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Chris Coghlan, after being part of history with Cubs, joins rebuilding Phillies

CLEARWATER, Fla. - He plopped into a leather chair, minutes after his first workout with his new team had ended, and it was official: Chris Coghlan was rebuilding again. No more champagne showers. No more parades. No more Cubbie blue.

Wait, no. There was one last thing to complete a dream offseason, one that began with him as a reserve outfielder on the world champions and ended with a minor-league deal and invitation to Phillies camp.

He needed to be sized for his ring.

"I have to go somewhere," Coghlan said Friday. "I don't even know.