2011 Chachi #71 Checklist 1-71

Twins 11, Phillies 7
Spring Training Game 28 - Wednesday Afternoon, March 28th in Fort Myers
Record - 11-14-3

One Sentence Summary:  Vance Worley was pounded by the Twins, allowing five earned runs on eleven hits, as the Twins downed the Phillies, 11-7.

What It Means:  Worley got roughed up, but at least the offense looked lively, scoring seven runs on 15 hits.

What Went Wrong:  Other than the shellacking of Worley, not much else went wrong.  In total, Worley surrendered eleven runs, but only five were earned due to a costly error from second baseman Miguel Abreu.

Hector Luna had three more hits, including a home run, to raise his spring average to .286.

Featured Card:  There wasn't anything too remarkable about yesterday's game, so it seems as good a time as any to post a checklist.  I like checklists.  Checklists are an absolute necessity to a baseball card collector, and unlike a lot of collectors, I was never too bummed whenever I pulled a checklist from a pack of cards back in the day.  "Cool," I always thought.  "Now I know what I'm looking for."  Admittedly, with checklists available on-line nowadays, pulling a checklist from a pack of 2012 Topps Heritage is a bit of a downer.

The checklist featured here marks the end of yet another Chachi set.  (You'll have to take my word for it that cards numbered 62 through 71 are on the back.  Honest.)  The 2011 Chachi cards borrowed the design of the 1983 Topps set and the set, just like the Phillies season, ended prematurely.  For a look back at the season that was, here's a gallery of all 71 cards.

A week from today, I'll debut the first cards from the 2012 Chachi set, which will use the 1979 Topps design.  As explained here, the 1979 Topps set strikes up a sense of nostalgia for me.  I  already have cards created for most of the team, although as is the case every year, some players' photos are proving to be more elusive than others.  (I'm looking at you, Chad Qualls.)

The 2012 baseball season is almost upon us, and this is an exciting time for baseball fans.  No matter what the experts say, no one knows how the season will play out.  Every team has a glimmer of hope, no matter how faint.  Just like the 2012 Chachi checklist right now, the season is a blank slate.

2011 Chachi #69 NLDS Game 5 - Roy Halladay & Ryan Howard

Why is this still in my draft folder?  Maybe if I make this public now, it will exorcise the demons of 2011 and cleanse the blog for 2012.  I need to put the past behind me and look forward to the start of a new season in a few short months.  And maybe if I sneak this one in on New Year's Eve, no one will notice.

Cardinals 1, Phillies 0
NLDS Game 5 - Friday Night, October 7th in Philadelphia

One Sentence Summary:  Chris Carpenter outdueled Roy Halladay to stun the Phillies (and their fans) and send the Cardinals to the N.L.C.S.

What It Means:  In short, it means the season was a bust.  The 102 regular season wins were wonderful and enjoyable, but in the end the team fell short of its ultimate goal of winning a World Championship.

What Went Wrong:  The offense couldn't touch Carpenter.  Shane Victorino had a few hits and both Raul Ibanez and Chase Utley hit balls that died on the warning track.  The game ended with Ryan Howard grounding out weakly to second as his Achilles' tendon ruptured.  He had to be carried off the field as the Cardinals celebrated on the mound.

Halladay allowed a first inning run when Rafel Furcal tripled and Skip Schumaker doubled to start the game.  The ace locked it in after that, but the offense couldn't rally.

Featured Card:  What a drag it was to make this card.  I actually toyed with the idea of not having a Game 5 summary in the 2011 Chachi set just to aid an air of intrigue and mystery to the set.  At some point before Spring Training starts, I'll need to cap off the 2011 Chachi set with a checklist.

2011 Chachi #70 Placido Polanco HL

Placido Polanco won his third career Gold Glove a few weeks ago - his first as a third baseman after winning two with the Tigers as a second baseman.  He made only eight errors all year at third.  Polanco became the first Phillies third baseman to win the award since Scott Rolen won in 1998, 2000 and 2001.  Of course, Polanco has a few more to go before he'll match the ten Gold Gloves won by Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt.

Shane Victorino's streak of Gold Gloves was stopped at three as the Dodgers' Matt Kemp won the award as the best fielding center fielder this year.

