Philadelphia Phillies designate former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher for assignment

The 27-year-old de Geus is no stranger to the DFA. The Phillies are the fourth team to designate him for assignment in 2025 alone.

Since he was selected 1,000th overall in the 2017 draft, he has played in the Dodgers, Rangers, Diamondbacks, Royals, Mariners, Marlins, Blue Jays, and Phillies organizations.

Toronto was the first team to DFA de Geus in 2025, later trading him to Pittsburgh for cash considerations in January.

Little over a month later, the Pirates DFA'd him as well, and the Marlins scooped him up off waivers for his second stint with the club.

He opened the season with their Triple-A affiliate in Jacksonville, but after just one appearance for the Jumbo Shrimp, he was DFA'd once again and claimed by the Phillies.

They, too, sent de Geus to Triple-A but eventually recalled the righty for his 2025 debut in late May. He gave up one run in two innings of work before he was optioned back to Lehigh Valley the following day.

Over parts of three MLB seasons, de Geus has a career 7.39 ERA and 4.67 SIERA in 63 1/3 innings of low-leverage relief work.

On the bright side, his 4.11 ERA and 4.45 FIP at Triple-A this year are both his best numbers in any minor league season since his 2019 campaign at the low levels with the Dodgers.

While he has had trouble holding on to a big league job throughout his career, there is clearly a reason so many teams have been interested in giving him a shot over the past few years.

With his four-pitch arsenal (including a fastball that tops out at 98 mph), consistently high groundball rates, and two option years remaining, a new team could certainly be willing to give de Geus a shot in 2025.