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2 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

For those interested,

Dylan Campbell, 23 y/o R/R OF: https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=campbe001dyl

Jose Colmenares, 24 y/o R/R MIF: https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=colmen002jos

So Pereira is getting activated?

Everson gonna be up tomorrow. Outfield is pretty damn fun now with Braden.

FanGraphs had Dylan Campbell ranked as the Phillies #19 prospect this season. I don't see anything on Colmenares.

Philadelphia Phillies Top 34 Prospects | FanGraphs Baseball

19. Dylan Campbell, RF

Drafted: 4th Round, 2023 from Texas (LAD)

Age	23.6	Height	5′ 11″	Weight	205	Bat / Thr	R / R	FV	40

Tool Grades (Present/Future)

Hit	Raw Power	Game Power	Run	Fielding	Throw
30/45	50/50	30/45	50/50	30/45	60

Campbell was a high school infielder who ended up settling into right field during his college career at Texas, where he had a bit of a power breakout as a junior. Drafted by the Dodgers, he slashed .251/.331/.372 in the chilly Midwest League in 2024 and stole 42 bases in 49 attempts, before he was traded to the Phillies for some of the pool space required to sign Roki Sasaki. Campbell had a pedestrian first season as a Phillie split between High- and Double-A (a .215/.298/.367 line, good for a 95 wRC+), then got white hot in the Arizona Fall League, where he carried a 1.044 OPS. Campbell’s regular season performance was more in line with a player who gets a cursory mention at the end of these lists, but his Fall League look and the Phillies’ willingness to experiment with him on defense has kept the pulse of his prospectdom alive.

Short levers and strong wrists give Campbell notable hitterish traits, and he told MLB Pipeline’s Sam Dykstra that he was working with a new swing in the AFL (for what it’s worth, it looked the same to me). Though he has kept his infielder’s mitt handy for occasional second base duty in pro ball, Campbell was introduced to first and third base for the first time in the AFL. A stocky athlete whose meaty torso and trunk taper down to toothpick ankles, Campbell runs well in a straight line but isn’t the best lateral mover. Defensive versatility is going to be important to his rosterability, but he played the corner infield so infrequently in Arizona that seeing him enough to satisfactorily evaluate his prospects there was difficult. Campbell is back on the radar as a potential bat-first utilityman who plays the outfield corners and hopefully at least one infield position.

Yeah they were getting pretty crowded in the OF. Pretty soon this will be a problem in the IF too.

This is in place of a DFA. Actually would have been better to get JR’s favorite player Cash Considerations. Nothing to see here. Hill was valuable against lefties, but the roster crunch has begun!

Opens up a spot on the 40-man for those who were speculating Hagen Smith would be up this weekend.

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Of course we are giving up international cap space.

Wow, that came out of nowhere but we have a nice problem with guys who can play the game but no spot for them.

Hagen spot opened.

Best Wishes Derek. Seems like a good dude.

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Don't worry, Derek we'll get you a ring!

Good luck Derek

5 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

Opens up a spot on the 40-man for those who were speculating Hagan Smith would be up this weekend.

Sox currently have 9 guys on the 60 day IL, including Teel. Maybe they use the space on Hagen, maybe they hold onto it because they will need it.

I hope they like bunting in Philadelphia

1 minute ago, wegner said:

I hope they like bunting in Philadelphia

Did they also get Venable?

Derek seemed like a really good guy and it's probably a heartbreaker to get sent away from this team, but better to get sent to another contender than to the wolves on the waiver wire. He's a really solid 5th outfielder. Sox ran out of roster spots with Everson on the way so I'm glad they managed to get something out of him. Given the player return I can't help but wonder if the international bonus space is somewhat substantial.

Pereira back up

Damn. Best wishes to Derek. You can tell he was pretty well liked in that locker room. Hopefully this doesn't effect the team moral too much.

Good luck Derek! Atleast Getz sent him to a good team.

Pereia is up now

1 minute ago, SoxAce said:

Damn. Best wishes to Derek. You can tell he was pretty well liked in that locker room. Hopefully this doesn't effect the team moral too much.

These guys all know the deal. Better he gets traded than just DFAd. I like him in the dugout but Pereria is just a better bat.

12 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

This is in place of a DFA. Actually would have been better to get JR’s favorite player Cash Considerations. Nothing to see here. Hill was valuable against lefties, but the roster crunch has begun!

But why did we give up international slot pool? Hill certainly doesn’t have negative value, so these prospects must be worth something (even if very little).

Also, does this clear up a 40 man roster spot then?

2 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

Pereira back up

More power for the new South Side Hitmen

Appreciate the impact moments he had, but look forward to getting Pereira back.

Saw something in the Athletic about a high demand for RH bats because leaguewide RH production is down this season. Wonder if that's why he actually got a player return.

15 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

Opens up a spot on the 40-man for those who were speculating Hagen Smith would be up this weekend.

I’m confident Smith is coming very soon and this does nothing but confirm that