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Maikel Franco’s playing time has already been pinched. And Friday night – thanks to the defensive growth of J.P.

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J.P. Crawford’s defense at third base keeps Maikel Franco on Phillies’ bench

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Third overall pick Alec Bohm, the third baseman of the future for the Phillies, signed with the team Tuesday. He took batting practice with Maikel Franco, who appears to be the team’s third baseman of the past.

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Alec Bohm is the latest third baseman of the future for Phillies | Bob Brookover

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The Phillies faced a righthanded pitcher on Friday night and Maikel Franco sat on the bench, seeming to offer a view into how the team sees Franco’s role going forward.

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Phillies have seemed to shift Maikel Franco to a platoon role

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Well, that was a tough one. The Phillies were one pitch away from claiming a confidence-boosting series victory on the road against the Cubs last night. It would have been a great win to have considering Aaron Nola didn’t have one of his better outings, the Phillies rallied from a 3-0 deficit and later broke a tie ballgame in the ninth inning with the first career home run by Dylan Cozens on the same day the Braves suffered a series loss in San Diego

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Cubs stun Phillies with walk-off grand slam; What should Kapler have done with Dominguez?

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The MLB Draft got underway last night, and the Phillies drafted third baseman Alec Bohm of Wichita State with the third overall pick. I won’t pretend to know a thing about who the Phillies just drafted because I don’t follow the college sport or the MLB Draft nearly closely enough to have any formed opinion on who the Phillies draft or who they should have drafted. But here’s what I guess we should know about this pick

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Bohm’s Away! Phillies draft 3B Alec Bohm with No. 3 pick in MLB Draft

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The month of May was a fantastic one for the top two pitchers in the Phillies rotation. Aaron Nola closed out the month with a gem against the Dodgers. At the beginning of the month, I suggested it was beyond time to start considering Aaron Nola as an ace

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Aaron Nola outduels Kershaw, and Phillies win thanks to controversial run

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The Philadelphia Phillies accomplished something over the weekend they hadn’t done since 2011 — they had the privilege of calling themselves a first-place team in the National League East. For the first time since 2011, the Phillies are in first place in the NL East. #BeBold pic.twitter.com/3kli9dTpW2 — CBS Philly (@CBSPhilly) May 26, 2018 That 2011 season was the final of five consecutive division titles

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The Philadelphia Phillies’ plan is working even better than expected

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Three games have been played since the Phillies played their second 16-game stretch of the year. This report does not include those three games. Let’s look at how the Phillies have been so far.

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Progress Report: The second tenth of the season

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Following a model that worked for slugger J.D. Martinez, Phillies hitting coach John Mallee is trying to get Maikel Franco to add loft to his swing and hit the ball in the air more frequently.

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Phillies hope Maikel Franco’s power could be unlocked with one swing adjustment | Scott Lauber

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We’re a tenth of the way into the season Well, .09876 percent of the season is in the books. Anyway, let’s take a look at how each player has done so far in 2017. The standout stars Victor Arano: This kid just got three outs on three pitches

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Progress report: The first tenth of the season

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