surrounding Susdorf's release from the IronPigs in mid-July, but he is a former Phillie and his departure bears noting.  Here are the rest of the Official Phillies Room departures and additions, updated through the Roberto Hernandez trade from a few days ago.

New Additions

Shawn Camp (11/11/13) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Chicago Cubs.

Marlon Byrd (11/12/13) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Reid Brignac (11/17/13) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the New York Yankees.

Jeff Manship (12/2/13) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Colorado Rockies.

Brad Lincoln (12/3/13) - Acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays for Erik Kratz and Rob Rasmussen.

Wil Nieves (12/5/13) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Sean O'Sullivan (12/17/13) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the San Diego Padres.

Roberto Hernandez (12/18/13) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tony Gwynn, Jr. (12/22/23) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Ronny Cedeno (1/12/14) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the San Diego Padres.

A.J. Burnett (2/16/14) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Koyie Hill (3/17/14) - Acquired from the Washington Nationals for a player to be named later or cash.

Jayson Nix (3/28/14) - Acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays for cash.

Departed During the Season

Jayson Nix (5/12/14) - Outrighted off the 40-man roster and elected free agency.  (Signed with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.)

Ronny Cedeno (6/29/14) - Traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for catcher Raywilly Gomez.
Steve Susdorf (7/10/14) - Released by the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Tony Gwynn, Jr. (7/21/14) - Designated for assignment and released on 7/27/14.  (Resigned to a minor league contract by the Phillies on 8/3/14.)
Roberto Hernandez (8/7/14) - Traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for two players to be named later or cash.

Arrived During the Season
Grady Sizemore (6/24/14) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Boston Red Sox.