Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Phillies Add Two More Starting Pitchers to the '21 Mix

2021 Chachi New Additions #8
2021 Chachi New Additions #9

The Phillies added more starting pitching depth over the past week, announcing the official signings of lefty Matt Moore and righty Chase Anderson.  Moore is a veteran of nine major league seasons, and spent last year in Japan where he went 6-3 with a 2.65 ERA in 15 games.  Prior to his overseas stint, Moore pitched with the Rays (2011-2016), Giants (2016-2017), Rangers (2018) and Tigers (2019).  He was an All-Star for the Rays in 2013, a season in which he won a career high 17 games.  His last U.S.-based baseball cards can be found in the 2019 Topps flagship and Heritage High Numbers sets.

Anderson has played in parts of seven seasons with the Diamondbacks (2014-2015), Brewers (2016-2019) and Blue Jays (2020).  In 10 games last season, he struggled a bit, going 1-2 with a 7.22 ERA over 33 2/3 innings.  Anderson was a 12-game winner for the Brewers in 2017.  He appeared in both the 2020 Topps flagship set, with the Brewers, and the 2020 Topps Heritage set, with the Blue Jays.

We're still waiting for the official announcement of Didi Gregorius' return.

Departures - 2020-2021 Offseason
  • Deolis Guerra - rhp (10/14/20) - Elected free agency, signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics (2/2/21).
  • Jose Alvarez - lhp (10/28/20) - Elected free agency.
  • Jake Arrieta - rhp (10/28/20) - Elected free agency.
  • Jay Bruce - of (10/28/20) - Elected free agency.
  • Didi Gregorius - ss (10/28/20) - Elected free agency.
  • Tommy Hunter - rhp (10/28/20) - Elected free agency.
  • Brandon Workman - rhp (10/28/20) - Elected free agency.
  • Phil Gosselin - inf (10/30/20) - Outrighted off 40-man roster, elected free agency.
  • Heath Hembree - rhp (10/30/20) - Outrighted off 40-man roster, elected free agency.
  • Adam Morgan - lhp (10/30/20) - Outrighted off 40-man roster, elected free agency.
  • Blake Parker - rhp (10/30/20) - Outrighted off 40-man roster, elected free agency.
  • David Phelps - rhp (10/30/20) - Club option declined, elected free agency.
  • David Robertson - rhp (10/30/20) - Club option declined, elected free agency.
  • Reggie McClain - rhp (12/10/20) - Selected by the Yankees in the minor league portion of the annual rule 5 draft.
  • Trevor Kelley - rhp (12/14/20) - Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs.
  • Garrett Cleavinger - lhp (12/29/20) - Traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers with the Phillies receiving Jose Alvarado in exchange from the Tampa Bay Rays.
  • Kyle Garlick - of (1/22/21) - Claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves.
  • Victor Arano - rhp (1/22/21) - Claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves.
  • Cole Irvin - lhp (1/30/21) - Traded to the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations.
Coming Back - 2020-2021 Offseason
  • Ronald Torreyes - inf (10/15/20) - Elected free agency, re-signed with the Phillies as a minor league free agent (1/4/21).
  • J.T. Realmuto - c (10/28/20) - Elected free agency, re-signed with the Phillies (1/29/21).
New Additions - 2020-2021 Offseason
  • Johan Quezada - rhp (10/30/20) - Claimed off waivers from the Miami Marlins.
  • Ian Hamilton - rhp (12/7/20) Claimed off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
  • Kyle Holder - inf (12/10/20) - Selected from the Yankees in the annual rule 5 draft.
  • Jose Alvarado - lhp (12/29/20) - Acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays with the Dodgers receiving Garrett Cleavinger in exchange.
  • Sam Coonrod - rhp (1/9/21) - Acquired from the San Francisco Giants for Carson Ragsdale.
  • Archie Bradley - rhp (1/18/21) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the Cincinnati Reds.
  • C.J. Chatham - inf (1/18/21) - Acquired from the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later.
  • Matt Moore -lhp (2/3/21) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks.
  • Chase Anderson - rhp (2/8/21) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Already Gone - 2020-2021 Offseason
  • Kyle Holder - inf (1/30/21) - Traded to the Cincinnati Reds for cash considerations.
  • Ian Hamilton - rhp (2/5/21) - Claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins.
 

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