Catcher Jeff Mathis has signed a minor league contract with an invitation to big league spring training with the Phillies. Mathis is 37 years old and is a 16 year major league veteran having played with the Angels, Blue Jays, Marlins, Diamondbacks and Rangers. He played in 24 games with Texas during the 2020 season.
RHP Blake Parker has signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Cleveland Indians. Parker pitched for the Phillies in 2020 and is 35 years old. He’s pitched in 8 major league seasons and went 3-0 with a 2.81 ERA in 14 games ( 16 IP ) for the Phillies last season. Always got itchy watching him pitch as he stretched his upper body before delivering a pitch as if he had a scratch he couldn’t itch 🤷♂️ ... admirable though that he also seemed willing to always take the baseball each and every day !
Here’s a list of some ex Phillies ( majors and minors and prior spring training invitees ) that have signed on elsewhere for the 2021 season ....
C Rob Brantley - Yankees
RHP Luis Garcia - Yankees
IF Hunter Stovall - Rockies
RHP Trevor Kelley - Cubs
RHP Jared Eickhoff - Mets
LHP Tom Windle - Mets
LHP Fernando Abad - Orioles
RHP Drew Anderson - Rangers
LHP Hoby Milner - Brewers
OF Dylan Cozens - Brewers
RHP Edubray Ramos - Rangers
LHP James Pazos - Dodgers
LHP Jesse Biddle - Reds
1B Wilson Garcia - Reds
C Deivy Grullon - Reds
RHP Alejandro Requena - Mariners
3B Zach Green - Brewers
RHP Tom Eshelman - resigned - Orioles
RHP Robert Stock - Cubs
OF Nick Williams - White Sox
C Drew Butera - Rangers
C Bryan Holaday - Diamondbacks
OF Nick Martini - Cubs
IF Ali Castillo - Nationals
RHP Yacksel Rios - Rays
IF Pedro Florimon - Padres
C Henri Lartigue - White Sox
C Bryan Holoday - Diamondbacks
RHP Tom Eshelman - Orioles
RHP Deolis Guerra - Athletics
RHP Heath Hembree - Indians
2B Cesar Hernandez - Indians
RHP Blake Parker - Indians
RHP Tommy Hunter - Mets
OF Matt Sczur - Cardinals
LHP Adam Morgan - Cubs
RHP Ian Hamilton - Twins
OF Kyle Garlick - Twins
IF Phil Gosselin - Angels
RHP Nick Vincent - Rangers
LHP Francisco Liriano - Jays
IF Malquin Canelo - Orioles
IF Pedro Florimon - Padres
SS Freddy Galvis - Orioles
IF Jonathan Villar - Mets
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
