Categories: News

Phillies sign Sean Burnett to minor-league contract

File this under “Not Sexy.”

The Phillies have signed left-handed reliever Sean Burnett to a minor-league contract with a spring training invitation, according to Chris Cotillo of SBNation.

Burnett, 34, hasn’t pitched regularly in the majors since 2012. Last season he put in 5.2 innings with the Nationals, giving up two runs while striking out three.

At his best – which was often – Burnett was a solid left-handed reliever whose ERA typically hung out in the low threes. You may remember him from such films as “Down Goes Howard on Strikes.”

Burnett will join a spring left-handed reliever competition that includes Joely Rodriguez and David Rollins.

Tim Malcolm

Tim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.