Phillies invite large nonroster contingent to spring training

Spring is about to be sprung and that means the time honored tradition of spring training invitees is upon. These invitees are usually a mixture of catchers that need to catch all the pitchers in camp, top prospects that can get a week or two of plate appearances against big league pitching and players that are actually fighting to make a team’s roster.

The Phillies are no stranger to this and have released their most current list of players that have been invited to camp this spring. Some of the list are names you know, some are unfamiliar now and will remain unfamiliar in the future.

Jose Breaux, C

Rodolfo Castro, INF, iPhone connessiuer

Justin Crawford, OF

Nabil Crismatt, P, interesting

Jose…