4:56pm: The Phillies have now announced that Goeddel has been designated for assignment in order to clear a 40-man spot for Stassi, whose contract has been officially selected from Triple-A.
4:06pm: The Phillies will designate outfielder Tyler Goeddel for assignment in order to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for first baseman/outfielder Brock Stassi, who has won one of the final bench jobs in Philadelphia, reports Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer (via Twitter). The Phillies could look to trade Goeddel, their 2016 Rule 5 pick (out of the Rays organization), in the coming days, Gelb adds.
The 2016 season was a struggle for Goeddel, 24, though that was perhaps to be expected after skipping the Triple-A level entirely as a Rule 5 selection back in 2015. Though Goeddel batted .279/.350/.433 in Double-A back in 2015, Goeddel logged an anemic .192/.258/.291 batting line across 234 plate appearances in his big league debut last season.
Of course, the Phillies didn’t have the option of sending Goeddel to the minors to help him get back on track, as he had to remain on the roster as a Rule 5 pick or else be exposed to waivers and offered back to Tampa Bay. Ultimately, it seems that the waiver route will now be a possibility for Goeddel anyway, though the Phils could also find a trade partner and exchange him for a non-40-man player. Any team that acquires Goeddel, however, would be able to option him to the minors for the 2017 season, as the Rule 5 restrictions no longer apply to Goeddel having survived the 2016 season on Philadelphia’s 25-man roster.
But we keep Luis Garcia on the 40 man….
He has the stuff to be a very good relief pitcher if he puts it together. Tyler was behind Roman Quinn, Nick Williams, and Dylan Cozens in the minor league depth chart.
Goeddel is also behind Cam Perkins on the minor league depth chart. He wasn’t exactly in line to be a first call up for the Phillies if an injury happened. The Phils have plenty of outfield options on the 40-man roster. It makes sense to keep another arm on the 40-man
I know he was along shot to stay on the roster but they keep him on all year long last season just to take him off the roster? And Garcia a 30 year old reliever who has not done much of anything the past few years stays? Just a head scratcher to me.
it would probably just be postponing the inevitable. they dont have many relievers on the 40 man, so if Garcia wasnt around, they’d need to clear a 40 man for another reliever the first time someone out of the bullpen went on the DL.
Goeddel was going down to AA due to lack of room in AAA anyway. i didnt see a guy who could turn on an inside fastball at all.
No I know he was a long shot to stick, but watching Garcia pitch is insufferable, he’s 30 and wasting a roster spot, he hasn’t done anything spectacular since coming up. I personally would rather have Goeddel, that’s all.
Did Goeddel show any promise last year? Enough to have a team claim him?
just a little, but since you can put him in the minors now, i assume somebody will claim him.
He had a stretch early in the season where he was hitting but other than that he was pretty in over his head.
He’ll definitely get claimed though. He has potential for sure he was just blocked by too many guys in Philly
A rebuilding team like the Pads or Brewers may add him, or the Rays since beside Bourjos they were looking for OF RH Hitters. Is there any way to find out publicly the order for waiver claims?
Thank God.
Watched a fair bit of Stassi in Clearwater, glad to see he made the team – well deserved.
Stassi looks ready to contribute right now. And this is a bottom line business: even as they assemble a new and talented cast, the front office wants to promote those who can bring the club closer to .500 now and be part of something big from 2018 onward.