Fifteen months after acquiring Matt Harrison from the Texas Rangers in the Cole Hamels deal, the Philadelphia Phillies officially released the injury-plagued left-hander without him ever throwing a pitch for the organization.
Harrison has been limited to just 44 innings over the last four seasons due to back injuries, and hasn't appeared in a major-league game since July 27, 2015.
The 31-year-old is owed $13.2 million next season, and has a $13.25-million team option for 2018 that includes a $2-million buyout.
Harrison was part of a seven-player deal that also saw Nick Williams, Jorge Alfaro, Alec Asher, Jerad Eickhoff, and Jake Thompson go to the Phillies in exchange for Hamels and Jake Diekman.