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Phillies manager Rob Thomson said that Appel wasn’t going to make the team and that the organization didn’t have a spot for him in Triple-A.
The No. 1 pick by Houston in the 2013 draft out of Stanford, Appel got a $6.35 million signing bonus. He finally made his big league debut last June 29, and he had a 1.74 ERA while throwing 10⅓ innings in six appearances for the Phillies.
Appel made it to Triple-A for the Astros in 2015 before being sent to Philadelphia in a multiplayer trade. He decided to quit baseball after the 2017 season following injuries and ineffectiveness but rejoined the Phillies organization in 2021.
