{"id":107905,"date":"2025-09-30T17:40:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T21:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=107905"},"modified":"2025-09-30T17:40:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T21:40:32","slug":"phillies-outfielder-johan-rojas-left-off-nlds-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/09\/30\/phillies-outfielder-johan-rojas-left-off-nlds-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillies Outfielder Will Not Be on NLDS Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia Phillies outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rojasjo03.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johan Rojas<\/a> will not be on the club&#8217;s NLDS roster, as reported by Matt Gelb of The Athletic. This is due to a quad injury Rojas suffered at the end of the minor league season. With the team likely to carry 12 pitchers in the series, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6650263\/2025\/09\/22\/phillies-lineup-playoff-roster-alec-bohm\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">widely expected<\/a> that Rojas would get the extra bench spot. Now that will not be the case. Rojas spent most of the second half in the minor leagues at Triple-A Lehigh Valley after the Phillies <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/31\/phillies-acquire-twins-harrison-bader\/\" target=\"_self\">acquired<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/baderha01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harrison Bader<\/a>. This move allowed Rojas to get regular playing time, which he was not getting on the major league roster.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_97292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97292\" style=\"width: 629px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-97292\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/USATSI_24168736_168403884_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/USATSI_24168736_168403884_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/USATSI_24168736_168403884_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/USATSI_24168736_168403884_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/USATSI_24168736_168403884_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/USATSI_24168736_168403884_lowres-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/USATSI_24168736_168403884_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/USATSI_24168736_168403884_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sep 6, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Johan Rojas (18) runs toward second base after hitting an RBI double against the Miami Marlins during the fifth inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Phillies Outfielder Johan Rojas Will Miss NLDS<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Two things from workout day:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Matt Strahm passed a physical that guaranteed his $7.5 million option for 2026<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Johan Rojas is no longer a consideration for NLDS as a speed\/defense guy. He needs time to rehab a quad injury<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattGelb\/status\/1973070170919731669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While in the minor leagues, Rojas recorded a .279\/.338\/.361 line with one home run and 18 RBI in 35 games. Additionally, he had an 88 wRC+ and a .351 BABIP in Triple-A. Rojas showed improvements in his BB\/K rate and other offensive numbers in the minors compared to his 2025 major league performance. He had a 0.41 BB\/K rate at Triple-A compared to a major league 0.33 BB\/K rate this season. He also had a higher HardHit ball rate in Triple-A this season than he did in the major leagues. This is thanks in part to swing adjustments that Rojas made after being sent down.<\/p>\n<h3>Series Roster Implications<\/h3>\n<p>This opens the door for both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kempot01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Otto Kemp<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wilsowe01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Weston Wilson<\/a> to make the Phillies&#8217; NLDS roster. Kemp and Wilson have similar skillsets. That is part of why Rojas was in line to get the extra bench spot. Rojas is a great defender and is a speedy baserunner who could be used to pinch run late in games. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stubbga01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Garrett Stubbs<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=lantig000raf&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-30_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rafael Lantigua<\/a> could be options for the final bench spot. However, it is unlikely either gets the role. There is not really a need to carry a third catcher in the case of Stubbs. The limited playing time Stubbs got showed that there was not actually much of a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/09\/02\/phillies-new-roster-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">backup catcher competition<\/a> going on in September. Lantigua has limited defensive versatility but has multiple 20-stolen-base seasons in the minor leagues.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas will not be on the club&#8217;s NLDS roster, as reported by Matt Gelb of The Athletic. This is due to a quad injury Rojas suffered at the end of the minor league season. With the team likely to carry 12 pitchers in the series, it was widely expected that Rojas [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4566,"featured_media":94634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,1071,35],"tags":[28358,1253,28343,28993,28710],"class_list":["post-107905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-phillies","category-mlb","category-news","tag-garrett-stubbs","tag-harrison-bader","tag-johan-rojas","tag-otto-kemp","tag-weston-wilson"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4566"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107905"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107911,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107905\/revisions\/107911"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}