2017 Phillies Want List

2017 Topps Heritage Blue Borders #38

Bowman
Chrome Prospect Autographs - CPA-MM Moniak

Bowman Chrome
Chrome Prospect Autographs - CPA-ATI Tirado, CPA-CS Stobbe, CPA-SS Sanchez
Chrome Rookie Autographs - BCAR-JT Thompson

Donruss
Back to the Future Materials - 14 Pence
Diamond Collection Relics - 2 Nola, 84 Schmidt
New Breed Autographs - 1 Eickhoff
Promising Pros Materials - Eickhoff, Kim
Promising Pros Materials Signatures - 21 Thompson
Signature Series - 17 Thompson, 20 Alfaro, 35 Quinn, 49 Schmidt

Topps Series One and Two
SSP Variations - 340 Nola
1987 Topps Baseball Autographs - 1987A-AN Nola
Independence Day - ID-25 Franco
Salute Autographs - TSA-RQ Quinn

Topps Archives
Fan Favorites Autographs - FFA-RO Oswalt

Topps Heritage & Topps Heritage High Numbers
Throwback Uniform Variations - 247 Herrera, 705 Velasquez
1968 Topps Game Rookies - 5 Alfaro
Real One Autographs - ROA-JA Alfaro, ROA-JT Thompson

Topps Heritage Minor League
Clubhouse Collection Relics - CCR-DC Cozens, CCR-JC Crawford
Fantastic Feats Autographs - FFA-DC Cozens
Real One Autographs - ROA-DC Cozens

Topps Opening Day
Opening Day Autographs - ODA-AN Nola
Stadium Signatures - SS-17 Franco

Topps Pro Debut
Autographs - 1 Moniak, 108 Cozens
Pennant Patches - PP-JC Crawford, PP-MM Moniak

2016 Phillies Want List / 2018 Phillies Want List

2017 Spring Training Roster - Where They Went

2016 Choice Reading Fightin Phils Playoff #28

2016 Topps Heritage High Numbers #667

2016 Topps Heritage Minor League Blue Border #190

2017 Topps Gypsy Queen #4

This is the sixth year I've taken a look back at the players who broke camp with the Phillies in February and charted where they all ended up.  This year, the Phillies started with 62 players (40 on the 40-man roster and 22 non-roster invitees) and they added two more players along the way.  25 of the 64 players started the season with the big club in Cincinnati.

Here's a look at where the other 39 players ended up.

Disabled List (1):  Zach Eflin

Released (4):  Sean Burnett, Chris Coghlan, Ryan Hanigan and Bryan Holaday

Coghlan signed with the Blue Jays, Hanigan with the Rockies and Holaday with the Tigers.

Traded (2):  Alec Asher and Tyler Goeddel

In his first start for the Orioles on April 15th, Asher allowed one run and struck out five in 6 1/3 innings.

AAA - Lehigh Valley IronPigs (25):  Jorge Alfaro, Mark Appel, Pedro Beato, Dylan Cozens, J.P. Crawford, Taylor Featherston, Pedro Florimon, Luis Garcia, Hector Gomez, Dalier Hinojosa, Rhys Hoskins, Ben Lively, Michael Mariot, Hoby Milner, Logan Moore, Colton Murray, Cam Perkins, Ricardo Pinto, Nick Pivetta, Roman Quinn, Cesar Ramos, Jake Thompson, Jesmuel Valentin, Pat Venditte and Nick Williams

Hinojosa and Murray began the season on the IronPigs' 7-day disabled list.

AA - Reading Fightin Phils (6):  Drew Anderson, Victor Arano, Elniery Garcia, Scott Kingery, Chace Numata, Andrew Pullin

Arano is on Reading's disabled list and shortly after the season began Garcia was suspended 80 games for PEDs.

A - Clearwater Threshers (1):  Alberto Tirado

Memory Lane

2012:  The Spring Training 57 (+1): Where They Went
2013:  The Spring Training 62: Where They Went
2014:  The Spring Training 58 (+2): Where They Went
2015:  The Spring Training 58 (+2): Where They Went
2016:  The Spring Training 66 (+1): Where They Went
2017:  The Spring Training 62 (+2): Where They Went

We Need to Talk About Topps Bunt

2017 Topps #12

2017 Topps Bunt Blue Base

Reds 2, Phillies 0
Game 2 - Wednesday Night, April 5th in Cincinnati
Record - 1-1, Tied for 2nd place, 1 game behind the Nationals

One Sentence Summary:  Jared Eickhoff ran into trouble in the seventh inning and the offense managed only four singles in this 2-0 win for the Reds.

