5/17/25 : Former Phillies Players on Independent or Foreign League Teams - update
- Steve Potter
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Rosters are always in flux as changes and signings occur. Many of the Independent League 2025 seasons started not too long ago. The lists below are based on my last review this morning (5/17/25).
Former Phillies players who signed with Major League organizations after beginning the year in Independent Leagues.
INF Drew Ellis - signed by SF Giants 5/14 from Lexington (American Association)
RHP Josh Bortka - signed by Minnesota Twins 5/14 from Kansas City (American Association)
RHP Beau Burrows - signed by Pittsburgh Pirates 5/7 from Laredo (Mexican League)
On Frontier League rosters :
RHP Brendan Bell - Brockton Rox
INF DJ Stewart - Gateway Grizzlies - .276 BA in 29 AB’s - 1 HR
RHP Sam Coonrad - Gateway Grizzlies - 1 W, 2 saves in 3 appearances - 8 K’s, 2 BB - 3 IP
RHP Chase Hopewell - Joliet Slammers - 2 appearances - 2 IP - 0.00 ERA
LHP Gabriel Cotto - New Jersey Jackals - on Injured List
C Anthony Quirion - Quebec Capitales - hitting .333 thru 30 AB’s - 2 HR
C Arturo DeFreitas - Quebec Capitales
RHP Jessen Therrien - Trois-Rivières Aigles - 15 K’s, 3 BB in two starts (11 IP)
1B Dakota Kotowski - Windy City ThunderBolts - .222 in 36 AB’s, 1 HR
On American Association rosters :
OF Aaron Altherr - Cleburne Railroaders - .345 BA in 29 AB’s - 4 HR, 11 RBIs
RHP Trey Dillard - Cleburne Railroaders - 3 appearances - 4.1 IP, 0.00 ERA
1B Kyle Martin - Cleburne Railroaders - .276 BA in 29 AB’s - 3 HR, 10 RBIs
OF Dustin Peterson - Cleburne Railroaders - .324 BA in 34 AB’s - 1 HR
Manager Pete Incaviglia - Cleburne Railroaders
Manager Chris Coste - Fargo RedHawks
OF Baron Radcliff - Gary SouthShore RailCats - .320 BA in 25 AB’s - 2 HR, 5 RBIs
RHP Konner Ash - Kane County Cougars - 2 starts - 12 IP, 14 K’s, 1 BB - 1.50 ERA
LHP Josh Hendrickson - Kansas City Monarchs - 1 start - 5 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 5 K’s, 0 BB
RHP Tyler McKay - Kansas City Monarchs - 4 appearances - 4.1 IP, 2.07 ERA
C Ryan Leitch - Kansas City Monarchs
UTL Robbie Glendenning - Kansas City Monarchs
OF Jorge Bonifacio - Kansas City Monarchs - .346 BA in 26 AB’s - 1 HR, 5 RBIs
OF Jhailyn Ortiz - Kansas City Monarchs
RHP Julian Garcia - Kansas City Monarchs - 1 start - 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 7 K’s, 0 BB
1B Rixon Wingrove - Kansas City Monarchs - on inactive list
LHP Jake Diekman - Lincoln Saltdogs
RHP Cam Wynne - Lincoln Saltdogs
LHP Jhordany Mezquita - Milwaukee Milkmen - 1 start - 6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K’sc
LHP Jared Wetherbee - Sioux City Explorers
C Gus Sosa - Winnipeg Goldeyes (traded from Chicago Dogs)
Former Phillies released from AA rosters :
1B/OF Lou Helmig - Fargo RedHawks - released 5/9/25
On Atlantic League rosters :
RHP Jonh Henriquez - Charleston Dirty Birds - 4 appearances - 3 starts - 3.85 ERA in 16.1 IP - 17 K’s, 10 BB
UTL Dalton Guthrie - Gastonia Ghost Peppers - .277 BA in 47 AB’s - 1 HR
