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Phillies Release T.J. Rivera

By Connor Byrne | May 29, 2020 at 3:55pm CDT

Infielder T.J. Rivera was among the minor league players the Phillies released Friday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network tweets. It’s not yet known which other players the Phillies cut.

Rivera signed a minors pact with the Phillies back in December, at which point he was coming off a respectable offensive run with the division-rival Mets. The 31-year-old was a .304/.335/,445 hitter with a meager 14.2 percent strikeout rate in 344 plate appearances from 2016-17, though health problems have taken a sledgehammer to his career since then.

Rivera underwent Tommy John surgery in September 2017, and his Mets tenure came to a close when they released him in March 2019. He has since played with the Nationals’ Double-A affiliate, in the Puerto Rican and Dominican Winter Leagues, and with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League. If another major league team does take a chance on Rivera, he’ll surely have to work his way back via the minors, where he has performed well. Rivera is the owner of a .335/.375/.490 line in 663 trips to the plate in Triple-A ball.

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  1. Metsfan9

    5 years ago

    I feel bad for the dude. He’s a great,consistent hitter but has just been stuck behind better players. His age and injuries is the only reason he isn’t desirable

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    • datrain021

      5 years ago

      Agreed. Hoping he will latch on elsewhere.

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      • whynot 2

        5 years ago

        He’ll do well in Japan or S. Korea.

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    • angt222

      5 years ago

      Hopefully he get another shot in the bigs.

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  2. Tom84

    5 years ago

    This guy is the absolute definition of a slap hitter, even in the minors. wow

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    • worthlesdropinthemonty

      5 years ago

      I’d much rather have a slap hitter who can get on base and avoid strikeouts as a backup infielder than Jurickson Profar. There’s a lot of value in T.J.

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      • Tom84

        5 years ago

        Im not saying it as a bad thing. Im very impressed by his consistent ability to make contact at all levels

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      • All American Johnsonville Dogs

        5 years ago

        So you get banned for acting inappropriately then decided to double down on the username. Go figure.

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        • Tom84

          5 years ago

          who, me?

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  3. DarkSide830

    5 years ago

    stinks. was hoping he’d pan out here, but probably wasnt making the taxi squad so probably for the best for him.

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  4. sampsonite168

    5 years ago

    career .321 hitter in the minors
    career .304 hitter in the majors

    No reason not to take a flier on him.

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    • Peart of the game

      5 years ago

      Candidate to go to the NPB or KBO.

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  5. Mrtwotone

    5 years ago

    I can’t believe nobody has given him a shot. Hope he latches on with the braves milb contract

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    • angt222

      5 years ago

      Maybe the Rockies give him a shot. I think they had uncertainty in their 2B depth.

      Reply
  6. BlueSkies_LA

    5 years ago

    So they named the surgery after him?

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  7. metsie1

    5 years ago

    Injury (he hasn’t played since 2017 in MLB) and lack of a true everyday position has hurt TJ. Would need to prove he is healthy before catching on. Now with the arm surgery and the extra long recovery you would really need to see him make the throws.

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    • DarkSide830

      5 years ago

      you would need to see him hit before anything else. Rivera’s game is his bat-to-ball ability. if he cant do that then he doesnt provide value.

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  8. traveling man

    5 years ago

    Never liked him and I’m a Mets fan!

    Just kidding!

    I LOVE YOU,T.J.!

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