2011 Chachi #61 Victory Leaders - Roy Halladay & Cliff Lee

The last time two Phillies pitchers won at least 17 games was back in 1980 when Steve Carlton won 24 and Dick Ruthven won 17.  There were times during the 2011 season when the Roy Halladay-Cliff Lee tandem was unstoppable and the duo provided the bulk of the team's pitching highlights throughout the year.  (Of course, Lee couldn't hold a four-run lead in the NLDS, but I'm slowly forgiving him for that.)

Cole Hamels should have had at least four or five more wins if not for poor run support.  Injuries hampered Roy Oswalt's season, as his 9-10 record put a serious crimp in that whole "Four Aces" thing.

Here's the Phillies top ten in wins for 2011:

1.  Roy Halladay - 19
2.  Cliff Lee - 17
3.  Cole Hamels - 14
4.  Vance Worley - 11
5.  Roy Oswalt - 9
6.  Kyle Kendrick - 8
7.  Michael Stutes - 6
7.  Antonio Bastardo - 6
9.  Ryan Madson - 4
10.  Danys Baez - 2

2011 Chachi #57 Batting Leaders - Shane Victorino & Placido Polanco

Based on a minimum of 502 plate appearances, only 5 Phillies qualified for the team batting average title this year:

1.  Shane Victorino - .279
2.  Placido Polanco - .277
3.  Jimmy Rollins - .268
4.  Ryan Howard - .253
5.  Raul Ibanez - .245

However, if you change the qualifying mark to 3.1 plate appearances per team games played, seven players qualify and Carlos Ruiz takes the top spot for the team:

1.  Carlos Ruiz - .283
2.  Shane Victorino - .279
3.  Placido Polanco - .277
4.  Jimmy Rollins - .268
5.  Chase Utley - .259
6.  Ryan Howard - .253
7.  Raul Ibanez - .245

I went back and forth on this one, and I finally decided to go with the 502 plate appearance qualification for the Chachi team leader card.  Chooch had a great season, but I didn't think it was right to award him the team batting title when he had over 100 less plate appearances than Victorino.  (Victorino had 586 plate appearances to Chooch's 472.)

It's the third time Victorino has lead the team in batting average, but his .279 mark is the lowest to lead the team since Mike Schmidt hit .277 in 1985.  Quite simply, this team could be so much better if it had a legitimate .300 hitter.

2011 Chachi #60 Stolen Base Leaders - Jimmy Rollins & Shane Victorino

One of the biggest criticisms* of the 2011 Phillies was their inability to steal a base when the situation called for a manufactured run.  Charlie Manuel is more likely to wait for one big swing than to hit and run or to send a runner when conditions are favorable.  With Juan Samuel as the team's third base coach, you'd think there would be more aggressiveness on the base paths, given Sammy's success as a base stealer during his playing days.  I hope this is a facet of the game the 2012 Phillies are focused on improving.

*It's tough to criticize a team that won 102 games, but I'm still a little bitter about the whole N.L.D.S. thing.

Here are the Phillies top ten base stealers in 2011:

1.  Jimmy Rollins - 30
2.  Shane Victorino - 19
3.  Chase Utley - 14
4.  John Mayberry, Jr. - 8
5.  Ben Francisco - 4
6.  Placido Polanco - 3
6.  Wilson Valdez - 3
6.  Michael Martinez - 3
6.  Domonic Brown - 3
6.  Pete Orr - 3

Rollins' team-leading 30 stolen bases is the lowest stolen base total to lead the Phillies since Bobby Abreu stole 22 bases in 2003.

2011 Chachi #59 RBI Leaders - Ryan Howard & Raul Ibanez

For the sixth season in a row, Ryan Howard drove in over 100 runs, joining Mike Schmidt (9 times), Del Ennis (6 times), Ed Delahanty (7 times) and Sam Thompson (7 times) as the only sluggers to reach that plateau at least six times in franchise history.

The last person not named Ryan Howard to lead the team in RBIs was Pat Burrell with 117 in 2005.  Howard's ruptured Achilles tendon, suffered on the final pitch of the team's season, could jeopardize his streak in 2012.

