Phils Sign Rosales; Appel Steps Away

2017 Topps #377

Philadelphia has been all Eagles, all the time for the past two weeks and rightfully so.  Before the city completely shuts down tomorrow for the Super Bowl, I wanted to post a quick non-roster invitee update.  On Thursday, the Phillies added a 20th name to the list, signing shortstop Adam Rosales to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.  Rosales appeared in 105 games last season for the A's and Diamondbacks.

Also of note this past week was the announcement that former first round pick Mark Appel would be stepping away from baseball.  The top pick from the 2013 draft has been sidelined by injuries for parts of the past two seasons following his acquisition from the Astros as part of the Ken Giles deal.  Appel will be placed on the restricted list solely as a technicality and so that the Phillies retain his rights in case he changes his mind.  Appel appeared on a handful of minor league baseball cards from his time within the Phillies organization and we at the The Phillies Room certainly wish him the best.

Player (position) - 2017 Organization - Last Major Baseball Card Appearance
1.  Pedro Beato (rhp) - Phillies - 2011 Topps Chrome #199 (Mets)
2.  Pedro Florimon (inf) - Phillies - 2014 Topps #568 (Twins)
3.  Eric Fryer (c) - Cardinals - 2011 Bowman Draft #36 (Pirates)
4.  Steve Geltz (rhp) - Dodgers - 2012 Topps Heritage Minors Real One Autograph #ROA-SG (Angels)
5.  Matt McBride (c-1b) - Athletics - 2007 Bowman Sterling Prospects #MM (Indians)
6.  Heiker Meneses (inf) - Red Sox - N/A
7.  Will Middlebrooks (inf) - Rangers - 2017 Topps #46 (Brewers)
8.  Logan Moore (c) - Phillies - 2011 Bowman Draft Chrome Prospects #BDPP44 (Phillies)
9.  Danny Ortiz (of) - Pirates - 2017 Topps Update #US30 (Pirates)
10.  Mitch Walding (inf) - Phillies - N/A
11.  Edgar Cabral (c) - Phillies - N/A
12.  Enyel De Los Santos (rhp) - Padres - 2016 Topps Heritage Minors League #60 (Padres)
13.  Tom Eshelman (rhp) - Phillies - 2017 Topps Pro Debut Promo Night Uniform #PN-50N (Phillies)
14.  J.D. Hammer (rhp) - Rockies/Phillies - N/A
15.  Cole Irvin (lhp) - Phillies - 2016 Bowman Draft #BD-4 (Phillies)
16.  Scott Kingery (inf) - Phillies - 2017 Bowman Draft #BD-114 (Phillies)
17.  Brandon Leibrandt (lhp) - Phillies - N/A
18.  Andrew Pullin (of) - Phillies - 2012 Bowman Draft Picks #BDPP59 (Phillies)
19.  Francisco Rodriguez (rhp) - Tigers/Nationals - 2017 Topps Gypsy Queen #185 (Tigers)
20.  Adam Rosales (inf) - Athletics/Diamondbacks - 2017 Topps #377 (Athletics)