Phillies Spring Training: Truck departing for Clearwater

Phillies pitchers and catchers report next week

Phillies baseball season is approaching quickly with pitchers and catchers reporting to the Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Florida on Feb. 14. After celebrating the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl parade the Phillie Phanatic and his crew helped pack the tractor-trailer headed to Clearwater.

The truck will drive 1,059 miles from Citizens Bank Park to the Carpenter Complex, and is expected to arrive on Sunday.

One extra passenger was spotted on the side of the truck as it departed down Citizens Bank Way.

Beat writer Matt Breen highlighted a list of some of the truck’s contents as it travels down south.

Philadelphia Phillies

• 10,000 12oz POWERADE cups
• 2,400 baseballs
• 2,000 short and long sleeve shirts
• 1,200 bats
• 600 pairs of pants
• 600 batting practice hats
• 450 pairs of socks
• 350 pairs of shorts
• 300 batting gloves
• 250 batting practice tops
• 200 fleeces
• 200 light jackets
• 140 batting helmets
• 125 leather and elastic belts
• 75 pairs of assorted spike, plastic, and turf shoes
• 40 heavy jackets
• 20 coolers and half a pallet of POWERADE mix
• 12 sets of golf clubs
• 6 bikes
• 1 Phanatic Hot Dog Launcher

General manager Matt Klentak hopes to add one more starting pitcher to the list of participants headed to Clearwater. The organization recently signed several players to minor league deals to compete for a job off the bench. Deals became official for outfielder Collin Cowgill and infielder Ryan Flaherty on Friday, both of whom will compete with Pedro Florimon for a spot on the 25 and 40-man roster.

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Expect nearly all the members of the 25-man roster to be ready for the first official day of the Gabe Kapler era.