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Phillies Claim Brett de Geus

By Darragh McDonald | April 1, 2025 at 3:00pm CDT

The Phillies announced that they have claimed right-hander Brett de Geus off waivers from the Malins and optioned him to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He was designated for assignment by the Fish a couple of days ago. The Phils don’t need to make a corresponding move because they had an open 40-man spot after designating infielder Buddy Kennedy for assignment when setting their Opening Day roster.

de Geus, now 27, has 61 1/3 innings of big league experience. Most of that came as a Rule 5 pick in 2021, though he was also in the bigs last year. His career 7.48 earned run average is obviously not inspiring. His 16.6% strikeout rate and 10% walk rate are both subpar, though he’s generated ground balls at a strong 52.5% clip.

Despite those rough major league numbers, de Geus has been popular in transaction logs. Going into 2024, he signed a minor league deal with the Mariners. They added him to their big league roster in early April. He was designated for assignment in August and has since gone to the Marlins, Blue Jays, Pirates, Marlins again and now the Phillies on waiver claims.

Last year, he averaged 98 miles per hour on his four-seamer and 96.4 mph on his sinker. He also mixed in a splitter, knuckle curve and cutter. His 39 Triple-A innings last year still resulted in a fairly unexciting 5.31 ERA and 15.6% strikeout rate but he got grounders at a 56.6% clip.

Even though he hasn’t quite put it all together yet, teams clearly think there are enough ingredients where he could click. Since the Phils had an open 40-man spot and de Geus has options, there’s little harm in taking a flier to see how things go with the IronPigs. He’ll give the club some extra bullpen depth and could be in the majors if he performs well and a need arises.

Photo courtesy of Nick Turchiaro, Imagn Images

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19 Comments

  1. YourDreamGM

    7 months ago

    de Geus is loose

    Hate to do it but someone has to I guess

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    Reply
  2. positively_broad_st

    7 months ago

    Marlins can’t even afford an ‘r’ anymore. Sad…

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    Reply
    • Captain Dunsel

      7 months ago

      The are preparing for their move to New England.

      3
      Reply
      • Bob Evans down on UR mom

        7 months ago

        Where the Red Sox already exist?

        Reply
        • Captain Dunsel

          7 months ago

          Remember the Boston Braves?

          Reply
        • andrewc62

          7 months ago

          Moving to Maine clearly

          Reply
    • bag o ballz

      7 months ago

      maybe they renamed themselves after Malin akerman

      Reply
  3. YourDreamGM

    7 months ago

    Wow

    Might as well double down

    Reply
  4. DarkSide830

    7 months ago

    3rd most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania?

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    Reply
    • CravenMoorehead

      7 months ago

      The most famous groundhog in NY was the unfortunate critter that former NYC mayor DeBlasio dropped on live TV

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  5. Mikenmn

    7 months ago

    Darragh delivers dry drollness “His career 7.48 earned run average is obviously not inspiring.”
    Well done.

    Reply
  6. Oddball Hererra

    7 months ago

    Say his full name quickly three times and he appears from the bullpen

    Reply
    • Captain Dunsel

      7 months ago

      Day-o!

      Reply
  7. ayeah

    7 months ago

    Sounds more like a hockey player name than a baseball player name.

    Reply
  8. beknighted

    7 months ago

    The Marlins no like-a de Geus?

    Reply
  9. Marc L

    7 months ago

    New England, where? Maybe Nashville or Montreal?

    Reply
  10. PhillyDan

    7 months ago

    For some reason I decided to read the comments, and based on that I have concluded that this is not a post worth serious consideration for Phillies fans

    Reply
  11. htbnm57

    7 months ago

    DD is a firm believer in you can’t teach 98 mph. Worth a flyer…

    Reply
  12. Old York

    7 months ago

    Seems like a decent claim. Get him in with the Phillies pitching lab to see if they can fix him.

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