The Phillies announced Friday afternoon that they have designated Cody Asche for assignment to clear room on the 40-man roster after claiming relief pitcher David Rollins from the Texas Rangers. Thus ends the weird, but not quite “Darin Ruf weird,” era of Cody Asche.
We will not miss Asche much around these parts. For at least two years now, his taking a valuable 40-man roster spot has been hard to justify. He can’t serve as a defensive replacement at any position on the diamond and lacks the offense to make up for it. For his four years as a Phillies, Asche has made over 1200 trips to the plate and posted a .