When spring training opened back in late February, few would have imagined that journeyman outfielder Cedric Hunter would be able to fight his way on to the Phillies roster for Opening Day of the 2016 season.
Hunter signed with the club on January 12th as a free agent after bouncing through five different organizations over the last decade. He was originally a 3rd round pick in the 2006 MLB Amateur Draft by the San Diego Padres. He rose incrementally through that Friars’ organization, and was even ranked as the #95 prospect in all of baseball by Baseball Prospectus prior to the 2007 season.