Phillies End the Cedric Hunter Experiment

The Philadelphia Phillies made a roster move prior to Monday’s series opener with the New York Mets.

Cedric Hunter had been one of the better stories in camp during spring training down in Florida. A former top 100 prospect that came to Clearwater on a minor league deal, which he earned on the strength of a .283/.331/.420 slash line in the Braves’ minor league organization in 2015.

Making the club based on a .793 OPS during the Grapefruit League, Hunter was given a chance to show that he still had something left in the tank on a team that lacks quality outfielders outside of Odubel Herrera at the Major League level.

After watching the beginning of the season, though, it became obvious. It was…