Prospects Added to 40-Man Roster; Emanuel Claimed from Astros

2022 Chachi New Additions #2

2021 Bowman Prospects #BP-79

2021 Choice Reading Fightin Phils #25

2021 Choice Reading Fightin Phils Update #39

The Phillies added four players to their 40-man roster on Friday afternoon, bringing the current roster tally up to 36, at least temporarily.  Here's a look at the four new players who will suit up in big league camp when pitchers and catchers report to Clearwater in mid-February.

• Luis Garcia (ss) - Not to be confused with the former Phillies reliever who spent six seasons with the Phillies between 2013 and 2018 and enjoyed a career resurgence out of the Cardinals' bullpen last season, this Luis Garcia is a 21-year-old infield prospect who played for Clearwater and Jersey Shore last season.  Garcia has had a ton of baseball card appearances already, with 18 cards in my collection dating back to 2018.
• James McArthur (rhp) - McArthur made it up to Double-A Reading in 2021 and at two levels last season he was 2-6 with a 4.25 ERA over 20 appearances, including 15 starts.  He too has been a frequent subject of Bowman and minor league team sets since 2018.
• Jhailyn Ortiz (of) - Ortiz is now 23 and he continued to show power last season at Reading and Jersey Shore.  In 95 games at both levels he batted .250 with 23 home runs and 54 RBIs.  Ortiz was one of the top international free agents in 2015 and he signed with the Phillies as a 16-year-old for $4.2 million.  He's had cards dating back to 2016 in Bowman products and Phillies minor league team sets.
• Kent Emanuel (lhp) - This lefty reliever was claimed off waivers from the Astros, where he had worn uniform #0 during his brief stint with the club.  He appeared in 10 games with Houston in 2021, going 1-0 with a 2.55 ERA over 17 2/3 innings pitched, before his season was cut short by an elbow injury.  He underwent UCL surgery, missing the remainder of the season.  Emanuel's first mainstream card can be found in the recently released 2021 Stadium Club Chrome set, but more importantly he's the second addition to the somewhat rare 2022 Chachi New Additions insert set. 

Memory Lane

2009 Additions - Quintin Berry, Yohan Flande and Jesus Sanchez
2010 Additions - Cesar Hernandez, Matt Rizzotti, Harold Garcia, Freddy Galvis and Justin De Fratus
2011 Additions - Phillippe Aumont, Jake Diekman, Tyson Gillies and Sebastian Valle
2012 Additions - Zach Collier, Ethan Martin, Trevor May and Jonathan Pettibone
2013 Additions - Aaron Altherr, Kelly Dugan, Tommy Joseph and Rob Rasmussen
2014 Additions - Jesse Biddle, Adam Morgan and Nefi Ogando
2015 Additions - Jimmy Cordero, Roman Quinn and Edubray Ramos
2016 Additions - 11 prospects
2017 Additions - Seranthony Dominguez, Franklyn Kilome, Ranger Suarez, Jose Taveras and Engelb Vielma
2018 Additions - Arquimedes Gamboa, Edgar Garcia and Adonis Medina
2019 Additions - Garrett Cleavinger, Mauricio Llovera, JoJo Romero and Cristopher Sanchez

2020 Additions - Kyle Dohy, Bailey Falter, Damon Jones, Nick Maton, Francisco Morales and Simon Muzziotti

2021 Additions - Kent Emanuel, Luis Garcia, James McArthur and Jhailyn Ortiz

Game 92 - Nats Stun Phils; 7th Annual BlueClaws Outing

We missed the majority of the Phillies' Saturday night loss as we were enjoying our 7th annual outing to First Energy Park in Lakewood to watch the Low-A BlueClaws take on the Hagerstown Suns.  It was Margaritaville Night at the ballpark with all players wearing a Jimmy Buffett inspired jersey.  It was hot, but once the sun went down it was actually quite comfortable.


Prior to the game, it seemed as if most of the team made their way over to the stands to sign autographs for the half dozen or so assembled fans (mostly kids).  Doug was able to secure a South Atlantic League baseball and collected autographs from most of the team on either the baseball or on BlueClaws baseball cards.  I've created cards for most of the players and coaches who signed for Doug as I missed getting pictures of catcher Abraham Gutierrez and coach Adam Godwin.


We also won and bid on a Kevin Gowdy game-used jersey and following the game we waited patiently for Gowdy to arrive and deliver his jersey.  The young pitcher apparently didn't get the message that he was supposed to wait around, as he signed his jersey and departed for the evening.  A few other players were available though, and the boys added their autographs to their growing collection.

It was another fantastic night, and although the BlueClaws lost 2-0, we had a great time and we'll be back in 2020.

Memory Lane 
2013 BlueClaws Game
2014 BlueClaws Game
2015 BlueClaws Game
2016 BlueClaws Game
2017 BlueClaws Game
2018 BlueClaws Game 1 and Game 2
2019 BlueClaws Game

Meanwhile in Philadelphia . . .

Nationals 4, Phillies 3
Game 92 - Saturday Night, July 13th in Philadelphia
Record - 47-45, 3rd place, 8 1/2 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  With two outs in the top of the ninth, Juan Soto stunned the Phillies with a two-run home run off Hector Neris to give the Nationals a 4-3 win and the eventual win.

What Happened:  Neris' blown save wasted another fine effort from Aaron Nola.  Maikel Franco continued to swing a hot bat, hitting his 14th home run in the second.

Transactions:  J.T. Realmuto returned from paternity leave and Rob Brantly was designated for assignment.  Sean Rodriguez landed on the injured list with an abdominal strain and Adam Haseley was recalled from the IronPigs.