What It Means:  The Phillies one-day stay at the top of the division is over . . . for now.

What Happened:  Eickhoff threw six shutout innings but allowed a home run to Joey Votto to start the seventh.  Zach Cozart then singled home Adam Duvall, who had doubled right after Votto's home run.  Tommy Joseph struck out to end the game, and through the first two games of the season he's 0 for 8 with five strikeouts.

Featured Card:  We need to talk about Topps Bunt.  This is my second year as an active Bunt user, and while I'm not as active as other users I do find myself checking out the app on a daily basis and making a few trades a day with other users.  For those of you unfamiliar with Bunt, this is the Topps app that allows you to collect and trade virtual baseball cards.  You can buy these virtual baseball cards if you want, or you can just casually open packs with your daily allotment of virtual coins and then trade with other collectors for the cards you want.  I chose the latter path, and I haven't spent any actual money on my virtual Topps Bunt collection.

The reason I'm bringing Topps Bunt up here is that the design of these virtual cards is much, much better than the design of the Topps flagship set this year.  Of course, this is only my opinion, and I've presented Eickhoff's cards above from Topps Bunt (virtual card) and Topps Series 1 (real card) so that you can compare for yourself.  I personally don't think there's any comparison here.  The Topps Bunt card's design is clean and looks like a set I'd enjoy collecting.  (The 1.7X designation is a boost multiplier used in the daily fantasy baseball contests within the app.)

So what do you think?  Should Topps have used its Topps Bunt card design for its flagship set this year?  Or do you like the design of the 2017 Topps set?

2017 Chachi Departures #18

Transaction:  Before the game, it was announced that outfielder Tyler Goeddel had been claimed off waivers by the Reds.  He was optioned to Triple-A Louisville.  A Rule 5 pick last winter, Goeddel spent the entire 2016 season on the Phillies roster.  He contributed to one of the best highlights of the season when his throw from the outfield to Cameron Rupp nailed Eugenio Suarez at the plate to preserve a Phillies victory.  I created a
Chachi card here to commemorate the highlight.

Tyler Goeddel Chachi Checklist
2016 Chachi New Additions #7
2016 Chachi #14
2016 Chachi Photo Day #17
2016 Chachi Fan Appreciation #5
2017 Chachi Departures #17

Phillies Debuts:  Fellow baseball card collector Pat Neshek is now officially in the records as a Phillie.

• Pat Neshek (rhp) - Pitched a scoreless eighth inning, striking out two.

Farewell Ryan Howard, So Long 2016 Phillies, Bring on 2017! #ChachiNow

2016 Chachi #64

Phillies 5, Mets 2
Game 162 - Sunday Afternoon, October 2nd in Philadelphia
Record - 71-91, 4th place, 24 games behind the Nationals

One Sentence Summary:  The Phillies won their season finale and bid an emotional farewell to Ryan Howard, the last man standing from their glory years.

What It Means:  I attended 16 Phillies games this season and finished the year with an impressive 8-8 record.  I'll take that . . . but I'd like to have a personal winning record next season.

What Happened:  Jared Eickhoff finished off his impressive season with six innings of one-run ball against the Mets.  Colton Murray earned his first career win and Hector Neris closed out the game for his second save.  Maikel Franco had a four-hit game, Aaron Altherr reached base three times and Cesar Hernandez had two hits to pad his team leading .294 average.

2016 Chachi Fan Appreciation Day #1

2016 Chachi Fan  Appreciation Day #2

2016 Chachi Fan  Appreciation Day #3

2016 Chachi Fan  Appreciation Day #4

2016 Chachi Fan  Appreciation Day #5

2016 Chachi Fan  Appreciation Day #6

2016 Chachi Fan  Appreciation Day #7

2016 Chachi Fan  Appreciation Day #8

Featured Cards/Field Report:  As has become tradition, we wanted to be there for the final game and I was very happy to have Jenna and our youngest son Ben along with Doug and me this year.  We parked our car and as we were walking to the ballpark several hours before gametime, I noticed that Phillies outfielder Roman Quinn (I thought) was walking in front of us.  I sent Doug as an advanced scout to check him out and Doug confirmed my initial suspicion.  Quinn was kind enough to pose with our kids right there on the sidewalk and provide a few autographs.

Inside the ballpark, Doug and I stationed ourselves at the first base entrance, confident that Phillies players would once again appear to welcome fans to the final game.  Jenna and Ben opted for one last climb within the Phillies Phun Zone.  We were rewarded for our patience when Luis Garcia and Neris appeared and both signed Doug's photo cards.

