Outfield Shuffle: Herrera DFA'd; Martini Claimed

2020 Chachi New Additions #9

On Tuesday afternoon, the Phillies began the official process of moving on from the Odubel Herrera era by designating the outfielder for assignment.  He has two years remaining on his contract and he's owed $19.5 million by the Phillies, but there was little to no chance Herrera would return to the Phillies after serving an 85-game suspension for his arrest on domestic violence charges.  At one time one of the most popular players and a fan favorite, Herrera's off field problems ultimately led to his departure but he had been struggling on the field as well.  An All-Star in 2016, Herrera hit just .222 in 2019 and had been maddeningly inconsistent at the plate for the past few seasons.  The Phillies now have a week to trade, release or reassign him to minor league camp, so there's a possibility he's in Clearwater with the club in the spring.  But if that's the case he'd clearly be on the outside looking in.

Herrera's DFA was necessitated by the claiming of outfielder Nick Martini off waivers from the Reds.  The Reds had previously claimed him off waivers from the Padres in November, and the Padres had done the same in August from the Athletics.  In 32 games with the A's and Padres last season, Martini hit .226.  Martini's first baseball cards can be found in the 2011 Bowman Draft set and last season he appeared in a bunch of sets including Topps, Topps Heritage and Topps Big League.

Moving On - 2019-2020 Offseason

• Rob Brantly - c (9/30/19) - Elected free agency.
• Fernando Salas - rhp (9/30/19) - Elected free agency.
• Corey Dickerson - of (10/31/19) - Elected free agency, signed with the Miami Marlins (1/7/20).
• Tommy Hunter - rhp (10/31/19) - Elected free agency.
• Brad Miller - inf (10/31/19) - Elected free agency.
• Logan Morrison - 1b (10/31/19) - Elected free agency, signed with the Milwaukee Brewers (1/9/20).
• Juan Nicasio - rhp (10/31/19) - Elected free agency.
• Sean Rodriguez - inf-of (10/31/19) - Elected free agency.
• Drew Smyly - lhp (10/31/19) - Elected free agency.
• Nick Vincent - rhp (10/31/19) - Elected free agency.
• Jose Pirela - of (11/1/19) - Released.
• Jared Hughes - rhp (11/4/19) - Club option declined, elected free agency.
• Pat Neshek - rhp (11/4/19) - Club option declined, elected free agency.
• Jason Vargas - lhp (11/4/19) - Club option declined, elected free agency.
• Jerad Eickhoff - rhp (11/4/19) - Outrighted, elected free agency.
• Mike Morin - rhp (11/4/19) - Outrighted, elected free agency.
• Blake Parker - rhp (11/4/19) - Outrighted, elected free agency.
• Edubray Ramos - rhp - (11/4/19) - Outrighted, elected free agency.
• Maikel Franco - 3b (12/2/19) - Non-tendered, elected free agency, signed with the Kansas City Royals (12/27/19).
• Cesar Hernandez - 2b (12/2/19) - Non-tendered, elected free agency, signed with the Cleveland Indians (12/29/19).

Coming Back - 2019-2020 Offseason

• Phil Gosselin - inf (11/4/19) - Outrighted, elected free agency, signed with the Phillies (12/20/19).

New Arrivals - 2019-2020 Offseason

• Robert Stock - rhp (10/30/19) - Claimed off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
• Cristopher Sanchez - lhp (11/20/19) - Acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays for Curtis Mead.
• Trevor Kelley - rhp (12/2/19) - Claimed off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
• Zack Wheeler - rhp (12/9/19) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the New York Mets.
• Didi Gregorius - ss (12/13/19) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the New York Yankees.
• Nick Martini - of (1/14/20) - Claimed off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.