The Phillies have placed Bryce Harper on the paternity list for the weekend, meaning he'll be with his wife in Philadelphia as she prepares to give birth to the couple's first child.
Harper won't be in Miami for the series with the Marlins, but Maikel Franco will be. The Phils have called him up from Triple A to take Harper's place on the roster.
I hope Franco doesn't get much playing time this weekend. He's been pretty terrible with the bat this year. In 5 games in this minors, Franco is "hitting" a lusty .211 with a .739 OPS. My guess is we'll see Adam Haseley, Corey Dickerson, and Scott Kingery in the outfield with either Brad Miller or Sean Rodriguez playing third. Franco hasn't exactly earned any big league playing time.
Let's hope the Harper-less Phils can manage some offense against the worst-in-the NL Marlins. And mazel tov in advance to the Harpers.
UPDATE: The lineup has been posted and I was right!
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