Caleb Cotham ‘inspired’ to join Phillies as pitching coach

Caleb Cotham #65 and Joe Girardi #28 of the New York Yankees (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

Caleb Cotham is excited to join the Phillies as pitching coach

New Philadelphia Phillies pitching coach Caleb Cotham spent the last two seasons as the assistant pitching coach of the Cincinnati Reds. Less than a half-decade prior, the Tennessee native was a major-league pitcher, logging 35 career appearances out of the bullpen between the New York Yankees (2015) and Reds (2016).

“You can feel, every person you talk to, how excited they are to be a part of the Phillies. That’s very inspiring to me,” said Cotham, who added that his first task in his new role will be relationship-building and…