RHP Nick Snyder - Gastonia Ghost Peppers - 7 appearances - 3 saves - 6.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 9 K’s, 2 BB
LHP Braeden Ogle - High Point Rockers
RHP Erich Uelmen - High Point Rockers - 3 starts - 3.86 ERA in 14 IP
OF Ben Aklinski - High Point Rockers - .308 BA in 78 AB’s - 7 HR, 18 RBIs
LHP Kent Emmanuel - High Point Rockers - 4 starts - 3.27 ERA in 22 IP, 22 K’s, 6 BB
OF Jordan Luplow - High Point Rockers - recently signed - has only played in 5 games
INF Nick Ward - Lancaster Stormers - .231 BA in 65 AB’s - 3 HR, 14 RBIs
LHP Keylan Killgore - Lancaster Stormers - 4 starts - 5.22 ERA - 20.2 IP
RHP Noah Skirrow - Lancaster Stormers - 4 starts - 4.86 ERA - 20.1 IP
RHP Alex Garbrick - Lancaster Stormers - on IL
RHP Colton Eastman - Lexington Legends - 4 starts - 5.71 ERA in 17.1 IP
RHP Jonah Dipoto - Long Island Ducks
INF Drew Maggi - Staten Island Ferry Hawks - .224 BA in 49 AB’s - 1 HR
IF Jamari Baylor - Southern Maryland Blue Crabs - .294 BA in 17 AB’s
OF Ethan Wilson - Southern Maryland Blue Crabs - .253 BA in 75 AB’s - 3 HR, 15 RBIs
RHP Mauricio Llovera - York Revolution - 8 appearances - 6.13 ERA - 7.1 IP - no runs in last 3 games (3 IP)
C William Simoneit - York Revolution - .294 BA in 34 AB’s - 2 HR
Former Phillies released from Atlantic League rosters :
LHP David Parkinson - High Point Rockers - released 4/25
RHP Seth Nightengale - Charleston Dirty Birds - released 5/3
OF Justin Williams - Lexington Legends - released 5/5
OF Kelly Dugan - Lancaster Stormers - retired 5/8
LHP Mason Ronan - Lancaster Stormers - released 5/9
On USPBL rosters :
LHP Jaylen Smith - Eastside Diamond Hoppers
On Venezuela Major League of Professional Baseball rosters :
RHP Emmanuel Mejia - Caciques
INF Kevin Vicuña - Caciques
OF Santiago Torres - Caciques
RHP Carlos Betancourt - Carabobo
RHP Jonathan Petit - Carabobo
On Mexican League rosters :
LHP Elniery Garcia - Aguascalientes - 6.97 ERA in 5 starts - 20.2 IP
RHP Carlo Reyes - Aguascalientes - 2 appearances - 2.2 IP, 3.38 ERA
RHP Bubby Rossman - Aguascalientes - 5 appearances - 3.2 IP
OF Jared Carr - Aguascalientes - .385 BA in 65 AB’s - 3 doubles
C Jack Conley - Campeche - .207 BA in 29 AB’s
INF Drew Stankiewicz- Campeche - .210 BA in 62 AB’s
RHP Cody Stashak - Campeche - 3 appearances - 3 IP - 9.00 ERA
RHP TJ Zeuch - Campeche - 1 start thus far
INF Jonathan Guzman - Durango - .250 BA in 40 AB’s
OF Nick Williams - Durango - .297 BA in 64 AB’s, 2 HR, 14 RBIs
RHP Jake Thompson - Durango - 5 starts - 4.63 ERA in 23.1 IP
OF Kyle Garlick - Jalisco - .284 BA in 88 AB’s - 3 HR, 18 RBIs
C Donny Sands - Jalisco - .323 BA in 68 AB’s - 1 HR
RHP Jake Jewell - Jalisco - 10 appearances - 8.1 IP
INF Jonathan Villar - Laguna - .304 BA in 92 AB’s - 2 HR, 11 RBIs
C Jose Godoy - Laguna - .209 BA in 43 AB’s
INF Didi Gregorius - Laguna - .200 BA in 30 AB’s - 1 HR
INF Ali Castillo - Laredos - .260 BA in 100 AB’s
LHP Andrew Vasquez - Laredos - 7 appearances - 0.00 ERA in 7.2 IP
OF Carlos Tocci - Mexico - .333 BA in 27 AB’s
RHP Dan Straily - Mexico - 5 starts - 6.23 ERA in 21.2 IP
