2022 Chachi #31 Figueroa / Wathan / Meacham / Dickerson CO

#38
Francisco Figueroa
First Base Coach

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'11"  Weight:  180
Opening Day Age:  38
Born:  February 19, 1983, Miami, FL
As a Coach:  Philadelphia Phillies 2019-

First Phillies Minor League Card:  2011 Multi-Ad Reading Phillies #11
First Phillies Card:  2019 Phillies Team Issue #38
Newest Card Added:  2019 Phillies Team Issue 2 #38
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (0):  N/A

3 - Figueroa baseball cards in my collection per The Phillies Room Checklist as of 5/12/22.

Complete Chachi Checklist - Figueroa
2019 Chachi #28
2019 Chachi Photo Night #10
2020 Chachi #33
2021 Chachi #29
2022 Chachi #31

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#92
Robert Andrew Meacham
Coaching Assistant

Bats:  Switch  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  175
Opening Day Age:  61
Born:  August 25, 1960, Los Angeles, CA
Major League Teams:  New York Yankees 1983-1988
As a Coach:  Florida Marlins 2006; San Diego Padres 2007; New York Yankees 2008; Houston Astros 2010-2012; Philadelphia Phillies 2020-

First Phillies Minor League Card:  2009 Choice Williamsport Crosscutters #31
First Phillies Card:  N/A
Newest Card Added:  2009 Choice Williamsport Crosscutters #31
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (6):  1984-1989

1 - Meacham baseball card in my collection per The Phillies Room Checklist as of 5/12/22.

Complete Chachi Checklist - Meacham
2020 Chachi #33
2021 Chachi #28
2022 Chachi #31

#62
Dustin James Wathan
Third Base Coach

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'4"  Weight:  225
Opening Day Age:  48
Born:  August 22, 1973, Jacksonville, FL
Major League Teams:  Kansas City Royals 2002
As a Coach:  Philadelphia Phillies 2018-

First Phillies Minor League Card:   2006 Choice Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons #24
First Phillies Card:  2018 Phillies Team Issue #62
Newest Card Added:  2019 Phillies Team Issue 2 #62
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (0):  N/A

23 - Wathan baseball cards in my collection per The Phillies Room Checklist as of 5/12/22.

Complete Chachi Checklist - Wathan
2018 Chachi #28
2019 Chachi #28
2019 Chachi Photo Night #14
2020 Chachi #33
2021 Chachi #29
2022 Chachi #31

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#9
Bobby Dale Dickerson
Infield Coach

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  180
Opening Day Age:  56
Born:  September 4, 1965, Laurel, MS
As a Coach:  Baltimore Orioles 2013-2018; Philadelphia Phillies 2019; San Diego Padres 2020-2021; Philadelphia Phillies 2022

First Phillies Card:  2019 Phillies Team Issue #39
Newest Card Added:  2019 Phillies Team Issue 2 #39
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (0):  N/A

2 - Dickerson baseball cards in my collection per The Phillies Room Checklist as of 5/12/22.

Complete Chachi Checklist - Dickerson
2019 Chachi #29
2022 Chachi #31

1984 Topps #204

1985 Topps #16

1986 Topps #379

1988 Topps #659

1989 Topps #436

2022 Virtual Phillies Wall / 2022 Season Summary Index / 2022 Chachi Set Checklist

2022 Chachi #30 Phillies Coaches / 2022 Chachi #32 Phillies Coaches

2021 Chachi #28 Thomson / Meacham / Dillon / Cotham CO

#59
Robert Lewis Thomson
Bench Coach

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'0"  Weight:  200
Opening Day Age:  57
Born:  August 16, 1963, Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Major League Teams:  N/A
As a Coach:  New York Yankees 2008-2017; Philadelphia Phillies 2018-

First Phillies Card:  2018 Phillies Team Issue #59
First Phillies Minor League Card:  N/A
First Phillies Team Issued Card:  2018 Phillies Team Issue #59

Newest Card Added:  2019 Phillies Team Issue 2 #59

Topps Flagship Set Appearances (0):  N/A

4 - Thomson baseball cards in my collection per The Phillies Room Checklist as of 5/14/21.