We then made the mad dash around the ballpark, stopping at each entrance gate so that Doug could add to his autograph collection.  Strangely enough, the Phillies employees stationed with Jake Thompson and Patrick Schuster indicated that neither pitcher was signing autographs but they'd be happy to pose for pictures.  (Ben had caught up to us by the time we met Schuster.)

Doug also posed for photos and/or received autographs from Tyler Goeddel, Michael Mariot and Phil Klein.

We stood and cheered during the pregame and postgame ceremonies honoring Howard and during each of his four at-bats.  It was a very touching and classy presentation, which has become the 30-year norm for the Phillies organization.

It was sad saying goodbye to Howard and the era he represented.  It was tough leaving the ballpark knowing that a long, cold winter looms.  But I'm hopeful for the future and I'm excited for what comes next.

Howard's card in Ashburn Alley, one last time

Howard's first at-bat

Top of the 9th

The boys and me

Memory Lane - Game 162
This was the eighth season in a row that I've posted on the daily highs and lows of the Philadelphia Phillies, which far exceeds my consecutive year streak of maintaining an annual Phillies scrap book when I was younger.  I'm looking forward to this daily habit in 2017 and I sincerely appreciate everyone who stopped by to read and comment throughout the season.

October 4, 2009 - Catcher Paul Hoover singled in the winning run in the 10th in a 7-6 win over the Marlins.
October 3, 2010 - The Phillies lost 8-7 to the Braves in their final tune-up before facing the Reds in the N.L.D.S.
September 28, 2011 - The Phillies closed out the 2011 regular season with a 13-inning victory against the Braves, setting a franchise record with their 102nd regular season win.
October 3, 2012 - The Phillies closed out their 2012 season with a lethargic 5-1 loss to the N.L. East Champion Nationals.
September 29, 2013 - Zach Miner got the ball for the Phillies and lasted 2 1/3 innings in a 12-5 loss to the Braves.
September 28, 2014 - Cole Hamels pitched another fine game and suffered through another outing with minimal run support.
October 4, 2015 - Phillies avoid 100 losses and Ichiro makes his pitching debut in a 7-2 victory.
October 2, 2016 - Phillies bid an emotional farewell to franchise icon Ryan Howard.

Want to revisit every game of the 2016 season?  My handy game summary index can be found here.

Fun at the @Phillies Photo Day! (Part Two)

2016 Chachi Photo Day #19

Mets 5, Phillies 0
Game 93 - Sunday Afternoon, July 17th in Philadelphia
Record - 43-50, 4th place, 13 games behind the Nationals

One Sentence Summary:  Jacob deGrom completely dominated the Phillies line-up in this 5-0 Mets win.

What It Means:  The Phillies dropped the series with the Mets and they'll open up a four game series against the Marlins on Monday night.  It would be nice to take at least three of four from the Fish in order to creep up a little closer in the Wild Card standings.

What Happened:  The only hit allowed by deGrom was a single to Phillies pitcher Zach Eflin.  Eflin allowed three runs on five hits in his six innings of work.

Featured Cards:  There's certainly no reason to commemorate this game from a Phillies fan's perspective, so I'm presenting the next round of Photo Day cards taken on Saturday afternoon.

Be sure to check out the 2016 Season Summary page with game results and links to game summary posts.

2016 Chachi Photo Day #11

2016 Chachi Photo Day #12

2016 Chachi Photo Day #13

2016 Chachi Photo Day #14

2016 Chachi Photo Day #15

2016 Chachi Photo Day #16

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2016 Chachi Photo Day #18

2016 Chachi Photo Day #20

2016 Chachi Photo Day #22

2016 Phillies Team Issue #2 Tyler Goeddel

Phillies 4, Marlins 2
Game 41 - Wednesday Afternoon, May 18th in Philadelphia
Record - 24-17, 2nd place, 1/2 game behind the Nationals

One Sentence Summary:  Jeremy Hellickson, the bullpen (again) and Tyler Goeddel led the Phillies to a 4-2 Phillies win and the series win over the Marlins.

What It Means:  When this game ended, the Phillies found themselves in a tie for first place with the Nationals.  With 24 wins so far this season, only the Cubs (with 27) have more wins in the National League.  This is mind boggling.

What Happened:  Hellickson allowed two first innings runs in his six innings of work, settling in nicely after a shaky first.  David Hernandez, Hector Neris and Jeanmar Gomez (16th save) made the seventh, eighth and ninth innings look easy.

Andres Blanco (RBI double) and Cameron Rupp (two-run single) gave the Phillies the lead for good in the third.

