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Phils to keep playing Joseph over Howard
- Updated: May 29, 2016
CHICAGO — As the Phillies packed their bags and headed out of Wrigley Field on Sunday after a 7-2 loss sealed a three-game sweep at the hands of the Cubs, struggling first baseman Ryan Howard faced questions about his future in the lineup.
Howard, 36, is hitting .154, the signs of age taking their toll. Meanwhile, recent callup Tommy Joseph is hitting .286 through his first 35 Major League at-bats. Joseph’s ninth-inning home run Sunday was his third, and he has RBIs in four of his past five games.
Sitting the left-handed Howard against left-handed pitchers is not a new concept. But might he begin sitting against righties, too?
“I haven’t spoken to the manager about that,” Howard said. “So he’d be the person to talk to. He hasn’t come to me and told me anything about it, so I don’t know anything about it.”
Manager Pete Mackanin didn’t give a plan regarding how the Phillies will handle their big-money cornerstone (Howard’s contract expires at the end of the season, but he is due more than $25 million this …
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