Updating the List of Departed Phillies

2019 Chachi Departures #4

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2019 Chachi Departures #6

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2019 Chachi Departures #8

Before the inevitable announcement of the signing of both Bryce Harper and Manny Machado by the Phillies (ahem), I wanted to catch up on a few recent departures.

Super utility player Pedro Florimon joined the Braves on a minor league deal.  His official Phillies cards can be found in both team issued photo card sets from last season, and he's also erroneously portrayed on the 2017 Topps Now Players Weekend card for Nick Williams.

A quartet of short-time Phillies officially moved on as well with Justin Bour signing with the Angels, Wilson Ramos and Luis Avilan going to the rival Mets and Asdrubal Cabrera headed to the Rangers.  All four appear in the late season team-issued photo card update set, and Ramos and Cabrera also appear as Phillies in the Topps update set.

I've updated the Moving On list below for these moves and I'll present here the full Chachi checklists for these departed players as a final tribute.

Florimon Complete Chachi Checklist
2017 Chachi #54
2017 Chachi In Action #8
2018 Chachi #11
2018 Chachi Phillies Phestival #14 (with Maikel Franco)
2018 Chachi Fan Favorites #47
2019 Chachi Departures #4

Bour Complete Chachi Checklist
2018 Chachi #50
2019 Chachi Departures #5

Ramos Complete Chachi Checklist
2018 Chachi #51
2019 Chachi Departures #6

Avilan Complete Chachi Checklist
2018 Chachi #52
2019 Chachi Departures #7

Cabrera Complete Chachi Checklist
2018 Chachi #48
2018 Chachi #54 HL - Walk-off Home Run
2019 Chachi Departures #8

Moving On - 2018-2019 Offseason

• Trevor Plouffe - inf (10/4/18) - Elected free agency.
• Jose Bautista - of (10/29/18) - Elected free agency.
• Asdrubal Cabrera - inf (10/29/18) - Elected free agency, signed with the Texas Rangers on 1/24/19.
• Aaron Loup - lhp (10/29/18) - Elected free agency.
• Wilson Ramos - c (10/29/18) - Elected free agency, signed with the New York Mets on 12/18/18.
• Pedro Beato - rhp (11/2/18) - Elected free agency.
• Jesmuel Valentin - inf (11/2/18) - Elected free agency.
• Pedro Florimon - inf/of (11/3/18) - Outrighted off 40-man roster, elected free agency and signed as a minor league free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
• Luis Avilan - lhp (11/30/18) - Non-tendered, becoming a free agent, signed as a minor league free agent with the New York Mets on 1/10/19.
• Justin Bour - 1b (11/30/18) - Non-tendered, becoming a free agent, signed with the Los Angeles Angels on 12/15/18.
• Carlos Santana - 1b and J.P. Crawford - ss (12/3/18) - Traded to the Seattle Mariners for James Pazos, Juan Nicasio and Jean Segura.
• Luis Garcia - rhp (12/6/18) - Traded to the Los Angeles Angels for Jose Alvarez.

New Arrivals - 2018-2019 Offseason

• James Pazos - lhp, Juan Nicasio - rhp and Jean Segura - ss (12/3/18) - Acquired from the Seattle Mariners for J.P. Crawford and Carlos Santana.
• Jose Alvarez - lhp (12/6/18) - Acquired from the Los Angeles Angels for Luis Garcia.
• Andrew McCutchen - of (12/12/18) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the New York Yankees.
• David Robertson - rhp (1/3/19) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the New York Yankees.

Avilan, Bour Join the Ranks of Former Phillies

On Friday night, the Phillies did not offer contracts to pitcher Luis Avilan and first baseman Justin Bour, making them free agents.  The Phillies now have 36 players on their 40-man roster.

The Phillies acquired Avilan on August 22nd from the White Sox for minor league pitcher Felix Paulino.  The lefty reliever appeared in 12 games for the Phillies, posting a 3.18 ERA in just 5 2/3 innings pitched.  I guess the Phillies will either now look outside the organization for a lefty reliever, or just stick with either Adam Morgan or Austin Davis.  Avilan's sole Phillies baseball card can be found in the late season, team-issued photo card update set.

Bour also appears in that update set and he has a few other newer Phillies cards in the Topps Walmart Holiday set and the Topps On Demand 3D set.  Bour came over from the Marlins on August 10th in exchange for McKenzie Mills.  He hit .224 (11 for 49) with one home run and 5 RBIs over the course of 29 games with the Phillies.

Moving On - 2018-2019 Offseason

• Trevor Plouffe - inf (10/4/18) - Elected free agency.
• Jose Bautista - of (10/29/18) - Elected free agency.
• Asdrubal Cabrera - inf (10/29/18) - Elected free agency.
• Aaron Loup - lhp (10/29/18) - Elected free agency.
• Wilson Ramos - c (10/29/18) - Elected free agency.
• Pedro Beato - rhp (11/2/18) - Elected free agency.
• Jesmuel Valentin - inf (11/2/18) - Elected free agency.
• Pedro Florimon - inf/of (11/3/18) - Outrighted off 40-man roster and elected free agency.
• Luis Avilan - lhp (11/30/18) - Non-tendered, becoming a free agent.
• Justin Bour - 1b (11/30/18) - Non-tendered, becoming a free agent.

