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Phillies DFA Sam Coonrod to make room for Josh Harrison

Sam Coonrod has been designated for assignment. (Cheryl Pursell)

The Philadelphia Phillies officially announced the signing of veteran infielder Josh Harrison to a one-year deal Monday afternoon.

In a corresponding move, the club has designated reliever Sam Coonrod for assignment. This will clear a 40-man roster spot for Harrison, who is a virtual lock to be on the Opening Day roster given that he’s been guaranteed $2 million, per Jon Heyman of The New York Post.

Coonrod will now be subject to waivers. If he clears them, one would think the Phillies would like to keep the hard-throwing righty in the organization. After all, they reached a $775,000 agreement with Coonrod back in November, when he had seemed like a non-tender candidate given that he was eligible for arbitration for the first time in his career.

Acquired in a trade from the San Francisco Giants in January of 2021, Coonrod has flashed a potentially elite arsenal of pitches at times with the Phillies.

However, a right shoulder strain kept Coonrod from making his first appearance during the 2022 season until August, and he posted a 7.82 ERA in 12 games for the Phillies this past campaign. Ultimately, he was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley in late September, and didn’t appear in a game during the improbable postseason run that the Phillies went on.

In parts of four MLB seasons with the Giants and Phillies, the 30-year-old has a 5.27 ERA and 4.42 FIP across 105 appearances.

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