RHP Ricardo Pinto - Mexico - has not played yet - is on roster
1B Aldrem Corredor - Monclova - .173 BA in 75 AB’s
C Logan Moore - Monclova - .244 BA in 45 AB’s - 6 HR, 13 RBIs
RHP Francisco Morales - Monclova - 5.53 ERA in 13 appearances - 11.1 IP
INF Esteban Quiroz - Monterrey - .316 BA in 57 AB’s
RHP Tyler Viza - Monterrey - 2-2 in 5 starts - 4.84 ERA (22.1 IP)
LHP Taylor Lehman - Oaxaca - 13 appearances - 4.09 ERA in 11 IP
LHP JP Woodward - Oaxaca - 3 appearances - 2.1 IP
INF Jorge Flores - Oaxaca - .244 BA in 41 AB’s
OF Simon Muzziotti - Puebla - .257 BA in 70 AB’s - 2 HR, 13 RBIs
RHP Victor Vargas - Puebla - 4 starts - 1.47 ERA in 18.1 IP
RHP Ulises Joaquin - Queretaro - 12 appearances - 4.50 ERA - 10 IP
RHP Ofreidy Gomez - Queretaro - 15 appearances - 3.15 ERA in 12.2 IP
INF Yairo Munoz - Queretaro - .315 BA in 92 AB’s - 5 HR, 12 RBIs
OF Cornelius Randolph - Quintana - .315 BA in 89 AB’s - 3 HR, 10 RBIs
RHP Deolis Guerra - Saltillo - 11 appearances - 2.03 ERA in 13.1 IP
RHP Carlos Francisco - Tabasco - 14 appearances - 11 IP - 9.00 ERA
RHP Fernando Salas - Tabasco - 11 appearances - 10.2 IP - 5.91 ERA
OF Danny Ortiz - Tijuana - .280 BA in 82 AB’s - 3 HR, 11 RBIs
RHP Jimmy Cordero - Tijuana - 4.63 ERA in 12 appearances - 11.2 IP
INF Wilson Garcia - Veracruz - .273 BA in 55 AB’s - 1 HR, 8 RBIs
INF Pedro Martinez - Veracruz - .316 BA in 57 AB’s
LHP Tyler Alexander - Veracruz - 4 starts - 9.98 ERA in 15.1 IP
RHP Max Castillo - Veracruz - 3 appearances
RHP Ramon Rosso - Veracruz - 13 appearances - 4.50 ERA in 12 IP
C Sebastian Valle - Veracruz - .164 BA in 55 AB’s
OF Herlis Rodriquez - Veracruz - .380 BA in 100 AB’s - 4 HR, 19 RBIs
1B Art Charles - Yucatán - .220 BA in 82 AB’s - 7 HR, 17 RBIs
RHP Trevor Kelley - Yucatán - 13 appearances - 4.15 ERA in 13 IP
LHP Ryan Sherriff - Yucatán - 6 appearances - 3.60 ERA in 5 IP
On Nippon Professional League rosters : Japan
RHP Yunior Marte - Chunichi Dragons - Central League - 2.87 ERA in 16 appearances - 15.2 IP
RHP Jon Duplantier - Hanshin Tigers - Central League - 1.00 ERA in 5 appearances - 27 IP
RHP Nick Nelson - Hanshin Tigers
RHP Aneurys Zabala - Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
1B/C Micah Yonamine - Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (development squad)
RHP Victor Lopez - Saitama Seibu Lions (development squad)
3B Maikel Franco - Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles - Pacific League - .243 BA in 107 AB’s - 1 HR
RHP Spencer Howard - Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles - Pacific League - 1 appearance - 7 IP - 0 runs
OF Domingo Santana - Tokyo Yakult Swallows - Central League - .295 BA in 122 AB’s - 2 HR, 9 RBIs
On Korean Baseball Organization rosters :
LHP Cole Irvin - Doosan Bears - 5-3, 4.06 ERA in 9 starts (51 IP)
OF Jake Cave - Doosan Bears - .319 BA in 141 AB’s - 3 HR, 22 RBIs
OF Ruben Cardenas - Kiwoom Heroes - .241 BA in 137 AB’s - 4 HR, 23 RBIs
RHP Drew Anderson - SSG Landers - 3-2, 2.32 ERA in 9 starts - 50.1 IP
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