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Let’s take a look in on the Phillies positional players ranks among their MLB counterparts. *Minimum plate appearance – 250 Cameron Rupp/Catcher – .730 OPS (17th/26) & 1.2 WAR (17th/26) Tommy Joseph/First Base – .726 OPS (29th/31) & -0.7 WAR (30th/31) Cesar Hernandez/Second Base – .792 (12th/34) & 2.5 WAR (7th/34) Freddy Galvis/Shortstop – .717 OPS (18th/30) & 1.5 WAR (15th/30) Maikel Franco/Third Base – .668 OPS (28th/29) & -1.0 WAR (29th/29) Odubel Herrera/Center Field – .799 OPS (12th/35) & 2.6 WAR (7th/35) Aaron Altherr/Right Field – .894 OPS (5th/31) & 1.7 WAR (15th/31) First and third base are positions that a team should expect big OPS from, not the piddling numbers the Phillies have received. Franco and Joseph are poor in every facet of the game – defense, offense, and running

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How are the Phillies position players doing?

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If the Phillies were a contender, Maikel Franco would be an eight-hole hitter, and they’d be nearing a point where they’d have to start considering other options.

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Maikel Franco has been unbelievably bad in fastball counts | David Murphy

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Maikel Franco is by far the worst everyday 3rd baseman in baseball and his WAR (-0.7) ranks 157 out 164 qualified batters in MLB. His hips fly open when he swings, leading his upper body to open up and pull everything, so much so, that it knocks the damn helmet off his head. He disgusts me

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The Disappointment Known As Maikel Franco & Other Stuff

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Mike Schmidt and Maikel Franco has similar offensive numbers at similar stages early in their careers, and, as the trade deadline approaches, Franco is showing signs of surging as Schmidt did.

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Mike Schmidt lesson: Phillies should be patient with Maikel Franco | Marcus Hayes

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The New York Mets needed a good finish to the first half in order to maintain the hope of a second half turnaround. That didn’t happen, as the Mets dropped five of their last six games to fall eight games below .500 at the halfway point of the season.

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New York Mets Could Be Active Sellers at the Trade Deadline

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Odubel Herrera’s and Maikel Franco’s abilities are worth waiting for them to develop.

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Phillies’ underachieving talent still is talent | David Murphy

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Part of the thing that amazes me about how bad this year has been is that so many players, individually, have been awful. If you told me the team was going to finish with 90-plus losses, I’d have been as shocked as if you’d told me it would have won 90-plus games.

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Who’s been the biggest disappointment this year?

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Maikel Franco’s home run broke a 7-7 tie in the eighth inning against the Giants.

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Phillies win second in a row over Giants, 9-7

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Odubel Herrera and Maikel Franco continue struggle at the plate as slumps deepen.

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Hitters fail again as Reds rip the Phillies, 5-2

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The Phillies’ Maikel Franco will bat fourth to start Thursday’s 1:05 p.m. game against Colorado.

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Maikel Franco returns to Phillies lineup after two-game benching

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