Here's the team's top ten in runs batted in for 2011:

1.  Ryan Howard - 116
2.  Raul Ibanez - 84
3.  Jimmy Rollins - 63
4.  Shane Victorino - 61
5.  Placido Polanco - 50
6.  John Mayberry, Jr. - 49
7.  Chase Utley - 44
8.  Carlos Ruiz - 40
9.  Hunter Pence - 35
10.  Ben Francisco - 34

2011 Chachi #63 ERA Leaders - Roy Halladay & Cliff Lee

For the second year in a row, Roy Halladay led the team with the lowest ERA with an impressive 2.35 mark.  Cliff Lee was close behind Halladay with a 2.40 ERA.  They became the first Phillies duo with a 2.40 ERA or lower since Jim Bunning (2.29) and Chris Short (2.39) performed the feat back in 1967.  Prior to that, you have to go back to 1917 for the last time two Phillies pitched to such a low ERA when Grover Cleveland Alexander (1.86) and Eppa Rixey (2.27) performed the feat.

Pitchers qualify for an ERA title by pitching in at least one inning per team game played.  I've sorted the starters and relievers into their own sub-categories:

Starters - ERA (IP)
1.  Roy Halladay - 2.35 (233.2)
2.  Cliff Lee - 2.40 (232.2)
3.  Cole Hamels - 2.79 (216.0)
4.  Vance Worley - 3.01 (131.2)
5.  Roy Oswalt - 3.69 (139.0)

Relievers
1.  Ryan Madson - 2.37 (60.2)
2.  Antonio Bastardo - 2.64 (58.0)
3.  Kyle Kendrick - 3.22* (114.2)
4.  David Herndon - 3.32 (57.0)
5.  Michael Stutes - 3.63 (62.0)

*Kendrick started 15 games and relieved in 19.  This is his combined ERA for the year.

2011 Chachi #62 Strikeout Leaders - Cliff Lee & Roy Halladay

Over the upcoming cruel, long winter, I'll map out in my head the team's 2012 opening day roster and I'll undoubtedly re-hash what went wrong in the division series against the Cardinals.  The ice cold offense in Games 2 through 5 is perhaps the biggest reason why the team didn't advance to face-off against the Brewers in the N.L.C.S., but Cliff Lee's inability to hold a four-run lead in Game 2 stings even more than Ryan Howard's disappearing act at the plate.

In the months ahead, Lee's poor postseason performance will continue to overshadow the wonderful regular season he enjoyed.

Lee and Roy Halladay's strikeout totals were the most for a Phillies pitcher since Curt Schilling struck out exactly 300 in 1998.  Had Cole Hamels struck out just six more batters, the Lee-Halladay-Hamels trio would have become the first trio in Phillies history with over 200 strikeouts in a season.  As it is, Halladay and Lee become the third duo to reach the 200-K plateau.  Jim Bunning (268) and Chris Short (237) did it in 1965 and Halladay (219) and Hamels (211) did it in 2010.

Here's the 2011 top ten:

1.  Cliff Lee - 238

2.  Roy Halladay - 220

3.  Cole Hamels - 194

4.  Vance Worley - 119

5.  Roy Oswalt - 93

6.  Antonio Bastardo - 70

7.  Ryan Madson - 62

8.  Kyle Kendrick - 59

9.  Michael Stutes - 58

10.  David Herndon - 39

2011 Chachi #64 Leading Firemen - Ryan Madson & Antonio Bastardo

A few weeks ago, General Manager Ruben Amaro, Jr. made it clear that if the Phillies could not re-sign free agent-to-be Ryan Madson, he would search outside the organization for the team's 2012 closer.  It was essentially a vote of no confidence for closer-in-waiting Antonio Bastardo.  It was also a statement with regards to the severity of Jose Contreras' elbow injury.  Contreras enters 2012 in the final year of his contract.  He had surgery in early September to repair a tendon in his pitching elbow, and his recovery time is expected to be four to six months.

There were five pitchers who saved games for the Phillies in 2011:

1.  Ryan Madson - 32 saves
2.  Antonio Bastardo - 8 saves
3.  Jose Contreras - 5 saves
4.  David Herndon - 1 save
5.  Brad Lidge - 1 save

The club holds an option on Lidge's contract for the 2012 season, and it's very much expected that they'll decline it.  If they decide to pick it up, the Phillies will be on the hook for Lidge's 2012 salary of $12.5 million.

