Daily News | Phillies have a decision to make on Mickey Moniak, who appears primed for a shot at center field
The Phillies' Mickey Moniak could be on the active roster if his rehab from a broken hand remains on its current pace.Phillies manager Joe Girardi said Sunday that he’s not ready to commit an active roster spot to Mickey Moniak, but it’s hard to imagine Moniak not getting a shot at the center field job.
Girardi might be in wait-and-see mode, but there does seem to be an urgency in how Moniak, who has been on the injured list since April 7 with a broken right hand, is moving through his rehab assignment. He played in an extended spring training game Thursday, was sent to low-A Clearwater Friday, and will be in double-A Reading next week.
Moniak, 24, is batting .429/.375/.857 through two Clearwater games so far. The first overall pick of the 2016 draft who has appeared in 29 games with the Phillies, Moniak had won a job in spring training but was injured in the final exhibition game. The big question, now, is whether Moniak will be able to keep his timing right at the plate. He is coming off of a torrid spring training, in which he hit .378/.378/.914. Spring training games aren’t the best litmus test for how a player will perform in the big leagues, but if Moniak can do even a fraction of what he was able to do in March and early April, he’ll be useful.
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