The Phillies had a plethora of prospects that needed to be protected from the Rule 5 draft last offseason. They wound up adding 11 minor-leaguers to the 40-man roster, including some of the team’s top prospects like Dylan Cozens, Nick Williams, and Andrew Knapp.
As those prospects are now being reassigned to minor-league camp, there are still a few players left in the major-league camp that are hoping to make the team. First baseman Brock Stassi is the most notable case, but outfielders Daniel Nava and Chris Coghlan, catchers Bryan Holaday and Ryan Hanigan and reliever Pat Venditte all have a fighting chance to make the 25-man roster.