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Amid struggles at plate, Asche sent down
- Updated: August 12, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Cody Asche always understood the importance of the 2016 season to his future with the Phillies.
But the season has not gone according to plan. He missed the first two months with a strained right oblique and then hit .213 with 14 doubles, four home runs, 17 RBIs and a .643 OPS in 192 plate appearances over 57 games. He has hit .120 with a .370 OPS in his last 26 games, which is why the Phillies optioned him Friday to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
“That basically sums it up,” Asche said of his lackluster offense as the key culprit for his demotion. “I can’t sit here and say I got screwed or anything. It’s a performance business. If you don’t perform, you have to go somewhere else.”
Peter Bourjos takes Asche’s spot on the roster. He had been on the 15-day disabled list with a sore right shoulder. Bourjos is expected to get the bulk of playing time in right field with Aaron Altherr playing in left field …
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