Featured Card:  Goeddel hit his first career home run in the eighth inning, giving the bullpen a little more cushion.  The Rule 5 draft pick has been hot lately, raising his season average to .262 and playing stellar defense in left field.  This is his card from the team issued photo card set, and I would hope he finds himself in more baseball card sets as the season progresses.

Recently added to The Phillies Room - 2016 Season Summary page with game results and links to game summary posts.

2016 Chachi #14 Tyler Goeddel

#2
Tyler David Goeddel
Outfield

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'4"  Weight:  180
Born:  October 20, 1992, San Mateo, CA
Home:  Hermosa Beach, CA
Drafted:  Selected by the Tampa Bay Rays between the 1st and 2nd rounds of the June 2011 draft
Teams:  Phillies 2016
Acquired:  Selected from the Tampa Bay Rays in the Rule 5 draft, December 10, 2015

2016 Choice Reading Fightin Phils Top Prospects #8

2016 Phillies Team Issue #2

2 Goeddel Baseball Cards in My Collection per Zistle
First Card:  2016 Choice Reading Fightin Phils Top Prospects #8
First Phillies Card:  2016 Phillies Team Issue #2
First Topps Flagship Base Card:  N/A
First Phillies Team Issued Card:  2016 Phillies Team Issue #2
Latest Card:  2016 Phillies Team Issue #2

Complete Chachi Checklist
2016 Chachi New Additions #7
2016 Chachi #14

Card statistics through 4/30/16.

2016 Choice Reading Fightin Phils Top Prospects #8 Tyler Goeddel

Phillies 3, Phillies 0
Game 8 - Tuesday Night, April 12th in Philadelphia
Record - 3-5, 3rd place, 2 games behind the Nationals

One Sentence Summary:  Charlie Morton and three relievers combined for a four-hit shutout against the Padres.

What It Means:  Since struggling mightily through the first four games with a 12.66 ERA, the Phillies bullpen has not allowed a run over the past four games and 10 2/3 innings.

What Happened:  Morton pitched 6 2/3 innings, striking out seven and rebounding nicely from his first shaky start.  Jeanmar Gomez recorded his third save.

Odubel Herrera got the Phillies on the board in the sixth with an RBI triple to score Tyler Goeddel. Goeddel had reached with his first big league hit.

Featured Card:  I wanted to pay tribute to Goeddel for collecting his first hit and scoring his first run in this game.  Goeddel is in the new team issued set, but his first official Phillies card (at least according to my subjective standards) has been available for a few weeks.

On April 1st, the Phillies played an exhibition game in Reading against the Phillies Futures - a team comprised of the franchise's top prospects.  The Reading Fightin Phils, never a team to miss a great promotion, issued a 25-card set in conjunction with the exhibition game featuring the team's top 25 prospects as currently ranked by MLB.com.  Goeddel is number 18 on that list, so he found himself in the set.  (When I last checked, the set was still for sale at the Reading Fightin Phils' online store.)

Field Report:  I wasn't there, but my wife Jenna and my youngest son Ben enjoyed this game.  Ben highly recommends the nachos and Phanatic Phun Zone.  He's also trying to decide if his favorite player is Maikel Franco or Aaron Nola.

Phillies Select Two in Rule 5 Draft

2016 Chachi New Additions #7

2016 Chachi New Additions #8

The Ken Giles trade still isn't official, but the Phillies did officially add two more players to their roster today.  The Phillies selected first and 12th in this year's Rule 5 draft which was held this morning to wrap up the annual winter meetings.  Both players will need to remain on the Phillies 25-man roster for the entire 2016 season or be offered back to their original teams.  Odubel Herrera was a true find from last year's Rule 5 draft, and I'm hoping one or both of these guys stick around (and contribute) as well.

Tyler Goeddel was the first overall pick, chosen from the Rays.  Goeddel, who can play all three outfield positions, hit .279 with 12 home runs and 72 RBIs for the Rays' Double-A team in Montgomery last season.  He also stole 28 bases.  Goeddel began appearing in Bowman sets in 2011 and his most recent cards can be found within Rays minor league team sets.

The Phillies also selected left-handed pitcher Daniel Stumpf from the Royals.  Stumpf pitched for Double-A last season, striking out 76 in 70 2/3 innings and holding opponents to a .212 average.  It doesn't appear as if the lefty has appeared on any baseball cards other than in Royals minor league team sets.

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.
• Tyler Goeddel - of (12/10/15) - Selected from the Tampa Bay Rays in the Rule 5 draft.
• Daniel Stumpf - lhp (12/10/15) - Selected from the Kansas City Royals in the Rule 5 draft.