Phillies Announce Spring Training Non-Roster Invitees

The Phillies have signed the following seven players to minor league contracts with invitations to attend major league spring training as non-roster invitees: LHP Jeremy Bleich, C Rob Brantly, INF Phil Gosselin, RHP Josh Martin, C/1B/OF Matt McBride, INF Gregorio Petit and OF Shane Robinson.

December 21st, 2018

The Phillies have signed the following seven players to minor league contracts with invitations to attend major league spring training as non-roster invitees:

  • Shane Robinson, OF - A member of the 2013 National League champion St. Louis Cardinals, the outfielder has appeared in parts of nine seasons in the majors, including each of the last eight since 2011. Robinson, 34, has played for the Cardinals (2009; 2011-14), Minnesota Twins (2015), Los Angeles Angels (2016-17) and New York Yankees (2018). Last season, he also spent time with triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre. The Florida native has started at all three outfield spots over 461 career games in the majors. He played in 18 postseason games over two years (2012-13) with the Cardinals, including four games in the 2013 World Series. Robinson slugged a pinch-hit home run in Game 4 of the 2013 NL Championship Series at Dodger Stadium. The right-handed hitter out of Florida State University was originally a fifth-round selection by St. Louis in the June 2006 draft.