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Mackanin hopes Phils can add veteran bat in offseason
- Updated: September 27, 2016
ATLANTA — It is campaign season and Phillies manager Pete Mackanin is stumping hard for the Phillies to add at least one hitter before Spring Training.
He will have the opportunity to make his case Friday, when the Phillies’ front office meets with Mackanin and the coaching staff about next season.
“Basically, having talked to the rest of the coaching staff, we’re all pretty much in agreement with what our needs are,” Mackanin said before Tuesday night’s game against the Braves at Turner Field. “We need more hitting. I’m anxious to hear from [Phillies general manager] Matt [Klentak] and from [Phillies president] Andy [MacPhail] and if there’s an owner there, we’d like to hear what they have to say.”
Mackanin said he is encouraged with what he has seen this season from Odubel Herrera, Maikel Franco, Cesar Hernandez and Freddy Galvis, but he has said for some time the Phillies need a consistent and reliable hitter in the middle of the lineup that can relieve pressure the team’s young hitters might be feeling.
“You look at when [Matt] Kemp joined [the Braves],” Mackanin said. “They all went off. They’re all hitting. They’ve scored more …