2018 Chachi #52 Luis Avilan

#70
Luis Armando Avilan
Relief Pitcher

Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left  Height:  6'2"  Weight:  220
Opening Day Age:  28
Born:  July 19, 1989, Caracas, VZ
Signed:  Signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent, August 22, 2005
Teams:  Atlanta Braves 2012-2015; Los Angeles Dodgers 2015-2017; Chicago White Sox 2018; Phillies 2018
Acquired:  Acquired from the Chicago White Sox for Felix Paulino, August 22, 2018

2015 Topps Update #US298

0 Avilan Baseball Cards in My Collection per The Phillies Room Checklist
First Topps Flagship Base Card:  2013 Topps Update #US298
First Card:  N/A
First Phillies Card:  N/A
First Phillies Team Issued Card:  N/A
Newest Card:  N/A

First Mention on The Phillies Room:  August 23, 2018 - Earlier in the day, the Phillies announced another trade, sending Double-A pitcher Felix Paulino to the White Sox for lefty reliever Luis Avilan.  Pitching prospect Jose Taveras was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Avilan.  In 58 games this season with the White Sox, Avilan has a 3.86 ERA and a 14 walks to 46 strikeouts over 39 2/3 innings pitched.

Sharing the fate of most middle relievers, Avilan's baseball card appearances have been scarce in spite of appearing in almost 400 games the past 7 seasons.  His most recent mainstream card is from the 2016 Topps set, picturing Avilan with the Dodgers.

Complete Chachi Checklist
2018 Chachi #52

Card statistics through 8/28/18.

Game 126 - 2018 Grandstand Reading Fightin Phils Update #38 Seranthony Dominguez

Nationals 8, Phillies 7
Game 126 - Tuesday Night, August 22nd in Washington
Record - 68-58, 2nd place, 3 games behind the Braves

One Sentence Summary:  With two outs in the 9th and the Phillies holding a 7-6 lead, Juan Soto doubled and Ryan Zimmerman homered off Seranthony Dominguez to give the Nationals an 8-7 win.

What It Means:  I was going to rank the most painful loses of the season for purposes of this post, but then I decided I didn't want to dwell on that nonsense and I moved on.  "There is no panic," according to Rhys Hoskins.

What Happened:  This was a back and forth game all night and ultimately the Phillies bullpen just couldn't keep the Nationals off the scoreboard.  Zach Eflin suffered one of his worst starts of the year, lasting 3 1/3 innings and allowing five runs (four earned) on 10 hits.  Cesar Hernandez (11), Maikel Franco (21) and Justin Bour (1st with the Phillies) all homered.

The Phillies loaded the bases with one out in the top of the 9th, but Asdrubal Cabrera popped up and Bour struck out to end the threat.

Featured Card:  Dominguez is only 23, and while these losses are painful, it's important to remember that at this point last season he was a starting pitcher for High-A Clearwater.

Transactions:  Yacksel Rios was optioned back to the IronPigs and Eflin was recalled to make the start.

Earlier in the day, the Phillies announced another trade, sending Double-A pitcher Felix Paulino to the White Sox for lefty reliever Luis Avilan.  Pitching prospect Jose Taveras was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Avilan.  In 58 games this season with the White Sox, Avilan has a 3.86 ERA and a 14 walks to 46 strikeouts over 39 2/3 innings pitched.

Sharing the fate of most middle relievers, Avilan's baseball card appearances have been scarce in spite of appearing in almost 400 games the past 7 seasons.  His most recent mainstream card is from the 2016 Topps set, picturing Avilan with the Dodgers.

2016 Topps #494

2018 Grandstand Reading Fightin Phils Update #36

2018 Chachi Almost #8

Arrived During the 2018 Season

Trevor Plouffe (4/23/18) - Signed as a minor league free agent, formerly with the Texas Rangers organization.
Asdrubal Cabrera (7/27/18) - Acquired from the New York Mets for Franklyn Kilome.
Wilson Ramos (7/31/18) - Acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named later or cash.
Aaron Loup (7/31/18) - Acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays for Jacob Waguespack.
Justin Bour (8/10/18) - Acquired with cash from the Miami Marlins for McKenzie Mills.
Luis Avilan (8/22/18) - Acquired from the Chicago White Sox for Felix Paulino.

Departed During the 2018 Season
Drew Hutchison (6/5/18) - Designated for assignment and elected free agency.
Hoby Milner (7/15/18) - Sold to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Zac Curtis (7/31/18) - Designated for assingnment and claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers, 8/7/18.
Jake Thompson (8/14/18) - Traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for cash considerations.