2012 Phillies Fan Appreciation Day #9 |
I'm slightly numb to this type of thing by now, having endured the Jimmy Rollins, Cole Hamels and Chase Utley trades, but it still caught me off guard and I still managed to get nostalgic for the wonder years as I thought about Chooch moving on. I completely get the move (from the Phillies standpoint) and I hope the trade affords Ruiz the chance for one more shot at the postseason.
2014 Topps Heritage #22 |
From a cardboard perspective, I'll feature a final tribute post to Chooch featuring a gallery of his Topps flagship cards. Ellis has appeared on mainstream Topps products since 2012 and his sole 2016 baseball card to date can be found within the Topps Now set, limited to 261 copies. The other known player coming to the Phillies is pitcher Tommy Bergjans, who has only appeared within Dodgers minor league team sets to date.
With Chooch's departure, only Ryan Howard remains from the 2008 World Championship team.
Here's an updated look at the Phillies in-season comings and goings so far, with potentially more moves on the way before the 2016 season is in the books.
Departed During the 2016 Season
- Daniel Stumpf - lhp (7/25/16) - Returned to the Kansas City Royals.
- Andrew Bailey - rhp (8/6/16) - Released and signed by the Los Angeles Angels to a minor league contract, 8/13/16.
- Brett Oberholtzer - lhp (8/6/16) - Designated for assignment and claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels, 8/9/16.
- David Lough - of (8/22/16) - Released.
- Carlos Ruiz - c (8/25/16) - Traded with cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers for A.J. Ellis, Tommy Bergjans and a player to be named later.
- Jimmy Paredes - of (6/1/16) - Purchased from the Toronto Blue Jays.
- Phil Klein - rhp (6/19/16) - Claimed off waivers from the Texas Rangers.
- A.J. Ellis - c (8/25/16) - Acquired with Tommy Bergjans and a player to be named later from the Los Angeles Dodgers for Carlos Ruiz and cash.
2 comments:
I have to admit, I was a little sad to see Chooch traded... especially to the Dodgers, who currently rank high on the Shlabotnik Disdain-ometer.
Perhaps the PTBNL will be Kenta Maeda. :-)
I like the way you think!
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