2011 Chachi #58 Home Run Leaders - Ryan Howard & Raul Ibanez

While Ryan Howard's team-leading 33 home runs aren't necessarily bad, we're used to seeing a little better from The Big Piece.  Or are his 33 home runs becoming the new norm?  Consider his plate appearances and home run totals from the past six seasons, starting with his MVP campaign in 2006:

Year - Plate Appearances/Home Runs (Percentage)
2006 - 704/58 (8.24%)
2007 - 648/47 (7.25%)
2008 - 700/48 (6.86%)
2009 - 703/45 (6.40%)
2010 - 620/31 (5.00%)
2011 - 644/33 (5.12%)

That's not a pretty trend when you consider Howard is pencilled in as the team's main source of power until at least the 2016 season.  (His contract has a club option for 2017.)  Factor in that he'll be recovering from a ruptured achilles' tendon for at least the first part of 2012, and there's definitely some cause for concern.

The power numbers just weren't there in 2011, as evidenced by the team's top eleven in home runs:

1.  Ryan Howard - 33
2.  Raul Ibanez - 20
3.  Shane Victorino - 17
4.  Jimmy Rollins - 16
5.  John Mayberry, Jr. - 15
6.  Chase Utley - 11
6.  Hunter Pence - 11
8.  Carlos Ruiz - 6
8.  Ben Francisco - 6
10.  Placido Polanco - 5
10.  Domonic Brown - 5

We should see increases in Pence's and Mayberry's totals in 2012 as both should be with the club for the entire season.

2011 Chachi #41 Placido Polanco AS

All-Star third baseman Placido Polanco had a brutal division series, managing just two hits in 19 at-bats for a .105 average.  It's fairly evident that his sports hernia hampered him throughout the last few months of the season, so it was no surprise when the team announced he'd be having an MRI before most likely going through with off-season surgery.

All NLDS-related post-mortems are depressing, but by far the most depressing was Matt Gelb's "stream of consciousness" report posted to Philly.com.  Gelb ponders the notion that the Phillies could have different opening day starters from Game 5 at first, shortstop, third and left field.  Ryan Howard's ruptured achilles could cause the slugger to miss the beginning of the 2012 season, and the Phillies have got to have real concerns about Polanco's ability to rebound from the series of injuries that limited his playing time in 2011.  Is he still a viable option at third going forward?

Gelb goes on to list the 10 players from the postseason roster that could be wearing a different uniform in 2012:

Free agents (5) - Raul Ibanez, Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Madson, Brian Schneider and Ross Gload
Club option (2) - Roy Oswalt and Brad Lidge
Could be non-tendered (3) - Kyle Kendrick, Ben Francisco and Wilson Valdez

Amazingly, of everyone on that list, back-up infielder (and late, late inning reliever) Valdez is the most likely to return next year.  Any way you cut it, the 2012 Phillies are going to be a very different team.  Given the craptastic way the 2011 season ended, that's not necessarily a bad thing.

2011 Chachi #68 NLDS Game 4 - Roy Oswalt & Ryan Howard

Cardinals 5, Phillies 3
NLDS Game 4 - Wednesday Night, October 5th in St. Louis

One Sentence Summary:  After an exciting first inning, the Phillies just couldn't get anything else going as the Cardinals got to Roy Oswalt and forced a Game 5.

What It Means:  It means tensions are high in The Phillies Room as the series is now tied 2-2.  The good news is that Roy Halladay will be on the mound tonight for the decisive Game 5.  The bad news is that the Phillies offense has been shut down by a less than suspect Cardinals pitching staff.

What Went Wrong:  I'm not going to dwell on this game, so I'll make this quick.  Oswalt (0-1) lasted six innings and allowed five runs on six hits.  The big blow was a two-run home run from David Freese in the sixth inning.  David Freakin' Freese.

For more on the Phillies short-comings during this game, please refer to the quick reference card prepared by Dick Allen Hall of Fame.

Featured Card:  To date, this is my least favorite card in the entire 2011 Chachi set.

2011 Chachi #67 NLDS Game 3 - Ben Francisco & Ryan Madson

Phillies 3, Cardinals 2
NLDS Game 3 - Tuesday Night, October 4th in St. Louis

One Sentence Summary:  Ben Francisco's pinch-hit three-run home run in the seventh and gutsy pitching from Cole Hamels and Ryan Madson led to the Game 3 victory.

