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Phillies Sign Jorge Bonifacio

By Anthony Franco | May 26, 2021 at 8:48pm CDT

The Phillies have signed outfielder Jorge Bonifacio to a minor league contract, as noted by Chris Hilburn-Trenkle of Baseball America. Bonifacio has been assigned to Double-A Reading, where he’s begun his Fightin Phils career 0-1 with a strikeout.

Bonfiacio saw major league action every year from 2017-20. He once looked like a potential long-term piece for the Royals, hitting a decent .255/.320/.432 with 17 home runs as a rookie in 2017. He wound up suspended for almost half the following season after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, though, and he’s struggled at the plate since returning from that ban. Over the past three seasons, he’s hit just .231/.307/.360 across 385 plate appearances with Kansas City and the Tigers.

The 27-year-old has worked exclusively in the corner outfield in recent seasons. He’s not a potential option for the Phils uncertain center field situation, but he’ll add some experienced depth in the corners. Bonifacio’s assignment to Double-A suggests he might be behind players like Travis Jankowski and Ryan Cordell, both of whom also have MLB experience and are at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, on the depth chart. Still, there’s little harm for the Phillies in adding some experience to the organization, particularly with right fielder Bryce Harper hitting the injured list with a forearm contusion.

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23 Comments

  1. DarkSide830

    4 years ago

    Reading can use the extra bat. currently its [checks notes] Luke Miller that’s their 2nd best hitter.

    Reply
  2. Wilmer Flores' Tears

    4 years ago

    Is he related to Emilio Bonifacio or Jorge Posada?

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    • birdsfan415

      4 years ago

      he’s the younger brother of Emilio

      Reply
  3. Tdat1979

    4 years ago

    Can’t believe he’s only 27. Seems like a lifetime ago he was going to be the right field solution for the Royals.

    Reply
  4. Sheep8

    4 years ago

    Bona fide or Bonifacio?

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  5. Rsox

    4 years ago

    Seems like this is one the Mets probably should have signed

    Reply
  6. mrgreenjeans

    4 years ago

    Sounds like a cheater that only performed when he was juiced.. enjoy your short stint in AA before you head home again..

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    • DerekBellsMoistMoustache

      4 years ago

      Lmao

      Reply
  7. Bob333

    4 years ago

    another bad move lets start trading some people start with Nola and get some pieces back.Trade Herrera while he is hot and same for Hoskins.Move Bohm to first and trade for
    Kris Bryant.

    Reply
    • phillesfan07

      4 years ago

      We need Herrera and Hoskins they are literally carrying the team and Nola has these stretches give him some time… I get that if your a Phillies fan rn things are tuff but let’s see what happens when Harper and Realmuto are back and if things are bad first people we move is Cutch and Jean IMO. All I’m saying is just wait a second. and i really mean that some of these recent games make you want to punch your hand through the wall (maybe that’s just me) but baseball can be frustrating.

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    • brown trout fisherman

      4 years ago

      Hi Bob.

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    • Phillls

      4 years ago

      All the complaining about the number 4 and 5 starters, and this genius wants to trade Nola lol.
      What makes anyone think Bohm would be so much better than Hoskins at 1st?

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    • Cult of Dickie Thon

      4 years ago

      So you want the Phils to apparently rebuild and then they should trade for Bryant, a rental?

      None of this makes any coherent sense.

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  8. Bob333

    4 years ago

    By the time Realmuto and Harper come back we will be 10 games out lets do something drastic now before it is too late.Move Hoskins while he is hot we have seen this act before and Nola is a 2 or 3 on any big leage staff

    Reply
  9. Bob333

    4 years ago

    Another great game by the bullpen LOL .Middleton needs to wake up now,The hitting and pitching are organizational problems CLEAN HOUSE NOW.

    Reply
    • DarkSide830

      4 years ago

      they just did that not that long ago. pay attention.

      Reply
  10. Cult of Dickie Thon

    4 years ago

    Fine as an org depth piece. CF has stabilized this month with Herrera playing fairly well but org OF depth is a huge problem. Joyce is cooked, Quinn isn’t a major league player, Moniak looked overmatched, and Haseley is still out.

    Reading roster is horrendous right now. Phils are almost completely devoid of any MLB league talent at Reading or Lehigh which really hurts their ability to help the MLB club or make any trades later this season.

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  11. Bob333

    4 years ago

    This is why they need to move Hoskins and Nola and get some pieces by the end 0f the year both will be worth nothing.You don”t trade for Bryant as a rental you need to sign him.

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  12. DadsInDaniaBeach

    4 years ago

    Next offseason should be an interesting one..if you’re looking for a 3rd baseman, Noland Aranado and Kris Bryant could be there..
    Cutch is done next year and DiDi and Segura have club options so both could also be gone.
    Most likely, the DH will be in effect next year which creates a problem for the Phils..Joe could rotate different players for that role..
    If you are looking for a shortstop, there is Correa, Seager, Baez and Story…..BUTY BUT BUT, the Phillies already have a steep payroll. Will Middleton scratch out a few free agent checks again?

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    • DarkSide830

      4 years ago

      Didi doesn’t have an option and Segura’s is for 2023.

      Reply
      • DadsInDaniaBeach

        4 years ago

        I apologize….I went back and re read it…It was for 2023…you are correct..

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    • VonPurpleHayes

      4 years ago

      If this team continues to underperform, I think the Phillies are more likely to sell than buy in the next few years.

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      • DadsInDaniaBeach

        4 years ago

        I’ve been thinking that Middleton might have had enough with the big contracts without reward..On one hand, I see a need to fix that which is broken..and that may be the way to go, did he get Dave Dombrowski to do a rebuild? Somehow I don’t think DD would have taken the job under those conditions…at the same time, I do not see JM scratching out more free agent checks..so the alternative might be to trade several pieces for one contract swap..

        Next, I wrote last week about what good is a bullpen guy that throws 100 mph if he has no idea where it will go..I am so over Alvarado..Between the walks, wild pitches and hit batters, isn’t it time he take a trip to LV? We were told we got a great pitching coach..well, why isn’t he calming down that out of control delivery? Just a hypothetical….no need to bother..

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