MESA, Ariz. -- A's catcher Josh Phegley, hardly seen on the field last year because of recurring right knee issues, is back to his regularly scheduled programming just in time for camp's christening.
Phegley appeared in just 26 games during an injury-riddled 2016 campaign that got away from him quickly. What was supposed to be a mild procedure to remove a cruciate ligament cyst was instead just the beginning of a lengthy rehab journey.
Essentially everything that could go wrong did. Phegley, who underwent the operation in July, was collecting fluid in the knee post-surgery, slowing his recovery and preventing him from catching consecutive days.