Veteran pitchers Nova, Rondón, catcher Mathis cut by Phils

[ASFN Admin]

Pitchers Iván Nova and Héctor Rondón have been released from minor league contracts by the Philadelphia Phillies along with catcher Jeff Mathis. Philadelphia still had to make decisions on whether to add right-hander Brandon Kintzler, left-hander Tony Watson and outfielder Matt Joyce to the major league roster. Rondón, a 33-year-old righty, had a 7.71 ERA in eight spring training games.

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