The Phillies have signed first baseman Brock Stassi to a minor league contract, per an announcement from the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League. Stassi had played in thirteen games with the Ducks before earning his way back into the affiliated ranks. He’ll be assigned to Double-A Reading.
Stassi (the older brother of Angels catcher Max Stassi) is most well known for his previous stint with the Phillies. The former 33rd-round pick and six-year minor league veteran broke camp with the Phils in 2017 and picked up fairly regular playing time over the season’s first month. Stassi didn’t produce much in that limited time, hitting just .167/.278/.295 with a pair of homers over ninety plate appearances.
Philadelphia outrighted Stassi off the roster near the end of that season. He’s hooked on with the Giants and Twins in recent years but hasn’t made it back to the big leagues. The 31-year-old has a .264/.364/.403 line in parts of four seasons at Triple-A, and he’s compiled a similar .271/.356/.404 mark at Double-A.
Back to the future with an older Brock Stasi? I hope not.
“Well known”?
“Most well known” big difference meaning what people are most likely to remember him for or what he was most notable for
Phillies always seem to get the wrong brother.
It all started when they signed Frank Torre and passed on his brother Joe.
Mike Madurai rather than Greg Maddux or Vince DiMaggio vs. Joe DiMaggio are the standards
Max is the king of super small sample sizes.
Given the pathetic prospects in system it can’t hurt
it’s litteraly an org. filler move.
I feel bad for these guys who try so hard to make that major league salary even for a year or two but end up getting stuck in the minors or the independent leagues. They either have to have high earning spouses/partners, big signing bonuses from draft day or second jobs outside of baseball just to pay the rent. It’s a tough living for sure, but I respect the heck out of them for pursing their dream.
The Phillies also had the wrong Giambi brother. They got Jeremy whose claim to fame was he was the runner Jeter threw out on the flip play in the playoffs
Didn’t the Phils have the “other” D’arnaud. I think it was Chase instead of Travis.