Kapler leaving mark with new coaching style

Kapler on adding free agents CLEARWATER, Fla. -- New Phillies manager Gabe Kapler is already doing things a bit differently a day before position players officially report to Spring Training camp.

Rather than a traditional team meeting held at the club's facilities to welcome this year's roster, Kapler and the organization rented out the banquet room at a nearby restaurant so that he and the players can get to know each other in a more informal setting.

"We saw it as an opportunity to connect as a group and as a family," Kapler said. "Sometimes, families spend time together off the field. You eat together and you drink together and have a good time together."

Another part of Kapler's new…