Archive for the ‘Maikel Franco’ Category

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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Gabe Kapler met with Maikel Franco on Friday after leaving him out of the lineup for the second time in three games.

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Gabe Kapler talks it out with Maikel Franco

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Maikel Franco and Aaron Altherr hit grand slams as the Phillies rolled past the hapless Marlins.

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Phillies hit two grand slams, Maikel Franco stays hot to thump Marlins

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Pirates all over today.  Maikel Franco homered twice in an 8-2 win in Bradenton.  Groups One and Two traveled to Pirate City for games, and Groups Three and Four beat their Bucs counterparts at the Complex Bailey Falter started for Group Three (and looks to be one of a few healthy starters for Clearwater, IMHO)

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Spring Training at the Complex, Mar. 23, 2018

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Maikel Franco homered but that was not enough.

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Phillies drop first spring meeting with Yankees

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Coming off a particularly disappointing 2017 campaign, Maikel Franco enters 2018 needing to give the Phillies some reason to keep him in their long-term plans.

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The clock is ticking on Maikel Franco | David Murphy

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The Phillies placed Maikel Franco’s locker next to Carlos Santana, hoping the veteran can take Franco under his wing.

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Maikel Franco’s crucial season begins with a new locker-room neighbor

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Freddy Galvis, Cesar Hernandez, Maikel Franco, Cameron Rupp, and Luis Garcia will all receive sizable raises for next season. But both Galvis and Hernandez could be traded.

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Phillies offer contracts to five arbitration-eligible players

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For now, it is the Phillies’ way of suggesting to other teams they are not required to trade an infielder while juggling some combination of Cesar Hernandez, J.P. Crawford, Freddy Galvis and Maikel Franco.

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Phillies’ GM Matt Klentak said team could test newest baseball trend: ‘positional flexibility’

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We”ll continue the “Best of” series of polls with your selection as the best third baseman in the system.  This should be a more interesting vote.  There is no Hoskins, Kingery, or Crawford to monopolize votes

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2017 Phuture Phillies Top Third Baseman Poll

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