The Phillies have released 28-year old lefty swinging 1B/OF John Bowker. Bowker played in 12 games for the Phillies last year and he was 0 for 13 (.000 avg, .000 OPS). He played in 31 games overall last year for the Phillies & Pirates and he was 4 for 30 (.133 avg, .354 OPS) with 2 RBIs. He has now played in 240 games in his first four years in the majors and he is 133 of 574 (.232 avg, .664 OPS) with 54 runs scored, 17 homers, 73 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. The Phillies aren’t going to miss Bowker one bit in 2012 or beyond.