I like stats and trivia, which is probably why I like baseball. There is no day that feeds that desire and need like Opening Day. We have new rosters and a data point that we can compare against every other Opening Day. So without me continuing to ramble about this, it is time for useless facts and trivia.
All of these stats only include the 25 men on the Phillies opening day roster, not included are the players on the Disabled List (Aaron Altherr, Cody Asche, Mario Hollands, Michael Mariot, and Matt Harrison)
How They Were Acquired by the Phillies:
5 International Free Agents
5 Trade Acquisition
5 Minor League Free Agent
4 Draft Pick
3 Rule 5 Draft Pick
2 Waiver Claim
1 Major League Free Agent
Country of Origin:
16 United States
5 Venezuela
2 Dominican Republic
1 Cuba
1 Panama
Original Signing Year:
1998 – 1
2000 – 1
2001 – 1
2002 – 1
2005 – 4
2006 – 4
2007 – 1
2008 – 2
2009 – 1
2010 – 4
2011 – 2
2012 – 1
2013 – 1
2014 – 1
Original Organization:
9 Phillies
2 Rangers
2 Braves
2 Rays
2 Royals
1 Giants
1 Orioles
1 Astros
1 Angels
1 Indians
1 Padres
1 Red Sox
1 Cubs
Draft Pick Round:
1st 3
2nd 1
3rd 3
4th 1
5th 1
8th 1
10th 1
14th 1
15th 1
16th 1
20th 1
Opening Day Age:
37 – 1
36 – 1
32 – 1
30 – 3
29 – 2
28 – 3
27 – 1
26 – 3
25 – 3
24 – 1
23 – 2
22 – 1
Height:
5’10” – 4
5’11” – 2
6’0″ – 1
6’1″ – 5
6’2″ -4
6’3″ – 4
6’4″ – 4
6’5″ – 1