Seven days ago, the Phillies had a 27.9 percent chance of making the playoffs. Their playoff chances are now 8.4 percent. Imagine where this team would be if those offensive numbers shown up above were somewhere in the middle of the pack.
And speaking of offense, or the lack thereof, backup catcher Andrew Knapp, owner of a .191 batting average and a .581 OPS, could soon be out of a job. The Phils have reportedly signed veteran catcher Nick Hundley to a minor league contract. Hundley is a career .247 hitter with a slugging percentage of .405.
Will Knapp be another sacrificial lamb for this under-performing offense, like Maikel Franco? Like I wrote the other day, if they really want to get people's attention, demote/cut/abandon Sean Rodriguez and bring Alec Bohm up. Move Scott Kingery to second and Cesar Hernandez becomes the utility guy. Bohm is the future.
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