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Phillies To Sign Matt Szczur

By Jeff Todd | December 13, 2019 at 12:33pm CDT

The Phillies have a minor-league deal in place with outfielder Matt Szczur, according to Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philly. It includes an invitation to participate in MLB Spring Training.

Szczur, 30, failed to crack the majors last year for the first time since he broke in with the Cubs in 2014. The New Jersey native stayed put at Triple-A with the Diamondbacks in 2019, due in no small part to leg issues that limited him to 44 games of action.

When he was available for the Snakes’ top affiliate, Szczur turned in a strong .322/.309/.577 batting line over 172 plate appearances. That output dwarfs his lifetime .231/.312/.355 slash in 667 trips to the plate in the majors.

It’s possible that Szczur could earn an active roster spot with a big showing in camp. He’s capable of spending some time in center and has traditionally performed better against southpaws, making him a possible match to complement presumptive Phillies center fielder Adam Haseley.

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  1. garretts121

    6 years ago

    This is a great move Matt is a great clubhouse addition and a great move for any team miss him in Chicago

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    • The Natural

      6 years ago

      You won’t a better human being in baseball than Matt. We loved him in Chicago. Solid all round player. Good arm, consistent at bats and glove. Really glad to see someone sigh him

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  2. MrMet62

    6 years ago

    Give onto Szczur that which is his.

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    • Captain Dunsel

      6 years ago

      That took a lot of Gaul.

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      • Ryan W

        6 years ago

        Let’s see if Szczur will cross the Rubicon this year

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      • lippy10195

        6 years ago

        Love you knuckleheads

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  3. DarkSide830

    6 years ago

    Cape May’s finest

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  4. vtadave

    6 years ago

    .309 OBP with a .322 BA? Impressive feat!

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    • Danny R.

      6 years ago

      Was thinking the same thing! Lol

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    • iml12

      6 years ago

      Jumps off the page.

      Reply
  5. YankeesJames

    6 years ago

    ***.322/.390/.577

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    • jorge78

      6 years ago

      Thanks!

      Reply
  6. Phiilies2020

    6 years ago

    Roman Quinn is probably gonna be the guy against lefties in CF and should get some late inning pinch running opportunities. Odubel Herrera stands to be the 26th man so I think Szczur is nothing more than AAA depth in case someone gets hurt or if they can move Odubel. He’s a local guy, the Press of Atlantic City does a daily feature in the sports section on he and Mike Trout, titled “local roundup”. Great numbers in the minors though and hope he can contribute if his number is called.

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  7. Theviolinman

    6 years ago

    Rock, paper, Szczur?

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    • Joe Kerr

      6 years ago

      Szczur salad

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    • Ully

      6 years ago

      Ha!

      Reply
  8. ChiSox_Fan

    6 years ago

    “Ruzczs” is “Szczur” spelled backwards.

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    • the kutch

      6 years ago

      Is that you, Harry???

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      Reply
  9. pinkerton

    6 years ago

    I’m waiting for that Cobra Forest clown to come up here and say something snarky about this one.

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    • agentx

      6 years ago

      “Merry Christmas to you Phillies fans. Not Gerrit Cole, a lump of real coal in your stocking.”

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      • Regi Green

        6 years ago

        Girardi-Price-Wheeler-Gregorius…..The Phillies have had a good offseason to this point.Even if the rest of their moves are minor,its a good offseason.

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        • agentx

          6 years ago

          I agree, Regi Green… just posting a ForestCobraAL quote to pre-empt him and his predictable commentary.

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  10. cheesesteak

    6 years ago

    First Gosselin, now Szczur. Booking my World Series tickets now.

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    • burnt_reynolds

      6 years ago

      El oh el good one!

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  11. Ully

    6 years ago

    Best artist in the league.

    Reply
  12. Ctrl alt dlt

    6 years ago

    I remember when he lent his underwear to Addison Russell during the playoffs

    Reply
  13. wkkortas

    6 years ago

    If he gets any regular burn, Phils fans may suffer several Szczurs.

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  14. bobtillman

    6 years ago

    Healthy, there are worse RH hitting CFers; he’s actually better defensively than you’d think. And he has some flair and life to him. Nice low-cost pickup, Giradi kind of guy.

    Reply
  15. Moneyballer

    6 years ago

    When the Nats come into town, I can’t wait to see Max Scherzer pitch to Matt Szczur. You got this commentators!

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  16. VonPurpleHayes

    6 years ago

    Really wish they’d resign Dickerson. Lineup is looking weak outside of Harper, Cutch and Realmuto.

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  17. tug17509

    6 years ago

    Barring Phillies cannot find taker for Odubel Herrera, it stands to reason that Szczur will be AAA depth to start the season. However, most the guys in front of him, Quinn, Bruce, McCutchen, suffered injuries in 2019… and it’s likely Quinn will suffer one in 2020 as well. You never know when the guy will be needed. This, it’s good AAA depth.

    I’m surprised this signing got a post of its own, honestly. I’d expect this to have been in the “Minor League Signings Round-up” kind of posts MLBTR usually does.

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  18. DakotaJoe

    6 years ago

    It’s nice that he’s a local guy but at his best in the majors he has never put up good numbers. Looks like the Phillies are finished spending and are now looking under every rock to fill needs..

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  19. Georgiajeff

    6 years ago

    Good for him and I hope he does well

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  20. Polish Hammer

    6 years ago

    Not too often the Phillies get a chance to plug a hole with a local Villanova product.

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    • DarkSide830

      6 years ago

      sure hope he’s not expected to start over Haseley. depth is great and all, (even if its pretty bad depth) but not when your depth is starting over the better players.

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  21. DadsInDaniaBeach

    6 years ago

    I don’t know anything about this guy..I guess they know what they are doing..

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  22. AgeeHarrelsonJones

    6 years ago

    Interesting

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  23. number one sun

    6 years ago

    Well, according to this internet thing – Szczur – is pronounced “Caesar” – yes, like the salad.

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