Though the Phillies have been dangling Cole Hamels for trade (photo above), he and Odubel Herrera (below) are surprising members of the opening day roster.
By Ben Sullivan
With the Phillies set to open the regular season today at 3:15 pm against the Boston Red Sox at Citizens bank Park, the team set its 40-man roster for the 2015 regular season.
The club selected the contracts of outfielder Jeff Francoeur and infielder Andres Blanco, while outfielder Jordan Danks was optioned to Lehigh Valley (AAA). Additionally, the Phillies placed right-handers Chad Billingsley and Jonathan Pettibone on the 15-day disabled list and placed left-hander Mario Hollands on the 60-day DL.
Here is the Phillies’ Opening Day roster:
Pitchers:
RHP David Buchanan
RHP Justin De Fratus
RHP Luis Garcia
RHP Ken Giles
RHP Jeanmar Gomez
RHP Aaron Harang
RHP Dustin McGowan
RHP Jonathan Papelbon
RHP Jerome Williams
LHP Jake Diekman
LHP Cole Hamels
LHP Cesar Jimenez
Catchers:
Carlos Ruiz
Cameron Rupp
Infielders:
Cody Asche
Andres Blanco
Freddy Galvis
Cesar Hernandez
Ryan Howard
Darin Ruf
Chase Utley
Outfielders:
Jeff Francoeur
Odubel Herrera
Ben Revere
Grady Sizemore
