Paul Hoover rejects a minor league assignment by the Philadelphia Phillies
34-year old righty swinging catcher has decided to test the free agent market. He played in 9 games for the Phillies last season and he was 5 for 22 (.227 avg, .638 OPS) with 6 runs scored and 2 RBIs. Hoover played in 12 games over 2 years with the Phillies and he was 8 for 26 (.308 avg, .764 OPS) with 6 runs scored and 3 RBIs. I don’t blame Hoover for looking around and it’s still possible that the Phillies could bring him back on a minor league deal.