Complete Chachi Checklist - Thomson
2018 Chachi #27
2019 Chachi #27
2019 Chachi Photo Night #10
2020 Chachi #32
2021 Chachi #28

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#92
Robert Andrew Meacham
Coaching Assistant

Bats:  Switch  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  175
Opening Day Age:  60
Born:  August 25, 1960, Los Angeles, CA
Major League Teams:  New York Yankees 1983-1988
As a Coach:  Florida Marlins 2006; San Diego Padres 2007; New York Yankees 2008; Houston Astros 2010-2012; Philadelphia Phillies 2020-

First Phillies Card:  N/A
First Phillies Minor League Card:  2009 Choice Williamsport Crosscutters #31
First Phillies Team Issued Card:  N/A

Newest Card Added:  2009 Choice Williamsport Crosscutters #31

Topps Flagship Set Appearances (6):  1984-1989

1 - Meacham baseball card in my collection per The Phillies Room Checklist as of 5/14/21.

Complete Chachi Checklist - Meacham
2020 Chachi #33
2021 Chachi #28

#33
Joseph William Dillon
Hitting Coach

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'2"  Weight:  225
Opening Day Age:  45
Born:  August 2, 1975, Modesto, CA
Major League Teams:  Florida Marlins 2005; Milwaukee Brewers 2007-2008; Tampa Bay Rays 2009
As a Coach:  Washington Nationals 2018-2019; Philadelphia Phillies 2020-

First Phillies Card:  N/A
First Phillies Minor League Card:  N/A
First Phillies Team Issued Card:  N/A

Newest Card Added:  N/A

Topps Flagship Set Appearances (0):  N/A

0 - Dillon baseball cards in my collection per The Phillies Room Checklist as of 5/14/21.

Complete Chachi Checklist - Dillon
2020 Chachi #32
2021 Chachi #28

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#65
Caleb Kent Cotham
Pitching Coach

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'3"  Weight:  215
Opening Day Age:  33
Born:  November 6, 1987, Mt. Juliet, TN
Major League Teams:  New York Yankees 2015; Cincinnati Reds 2016
As a Coach:  Cincinnati Reds 2019-2020; Philadelphia Phillies 2021

First Phillies Card:  N/A
First Phillies Minor League Card:  N/A
First Phillies Team Issued Card:  N/A

Newest Card Added:  N/A

Topps Flagship Set Appearances (2):  2016-2017

0 - Cotham baseball cards in my collection per The Phillies Room Checklist as of 5/14/21.

Complete Chachi Checklist - Cotham
2021 Chachi #28

The Phillies have a record-setting 12 coaches listed on their official roster for 2021, and I'm breaking the up into groups of four among three different coaches cards.  Rob Thomson is the only hold-over here from the Gabe Kapler era with both Bobby Meacham and Joe Dillon joining the club last season.  Caleb Cotham takes over the pitching coach duties this season from Bryan Price who departed after the shortened 2020 season.

Cotham is the team's fifth pitching coach in as many years following Bob McClure (2014-2017), Rick Kranitz (2018), Chris Young (2019) and Price (2020).  Cotham pitched in 12 games for the Yankees in 2015, who were managed by Joe Girardi at the time.

2021 Virtual Phillies Wall / 2021 Season Summary Index / 2021 Chachi Set Checklist

2020 Chachi #33 Dusty Wathan / Bob Meacham / Paco Figueroa CO

#62
Dustin James Wathan
Third Base Coach

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'4"  Weight:  225
Opening Day Age:  46
Born:  August 22, 1973, Jacksonville, FL
Major League Teams:  Kansas City Royals 2002
As a Coach:  Philadelphia Phillies 2018-

First Phillies Card:  2018 Phillies Team Issue #62
First Phillies Minor League Card:  2006 Choice Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons #24
First Phillies Team Issued Card:  2018 Phillies Team Issue #62

Newest Card Added:  2019 Phillies Team Issue 2 #62

Topps Flagship Set Appearances (0):  N/A

23 - Wathan baseball cards in my collection per The Phillies Room Checklist as of 8/7/20.

Complete Chachi Checklist - Wathan
2018 Chachi #28 - with Pedro Guerrero, Chris Young and Jim Gott
2019 Chachi #28 - with Paco Figueroa and Jim Gott
2019 Chachi Photo Night #14
2020 Chachi #33 - with Bob Meacham and Paco Figueroa

Bobby Meacham joins the Phillies coaching staff in 2020 with the nebulous title of Coaching Assistant.  It's his third stint coaching for a team managed by Joe Girardi, having previously served under Girardi in 2006 and 2008.

