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Phillies To Re-Sign Phil Gosselin

By Steve Adams | December 12, 2019 at 12:49pm CDT

The Phillies have agreed to re-sign veteran infielder Phil Gosselin to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. He’s represented by Meister Sports Management.

Gosselin, 31, appeared in 44 games with the Phillies in 2019 and spent the rest of the year with their Triple-A club, where he hit .314/.405/.497 in 353 trips to the dish. He was limited to a pinch-hitting and defensive replacement role in the big leagues and went 17-for-65 with three doubles (.262/.294/.308 on the whole).

Gosselin has played primarily second base in the Majors but has experience at all four infield spots and in the outfield corners as well. He’s a veteran of 320 games spanning parts of seven Major League seasons and has batted .263/.312/.355 in 647 big league plate appearances. He’s unlikely to play a major role with the Phillies next year but provides some versatile depth to stash in Triple-A or perhaps to bring north from Clearwater as the team’s 26th man on next year’s expanded regular-season rosters. He’ll join fellow veteran Josh Harrison in competing for a spot in an infield that recently subtracted both Maikel Franco and Cesar Hernandez (non-tenders) but added Didi Gregorius on a one-year free-agent deal.

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  1. BrixtonBrixton

    1 year ago

    Ideally, he plays SS for LHV respectfully most of this year

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    • phillyvseverybody

      1 year ago

      Yeah. INF depth, no doubt.

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    • TL

      1 year ago

      I hope he is very disrespectful.

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  2. bobtillman

    1 year ago

    It’s comforting to see how, after a week being barraged by insignificant transactions like Cole, Rendon, Wheeler et al, that we can finally return to IMPORTANT winter deals like the Phils re-signing Gosselin, whose somewhere between 30 and death.

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    • pinkerton

      1 year ago

      Gosselin is 31.

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      • the kutch

        1 year ago

        Technically he’s not wrong…

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    • bravesfan

      1 year ago

      I mean, these moves are important. These are the sort of people who make a difference on a team. The guys that fill in when injuries occur, which they always do. And with luck perform at a high lvl. In the Phillies case, hope they are all brutal

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      • DadsInDaniaBeach

        1 year ago

        Huh? Wishing for brutal injuries? I’ve never wished that on Philly team rivals..I always want to beat them when they are at their best..otherwise, what’s the point..
        Shame on you.

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      • harryruffner

        1 year ago

        I cannot agree with you more…. a few Years back the Dodgers made a few “insignificant signings” by the names of Max Muncy Chris Taylor Brandon Morrow”, and the most insignificant of them all Justin Turner. you just never know.

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    • Coach Him

      1 year ago

      Huge Headline Story!
      Clean up Broad St. Here comes the parade baby!!

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    • Captain Dunsel

      1 year ago

      Hello, busom buddy.

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  3. Phiilies2020

    1 year ago

    Would have liked to have seen them sign Jose Peraza, the young INF the Reds non-tendered, to fill this role. That being said, I think between Kingery, Harrison and Gosselin we have the necessary depth we need for our infield. Wouldnt hurt to gauge the interest of the Rockies on Arenado, possibly including Segura in the deal to open up regular playing time for Kingery at 2B. Brad Miller and his left-handed pop off the bench can theoretically play all four infield positions as well if they were to consider bringing him back.

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  4. bobtillman

    1 year ago

    Far be it from me to disparage these guys….it’s their livelihood. And I didn’t mean it in that mode. Actually I kind of like Gosselin, a “full tilt” kind of guy, which players in his situation have to be.

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    • Coach Him

      1 year ago

      Have to be. If not, they’ll be bagging groceries after you ring them up.

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  5. DarkSide830

    1 year ago

    obviously a small sample size, but he didnt look like complete garbage last year. happy for him that he can keep playing for his hometown team.

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  6. VonPurpleHayes

    1 year ago

    Depth was their biggest weakness last year. The bench was atrocious. I really hope they resign Dickerson. I am not sure what that means for CF, but Haseley is more of a bench/backup piece despite what they say. Despite adding Wheeler and DiDi, with the loss of Hernandez and Dickerson, this team is only slightly better than they were last year.

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    • tug17509

      1 year ago

      Curious question, what statistics are you using to claim Adam Haseley is a bench piece?

