Daily News | Phillies’ best chance at replacing Bryce Harper is at shortstop
After all, the best way to replace the loss of an elite hitter at one position is often to add an elite hitter at another position. Of course, Harper is a hitter who shares a zip code with maybe three or four other players. Which means there may not be a viable solution for replacing the entirety of his production.undergoing Tommy John surgery this week
That’s a long enough time to warrant Dombrowski spending some resources on a replacement. Problem is, he’d need to find a spot for that replacement once Harper returns. Which is part of the reason a big ticket shortstop would make so much sense. One thing a big ticket shortstop won’t do is hit from the left side of the plate. Xander Bogaerts, Trea Turner, Carlos Correa, Dansby Swanson — all are right-handed hitters. That’s something Dombrowski will need to consider given that his lineup already includes righties J.T. Realmuto, Rhys Hoskins, Nick Castellanos, and Alec Bohm. But there may not be much of a solution.
Take someone like Darick Hall. Last season, the 27-year-old slugger finished fourth on the team with an .877 OPS against right-handed pitching. Hall hit nine home runs in 130 plate appearances against righties. To put that into perspective, Castellanos hit 11 home runs in 428 plate appearances. Sure, in an ideal world, you’d have a left-handed hitting outfielder who would give Rob Thomson an additional option against righties should Castellanos’ struggles continue.
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