AUGUST 25: Philadelphia announced that Bonifacio has cleared waivers and been sent outright to Lehigh Valley. As a player who has previously been outrighted in his career, he has the right to reject the assignment in favor of free agency.
AUGUST 24: The Phillies announced Tuesday that they’ve reinstated infielder Freddy Galvis from the 10-day injured list, reinstated righty Sam Coonrod from the 60-day injured list, and designated outfielder Jorge Bonifacio for assignment. The Phils also optioned right-hander Enyel De Los Santos to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Galvis, 31, will return to his original organization for the first time since 2017. The Phillies acquired him in a deadline swap that sent minor league righty Tyler Burch to the Orioles, knowing at the time that he’d need several more weeks to finish rehabbing a quadriceps injury.
Galvis has yet to appear for the Phillies in 2021 but was batting .249/.306/.414 with nine home runs through 274 plate appearances at the time of his IL placement in Baltimore. His work with the Orioles was rather typical for Galvis: low batting average and on-base numbers with solid power and defensive marks at shortstop. He’ll give the Phillies an option to bounce around between shortstop, second base and third base as well as a bit of speed and power off the bench.
The 28-year-old Bonifacio was only just selected to the MLB roster a couple days back. He appeared in two games and went 0-for-3, but Bonifacio has enjoyed a big season between Double-A and Triple-A. In a combined 293 minor league plate appearances this season, the former Royals slugger has posted a .273/.372/.546 batting line with 15 home runs, 19 doubles, a pair of triples and four stolen bases (in six tries). Bonifacio is a lifetime .243/.313/.396 hitter in 810 Major League plate appearances.
Galvis is an upgrade over Didi. Something I never thought I’d say after Didi’s excellent 2019.
I never thought I would see Freddy as an upgrade over anything…but here we are.
you mean a guy with a stellar glove, versatility, and solid-enough hitting? there is a reason he’s stuck around and played so much.
Gregorious hasn’t posted a positive UZR since 2019 and hasn’t posted a positive DRS since 2018. His bat is solid enough but only on certain years apparently.
And the reason the Reds tried harder to get him back than they did Gregorious
Yeah I think you mean 2018, Didi’s 2019 was pretty meh.
Ironically, wasn’t Galvis traded to San Diego for De Los Santos, the guy they just optioned to create a roster spot for Freddy?
@Mr. Chuck Yes. Which is like the most Phillies thing ever.
someone please reinforce my belief that Bonifacio isnt some missed opportunity? TGP seems to think he’s some sort of great player or something.
Consider your belief reinforced. In degrees of mediocrity I think Jankowski is the best option.
Agreed. He plays solid defense and is a great baserunner, but is sub par offensively. I’ll take it.
Plus Jankowski has a mane that even Kevin Sorbo would be jealous of.
Galvis has made a pretty solid career out of being a quietly reliable guy, and I absolutely mean that as a compliment.
Next step is to sign Maikel Franco
Franco is too bad of a player to be signed by an MLB team. Maybe an NPB/KBO target. Same applies for Bonifacio
Forgot how good Galvis was on that godawful 2019 Blue Jays team.
No Hoskins in lineup tonight. After that two homer performance Joe figured he’d give him another day before he started an 0-30 streak
I’ll never understand managers who refuse to consider momentum (and the confidence that comes with it…and those are intangibles that cannot be “statisticalized*”)
*yeah, I probably made up a word. So sue me.
Anyway – scheduled days off and/or righty/lefty matchup seem to be more important (but you will never convince me that it’s true. Give me a guy who’s feeling good, confident and seeing the ball well over splits any day.)
That’s called the gambler’s fallacy. Maybe there’s a little boost when someone’s really locked in, but generally there’s regression to the mean.
The Hoskins injury must be pretty significant. I’m no fan of Girardi, but part of me thinks Hoskins himself isn’t feeling right and communicated that.
I love Freddie, always have, but when his return is your headline you probably are not striking fear in the hearts of Braves fans….
If it helps to stabilize the defense, the results will speak for themselves.
Who cares anymore this team is a living abortion