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Phillies Notes: Roster, Herrera, Klentak, Burnett

By Mark Polishuk | March 18, 2017 at 4:00pm CDT

Some notes from The City Of Brotherly Love…

  • With a full 40-man roster, the Phillies have several tough choices to make before Opening Day, CSNPhilly.com’s Jim Salisbury writes.  Chris Coghlan, Daniel Nava and Brock Stassi are in camp on minor league deals and, if any make the team, someone else would have to be displaced.  The Phils have two bench spots open, in Salisbury’s estimation, plus another bench spot for the backup catcher (either Andrew Knapp or Ryan Hanigan, the latter of whom isn’t on the 40-man).
  • The Phillies’ five-year, $30.5MM extension with Odubel Herrera is already looking like a shrewd move for the team compared to other extensions for center fielders, David Murphy of the Philadelphia Inquirer opines.  The Braves signed Ender Inciarte to a similar extension (five years and $30.525MM, with a sixth year option) while the Rays locked Kevin Kiermaier up for six years and an option for $53.5MM.  All three are strong-to-great defenders but Herrera is the best hitter of the trio, Murphy notes, plus a year younger.  The extension also allows the Phillies future flexibility under the luxury tax, making it especially valuable for a big-market club that aims to spending freely once it emerges from its rebuilding phase.
  • General manager Matt Klentak sat down with MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand for an interview detailing how Klentak got his start in baseball, his path to becoming Philadelphia’s GM, some of the Phillies’ offseason moves and more.
  • Sean Burnett took a rather extreme measure to combat his elbow pain in 2013, the southpaw told PhillyVoice.com’s Ryan Lawrence last week.  Burnett was dealing with a damaged ligament that was not quite damaged enough to require Tommy John surgery (Burnett had already undergone a TJ operation in 2004), so he decided to force the issue.  “I would go back to my [hotel] room, set up some pillows on the headboard and would chuck balls at it hoping it would pop just so I could get it fixed,” Burnett said.  “The pain I was in was excruciating.  I knew it wasn’t going to get any better.  If you throw a ball long enough you know what it’s going to take and how your body feels.”  Burnett’s elbow finally gave out during a game against the Mariners in May 2014 and he underwent the surgery, which kept him out of action until this past September when he returned to the big leagues in the Nationals bullpen.  After signing a minor league deal with the Phillies this winter, Burnett is competing to be the second lefty in Philadelphia’s bullpen.
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15 Comments

  1. jagonza

    8 years ago

    Burnett, yeah not right, workmans como pays for the surgery if its hurt while working. If it pops in his hotel room I think he is SOL

    Reply
    • Mattimeo09

      8 years ago

      Yeah his logic is scary

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    • brown trout fisherman

      8 years ago

      Something a con artist would say.

      Reply
  2. seillihp

    8 years ago

    I think there’s only one bench spot undecided. Altherr should have a lock on one of the two. With catcher, it’s going to be tough carrying 4 catchers on the 40-man so my guess is they’ll go with Knapp as they’ve been saying … and they’ve most likely been saying that due to the roster issues. If Knapp’s not a backup on the major league team he can’t get regular starts at AAA with Alfaro there anyway. He’d either have to be a backup at AAA or go back to AA.

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  3. houseoflords44

    8 years ago

    Knapp is not a good defensive catcher. He’s a solid offensive player, but he isn’t going to help you at all defensively.

    Reply
  4. Brixton

    8 years ago

    The bench should be Stassi, Blanco , Altherr, Knapp and either Valentine/Coghlan

    Reply
    • IBFarr

      8 years ago

      Coghlan

      Reply
  5. Joeycalexc

    8 years ago

    Knapp has looked terrible this spring. Bad at first and not hitting. If he stays with phils or goes to LHV he won’t play much behind Rupp or Alfaro

    Reply
  6. Joeycalexc

    8 years ago

    Blanco is backup SS so Valentin won’t be needed. If Galvis out Crawford comes up. Stassi could be 5th OF

    Reply
  7. Matt Galvin

    8 years ago

    Stassi starting 1B with trading Joseph. Hanigan won’t go to MILB.

    Reply
  8. pinkerton

    8 years ago

    if Stassi doesn’t make the bench i’ll eat my hat.

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  9. spence01

    8 years ago

    This team will lose 100 games. Doesn’t matter who is on the bench.

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    • pinkerton

      8 years ago

      I don’t think they will.

      Reply
    • brown trout fisherman

      8 years ago

      Based off of what? What logic other than being negative is this based on?

      Reply
  10. brown trout fisherman

    8 years ago

    Nava , cogs hold no value . Other guys with greater upside waiting.

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