Bruntlett leaves Phillies, becomes free agent
Nov 16, 2009 - 10:39 PM PHILADELPHIA(AP) -- Utilityman Eric Bruntlett, who scored the winning run in the final game of the 2008 World Series, became a free agent after refusing a minor league assignment from the Philadelphia Phillies.Bruntlett batted just .171 (18-for-105) in this season after hitting .217 in 212 at-bats in '08. Bruntlett got more playing time last year because of an ankle injury to shortstop Jimmy Rollins in April and because he was a late-inning defensive replacement for former left fielder Pat Burrell.
Bruntlett scored the go-ahead run in Game 5 of the World Series against Tampa Bay after entering as a pinch runner for Burrell in the eighth inning.
Pitchers John Ennis and Tyler Walker, catcher Paul Hoover and infielder Andy Tracy were sent outright to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, the Phillies said Monday.
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