Phillies set 2015 opening day roster
The Phillies on Sunday afternoon set their 25-man roster ahead of Monday's opening day.
The Phillies on Sunday afternoon set their 25-man roster ahead of Monday's opening day against the Red Sox at Citizens Bank Park. They purchased the contracts of non-roster spring training invitees Jeff Francoeur and Andres Blanco and optioned Jordan Danks to triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Keep in mind the Phillies don't need a fifth starter until April 12.
Here is the team's 2015 opening day roster:
Starting pitchers
LHP Cole Hamels
RHP Aaron Harang
RHP David Buchanan
RHP Jerome Williams
Bullpen
RHP Jonathan Papelbon
LHP Jake Diekman
RHP Ken Giles
RHP Justin De Fratus
RHP Luis Garcia
RHP Jeanmar Gomez
LHP Cesar Jimenez
RHP Dustin McGowan
Catchers
Carlos Ruiz
Cameron Rupp
Infielders
Chase Utley
Ryan Howard
Freddy Galvis
Cody Asche
Darin Ruf
Cesar Hernandez
Andres Blanco
Outfielders
Odubel Herrera
Ben Revere
Grady Sizemore
Jeff Francoeur
The Phillies also officially placed lefthanded reliever Mario Hollands (elbow strain) on the 60-day disabled list and righthanders Chad Billingsley and Jonathan Pettibone on the 15-day disabled list. Billingsley is working his way back from consecutive seasons lost to elbow operations and Pettibone is coming back form June shoulder surgery.
The team now has a full 40-man roster.