March 2023 Phillies Minor League Transactions

[julio]

3/4:
OF Jorge Julio assigned to DSL Phillies Red.
C Yhoan Escalona assigned to DSL Phillies White.

3/6:
Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Cristian Diaz to a minor league contract.
RHP Cristian Diaz assigned to DSL Phillies Red.

3/9:
Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Jendry Charles to a minor league contract.
RHP Jendry Charles assigned to DSL Phillies Red.

3/12:
Philadelphia Phillies optioned RHP James McArthur to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Philadelphia Phillies optioned RF Jhailyn Ortiz to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Philadelphia Phillies optioned CF Símon Muzziotti to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Philadelphia Phillies optioned OF Johan Rojas to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Enderson Jean to a minor league contract.

3/15:
C Rickardo Perez roster status changed by FCL Phillies. [Perez' status now shows as "Suspended."]

3/20:
OF Jordan Qsar assigned to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
FCL Phillies released RHP Fernando Lozano.

3/21:
Lehigh Valley IronPigs released RHP Mark Appel.
RHP Enderson Jean assigned to DSL Phillies Red.

3/23:
3B Esteban Quiroz assigned to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Philadelphia Phillies traded RHP Jonathan Hughes to Atlanta Braves.
SS Nikau Pouaka-Grego assigned to Clearwater Threshers from FCL Phillies.

3/24:
Lehigh Valley IronPigs released RHP Colton Eastman.
Jersey Shore BlueClaws released C Nick Matera.
Jersey Shore BlueClaws released 2B Nicolas Torres.
Clearwater Threshers released RHP Alex McKenney.

3/26:
LHP Nick Allgeyer assigned to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

3/27:
Philadelphia Phillies optioned RHP Erich Uelmen to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Philadelphia Phillies optioned 2B Kody Clemens to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Philadelphia Phillies optioned RHP Luis Ortiz to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Philadelphia Phillies optioned LHP Michael Plassmeyer to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Philadelphia Phillies traded LHP Gabriel Yanez to Minnesota Twins.
FCL Phillies released LHP Maikel Garrido.

3/28:
RHP T.J. Zeuch assigned to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
C John Hicks assigned to Lehigh Valley IronPigs from Reading Fightin Phils.
RHP McKinley Moore assigned to Lehigh Valley IronPigs from Reading Fightin Phils.
Clearwater Threshers placed RHP Konnor Ash on the restricted list.

3/29:
Lehigh Valley IronPigs released LHP Zach Warren.

3/30:
Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Zach Haake to a minor league contract.
RHP Zach Haake assigned to FCL Phillies.
Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent RHP Jace Vines to a minor league contract.
Lehigh Valley IronPigs released LHP Brian Marconi.
Lehigh Valley IronPigs released RHP Jack Perkins.
Reading Fightin Phils released RHP Mike Adams.
Jersey Shore BlueClaws released LHP J.P. Woodward.
Clearwater Threshers released C Micah Yonamine.
Clearwater Threshers released LHP Jared Wetherbee.
Clearwater Threshers released C Chris Burke.
FCL Phillies released SS Wilson Valdez.

3/31:
Philadelphia Phillies optioned SS Dalton Guthrie to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Lehigh Valley IronPigs activated C Vito Friscia.
Lehigh Valley IronPigs transferred LHP Kyle Hart to the Development List.
LHP Damon Jones assigned to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Lehigh Valley IronPigs activated LHP Kyle Hart.
RHP Jon Duplantier assigned to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Lehigh Valley IronPigs placed 3B Will Toffey on the 60-day injured list.
Lehigh Valley IronPigs transferred C Vito Friscia to the Development List.
RHP Jace Vines assigned to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
RHP Louis Head assigned to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Jersey Shore BlueClaws placed LHP Jhordany Mezquita on the 60-day injured list.
Clearwater Threshers placed SS Nikau Pouaka-Grego on the 60-day injured list.

[Squire]

Apparently we also traded former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket RHP Jonathan Hughes to the Atlanta Braves for cash considerations

[andyb]

Colton Eastman - the last of our Cal State Fullerton control pitcher obsession.

[Austinfan]

Torres $565K? bonus.
Another LA IF who never developed.
It's one thing not to make it to the show, but for that kind of money, at least be a solid AA player.

[andyb]

That bonus is the equivalent of a 4th round draft bonus. Most of them don't make it either. One can criticize the Phillies for signing and development issues. Not for spending the money in the first place.

Note Colton Eastman got $522,900 or almost the same bonus as Torres.

[julio]

Per Steve Potter:

3/27/23 : Today in Spring Training Camp

The Phillies have acquired LHP Nick Allgeyer from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for cash considerations....He made his Phillies debut today in the AA game on Roberts Field.

[Austinfan]

Well that's my point, when you spend that kind of money it should be for a player who at least can progress through your system even if he eventually breaks down physically or flatlines at a level below ML replacement - not a guy who could barely make it to Lakewood.

When you spend a lot of money on long-shot projections, something is wrong with your scouting/decision making, b/c you can sign these guys for $10-50K. $500K should go to guys with plus tools that should make a splash, at least in the lower minors.

[Austinfan]

Well, he has some decent stuff, maybe they can fix him.

At 25 years old, Allgeyer currently finds himself as the organization’s 30th ranked prospect, with a mid-90’s fastball and a changeup that keeps hitters off-balance, roughly 10 mph less than his primary pitch. He also features a slider in his arsenal

Blue Jays: Nick Allgeyer is a prospect to keep an eye on this season

But this past summer, Allgeyer experienced a velocity bump, going from 89-91 mph to touching 95 and sitting 92-93, thanks in part to the focus he was able to put into it during the pandemic. Previously, he was seen as an athletic pitcher who showed control and pitchability, but nothing close to the stuff he started to show in 2020.

2021 OUTLOOK: Described as one of the hardest workers in the system, the stuff playing up last year makes him one of the arms to watch early on when minor-league games start. If the velocity bump stabilizes and he comes out touching mid-90s from the left side again, the Jays might have an eventual No. 4 starter on their hands.

TSN's top 50 Toronto Blue Jays prospects: 31-50

[andyb]

$500K should go to guys with plus tools that should make a splash, at least in the lower minors.

Torres did have some plus tools. 16 year olds are risky. But you don't get the tools unless you pay for them generally.

Why are you so shocked that players that get a bonus don't work out? A majority of them don't. That is just reality. You can't give 100 guys a $10,000 bonus and have success like you seem to think. Hopefully one gets lucky with a few of them, but good organizations find talent, pay for it, and then develop it. The Phillies are just not there yet in Latin America but they should not stop trying.

[Austinfan]

Good organizations have better LA scouts.

$500K should get you solid prospects, not necessarily ML players, but players who show ML potential, not fizzle out in A ball, flirting with the Mendoza line.

[gmwannabe]

He's 27 but a Lefty. We all know they can develop later. hopefully this is the case.i'd love to see another cliff lee in the organization.
gm

[andyb]

I think Allgeyer is mainly AAA rotation depth. Yes he seems to have some raw stuff, but it is also widely apparent that we have a huge lack of depth in the upper minors (i.e. we are starting Strahm). With guys like Nelson and Painter and Sanchez hurting we simply need some competent AAA pitchers to give us innings.

[schillingfan]

Players received back for cash considerations are usually f to fill out minor league needs so you can fill out rosters with enough warm bodies that won’t stink on the field.

[julio]

Nine minor-league releases in the past two days. See top post.

[Austinfan]

Garrido is the only surprise, good arm, wonder if he had an injury and didn't bounce back.