Rhys Hoskins is done for the year and the Phillies need to find a way to fill the offensive void he leaves if there's any hope of saving the season (Arrested Development Narrator: "There isn't").
Here are the options:
Brad Miller–Bamboo Brad has 5 hits in last 42 at-bats with 16 strikeouts, including three last night, the last of which ended the game where the Phils had pulled to within a run. Brad had a nice little homer run earlier this summer, but I'm over him.
Alec Bohm–The second-year player was sent to Triple A after his troubles in the field followed him to the plate. Bohm is 2 for 14 since his demotion. Pass.
Didi Gregorius–Didi had 2 hits and 2 RBIs last night, which qualifies him as red hot, given the ineptitude of this offense, He has played defense in 971 MLB games, all but 11 of them at shortstop. He's never played first. Is it worth a shot? It could work. Maybe. Move Didi to first and let Freddie Galvis play short. It makes the defense on the left side that much better.
T.J. Rivera–Who? He's playing first for the Iron Pigs in Triple A. He's a career .316 hitter in the minors with an OPS of .792. He has 319 MLB at-bats with a .304 average and .780 OPS. He's also 32 years old and not on the 40-man roster, so other moves would have to be me.
Matt Joyce–Remember him? He was a free agent outfielder signed over the winter and adjust 5 hits in 50 at-bats before going on the 60-day injured list. He's still there. He'll probably stay there, unless he's released to make room for Rivera.
Platoon JT Realmuto and Andrew Knapp between catcher and first, and call up Rafael Marchan to fill Hoskins' spot on the roster. Maybe regular at-bats will help Knapp's offense, and the platoon would give JT and his knees some time off at first. I think this is the best option out of some pretty bad alternatives.
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