Drafted by the Phillies in the seventh round in 2010, Buchanan broke out in the big leagues in 2014. He had a productive rookie season with a 3.75 ERA in 20 starts, but his sophomore campaign was disastrous. Buchanan had a 6.99 ERA in 15 starts in 2015, then spent the entire next season in Triple-A.After being released by Philadelphia after the 2016 season, Buchanan signed in Japan to play for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Brganization.Buchanan left for the Lions and posted a 3.45 ERA in his first season in 2020 before leading the KBO with 16 wins in 2021. He then posted a career 3.02 ERA in 113 staseball. After posting a 4.07 ERA over three years in Tokyo, he went to South Korea for the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Oarts for Samsung in 2022 and 2023.Buchanan is now returning to the United States to compete for a spot in the Phillies organization during the regular season. The club needs depth in both the rotation and long relief, two areas the veteran righty could provide. Of course, Buchanan will have to re-establish himself in baseball to get such an opportunity. But if things fall through, maybe the next stop on Buchanan’s journey is the b-season.
The Phillies appeared to be playing their own version of “Remember Some Guys” on Tuesday when they announced the signing of right-hander David Buchanan to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training.And while most Phillies fans haven’t thought about the name since he last hit in Philadelphia in 2015, Buchanan didn’t just come into baseball out of thin air. The 34-year-old ends a successful seven-year stint in Asia, both in Japan and South Korea..
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