What It Means:  The Phillies are up two games to one with Roy Oswalt taking the mound tomorrow night. Also, and make no mistake about this, I did not enjoy watching this game as the entire three hours and thirteen minutes was way too tense for me.  I would prefer a nice little Phillies blow-out tomorrow.  I'd love to see the Phils score seven or eight runs in the first few innings while Oswalt is working on a shutout.

What Went Right:  Hamels (1-0) ran a lot of deep counts and he had runners on in every inning, but he managed to shut out the Cardinals through six innings.  He struck out eight while walking three and allowing five hits.

The offense was sputtering along until the seventh when Shane Victorino singled to start the inning.  A passed ball moved Victorino to second, but Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia retired the next two batters.  Manager Tony LaRussa opted to intentionally walk Carlos Ruiz and have Garcia go after pinch-hitter Francisco.  Francisco slammed a 1-0 fastball into the Phillies bullpen in left to break the scoreless tie and give the Phils a 3-0 lead.

In the eighth, with the bases loaded and one out, Madson was called upon to preserve the Phillies 3-1 lead and record a five-out save.  He induced an inning-ending double play and then survived an anxiety-filled ninth inning to secure the victory.

Featured Card:  I knew Francisco had to be featured on one of the panels.  His dramatic home run brought to mind the blast from Matt Stairs in Game 4 of the 2008 NLCS.  As much as I wanted to feature Hamels, I thought Madson's performance earned him a spot on the card as well.

Francisco opened the season as the team's regular right fielder, but a very slow start forced him back to the bench.  Phillies radio play-by-play announcer Scott Franzke has often referred to him as the "forgotten Phillie."  So it was great to see him come through and earn his place in Phillies lore.

Quote of the Game:  From Francisco, courtesy of MLB.com's Todd Zolecki - "When you get to the postseason you can change your season . . . That's what I tried to do."

2011 Chachi #66 NLDS Game 2 - Cliff Lee & Carlos Ruiz

Cardinals 5, Phillies 4
NLDS Game 2 - Sunday Night, October 2nd in Philadelphia

One Sentence Summary:  Spotted a 4-0 lead, Cliff Lee allowed five unanswered Cardinals runs as the bats fell asleep after the second inning.

What It Means:  The series is tied up and Cole Hamels will take the mound in St. Louis for Game 3 on Tuesday afternoon.

What Went Wrong:  Following the second inning of last night's game, all was well.  It seemed inevitable the Phillies were going to take a 2-0 series lead as they had posted four runs to the Cardinals none and they had Lee (0-1) on the mound.  But Lee faltered in the fourth, allowing three runs.  The Cardinals would have tied it up then and there, if not for an outfield assist from Raul Ibanez that nailed Jon Jay at the plate.  Carlos Ruiz was run over, but still managed to hang on to the ball.

The Cards tied it in the sixth and took the lead in the seventh when Allen Craig led off with a triple that probably should have been caught by Shane Victorino.  Albert Pujols singled to bring Craig home with the eventual winning run.  Although he struck out nine, Lee allowed a career high twelve hits in his six innings of work.

After jumping on starter Chris Carpenter, the Phils were shut down by the entire Cardinals bullpen.  They put together an 0 for 15 stretch between the end of the second and the bottom of the seventh.

Featured Card:  It's not fun making these cards following a loss.

2011 Chachi #65 NLDS Game 1 - Roy Halladay & Ryan Howard

Phillies 11, Cardinals 6
NLDS Game 1 - Saturday Night, October 1st in Philadelphia

One Sentence Summary:  Roy Halladay settled in after a shaky first inning and the middle of the line-up came to life as the Phillies took Game 1 of the NLDS, 11-6.

What It Means:  The Phillies take a 1-0 lead in the series as Cliff Lee prepares to take the mound tomorrow night.

What Went Right:  Not much was going right for the Phillies until the sixth inning.  That's when Jimmy Rollins and Hunter Pence both singled to reach and Ryan Howard launched a bomb to right giving the Phils a 4-3 lead.  They never looked back.  Raul Ibanez homered to right a few batters later.  They added three more in the seventh and two in the eighth on Pence's RBI-single.

The one through six hitters all had solid nights, with Howard leading the way with his four RBIs.  Ibanez knocked in three while Chase Utley and Shane Victorino both enjoyed three-hit nights.

