The Phillies recently inked outfielder Ryan Cordell to a minor-league contract (h/t to Chris Hilburn-Trenkle of Baseball America). He has been assigned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, although he’s yet to get into a game for the IronPigs.
A former Ranger draftee, Cordell bounced between the White Sox’s, Brewers’, and Mets’ organizations in recent years before landing with the Phils. The 29-year-old has appeared in the big leagues in each of the past three seasons, including a fairly extended run with Chicago in 2019. He hasn’t produced much in that time, managing just a .202/.263/.328 line over 295 MLB plate appearances.
The 29-year-old has had more success in the minors, including a .266/.323/.451 mark in parts of three seasons at Triple-A. He also has experience at all three outfield positions. Philadelphia has Andrew McCutchen and Bryce Harper on hand in the corners, but center has been a nightmare to this point. Roman Quinn, Adam Haseley, Mickey Moniak and Odúbel Herrera have all struggled, and Quinn (finger laceration) and Haseley (personal reasons) are currently unavailable.
Ugh. So frustrating to see a team so close and yet so far. In my mind, CF is the biggest issue, but the pen, while improved is still a mess. I also don’t like our backend starters. If Cordell can hit .200 in the bigs, it would be a big boost to the lineup.
Swap out EDLS and Brogdon for any two relievers on the 40 man, make Coonrod or Alvarado the closer, wait for Bradley’s return, bullpen solved.
Why would u want to take Brogdon off the roster
idk his numbers just seem mediocre, but so do Hale’s so I guess that works too.
I keep Brogdon and get rid of Hale.
Truth be told, Odubel Herrera’s been improving at the plate in the last week or so. It may be a streak, it may be a mirage, it may be positive pitching matchups, or it may be finally getting timing down.
Of course, his CF play is and likely will always be an adventure.
He had 1 decent game and the Phillies exploded for 12 runs. He went cold the next day. Not a coincidence the Phillies desperately need better production from CF.
he’s hit .286 the last 7 games, which is far and away better then anything else we’ve gotten from CF this year.
For sure. It’s been rough.
Ouch! When you begin to think a .200 is a boost, you realize how sad things are
If Cordell can hit .200….. Dynasties and civilizations have foundered from such hope: Atlantis, Alexander the Great, Roman Empire, the Big Red Machine
Yo .202 checka checka what what. Phillies bout to win the WS. Dude might win MVP.
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Should have just traded for Mike Trout.
Yeah. Could of been an easy pick up.
What would that take maybe……a player to be named later and cash considerations?
Idk about cash. Maybe soda for a year.
Any idea when Haseley will be back? Haven’t seen any info about this
It’s personal issues so could be anywhere from a month to forever. Dude doesn’t want to play right now. Hope everything goes well for him.
Thanks. Didn’t mean to pry, but it was just very vague and radio silence ever since he stepped away. Wishing him the best.
Yeah. It’s weird. Some people are speculating that it’s due to pressure and fan disappointment, but I feel that’s unfair speculation. It could be anything. Maybe he’s dealing with family or personal problems. We don’t know.
that’s just dumb. its not like he was a #1 pick of anything, and still has the highest BWAR of any 1st rounder from that draft so he’s hardly been a bust so far.
Cordell is not the answer to the Phillies’ outfield issues. But frankly, I don’t know who is.
@Bill M I really wished they would have signed Jackie Bradley Jr, but no one saw the Haseley issues coming, and honestly I was hoping Kingery would at least be serviceable. The Phillies are tough because they are one of the few teams in the game that look like a 90+ win team one night, and the worst team in baseball the next.
JBJ’s making way too much money for mediocre performance. it would be a waste to go over the cap for that. just trade for a guy like Marisnick or something at this point. honestly, there are bigger issues then just one spot in the lineup at this point to be so transfixed on CF alone.
I would sign up for mediocre performance right now, but you are right. CF doesn’t fix the bad bullpen or bad infield defense.
They didn’t have 12M+ per year to spend on a good player let alone a mediocre one. JBJ looks like a terrible signing for the Brewers. Maybe the team gets desperate enough to sign Puig and move Harper to CF.
That would be interesting. I still don’t think that would be the answer though. Agree on JBJ. We all thought his asking price was too high and we were right
Ready to wave goodbye to Scotty. His three pitch ABs are predicable and angering.
I hate to say it but I think you gotta send him back down and hope he starts raking for like a week and then unload him. It sucks cause I really thought Scotty was gonna shine. I also know that some of you may call me absolutely insane but I really think Maton should get a shot in center. Or at least in right and put Bryce in center but both are absolute gambles.
Philly goes Boooooo!!!!