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Phillies: Checking in on the players who left this offseason

By George Stockburger

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - AUGUST 15: Maikel Franco #7 of the Kansas City Royals reacts to striking out against the Minnesota Twins with the bases loaded during the first inning of game two of a doubleheader at Target Field on August 15, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - AUGUST 15: Maikel Franco #7 of the Kansas City Royals reacts to striking out against the Minnesota Twins with the bases loaded during the first inning of game two of a doubleheader at Target Field on August 15, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FLORIDA – JULY 17: Sean Rodriguez #13 of the Miami Marlins makes the throw to first base during an intraquad game at Marlins Park at Marlins Park on July 17, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Phillies(Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA – JULY 17: Sean Rodriguez #13 of the Miami Marlins makes the throw to first base during an intraquad game at Marlins Park at Marlins Park on July 17, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Phillies(Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /

Early in the shortened season, we look at how some former Phillies are doing

Compared to the 2019 offseason, the Phillies were fairly quiet last December when it came to moving players.

They made no significant trades, made their big free agent slashes with Zack Wheeler and Didi Gregorius, and signed some low-risk veterans to minor league deals to compete for jobs in the spring.

A lot has certainly changed since then, and it’s easy to forget about some of the players who moved on from the Phillies organization, whether it was after a couple of months or several years developing in the minor league system.

During the offseason, 24 players departed the Phillies system. There are four former Phillies who gained notoriety from the fan base who have moved on for the 2020 season who we’re checking in on to see how they’ve started out in 2020.

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Phillies fans have no love lost for former utility man Sean Rodriguez

The journeyman Sean Rodriguez would certainly like to forget the part of his journey that went through Philadelphia.

After signing for the 2019 season, Rodriguez called Philadelphia fans “entitled” in August after they booed him after he hit a walk-off home run.

“Who is looking bad and feeling entitled when you hear stuff like that? I’m not the one booing. I’m not the one screaming. I’m not the one saying pretty disgusting things at times. That seems pretty entitled.”

After playing every position except catcher in 2019, Rodriguez signed with the Marlins in February. He was later cut in June and re-signed with Miami a couple of days later. He’s yet to play a regular season game despite the team losing almost its entire roster to COVID-19.

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