Final Look at 2015-2016 Offseason Moves

2016 Chachi Departures #19

2016 Chachi Departures #13

2016 Chachi Departures #15

2016 Chachi Departures #18

2016 Chachi Departures #14

2016 Chachi Departures #20

2016 Chachi Departures #22

2016 Chachi Departures #21

2016 Chachi Departures #16

2016 Chachi Departures #17

I wanted to take one last look at the offseason additions and departures before we get too far into the regular season.  As can be expected when a team loses 99 games, there were a ton of personnel moves between the final out in October and opening day in Cincinnati.

I also wanted to post the remaining Chachi Departures cards of the 2015 Phillies players who are no longer with the organization, some of whom have yet to latch on with a new club.

For the new additions below, I'm only including players who are currently on the 40-man roster.

Moving On - 2015-2016 Offseason

• Chase d'Arnaud - inf (10/9/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster, elected free agency and signed as a minor league free agent the Atlanta Braves, 11/24/15.
• Justin De Fratus - rhp (10/9/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster, elected free agency and signed with the Seattle Mariners, 12/2/15.
• Erik Kratz - c (10/9/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster, elected free agency and signed as a minor league free agent with the San Diego Padres, 11/8/15.
• Sean O'Sullivan - rhp (10/9/15) - Elected free agency and signed as a minor league free agent with the Boston Red Sox, 12/11/15.
• Kevin Correia - rhp (10/10/15) - Elected free agency.
• Adam Loewen - lhp (10/10/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster, elected free agency and signed as a minor league free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks, 11/7/15.
• Dustin McGowan - rhp (10/10/15) - Elected free agency and signed as a minor league free agent with the Miami Marlins, 12/10/15.
• Seth Rosin - rhp (10/10/15) - Elected free agency and signed as a minor league free agent with the San Diego Padres, 2/8/16.
• Brian Bogusevic - of (10/26/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster, elected free agency and signed with the Orix Buffaloes of the Japanese Pacific League, 12/9/15.
• Domonic Brown - of (10/26/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster, elected free agency and signed as a minor league free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays, 2/25/16.
• Chad Billingsley - rhp (11/2/15) - Elected free agency.
• Jeff Francoeur - of (11/2/15) - Elected free agency and signed as a minor league free agent with the Atlanta Braves, 2/22/16.
• Aaron Harang - rhp (11/2/15) - Elected free agency.
• Jerome Williams - rhp (11/2/15) - Elected free agency.
• Cliff Lee - lhp (11/2/15) - Team option declined and elected free agency.
• Jordan Danks - of (11/6/15) - Outrighted off 40-man roster, elected free agency and signed as a minor league free agent with the Texas Rangers, 1/19/16.
• Ethan Martin - rhp (11/6/15) - Elected free agency and signed as a minor league free agent with the Atlanta Braves, 12/11/15.
• Jonathan Pettibone - rhp (11/6/15) - Elected free agency and signed as a minor league free agent with the Chicago Cubs, 1/29/16.
• Nefi Ogando - rhp (12/2/15) - Claimed off waivers by the Miami Marlins.
• Ken Giles - rhp (12/12/15) - Traded with Jonathan Arauz to the Houston Astros for Mark Appel, Harold Arauz, Thomas Eshelman, Brett Oberholtzer and Vince Velasquez.
• Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez - rhp (4/1/16) - Released.
• Ken Roberts - lhp (4/1/16) - Released.

