Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Spring Training Game 32 - That's a Wrap on Clearwater

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Phillies 6, Blue Jays 5
Spring Training Game 32 - Tuesday Afternoon, March 28th in Clearwater
Record - 15-16-1

One Sentence Summary:  Darick Hall ended the spring exhibition season with a walk-off double scoring Cam Cannon, as the Phillies overcame the Blue Jays, 6-5.

What It Means:  The Phillies travel to Arlington on Wednesday and open the 2023 season against the Rangers on Thursday afternoon.

What Happened:  Darick Hall and Jake Cave, two pleasant surprises all spring long, each had two hits in this game.  Cave finished the spring with a .462 average.  Bailey Falter, the team's fourth starter to open the season, recorded five outs between giving up four runs on four hits and three walks.  Nine Phillies relievers took it from there, keeping the Blue Jays within reach until Hall struck in the ninth.

Featured Card:  Let's run it back.  This is the "bonus" card mailed to collectors who had purchased a Topps Now Postseason Phillies team set, after the club advanced to the World Series.

Camp Head Count:  35

A few more moves will be made prior to Thursday afternoon season opener.  For the record, here's a look back at all moves made to date since the final out of the 2022 regular season.

Departures - 2022-2023 Offseason
  • Johan Camargo - inf (10/7/22) - Elected free agency, signed with the Minnesota Twins, 11/27/22.
  • Michael Kelly - rhp (10/14/22) - Elected free agency, signed with the Cleveland Guardians, 1/4/23.
  • Chris Devenski - rhp (11/6/22) - Elected free agency, signed with the Los Angeles Angels, 11/28/22.
  • Kyle Gibson - rhp (11/6/22) - Elected free agency, signed with the Baltimore Orioles, 12/5/22.
  • Brad Hand - lhp (11/6/22) - Elected free agency, signed with the Colorado Rockies, 3/4/23.
  • Corey Knebel - rhp (11/6/22) - Elected free agency.
  • David Robertson - rhp (11/6/22) - Elected free agency, signed with the New York Mets, 12/9/22.
  • Noah Syndergaard - rhp (11/6/22) - Elected free agency, signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, 12/16/22.
  • Zach Eflin - rhp (11/7/22) - Elected free agency, signed with the Tampa Bay Rays, 12/13/22.
  • Jean Segura - 2b (11/7/22) - Elected free agency, signed with the Miami Marlins, 1/4/23.
  • Jorge Bonifacio - of (11/11/22) - Elected free agency, signed with the Kansas City Royals, 3/10/23.
  • Nick Duron - rhp (11/11/22) - Elected free agency, signed with the San Francisco Giants, 12/10/22.
  • Yairo Munoz - inf (11/11/22) - Elected free agency, signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks, 2/3/23.
  • Bubby Rossman - rhp (11/11/22) - Elected free agency, signed with the Adelaide Giants (Australia), 12/26/22.
  • Nick Maton - inf Matt Vierling - of and Donny Sands - c (1/7/23) - Traded to the Detroit Tigers for Gregory Soto and Kody Clemens.
  • Vinny Nittolli - rhp (1/9/23) - Released, signed with the Chicago Cubs, 1/13/23.
  • Sam Coonrod - rhp (2/6/23) - Selected off waivers by the New York Mets.
  • Mark Appel - rhp (3/19/23) - Released.
New Additions - 2022-2023 Offseason
  • Luis Ortiz - rhp (11/9/22) - Claimed off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
  • Andrew Vasquez - rhp (11/9/22) - Claimed off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
  • John Hicks - c (11/16/22) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Chicago Cubs.
  • Jake Cave - of (12/2/22) - Claimed off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
  • Noah Song - rhp (12/7/22) - Selected from the Boston Red Sox in the annual rule 5 draft.
  • Cody Roberts - c (12/7/22) - Selected from the Baltimore Orioles in the annual rule 5 draft, minor league phase
  • Jeremy Walker - rhp (12/8/22) Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Tampa Bay Rays.
  • Trea Turner - ss (12/8/22) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  • Matt Strahm - lhp (12/9/22) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the Boston Red Sox.
  • Max McDowell - c (12/10/22) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the New York Yankees.
  • Taijuan Walker - rhp (12/16/22) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the New York Mets.
  • Jim Haley - inf (12/21/22) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Tampa Bay Rays.
  • Jake Jewell - rhp (12/24/22) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Minnesota Twins.
  • Jon Duplantier - rhp (1/4/23) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  • Weston Wilson - inf (1/11/23) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Milwaukee Brewers.
  • Erich Uelmen - rhp (1/4/23) - Acquired from the Chicago Cubs for cash considerations.
  • Craig Kimbrel - rhp (1/4/23) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  • Louis Head - rhp (1/6/23) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • Gregory Soto - lhp and Kody Clemens - inf (1/7/23) - Acquired from the Detroit Tigers for Nick Maton, Matt Vierling and Donny Sands.
  • Vimael Machin - inf (1/10/23) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Oakland Athletics.
  • Ben Bowden - lhp (1/23/23) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the San Francisco Giants.
  • Josh Harrison - inf (1/30/23) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the Chicago White Sox.
  • Aramis Garcia - c (2/16/23) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Baltimore Orioles.

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