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      • VonPurpleHayes

        1 year ago

        Oh don’t get me wrong. I like Haseley a lot and I think he’ll develop into an every day player, but the Phillies are a win-now team and their lineup has huge holes in it. That’s why I think Haseley works better as a bench player with a more seasoned outfielder starting. Mainly for the offense. I really wish they’d consider resigning Dickerson who absolutely raked for them last year.

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        • tug17509

          1 year ago

          I think Haseley flashed solid leather in his sample size with serviceable offense. Who’s kidding who, though, Haseley was a little rushed with the injuries the Phillies sustained. At this point in Haseley’s career, it’s best to start him somewhere, whether it’s MLB or AAA.

          Why I like Haseley in CF is the $$$. He’s earned the chance to start CF in 2020 and his salary means Phillies can bring more in around him. While I’d agree with you that Dickserson is the better hitter right now, he just doesn’t fit on the roster, $$$ and position wise. That Jay Bruce trade is beginning to sting a bit because that’s $13 million towards luxury tax for a pinch hitting power bat.

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        • Regi Green

          1 year ago

          Phillies are only on the hook for 1.75 of Bruce’s money.

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        • tug17509

          1 year ago

          Seattle was paying ~$11 M of Jay Bruce’s contract. Doesn’t the $13 M still go towards our luxury lax threshold? I could be wrong with that, though.

          Edit: I just looked it up. I was wrong on both aspects. Jay Bruce is owed $14 M this year but Phil’s only are on the hook for $1.75 towards the luxury tax. Thank you for enlightening me on something I didn’t know.

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    • Coach Him

      1 year ago

      why can’t we sign Madbum and defer a ton of money payments. Let’s get a Bobby Bonilla contract going.

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    • Phiilies2020

      1 year ago

      I think they needed to make a big time trade. Could still happen, but doubtful. Would love to see a headline “Phillies acquire Nolan Arenado from Rockies” over the weekend. Maybe send back Segura, Bohm and a pitching prospect. We’d probably have to take on one of their bad reliever contracts but at least that would fill another need (bp). Then Kingery could slide into his natural position at 2B.

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      • Coach Him

        1 year ago

        That would be awesome but they probably want pitching prospect S. Howard and the catching prospect.

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  7. Puxatony phil

    1 year ago

    Good signing, local Guy who is a pretty good hitter and played pretty good when given a chance, he made a couple errors at short when Segura was out and Gabe pretty much banished him. I would say SS is not his best position but we already have 2 of those

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  8. SalaryCapMyth

    1 year ago

    Does this mean the Phillies are out on Donaldson?

    Ya fat chance. A Braves fan can hope.

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    • Puxatony phil

      1 year ago

      Phils are spent unless they can restructure someone or give away a prospect for someone to take Odubel, They won’t go over the luxury tax this year

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      • Phiilies2020

        1 year ago

        The Rockies were deploying Ian Desmond in CF last year. That’s pretty bad. How about Odubel straight up for Bryan Shaw, Jake McGee or Wade Davis in a bad contract swap?

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        • Coach Him

          1 year ago

          I’m probably one of just a handful that doesn’t want to let Odubel go. The charges were dropped. He was sat out and paid his debt and to top it off how many guys get 2nd chances? A ton. If he’s doing the right things why do the Phillies feel the need to dump him. From a baseball perspective the guy can hit, field at times, and has speed. They let him go and the Mets will sign him and he will bat .300 for the next 8 years and kill the Phillies.

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  9. htbnm57

    1 year ago

    This move is fine IF depth. I really think the Phillies need to go after a second tier starter because Velasquez and Pivetta have run out their stock of ‘potential’.

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  10. PhilsPhan

    1 year ago

    No one dropped the “World Series here we come!” joke so far, the board is getting so mature lol

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  11. Ognir200

    1 year ago

    The Phillies only have about 8-10 players in their farm system who will be ready to play at the AAA level in 2020. It’s necessary to sign players like this to fill their AAA roster. I don’t know why that is so difficult for some people to comprehend. When a player signs a minor league contract, chances are they’ll be playing in the minor leagues. Phil Gosselin was a popular player with the Ironpigs last year. I’m glad he’s coming back.;

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