More cuts come to Phillies camp

It’s near time for the final form of the Phillies roster to take shape, which means that the regulars need work. To get that work, they’ll need to take more time from players that were on the cusp, so cuts had to be made.

Following today’s game, the Phillies optioned RHP Mick Abel to Lehigh Valley (AAA) and reassigned C Paul McIntosh, INF Otto Kemp and OF’s Matt Kroon & Gabriel Rincones Jr. to minor league camp.

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) March 11, 2025 Thus closeth the book on the attempts of Otto Kemp and Matt Kroon to make the initial roster.

Nothing surprising here, of course. None of these players mentioned above were considered to be a shot at making the Opening Day roster.…