The Phillies introduced Wednesday that they’ve designated infielder/outfielder Kody Clemens for project. Fellow infielder/outfielder Weston Wilson has been reinstated from the 10-day injured record and can take Clemens’ spot on the energetic roster. Clemens is out of minor league choices and thus couldn’t merely be despatched all the way down to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Philadelphia now has 39 gamers on its 40-man roster.
Clemens, 28, got here to the Phillies within the 2022-23 offseason alongside Gregory Soto in a commerce that despatched Matt Vierling, Nick Maton and Donny Sands again to the Tigers. He’s been an up-and-down utilityman for two-plus seasons however misplaced a few of that flexibility in 2025 as a consequence of that lack of minor league choices. He’s hitless via seven plate appearances in a restricted position this yr and carries a .220/.265/.394 batting line over the course of 275 plate appearances with the Phils.
The son of legendary pitcher Roger Clemens, Kody hasn’t but put it collectively within the majors however does possess a pleasant minor league observe file. In components of 4 Triple-A seasons, he’s a .259/.331/.507 hitter with 63 homers, 50 doubles, 19 triples and 22 steals via 287 video games. He’s a left-handed hitter and versatile defender who has ample expertise at each infield place apart from shortstop and in each outfield corners.
The Phillies can commerce Clemens or place him on outright waivers at any level within the subsequent 5 days. Waivers take 48 hours to course of, which means he will be in DFA limbo for a most of 1 week. Any membership that swings a commerce for Clemens or claims him must plug him instantly onto the large league roster.
Wilson, 30, has been a productive, late-blooming bench piece for the Phillies over the pat two seasons. He debuted in 2023 at 28 years outdated and has turned in a stout .288/.375/.490 slash in his first 120 main league plate appearances. Almost all of his manufacturing has come in opposition to left-handed pitching; he’s tattooed southpaws at a .241/.412/.614 tempo within the majors however has limped to a .227/.277/.364 line in opposition to fellow righties.
