Chris Coghlan to Phillies: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction

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The Philadelphia Phillies and utility player Chris Coghlan agreed to a minor league contract with an invite to spring training, according to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com and Jon Heyman of Today's Knuckleball.

Coghlan, 31, split the 2016 season with the Oakland Athletics and Chicago Cubs. He played some of the worst baseball of his career before turning things around a bit in Chicago, finishing with a .188/.290/.318 slash line, six home runs and 30 RBI for the season.

It was a far cry from his successful run with the Cubs in 2014 and 2015, when Coghlan emerged as one of baseball's most underrated utility players. He posted 5.7 wins above replacement across those two…