The Phillies have announced that they’ve designated infielder Taylor Featherston for assignment. They also selected the contract of lefty Joely Rodriguez and recalled outfielder Cody Asche and righties Luis Garcia and Phil Klein. The moves come in the wake of the end of Triple-A Lehigh Valley’s season last night.
The Phillies acquired Featherston in a minor trade with the Angels in February, and the 26-year-old played sparingly in the big leagues in 2016, collecting just 28 plate appearances. He spent the bulk of the season at Lehigh Valley, where he hit .254/.311/.428 with 13 homers in 439 plate appearances while playing third base, second base and shortstop. Featherston, who made his Major League debut in 2015 after the Angels selected him from the Rockies organization in the Rule 5 Draft, has a career .156/.207/.233 line in 120 big-league games, many of which he entered as a defensive replacement.
Angels … Here we come…
Wasn’t he on the Angels with such superstars like Ryan Jackson?
Glad Angels got rid of him
Yeah, the Angels sure showed him by putting out several waiver wire studs at 2B this year,
Featherston will remain with the Phillies, he just won’t be on the 40 man roster as they needed the slot to add J. Rodriguez.
He was a rule 5 pick last year, and didn’t play much, but his time in the minors still show promise as a depth player and an Utility player in the majors.
Surely 100x better than Burriss, whom the Phillies kept for some unknown reason.
Who exactly does Cody Asche have nude pictures of ? He’s terrible !
Asche has a swing that resembles Chase Utley’s. That might not earn him a multi-year deal in the off-season, though.
I guess Asche still has “some” value and frankly, have you seen who they have been playing in LF? If he plays well enough in the remaining games, he may be included as a 2nd piece in a trade. A lefty 3b/LF with some power is still valuable in MLB.
Angels and Marlins are two teams of the top of my head that I can see having a need for someone like Asche. Perhaps Yanks & Dodgers as well.