Dusty Wathan is the veteran here, entering his third season as the team's third base coach and his 13th season in the Phillies' organization.

Paco Figueroa enters his second season as the Phillies' first base coach.  He has one Phillies minor league card to his name, having appeared in the 2011 Reading Phillies team set.

#92
Robert Andrew Meacham
Coaching Assistant

Bats:  Switch  Throws:  Right  Height:  6'1"  Weight:  175
Opening Day Age:  59
Born:  August 25, 1960, Los Angeles, CA
Major League Teams:  New York Yankees 1983-1988
As a Coach:  Florida Marlins 2006; San Diego Padres 2007; New York Yankees 2008; Houston Astros 2010-2012; Philadelphia Phillies 2020

First Phillies Card:  N/A
First Phillies Minor League Card:  2009 Choice Williamsport Crosscutters #31
First Phillies Team Issued Card:  N/A

Newest Card Added:  2009 Choice Williamsport Crosscutters #31

Topps Flagship Set Appearances (6):  1984-1989

1 - Meacham baseball card in my collection per The Phillies Room Checklist as of 8/7/20.

Complete Chachi Checklist - Price
2020 Chachi #33 - with Dusty Wathan and Paco Figueroa

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#38
Francisco Figueroa
First Base Coach

Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right  Height:  5'11"  Weight:  180
Opening Day Age:  37
Born:  February 19, 1983, Miami, FL
As a Coach:  Philadelphia Phillies 2019-

First Phillies Card:  2019 Phillies Team Issue #38
First Phillies Minor League Card:  2011 Multi-Ad Reading Phillies #11
First Phillies Team Issued Card:  2019 Phillies Team Issue #38

Newest Card Added:  2019 Phillies Team Issue 2 #38

Topps Flagship Set Appearances (0):  N/A

3 - Figueroa baseball cards in my collection per The Phillies Room Checklist as of 8/7/20.

Complete Chachi Checklist - Dillon
2019 Chachi #28 - with Dusty Wathan and Jim Gott
2019 Chachi Photo Night #10 - with Rob Thomson
2020 Chachi #33 - with Dusty Wathan and Bob Meacham

2020 Virtual Phillies Wall / 2020 Season Summary Index / 2020 Chachi Set Checklist

Phillies Finalize 2020 Coaching Staff

2019 Choice Williamsport Crosscutters #37

1986 Topps #379

2013 Grandstand Clearwater Threshers #25

On Monday, in the first new Phillies news of 2020, the team Tweeted out the graphic below listing its extremely crowded coaching staff.  Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, I got used to a set number of coaches - bench, first base, third base, hitting, pitching, bullpen.  Six seemed like the right amount of coaches needed, and this is after most teams only had two or three coaches in earlier decades.

In 2020, the Phillies will be suiting up with double that amount as 12 coaches will be on their official staff.  We have the "traditional" six as listed above, and then there's infield, assistant hitting, assistant pitching, two bullpen catcher/catching coaches and the mysterious coaching assistant.  Paco Figuera, Jim Gott, Pedro Guerrero, Dave Lundquist, Bob Stumpo, Rob Thomson and Dusty Wathan are all holdovers from the Gabe Kapler regime.  I've previously posted about the additions of Juan Castro, Joe Dillon and Bryan Price.

Greg Brodzinski and Bobby Meacham are new to this list.  Brodzinski will assist Stumpo with bullpen catching and catching coach duties, a position previously occupied by Craig Driver.  He had spent the past two seasons as a coach with the Rookie-A Williamsport Crosscutters, and his baseball cards can be found in the 2017 Reading Fightin Phils and 2019 Crosscutters team sets.  He played in the Phillies minor league system in 2015 and 2016.

Meacham steps into the new coaching assistant role, and it's his third stint with manager Joe Girardi.  Meacham had been Girardi's third base coach with the Marlins in 2006 and the Yankees in 2008.  He was also a coach with the Crosscutters back in 2009.  Meacham should be no stranger to baseball card collectors, as he appeared in every Topps flagship set with the Yankees between 1984 and 1989.

I've added this list of a dozen coaches to the linked list on the sidebar, and now the big decision is do I create 2020 Chachi cards for all 12 coaches, or do I draw the line with the "Traditional 6?"