Francoeur, of course, is a former top prospect and long-time starter who spent time both playing in the outfield and pitching last year in the Padres organization.

I feel like the only response is to re-read Camus's Myth of Sisyphus. Everything is pointless, and the only way to endure is to recognize its absurdity.

cartersDad26 wrote:

Francoeur, of course, is a former top prospect and long-time starter who spent time both playing in the outfield and pitching last year in the Padres organization.

Here to tutor Aumont

He's gotta get it all figured out sometime!

Grotewold wrote:

cartersDad26 wrote:

Francoeur, of course, is a former top prospect and long-time starter who spent time both playing in the outfield and pitching last year in the Padres organization.

Here to tutor Aumont

Aumont is still here?

Full list of people

Andres Blanco, INF – Blanco batted .277 in 25 games for the Phillies last season, playing 10 games at third base, six at shortstop and five at second base. The 30-year-old has spent the last three years in the Phillies organization.

Brian Bogusevic, OF – Bogusevic, 30, hit .260 with six home runs and 33 RBI in 79 games for triple-A New Orleans last season, missing nearly two months due to two separate fractures in his right leg. He played in 299 major league games over four seasons (2010-13) with the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs and hit .236 with 17 home runs, 62 RBI and 22 stolen bases.

Russ Canzler, INF/OF – Canzler split the 2014 season between triple-A Lehigh Valley and triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and hit a combined .276 with 32 doubles, 13 home runs and 58 RBI in 112 games. The 28-year-old batted .320 against left-handed pitching. Canzler has played in 29 major league games between the Tampa Bay Rays (2011) and Cleveland Indians (2012), hitting .271 with three home runs and 12 RBI.

Chase d’Arnaud, INF/OF – A versatile defensive player, d’Arnaud played second base, third base and all three outfield positions this past season for triple-A Indianapolis. In 118 games, the 27-year-old batted .250 with 16 doubles, nine triples, two home runs and 23 RBI. He stole 30 bases for his fifth professional season with at least 30 steals. Originally selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fourth round of the 2008 draft, d’Arnaud has appeared in 64 career major league games, all with Pittsburgh.

Jeff Francoeur, OF – In 1,237 career major league games, Francoeur, 30, has a .262 batting average, 250 doubles, 140 home runs and 619 RBI. Last season, he appeared in 10 games for the San Diego Padres and played in 115 games for triple-A El Paso where he batted .289 with 22 doubles, 15 home runs and 69 RBI. In the major leagues, Francoeur has played for the Atlanta Braves (2005-09), New York Mets (2009-10), Texas Rangers (2010), Kansas City Royals (2011-13), San Francisco Giants (2013) and Padres (2014).

John Hester, C – In 71 games for triple-A Salt Lake in 2014, Hester batted .261 with six home runs, 29 RBI and a .338 on-base percentage. The 31-year-old has appeared in a combined 93 major league games for the Arizona Diamondbacks (2009-10) and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2012-13).

Darin Mastroianni, OF – Mastroianni split the 2014 season between the Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays organizations. He played 92 triple-A games between Rochester and Buffalo and batted a combined .277 with 20 doubles, one triple, five home runs, 23 RBI and 20 stolen bases. At the major league level, Mastroianni, 29, appeared in 21 games.

Xavier Paul, OF – A six-year major league veteran, Paul appeared in 14 games for the Diamondbacks last season. In 81 games for triple-A Norfolk, the 29-year-old hit .254 with 12 home runs and 56 RBI, including a .299 batting average with runners in scoring position. In 349 career major league games, Paul, a left-handed hitter, has batted .250 with 12 home runs and 71 RBI. Five of his 12 career home runs have come as a pinch-hitter.

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/1 ... contracts/

So...

How many major league at-bats for ol' Frenchy this year

Woody wrote:So...

How many major league at-bats for ol' Frenchy this year

I'll say 300.

TenuredVulture wrote:

Woody wrote:So...

How many major league at-bats for ol' Frenchy this year

I'll say 300.

Started laughing then cried

I'll say this....

The Phillies are better looking today than they were yesterday.

Certainly not looking better though.

Yeh, but that doesn't help us at all, unless it sells enough extra tickets to afford to bust the cap. Can you call your friends and buy tons of season tix?

Not a single player with upside. You needs old vets to teach the youngins, but it's nice to see a few players who might realistically take a step forward and become a useful player. I know everyone wants those guys, but it would be nice to see a few of those about now. This offseason is depressing so far.

Monkeyboy wrote:Yeh, but that doesn't help us at all, unless it sells enough extra tickets to afford to bust the cap. Can you call your friends and buy tons of season tix?

Not a single player with upside. You needs old vets to teach the youngins, but it's nice to see a few players who might realistically take a step forward and become a useful player. I know everyone wants those guys, but it would be nice to see a few of those about now. This offseason is depressing so far.

The offseason has barely begun. We have not even begun to uncover the depth of the depression that you will encounter.

CalvinBall wrote:seems like a really nice guy. he did that pizza thing.

wasn't he the guy who got convinced his teammate was deaf

jfc i mean really

Bucky wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:seems like a really nice guy. he did that pizza thing.

wasn't he the guy who got convinced his teammate was deaf

If so, his first meeting with Tyson Gillies is sure to go well.

(Edit: LOL, we released Gillies in June.)

Where'd you hear that?
-Tyson Gillies.

we fucking suck, thanks Rube

he was signed to play at lehigh valley. big deal. every team makes signings like this every year.

Phred wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:Yeh, but that doesn't help us at all, unless it sells enough extra tickets to afford to bust the cap. Can you call your friends and buy tons of season tix?

Not a single player with upside. You needs old vets to teach the youngins, but it's nice to see a few players who might realistically take a step forward and become a useful player. I know everyone wants those guys, but it would be nice to see a few of those about now. This offseason is depressing so far.

The offseason has barely begun. We have not even begun to uncover the depth of the depression that you will encounter.

A quick listen to Harry the K singing High Hopes will bring me out of any baseball-related depression.