The Phillies are set to bring Roman Quinn back into the fold on a minor league deal, per Matt Gelb of The Athletic.
Quinn was drafted by the Phillies back in 2011 and spent a decade with the organization. He was long viewed as an important prospect for the Phils, cracking Baseball America’s list of the team’s best prospects in seven straight years from 2012 to 2018. However, part of the reason he was on those lists for so long is because injuries kept him from playing enough to exhaust his prospect status. Despite appearing in five different MLB seasons, he’s still only played 178 games in his career and never more than 50 in any individual season.
Now 28 years old, 29 next month, Quinn is still viewed favorably for his speed and defense, as he always has been. The problem thus far, besides the injury issue, has been his bat. He’s only a .228/.306/.355 hitter in his MLB career, a line that amounts to a 78 wRC+. Though he does have 39 steals in that time. Last year, his season was shut down in June due to surgery on his left Achilles.
Quinn was eligible for arbitration for the first time after finally reaching three years of service time last year, but Philly designated him for assignment in November. He was signed by the Marlins to a minor league deal but didn’t crack the roster out of spring and was released.
For the Phillies, this deal is a no-risk way of bolstering their outfield depth, which has taken some hits in recent weeks, particularly in center. Odubel Herrera landed on the IL with a strained oblique. Adam Haseley was somewhat surprisingly dealt to the White Sox, with the club hoping to lean on a platoon of Matt Vierling and Mickey Moniak in center. However, Moniak hit the IL yesterday with a fracture in his right hand, further depleting their depth up the middle.
Solution……
Jimmy Haslam buys the Phillies, then he brings in Deshaun Watson to play CF.
glad he’s back
Phillies have Willie Mays Hayes back.
My god he’s like herpes. Just keeps coming back.
Ron Mexico was herpes in a Philly uniform
He’ll probably break his hand signing the contract.
At least a pinky
Quinn is solid when healthy. Good fielder. Speedy on the base paths. He would be a valuable addition if he could stay on the field. I like taking a chance on him.
Nooooooooooo
Lol
I like this signing. First of all, he’s insurance and a solid defensive player. Roman also has a strong arm. Good job DD
Why? He blows his nose and gets injured.
Wow is their minor league OF depth so devoid of talent, they bring him back? I know he’s not on the 40, just a curious decision that I guess cannot hurt.
But potentially relying on a player who is incapable of staying healthy, as his injuries are varied, just blocks development of another player…
According to scouts, Muzziotti offers the same defensive profile as Quinn. I understand the “he needs seasoning / pa’s” line of thinking as well.
Time to crack a Sam Adams and do some spring cleaning I guess
“But potentially relying on a player who is incapable of staying healthy, as his injuries are varied, just blocks development of another player…”
imagine complaining of a non-roster minor leaguer when you got aaron hicks making 10M on the 28 man roster that you have to carry someone else because you know he will be injured. This hurts 2 levels of development.
@roll not complaining….
In a different world Quinn would have stayed relatively healthy and morphed in to a switchblade type as he was drafted as a ss. Don’t think he was ever ticketed as a superstar, but potentially a first division starter…
Once all the injuries started piling up, the hope was downgraded to a 4th OF, now that option has sailed.
I was hoping he’d catch on with another team, with no expectations as those types can often see success in another organization…
And yes I checked, the Phils minors are devoid of MLB ready of’ers….Muzziotti is the closest and it’s not like he’s going to play a lot anyway. Hopefully as he gets a taste of MLB that’ll motivate him when he’s sent back down in a month…
Muzziotti is still a prospect you hope has a future. You want him to play every day at AAA. You already know Quinn is a 4th or 5th OF. Perfect for this scenario as a backup CF.
fwiw Muzz was slated to start at CF. the team likely wanted a a better AAA option. Injuries and Hase’s struggles really threw a wrench into things.
@DarkSide80
Given the lack of mlb ready players, Muzz was the best defensive option….And looking at the 4 current OF’ers, yeah he was a good choice…I assume when Odubal is healthy, after his 2 week rehab, he’ll be activated and Muzz heads to aaa as the starter…
THEN we await Moniak!
that’s the point. id prefer if we had an option that isnt quite an “attrition” option.
@darylict
I get that, but with the trade and two injuries, why not give Muzz a month in the big leagues…couple starts maybe?
And unfortunately, given his age 23 and lack of power, he may never get a real shot, but if he can profile as a 4th OF part time starter, he’s a valuable piece.
(Yeah I know Moniak is also 23, but he has shown progress at each level as a 1/1 will always get a chance…and hey…Kevin Long)
They would be better off with Brady Quinn playing CF
I am starting to get the Michael Martinez vibe with this situation…we will never get rid of him truly
Who said you can’t go home again? Always liked Quinn’s speed and hustle. On this team, if the first eight batters in the line up do their thing, having a defensive wizard batting ninth and catching everything in center, left-center and right-center fields ain’t so bad.
But first, I wanna see what Moniak can do with everyday at bats, or at least the strong side of a platoon at bats, before I wanna see Quinn at CBP again.
*SCRANTON SHEEP
Why? Of all the things you could do with your life, you just have to troll a baseball board with pathetic team names.
Ironic considering that your comment took longer to type than mine…
Phillies saw those ubiquitous “Get Roman” ads on televised sports and literally just did
Come all without, come all within, it cost the Phils nothing for the mighty Quinn
….and Manfred Mann has entered the chat, with the blessing of Robert Zimmerman….
I prefer signing Quinn over Herrera. When Quinn is out there, he’s not making the same boneheaded decisions over and over.