Halladay (1-0) allowed a three-run home run to Lance Berkman in the first while fans were still settling into their seats.  He allowed a single to Skip Schumaker to start the second . . . and that was it for the Cardinals.  Halladay set down the next 21 batters in order before yielding to the bullpen in the ninth.

The view from Section 314

Featured Card:  I'm using the Phillies "Batting & Pitching Leaders" card from the 1983 Topps set for this year's postseason games.  I'm not thrilled with how the horizontal NLDS logo looks in the center of the card, but I can live with it.

Tweet of the Night:  From MLB.com's Todd Zolecki - "Howard had no homers and no RBIs in nine postseason games last year. He was due."

Field Report:  Jenna and I enjoyed the game . . . from the sixth inning on.  The first inning silenced the crowd and there was definitely a collective anxiety in the ballpark while Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse (0-1) was pitching three perfect innings.  But Lohse's wheels fell off in the sixth and we cheered and high-fived and hugged and jumped up and down with the rest of Section 314.  It was sweet redemption since Lohse had a hand in ruining the first postseason game Jenna and I ever attended back in 2007.

2011 Chachi #54 Joe Savery

#55

Joseph Cain Savery

Relief Pitcher

Bats: Left  Throws: Left  Height: 6'3"  Weight: 215

Born: November 4, 1985, Houston, TX

Home: Bellaire, TX

Drafted: Selected by Phillies in 1st round of June 2007 draft

Teams: Phillies 2011-

Acquired: Via draft

Contract Status: Pre-arbitration eligible

Complete Topps Base Set Checklist:

Savery has yet to appear in a base Topps set.

2011 Chachi #53 Brandon Moss

#24

Brandon Douglas Moss

Outfield

Bats: Left  Throws: Right  Height: 6'0"  Weight: 210

Born: September 16, 1983, Monroe, GA

Home: Loganville, GA

Drafted: Selected by Boston Red Sox in 8th round of June 2002 draft

Teams: Boston Red Sox 2007-2008, Pittsburgh Pirates 2008-2010, Phillies 2011-

Acquired: Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Pittsburgh Pirates, November 22, 2010

Complete Topps Base Set Checklist:

2005 Topps #303 - Red Sox

2008 Topps Update #UH302 - Pirates

2009 Topps #104 - Pirates

2011 Chachi #56 Charlie Manuel RB

Phillies 4, Braves 3 (13 Innings)
Game 162 - Wednesday Night, September 28th in Atlanta

One Sentence Summary:  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.

What It Means:  The Phillies played a part in one of the wildest days of regular season baseball ever by winning in extras and knocking the Braves out of postseason consideration.  In a amazing whirlwind of late night baseball, the Cardinals won in Houston and the Braves lost to give the Cardinals the National League Wild Card and a trip to Philly.  The Phillies will face off against St. Louis in N.L.D.S. Game 1 on Saturday.

The American League was just as wild as the Orioles stunned the Red Sox with a ninth-inning walk-off win, minutes before the Rays defeated the Yankees in twelve on Evan Longoria's walk-off home run.

The club's 102nd win surpassed the 101-win marks set in 1976 and 1977.  It was also Charlie Manuel's 646th regular season victory as the Phillies manager, moving him past Gene Mauch for the top spot on the Phillies all-time list.

What Went Right:  Chase Utley's bases loaded sacrifice fly scored Placido Polanco with the tying run in the ninth inning.  Hunter Pence's bloop single in the 13th scored Brian Schneider and David Herndon secured his first career save with a scoreless bottom half of the inning.  Justin De Fratus, who had pitched the 12th, earned his first big league win.

Featured Card:  I felt a Chachi Record Breaker card was appropriate given the historic win.

2011 Chachi #52 Erik Kratz

#31

Erik Floyd Kratz

Catcher

Bats: Right  Throws: Right  Height: 6'4"  Weight: 255

Born: June 15, 1980, Telford, PA

Home: Harrisonburg, VA

Drafted: Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in 29th round of June 2002 draft

Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates 2010, Phillies 2011-

Acquired: Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Pittsburgh Pirates, December 1, 2010

Contract Status: Pre-arbitration eligible

Complete Topps Base Set Checklist:

Kratz has yet to appear in a base Topps set.