This one is a bit of an upset.
The Phillies have announced the release of outfielder/infielder Chris Coghlan, a non-roster invitee whose positional flexibility and experience made him a leading candidate for one of the team’s bench jobs in 2017.
The soon-to-be 32-year-old journeyman did not have a good spring with the club, with a slash line of .231/.319/.282 in 39 at-bats. He played 99 games last season with the Oakland A’s and Chicago Cubs, and hit .188/.290/.318 with a wRC+ of 66 and an fWAR of -0.5.
Coghlan batted .