Notes to the Phillies: Outfield, Kingery, Franco, Dominguez

The last Philadelphia exit …

• Although the Phillies lost their departing fielder Andrew McCutchen for the season on Tuesday, they are not looking for help in this area yet, according to Jayson Stark of athleticism. The Phillies have just acquired an outfielder Jay Bruce during the weekend, and they are inclined to use it, Scott Kingery and the just promoted Adam Haseley to complete the right field player Bryce Harper, by Stark, who notes that the club also has the injured Roman Quinn work his way back. Indeed, manager Gabe Kapler According to Haseley, Jim Salisbury, of NBC Sports Philadelphia, will see a lot of time at the center. However, almost two months away from the July 31 trading deadline, Philadelphia, first in the standings, could afford to play with its non-Harper competitors, including Haseley, and gain more help in trying to fend off rivals from the east of the NL.
• Although Kingery was an outdoor option sometime in 2019, he is able to take over as a regular third baseman in Philly, Salisbury observes. Kingery was Phillies' first choice recently, largely because of Maikel FrancoStruggles. Franco hit a terrible series of .1212 / .286 / .399 (65 wRC +) through 220 appearances in front of the plates, while Kingery made a .333 / .375 / .578 (149 wRC +) cut in 96 PA. The question of whether Kingery's production is sustainable at a distance is a problem, but it is easy to understand why the Phillies want to improve Franco in hot corners. Figures for Franco, aged 26, have fallen since he's attracted the attention of the franchise with a productive half-season in 2015.
• reliever Seranthony Dominguez Kapler said Thursday that the Phillies' win over the Padres on Wednesday caused a slight sprain in the elbow.via Salisbury). Dominguez faced only three batters, including one retired, before leaving with a coach. The team's doctors will be looking at Dominguez on Thursday, though Kapler noted there was no fear of ligament damage at this stage. Dominguez was not as strong as he was in his 58-race debut in 2018, but the 24-year-old has always shot 24 out of 3 frames in 4.01 ERA / 3.96 FIP with 10.58 K / 9, 4.38 BB / 9 and a ground ball rate of 54.5% this season.