New Additions - 2015-2016 Offseason

• James Russell - lhp (11/12/15) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Chicago Cubs.
• Jeremy Hellickson - rhp (11/14/15) - Acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Sam McWilliams.
• Emmanuel Burriss - inf (11/18/15) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Washington Nationals.
• Michael Mariot - rhp (11/30/15) - Claimed off waivers from the Kansas City Royals.
• Peter Bourjos - of (12/2/15) - Claimed off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
• David Hernandez - rhp (12/9/15) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• Tyler Goeddel - of (12/10/15) - Selected from the Tampa Bay Rays in the Rule 5 draft.
• Daniel Stumpf - lhp (12/10/15) - Selected from the Kansas City Royals in the Rule 5 draft.
• Charlie Morton - rhp (12/12/15) - Acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates for David Whitehead.
• Brett Oberholtzer - lhp and Vince Velasquez - rhp (12/12/15) - Acquired with Mark Appel, Harold Arauz and Thomas Eshelman from the Houston Astros for Ken Giles and Jonathan Arauz.
• Cedric Hunter  - of (1/12/16) - Signed as a minor league free agent formerly with the Atlanta Braves.
• Taylor Featherston - inf (2/10/16) - Acquired from the Los Angeles Angels for a player to be named later or cash.

Already Gone - 2015-2016 Offseason

• Dan Otero - rhp (11/3/15) - Claimed off waivers from the Oakland Athletics. (Designated for assignment, 12/12/15 and traded to the Cleveland Indians for cash considerations, 12/18/15.)
• A.J. Achter - rhp (11/20/15) - Claimed off waivers from the Minnesota Twins. (Designated for assignment, 12/12/15 and claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels, 12/17/15.)

2015 Chachi #41 Kevin Correia

#28

Kevin John Correia

Starting Pitcher

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'3"  Weight:  200

Born:  August 24, 1980, San Diego, CA

Drafted:  Selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the June 2002 draft

Teams:  San Francisco Giants 2003-2008, San Diego Padres 2009-2010, Pittsburgh Pirates 2011-2012, Minnesota Twins 2013-2014, Los Angeles Dodgers 2014, Phillies 2015

Acquired:  Signed as a free agent formerly with the San Francisco Giants' organization, June 8, 2015

2009 Topps Update #UH185

0 Correia Baseball Cards in My Collection per Zistle
First Card:  N/A
First Phillies Card:  N/A
First Phillies Topps Base Card:  N/A
First Phillies Team Issued Card:  N/A
Latest Card:  N/A

First Topps Base Card:  2009 Topps Update #UH185
First Chachi Base Card:  2015 Chachi #41

Correia Games I've Attended per Hardball Passport

N/A

Cards and game statistics through 6/18/15.

1983 Donruss #399 Ivan DeJesus

Reds 6, Phillies 4
Game 59 - Monday Night, June 8th in Philadelphia
Record 22-37, 5th Place, 9 1/2 games behind the Mets

One Sentence Summary:  The Phillies fell short once again as costly home runs allowed to Ivan DeJesus, Jr. and Zack Cozart ultimately led to the 6-4 loss.

What It Means:  We flipped between this game and the 2015 MLB Draft last night, with the draft only being slightly more exciting.

What Happened:  Cole Hamels didn't have his best stuff, allowing five runs on eight hits over six innings.  Carlos Ruiz tied the game up at three a piece in the fourth with a two-run single, but DeJesus's home run in the bottom of the sixth broke the tie.

Featured Cards:  Ivan DeJesus was the player acquired from the Cubs in January 1982 in the awful trade that sent Larry Bowa and Ryne Sandberg to Chicago.  All these years later, and his son, Ivan DeJesus Jr., did the Phillies in with a two-run home run in the sixth inning.

2014 Topps Heritage #62

Transaction:  After Sunday afternoon's game, the Phillies optioned starting pitcher Severino Gonzalez back to Lehigh Valley.  In five starts this season, Gonzalez has gone 2-2 with a 8.69 ERA.

Taking Gonzalez's place in the rotation will be veteran Kevin Correia, who opted out of his minor league contract with the Giants at the end of May and signed a Major League deal with the Phillies yesterday.  In six starts with the Sacramento River Cats, Correia was 0-1 with a 3.58 ERA.  More importantly he had stuck out 25 and only walked 11 in 37 2/3 innings of work.

Correia's most recent mainstream baseball cards can be found in the 2014 Topps and 2014 Topps Heritage sets featuring him with the Twins.

Departed During Season
Grady Sizemore (6/1/15) - Released

Arrived During Season
Kevin Correia (6/8/15) - Signed as a free agent formerly with the San Francisco Giants organization.