The Phillies added to their roster further Thursday morning, calling up Maikel Franco from Triple-A before their series finale with the Reds. They now have 34 players on the roster, calling up nine since the rosters expanded Sept. 1.
On Sept. 1, they brought up pitchers Nick Vincent and Cole Irvin, catcher Deivi Grullon, and infielder Phil Gosselin. The call-ups continued over the next few days, adding outfielders Nick Williams and Jose Pirela, pitcher Nick Pivetta, and now Franco. Jay Bruce was activated from the injured list as well, which rounds out the total to 34.